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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1899
Page
2
Mexia Texas August 22 1899 letter resigns from Mexia Board of Aldermen citing business and personal obligations. He asks Mayor to appoint a successor devoted to city interests. Includes unrelated quoted remarks from Stirling Fleed about honesty and belief.
Austin reports smallpox among Africans in Bastrop county. Robertson county sees a very bad outbreak with Dr. Blunt traveling there tomorrow to address the situation.
In a Methodist church yesterday morning Rev. Sam R Hay halted his sermon to marry a couple spotted in a buggy on the sidewalk. Mr A Pate and Miss Zella Price of King Willow produced a legal license and were joined as spouses before the choir finished the ante-strmon hymn. The ceremony took place under the hot August sun as the congregation resumed singing.
Prof Rufus Clark denounces tobacco use among students citing recitations as proof. Texas law bans selling tobacco to minors under sixteen with penalties. parents urged enforcement. War era outcomes linked, and efforts by W C T U Texas president H M Stoddard urge unions to pay dues by September to secure delegates. N E Prendergast is treasurer.
Cloudcroft in Oters County New Mexico lies 100 miles north of Hin Pago Texas atop Sacramento Mountains at 9000 feet. It sits at the terminus of the Alamogordo and Sacramento Railway. The climate is superb with cool, pure air and superb views including White Mountain and the White Sands region. The U S government has selected Fort Stanton as a Marine sanitarium site after extensive surveys. mail inquiries to S P Turner at Dallas for schedules and travel details.
A note proclaims Grumbler as the finest five cent cigar crafted at Parks. The claim highlights quality and origin, suggesting local production and the value offered to patrons seeking an economical smoke.
Presbyterian Rev J F Mc Kenzie pastor Prof J W Reid supt Sunday school preaching every Sunday except 3rd morning and night Cumberland Presbyterian Rev A L Barr pastor M S Clark supt Sunday school preaching and Sunday school every Sunday prayer meeting Wednesday Baptist Rev W C Frile pastor B J Miller sapt Sunday school services every Sunday prayer meeting Wednesday Y P U meets 4 pm Sunday Methodist Rev T J Duncan pastor H H Jackson sapt Sunday school services every Sunday Epworth Leagu e meets 6 pm Sunday Protestant Episcopal Rev W L Smith pastor services every 3rd Sunday morning and afternoon.
The Texas and Pacific Railway Company offers round trip summer tickets at reduced rates from June 1 to Sept 30 1899 to 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 and Wisconsin. See local ticket agent or write E P ToYner G P and T A Dallas Texas.
Reduced one way rates listed for multiple cities including Chicago New York Washington Cincinnati Birmingham with prices, date Aug 23 24 and limit 28 hours. Louis E17 4y appears as origin or contact.
A quirky ad line invites readers to try a Grumbler cigar and quit grumbling, promising a lighter mood and smoother mood shift through a single smoke.
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