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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1899
Page
2
A city hall gathering notes Methodist educh members and dues deadlines. The state president urges membership payments by September end to secure Texas representation at the world convention. Also mentions contractors, local ads, and upcoming services with Rev. Sam Hay returning.
Officers and teachers present with varied pupil attendance across several churches. Absent counts range widely from 3 to 66, visitors noted in each entry, and collections listed per denomination including $113 for one Methodist group and smaller sums for Cumberland Presbyterian and other churches.
The Mexia City Council enacted an ordinance prohibiting advertising on property not owned or managed by the advertiser with penalties up to one hundred dollars for violations. The measure cites public nuisance from defaced property and suspends the three-reading rule for immediate effect, introduced August 7, 1899.
A dated church directory lists Presbyterian Rev J Py Mc Kennie and Prof J W Reid as Sunday school superintendent, Cumberland Presbyterian Rev A L Barr with Clark as superintendent, Baptist Rev W C Frile and B J Miller with weekly services and prayer meetings, Methodist Rev T J Duncan with Jackson as Sunday school superintendent, Epworth League events, and Protestant Episcopal Rev W L Smith with services on the third Sunday.
Advertises 1200 bushels of bar corn free from weevil for 25 cents per bushel or best offer. Courtesy of J Is in Wortham.
Summer tourist tickets at reduced rates offered by the Texas and Pacific Railway to points across Alabama Colorado District of Columbia Georgia Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Ontario Pennsylvania Quebec South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin. See nearest ticket agent for full details or write PTutsner GP dc TA Dallas Texas.
An OCR fragment lists excursion rates with routes including St Louis Chicago New York Washington and Cincinnati. It mentions reduced one way fares and multiple three to four digit numbers, with references to Birmingham and various price points, though the text is fragmented and uncertain.
A vintage newspaper item touts Grumbler cigar as a cheerful nudge to quit grumbling, suggesting the product brings calm, humor, and relief. It uses playful language to link smoking with a lighter mood for readers.
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