Weather, rail shifts, locust plagues and frontier conflicts
The piece notes visitors from Austin to enjoy Decoration Day as a neighborly event. It warns Houston faces loss from Sunset route offices moving to New Orleans and cites railroad consolidation uncertainties. Locust plagues threaten Colorado crops near Pueblo. Galveston’s business confidence sinks amid shift potential. Rebellions involve Northwest half breeds led by Louis Reil and Indigenous fighters. 800+ on the war path. A Missouri bachelor farmer robbed of 2000 dollars. marriage is humorously suggested as a cure.
San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad push and local notes
Local editorials praise the Aransas Pass railroad progress and urge rapid work for San Antonio link, note Galveston business questions, and cite extensive government jetty work at Corpus Christi with strong praise for efficiency and regional impact. Includes mention of Decoration Day origins and city hall lease questions.
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Aransas harbor work may yield deepening waters for Texas
The report notes shifting and shoaling after storms that render the bar impassable for shallow-draft steamers. With an 11 foot current channel, ships arrive and depart without a bar pilot. Congress funding could bring 16 to 25 feet over the bar in two years, benefiting Texas harbor improvements.
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Corpus
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Manafield
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Congress
Texas
Skating Roles Spark Theory in Temperance Talk
A temperance lecturer challenges the audience asking what drives men from home and happiness. A small boy in the corner quips skating roles as the cause, provoking reaction during a reflective moment in the room.
Deacon Prays After Rhode Island Clambake Gluttony
A Connecticut deacon attends a Rhode Island clambake and overindulges in clams. He kneels behind a tree and prays for forgiveness with a quip about eating fewer clams, ending with the remark that very few, if any, will be eaten.
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Connecticut
Rhode Island
Belgian actress Rhea denied marriage to Senator Wade Hampton
Friends recount Rhea's first and only romance at sixteen with a countryman who died aged twenty seven. She vowed never to marry and reportedly intends to keep that pledge despite wooing from a U S senator. Also featured are local ads and notices for carriages, painting services, a health column promoting bitters, a skin salve guarantee and an ice company notice with facility upgrades.
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Rhea
Wade Hampton
South Carolina
Morley’s T X 8 Ton ic Cordial Tonic
Morley’s T X 8 Tonic Cordial marketed as a tonic made from refined iron and pyrophosphates with active vegetable agents and aromatics. Claims include purifying enriching and coloring the blood to give strength vitality and energy. Sold by F Kalteyer and Son.
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Morley
F Kalteyer & Son
A Summer Suit At Your Own Price
Local retailer Mr. L Wolfson advertises summer suits at low prices to clear stock for new arrivals. The emporium markets both full outfits or separate pieces with the aim of giving customers a seasonably affordable option.
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