30 Oct 1899
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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1899
Page
1
An odd promotional note touts Hoods Sarsaparila as a purifier for blood, claiming benefits for all ages and organs through a “finginiig” bloodstream delivery. The piece resembles a quirky patent medicine pitch from an era of dubious health tonics.
Prof Elmer Gates of Washington describes electrographs as autograph like marks made by electric discharges on sensitive plates. He demonstrates artificial lightning in a large influence machine and explains current paths across conductors contradicting older theories. A thunderstorm observation in Withington is cited to debunk the belief that lightning leaves a tree-like body photograph.
A fragmented city desk exchange hints at a rushed wedding item. The editor pushes for a concise mention while the reporter seeks a brief off the record update, with no clear details of name or setting provided.
A promotional notice extols Syrup of Pigs by the California Fig Syrup Company as a superior laxative. It praises universal physician approval, pleasant taste, and wide recognition in medical journals, urging readers to obtain the genuine product.
Rene of Lyons, a noted chemist and head of a large dyeing laboratory, traveled east after a Southern California journey. He describes attempts to mass produce artificial diamonds and says his crystals are larger and more symmetrical, produced by a new heat crystallization method.
The article describes experiments creating electrographs of lightning using prisms and photographs. It notes branching white lines on prints, the absence of a camera, and plans to pursue further results in France, with discussion of challenges in crystallizing new materials.
The Gango region exports about three million walking sticks each year, establishing a steady trade with international buyers. Local makers say demand remains strong as travelers and hikers seek sturdy accessories.
A Pall Mall Magazine piece recalls a haunting image of a painting and its subject. The speaker pleads with the eyes in the artwork, comparing them to a living gaze that follows the beloved figure across distant realms, a tribute to art’s spell and illusion.
The article surveys global greeting customs from Europe to China and the Americas, noting handshakes among civilized peoples, kissing practices varying by region, and elaborate proverbs of deference in Asia and Africa. It also recounts anecdotes of elephants using tools and surprising behaviors observed at fairs and in the jungle.
The observer describes Jessie the elephant using her trunk to blow a peanut toward a wall where it bounced and rolled, then she swallowed it. The tests repeated yield the same result, illustrating the animal’s trunk use and pneumatic effect.
Professor Sardeson returns from a four month trip through Bad Lands and northwest Wyoming with students. He brings a ton and a half of specimens including five toed horses, saurian fossils, giant alligators, and clam shells. The fossils suggest five toed horses are ancestors of modern horses and mounting of the finds will take months.
A vivid account describes Ao Island in the Alp s near Mesa En cantada Mexico as an airborne rock fortress. It notes a mushroom overhang, a seventy acre flat top with a town Ancoma showcasing prehistoric Pueblo architecture and unique defense like rooftop ladders and ground floor abatis. The piece contrasts farmers with raiders and highlights the island town as a rare, laborious marvel only reachable by ice hole ascents.
A Philadelphia Herald clipping recounts an aged sea captain who died in Plympton. His will, written on a shoe sole, leaves all estate and deposits to his grandson Walter Mahlon with a condition he not marry before 25. If he marries early the funds go to charity. The tale notes the captain's practical jokes and suggests he left one relative behind to joke.
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