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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1899
Page
4
A reflective verse excerpt attributed to Richard Realf urges living for love and purpose. The piece speaks of the enduring garden of the spirit, fragrance from growth, and the call to cherish life and affection despite hardship.
The article discusses Mary Baldwins essay on an ordinary girl nicknamed Misa Margaret who, though overlooked and plain, becomes a helper at home. Through selflessness she gains purpose, supports others, and eventually achieves personal fulfillment and admiration.
Paris fashion decree signals corset removal by modistes altering silhouettes worldwide. Arisen dress reform shifts compression to other garments, with skirt lengths and princess gowns debated as jersey fabric clings to curves. Rumors claim eel skirts fading and silk jersey gowns trimmed with Irish lace gain favor among fashionable women.
Practical household instructions cover washing ujfon and monsseline de soie with mild soap and gum arabic for crispness. Hair brushes require care. avoid soaking the handle, and clean weekly with hot water, soda, and ammonia to keep bristles clear and tools sanitary.
The guide advises drying bristles first, loosening paint spots with a soda solution, then rubbing and polishing glass. Clean on a dull day to avoid streaks, dust inside and out, wipe woodwork, wash panes with warm ammonia water, and dry with a soft cloth or old newspaper.
French gray voile and mauve foulard make up the ceiling costume with coarse guipire and Lewis XLV bows. Finely pleated flounces edge with ribbon, small steel buckles, and vandyked straw hat with jet links. Ribbon tufts and trimming define the gown as described by Queen.
The article describes Marseilles quilts and saline embroidered spreads with satin stitch borders and floral sprays. It notes prices from $2.50 to $10, all hand embroidered after the threshold, and mentions the goods are imported from England with embroidery done by country women near manufacturing towns. Available in white pink blue yellow and other light shades.
A damaged print suggests a woman praises a dry salt bath for improving complexion and vitality. The report notes a claimant who usually relies on tonics and fatigue but finds relief after trying the coarse salt bath method.
The passage describes a morning ritual of creating a thick salt paste with water, applying it briskly with sandals, rinsing in a cold bath, then drying with a Turkish towel. The process yields a sense of exhilaration and a soft satiny skin texture, noted as the best part.
A recipe lists ingredients for a spiced tomato pickle including tomatoes onions green peppers garlic root ginger vinegar salt sugar cayenne and whole spices. The method directs chopping vegetables boiling with a spice bag for one hour then bottling and sealing immediately.
A dated preservation-style recipe lists one peck green tomatoes sliced one half peck onions sliced one cauli flower one peck small cucumbers and salt and water for twenty four hours. Then a kettle is packed with horse radish cloves mustard and spices including turmeric cassia buds and cinnamon, with white and English mustard. Layers are covered with cold vinegar rolled fifteen minutes with constant stirring.
A historical recipe lists one quart large cucumbers one quart small cucumbers two quarts onions four bea ds cauliflower six green peppers one quart green tomatoes one gallon vinegar one pound mustard two cups sugar two cups flour one ounce turmeric. Soak in salt and water overnight then cook vegetables in brine until tender except large cucumbers. Pour over vinegar and spices.
Instructions describe salting select cucumbers for eight to nine hours then draining and layering in a jar with boiling vinegar. Vine leaves are used to cover and heat the mixture near the fire until the cucumbers reach desired green color. The process is repeated with fresh leaves and vinegar until the color is sufficiently green.
Instructions advise using glass bottles and wooden utensils for pickling. Fill bottles three parts with prep, seal with vinegar, and boil vinegar in a lined saucepan. For pickled peaches, insert a clove in each fruit, mix brown sugar with vinegar, boil, pour over peaches, seal, and repeat vinegar additions after a week or two to extend preservation.
A partial list of prominent women writers who married doctors or medical men shows how many chose life partners from medicine. Helen Mathers Dr H A Reeves, Frances Hodgson Burnett Dr Burnett, Mme Sarah Grand Dr Fall, Annie S Swan Dr Burnett Smith, Fiora Annie Steel Bengal civil servant, and others followed similar paths with varied fortunes.
Chadron correspondent recalls a German named William Bismarck known as Prince Bismarck who sought wealth in America after losing his fortune in Germany. He hid money in a cave near his home in the Black Hills, with $300,000 reportedly recovered after his death. His German widow paid diggers and plans to return to Germany to fulfill his wishes.
The Chepstow Castle ring near the Wye mouth in England goes to public auction. Once held by Henry Marden jail time after the restoration the castle dates to William the Conqueror. It has changed hands among Fitz Osbornes Clares Bigods Herberts and Somersetas and is now offered by the Duke of Beaufort.
Religious reading extols walking by faith with Christ as guide through desert dangers. It praises divine provision and comfort, describes overcoming snares, and ends with a vow to walk with God as guide and friend.
A sermon urges forgiving others as a duty and spur to spiritual growth. It argues enmities poison the soul, hinder Godward life, and that true religion conquers revenge by generous judgment and tempered temper. It highlights motives over words in judging actions.
Geo H. Hepworth argues in the New York Sun that true heroism lies in forgiving and loving enemies rather than seeking revenge. He asserts love is divine and the strongest force, able to overcome hatred and transform the soul toward Godlike conduct.
A church outline lists daily topics October 24 to October 28 including giving, offerings, and liberality. It urges systematic and proportionate giving beyond mere one tenth, citing widow’s mite examples and Christ at the treasury to urge generous, joyful support for church work.
A religious exhortation that fidelity in the present life opens a door to future eminence. The feeble are not overlooked and doors of opportunity arise through faithfulness in the Master's service. When earthly work is finished well, the Lord grants entry to heaven and rewards steadfast servants.
The passage argues common sense is rare and biased by personal prejudices. It suggests a wholesome reminder that others’ good sense may differ from one’s own views and that experience remains the chief teacher for judgment.
A compact, reflective note on true happiness. It contrasts outward possessions with a deeper life force, citing John W. Chadwick on blessing mercy and the conscious awareness that life’s source lies beyond material gains.
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