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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1899
Page
4
A London Mail piece ridicules moral panics about food safety. It lampoons warnings against bread mutton pork and vegetables as tainted by microbes lime in eggs and rat poison in potted meat. It condemns sensational claims about beer tea coffee and water and favors fresh poultry and peas as safest choices.
The secretary bird of South Africa is described as a useful hunter of serpents. It attacks boldly, uses its wing as a shield and weapon, and delivers powerful blows with its beak to defeat cobras. The bird is noted for kicking and smashing the snake’s head.
Jim Jenkins a 65 year old Kansas hunter of bandits vows all his wealth to a home for orphans and widows of criminals he pursued in the South. He has earned about 50000 and lists about 150 outlaws he bagged. The farm near Pryor Creek will host a $20000 house for dependents.
Ove does not tear up bills but stores them away for the moment, a cautious approach to financial matters amid ongoing concerns.
A Washington woman confronts her jealous husband after a 2am serenade by a group of violinists. He distrusts the musician who once sought the wife, and his suspicions persist despite her insistence she chose him for love. The tale nods to bright-eyed passions and green-eyed doubt in uptown streets.
A caustic look at judges who faced dull jurors and autocratic peers. It recalls Justice Hawkins who dismissed poor verdicts with bemused authority and Justice Leet who silenced lawyers and ordered couples to pray and settle disputes alone before potential appeal.
The Elysee rule of life remains plain amid official entertainments as M and Mme Loubet dine at 7 PM in a modest room, with a lunch at noon. M Lotther aims to uphold dignity of office during summer travels Rambouillet and Montelmar, preparing for the president’s duties in the coming exhibition year.
In Japan spiders are a serious problem as they cling to telegraph wires. They risk significant disruption and possible loss of communication. Sweeping the wires offers only temporary relief, with spiders quickly returning.
A reflective poem on temperance and reform urging better days when time allows. The speaker vows to quit temptations and guide life toward spiritual duties and neighborly love, hoping for peace with God and rest for the weary in the end.
The Union Signal notes Dr Crothers elder of the Journal of Inebriety visited Butte Montana to testify in a court case. He allegedly painted a bleak picture of alcohol dangers claiming drinkers lose sanity and saloonkeepers fear declining cash receipts.
The piece argues wage-earning children face daily beer temptations in factories with “beer boys” and long hours. It urges removing children from workplaces to keep them in school until age 14, with temperance and manual training to prevent lifelong craving. It criticizes moralizing relief efforts and highlights Illinois wage-earning children.
A speaker argues for scholarships and fellowships to aid theological students and urges extended school accommodations and compulsory attendance to keep 12 to 16 year olds in school. He warns alcohol temptations among working youths and advocates turning large earners into students to curb vice.
President Raymond of Wesleyan University in Middletown Conn announced a new pledge for tuition scholarship applicants. It requires recipients to refrain from visiting saloons and using intoxicating liquors while holding a scholarship. The policy targets the 1899 1900 aid period and aims to curb spending at local schools of Middletown.
Reform News reports Atlanta mayor James G. Woodward urged to resign over alleged drunkenness. He appeals for clemency and says resignation becomes effective when he drinks whisky, while Texas decisions bar sleeping car liquor sales due to liquor tax law issues.
A temperance piece argues that alcohol harms athletic success, noting many champions are teetotalers and citing examples like Derby winners and the Australian cricketer Howell. It urges saloon signs removal and cites coffee tea as preferable, urging full abstinence from spirits and fermented drinks.
A discussion notes how life and accident policies may influence self harm. It cites Missouri and English experience showing high self-inflicted death claims, and argues insurers sometimes pay disputed self harm cases to avoid odium. It highlights financial distress as a driver and questions premium incentives for self-mutilation.
A physician argues that modern education should prune to essentials as knowledge expands. He recalls his son, who pursued science over Greek and Latin, shaping a strong medical foundation in chemistry and biology. The speaker laments lost elegance of classics but supports individualized study when time is limited.
A Dutchman once walked to the milkman with a jig in each hand. He asks for both vessels to be filled and quips that he will mix them so as to share himself, saying in a playful dialect about milk and water.
A peculiar clue in a tobacconist shop suggests clay pipe stems heated can relax hair to a softer natural curl, a gentler alternative to curling irons. The note acknowledges it as a curious but unproven idea.
Experiments by M. Bonjean, a French philanthropist, show environment shapes a child more than heredity. He formed reform fire brigades from young arsonists and used moral tests to redeem them. One boy, risking life at a fire, questioned the value of his own danger. A thief paid his debt with 60 francs, later proving reform by becoming trusted and settled in life.
The New York World notes that in France hero worship runs high for Marchand with crowds cheering his every move. It chronicles police restraint and the public adulation during Paris events and suggests Gen de Galliet could be the next favorite hero with his rising prominence as minister.
A story from Philadelphia notes a family on North Broad Street who insist on a single barber for their young son. The barber’s wages are high as he stays busy daily, while other routines like head washing occur only every other day to prevent laziness. The father treats grooming as a leisure duty.
A campus quotation from the Princeton Tigers row says a barber jokes about shaving and water on the head while a student ponders hair care and possible health implications. The exchange hints at campus humor and student chatter.
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