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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1899
Page
2
The item mocks a Dallas News excerpt about a planned speech event with a large crowd and cheap admission. It references subscription pricing, mailing status, and a dramatic сценe with a large audience and buckshot rattling when a button is pressed. It mentions a $50 amount as payment to the orator and a goal of satisfying him.
The San Antonio International Fair gates open Saturday with every building stall taken for livestock, horses, cattle, swine and sheep. Exhibits from Mexico arriving before opening day. schedule includes Traveling Men’s Day A and M College Day Band Contest Day and other events through November 8. Notable notes include aDallas bound eleven car train carrying University crowds from Austin and updates on local figures and sales at Story’s bookstore.
Reports from the Transvaal describe a brutal engagement at Glencoe with Boer forces retreating after heavy fighting. Gen Symes is fatally wounded leading a bold assault as battlefield casualties remain unverified due to censorship. international tensions rise amid British sea movements and Filipino peace talks unlikely to reach Manila.
Oct 23 and train arriving Aus tin morning of 24th with limit 28th. Fare set at $6.10 in certificate plan to New York City. Columbus Ohio and San Francisco named as references along with reduced one way rates.
An elderly man, claiming to be farmer B M Piercy from Dear Fairfield, arrived in town and announced a 2 PM lecture at city hall. His odd behavior sparks concerns he is intoxicated or deranged, and relatives are urged to intervene for his welfare.
Presbyterian Rev J Fe Me Kenzis, pastor. Prof J W Reid supt. Cumberland Rev A L Barr, pastor. M B Clark supt. Baptist Rev W C Finley, pastor. B J Miller supt. Methodist Rev T J Duncan pastor. H K Jackson supt. Episco pal Rev W L Smith pastor. services and Sunday school held weekly with midweek prayer meetings and Epworth league.
J J Beckham advertises cheap hides bones corn and groceries while Aaron Rennolds backs the Dallas fair. J H Smith a prominent cattle dealer from Crockett has returned home after several days in the city.
The Dallas Fair runs September 28 to October 22 with special rail rates from the Central. From September 26 to October 22 the round trip is 30 and the limit extends to October 23. September 27 to October 22 offers 2 50 with the limit the day after sale. Saturdays Sundays and Sunday nights have distinct limits and prices.
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