07 Sep 1899
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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1899
Page
1
Manchester Kentucky reports escalating clan feuds in Clay County with Whites Howards and Philpots armed and ready. Gov Bradley dispatches State Inspector Lester to assess threats and seek remedies amid warnings of a large mountain war.
An Army officer recalls a cowboy who halted a runaway herd of 600 to 800 cattle headed for a dangerous bluff. The rider cut across the herd, rolled a cigarette, and used a line of salt to calm and redirect the stampede, saving many lives.
The chief executive vows to enforce the law amid shootings and armed bands terrorizing peaceable citizens. Governors and judges review details while awaiting Lester's report. A trial postponement for the Philpots averted immediate trouble. tensions remain high and may flare again.
The Gap Creek Lodge No. 72 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows has met in Hyder's Cave near Gap Run in Carter County Tennessee for five years. The cave serves as the lodge hall with a twelve by thirty six foot main floor and a twelve foot square anteroom. The sun shines into the lodge through the cave during summer afternoons. The group, fifty five members strong, notes that since meeting there there have been no deaths. Saltpetre from cave earth aided Civil War munitions production, including powder used at King's Mountain. The cave is light enough to read sixty feet underground without artificial light.
A Menominee widow tells police at 4 am Saturday her son Anton, aged thirty five, wearing a black suit and brown fedora, disappeared and she asks Chicago police to stop him. The chief questions details and ends the interview. The message ends with a moral aside about pleasure and Christ.
A portrait of the Boer beyond town myths, detailing his agrarian lifestyle. He shuns railroads, values self sufficiency, and raises cattle while maintaining stern faith and tight family bonds. He is a skilled horseman and marksman who distrusts banking and cherishes an open air, clan oriented life.
A humorous quip contrasts music and meals describing a burned steak and a praised dish. The column notes a dining room table trend featuring a jelly dish with small electric lights, creating a pleasing, decorative effect in the playfully updated home setting.
New York Evening Post reports imitation jewelry rising in popularity and capital investment. Producers claim 20 year life in 14 carat gold settings with diamonds made of glass and carbon tipped with platinum. Venetian pearls and other colored stones mimic real gems but vary in luster and durability. A price tag around 25 dollars for a dog collar set with imitation pearls is noted.
The New York Times notes that advanced burglars rarely use chloroform and that experts dispute the notion. It explains that filling a room with fumes would require gallons of anaesthetic and would first cause wakefulness, not unconsciousness, making such claims suspect.
A renowned physician urges people over 30 to abandon milk and eggs in any form. He argues these animal foods form tissue and aging, noting stair climbing difficulty and loss of elasticity improve when eliminated. He cites longevity gains below 30 but says life expectancy beyond that remains unchanged without diet adjustment.
A fragment exchanges jokes about gender and fashion as Jack comments on a fiance gifting a penwiper for a birthday. The joke plays on misread meanings and church attire, ending with a humorous observation on understanding.
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