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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1899
Page
4
The readable portion presents a garbled passage mentioning wise men, a bond deviation, and an advertisement. No clear event or entities are identifiable. the text appears as broken OCR with unclear meaning and no distinct people or organizations.
An advertisement touts Swanson's 5S Drops as a universal cure for rheumatic fever chronic rheumatism neuralgia asthma catarrh and related conditions. It claims dramatic savings by preventing funerals and offers a large bottle for one dollar with a money back receipt, via the Rheumatic Core Company Chicago.
A fragmentary page notes social chatter about neighbors and domestic items, then shifts to mixed advertisements for cold remedies and tonics. The excerpt includes testimonials and product pitches for Grove’s cold cure and other health aids, alongside a distant reference to a bridal gown value of about $56.
Rail and bus fares advertised for trips to conventions in Texas and nationwide events. Offers include limited return dates and specific destinations such as Austin McKinney Richmond Sherman Temple and Waco with discounts for union, Baptist, and Presbyterian gatherings.
Letters from Canton Ohio and Philadelphia describe relief from womb decay backache and fainting through Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash Blonds Purifier, with patients reporting regained health and weight gain after eight bottles and ongoing praise for the remedy.
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