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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1899
Page
4
A collage of period ad lines and excerpts including praise for Faultless Starch and Allen's Foot-Ease, a quip on Russell Sage’s income, tips for housekeepers, foot care and shoes, plus a fringe note on French population policy and wartime morale. The mix reflects a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper fragment with marketing blurbs and social commentary.
A biographical sketch profiles Hamilton Fish Root born in Oneida County New York February 15 1849. A lawyer with firm ties to Tweed Ingersoll and Hil ton cases he rose as United States attorney for the southern district of New York and later led Roosevelt’s campaign committee. He holds counsel roles for banks railroads and major private corporations.
An old bank clerk cites years of observation to claim that at least half of forgeries in large cities go undetected. He recalls a merchant who forged a 1100 note, feared discovery, kept a revolver in his desk, and only paid the sum after months of anxiety, then stayed morally upright. Also notes Campeche, Mexico, reports only one yellow fever case that season.
A kitten owned by Annie McGinno survived four months underground in the Anaconda mine shaft near Butte. Annie heard the cat howling, lowered it with rope, and fed it until it climbed out. The cat bore injuries but was identified by a neck ribbon and brass bell, later returned to its owner.
The piece notes Beatrice Harraden's new novel as a major seasonal success in England and America. It praises her satire and character Nurse Isabel while critiquing the heroines and villains, and contrasts with her earlier Ships That Pass in the Night. It also mentions Lord Curzon and a London press opinion on marriage and education.
The slaughter pens of Black and Belt just outside Waxabachie burned, with authorities limiting damage to property and no injuries reported. Firefighters battled flames as residents watched from nearby streets.
Three months after a rare brain surgery in Harmon West Virginia Jay Lentz foreman in the mines was found alive though with diminished mental vigor. A calf’s brain was grafted to fill a skull cavity after a trephination and two surgeons believed death was imminent. The calf head remained fixed with a brain half inserted and displayed limited movement and chewing reflexes while the miner recovered. Carmen Sylva meets Prince Charles of Hohenzollern during a tumble downstairs in teens.
A collage of vintage ad snippets includes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, Mrs Winslow's soothing Syrup for teething gums, Caswell's Candy Cathartic for infants, Faultless Starch laundering tips, Hartford Life Insurance pitches, and musings on sociopolitical caution. It blends medical quackery with consumer pitches and light humor about manners and noise.
An advertisement touts Alien Foot E ase powder to relieve swollen burning feet corns and bunions. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25c with free sample from Allen S Olmsted LeRoy XII. Anecdotes about a book agent and a recovery from consumption appear in brief.
A private letter from Mrs Archambo of Charlemont Massachusetts notes relief after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Lozenges Liver Pills and Sanative Wash. She reports renewed energy vigor and ability to work daily after two years of fatigue backache and digestive trouble. The letter promotes Mrs Pinkham’s correspondence service in Lynn Massachusetts inviting others to seek advice without charge.
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