13 Oct 1899
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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1899
Page
1
Jamaica weddings feature lavish displays and elaborate cakes baked in brick ovens. brides walk to church in bridal gowns while sustenance and celebration mix with work, as couples often resume labor soon after marriage amid chorus and syrup toasts.
A historical passage discusses Jamaican church weddings under English law, the display of bride attire, family attendance norms, and the social role of the groom. It also cites 1898 marriage statistics showing many minors and shifts in widower and widow patterns.
A second day at sea sees a sailor suffer a severe head injury from a fall on a White Star steamer. A concerned lady asks the captain about his condition, and later notes the sailor bears a bandage as he moves about. The voyage continues through rough weather and the woman later appears pale, still caring for fellow passengers while the crew carries on.
Siegfried Wagner plans a winter tour of major northern and eastern cities conducting his father Richard Wagner's works. Son of the famed composer, he trained under Hans Richter and at Bayreuth, shaping his own path toward conducting with a cautious, worldly demeanor. He also designed the Franz Liszt tomb at Bayreuth.
A Japanese writer recalls how beef, once seen as unclean due to Buddhist vegetarian principles, became desired. The family cooked beef outdoors using special utensils away from the home altar to avoid desecrating sacred space.
The remark suggests women will rely on rouge to conceal perspiration when unable to control sweating. It reflects a cultural stance on cosmetics as a remedy for damp skin and maintains a dated tone on vanity and propriety.
An article explains how tailors use portrait pose and cutting to offset common body asymmetries. Shoulder height differences, uneven hips, and arm lengths are addressed by tailored coats and sleeves, often building up a lower shoulder or trimming one side to achieve symmetry.
Major Russell B Harrison, recently critically ill with yellow fever at Santiago, is the uly son of Former President Benjamin Harrison. His varied career spans mining engineering, U S mint work, cattle company secretary treasurer, Montana newspaper publishing, journalism in New York, electric railway ventures in Indiana, and service as a major in the Spanish American War.
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