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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1899
Page
2
A reflective meditation on how a son’s successes reflect on his family, inspiring courage in life and on the battlefield. It notes the touch of parental pride when a child excels and the pain when a youth fails to return home. Also includes brief clippings: Dallas fair opens Sept 28, Dreyfus acquittal seen as formality, Farmersville women pledge abstinence, Gen. King’s Philippines estimate, Kennedy re-election bid, and other editorial snips.
By call of Commander J I Storey the Joe Johnston Camp of Confederate Veterans met at Mexia city hall on Saturday August bth 169 The adjutants report and camp funds receipts and disbursements were adopted and an itemized statement ordered to be published in county papers The camp thanked Comrade R J Bryant for advertising and program work Meetings set for first Saturdays each month at 3 00 p m A lively discussion on future reunions to be acted on at spring 1900 meeting Others present included EB W Williams and OlbaI Storey The note ends with local notices of watchmaker Prescott Glen Rose trip by M S Clark family via multiple towns and revival meeting at the Presbyterian church led by Bro Ahrenbeck who added new members and left for Waco with best wishes of attendees
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