Farewell Letter From Mexia Soldier Before Frisco Transport
Gilder H. Fields of Company L 33rd writes from San Antonio Sept 14 1899 describing departure for San Francisco aboard the Southern Pacific with 3 sleeping cars 5 day rail trip. He notes pay losses gifts from home and the Bible given by San Antonio Christians and prayers for loved ones as the regiment heads to the Presidio and transport Ohio anticipated for departure on the 29th.
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Presidio
Frisco
San Francisco
Cal
Southern Pacific Railway
Boston
Ubinaville
San Antonio
Mexia
Georgetown
Tom
Methodist Sermons and Events Highlight Mexia
Prof. R B Cousins will deliver a lay sermon at 11 a m and a sermon on gospel influence at night. Epworth Leagues meet at 4 and 6 45 p m. Sunday School shows strong attendance. Prof W D Butler leads prayer meeting next Wednesday. Pastor absent next week for Brownwood meeting. Lone Star Marine show in Hickman building with many curiosities admission 25 and 15 cents. No preaching at Presbyterian church tomorrow due to Rev McKenzie’s Wortham appointment.
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R. B. Cousins
Mexia
Epworth Leagues
W. D. Butler
Brownwood
Lone Star
Hickman
Presbyterian Church
McKenzie
Wortham
Presbyterian
J. F. McKenzie
J. W. Reid
Cumberland Presbyterian
A. L. Barr
Clark
Baptist
W.C. Frile
B. J. Miller
T.J. Duncan
H. F. Jackson
Epworth League
Protestant Episcopal
W L Smith
Hay for Sale and Local Visitors in Mexia
Bright sorghum hay and finest straw baled and sold by the ton at six dollars. Bonner and Wortham McDade Chambers, a former Ledger employee, arrived from the south and will stay several days in Mexia. R. S. Munger of Birmingham, Alabama, is in town visiting relatives.
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Bonner & Wortham
McDade Chambers
the Ledger
Mexia
R. S. Munger
Birmingham, Ala
Visting Relatives
Dressmaker Mary Johnyson Opens Monday Appointments
Notices from a local page show dressmaker Mary Johnyson inviting customers to visit Monday or later in the week. Other items mention Thos Longbotham returning from Wortham, Judge Prendergast arriving from Waxahachie, and Geo Prescott Expert Watch Maker taking over his own shop with guaranteed repairs. Lee Vance’s Wortham link, Stephens' stable contact, and carriage service priced at 25 cents per head are noted.
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Geo Prescott
Lee Vance
Mistrot’s
Reduced Summer Travel Rates By Texas and Pacific Railway
The Texas and Pacific Railway offers reduced round trip summer tourist tickets from June fist to September 30 1899 to destinations across Alabama Colorado District of Columbia Georgia Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Ontario Pennsylvania Quebec South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia and Wisconsin. See nearest ticket agent or write EP Tuvenner GP T A Dallas Texas.
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Texas and Pacific Railway Company
Alabama
Colorado
District of Columbia
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mischigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Quebec
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Ner
GP & T A
Dallas
Texas
Scenery and Climate Highlight Cloudcroft in New Mexico
Cloudcroft in Otero County New Mexico sits 9000 feet up Sacramento Mountains a terminus of the Alamogordo and Sacramento Railroad Its dramatic views include White Mountain snow covered most of the year White Sands and Tularosa Valley to the west and vast spruce pine forests to the south and east The Sacramento region offers superb climate free of impurities and a cool invig orating atmosphere Fort Stanton was selected as a Marine Sanitarium after government study for the area Details on travel rates schedules and amenities are available from the Texas and Pacific Railway Passenger Agent in Dallas
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Otero
N.M
E Pago
Alexan
Sacramento Mountains
Alamogordo and
Sacamento R. A
White Mountain
Tularosa
New Mexico
Sacramentos
United States
Fort Stanton
Ree
Gamers
Dellas
Texas
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Aeaeeen
Krag Jorgen
Fort Clark
Parture
Gilder H. Fields
Methodist Matters
Mary Johnyson
Thos Longbotham
Judge Prendergast
Waxahachie
Henry Bounds
Stephens
Aswer
Park’s Book Store
Ledger
Prendergast
Smit & C0
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The
GOD Grocer
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Ennis
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Corsicana
Fort Worth
Plano
McKinney, Sherman and Denison
C.W. Bein
M.L. Robbins
C. W. Cosnahan
Wervita
Nervita Medical Co
Clinton & Jackson Sts
Chicago
Ibi
W. M. Kemp
Meri
R.S Johnston
FBI, Nose and Throat
Schultz Drug Store
Mexico- Texas
W. G. Snodgrass
Kemp's Drug Site
A. N. Wingfield
Chase
Oewhiskey
Fred Stern
Railroad St
St Louis
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Ett
Pullman
Memphis
Louisville
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S. G. Warner
D. i. Morgan
Ren'/Pass’randTkt
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Tyler
Tex. FT. Worth
Tel
Wagner
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Louisville & Nashville R. A
T. H. Kingsley
Tha
Max Baumgarten
Pass
Dgeie Memphis
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