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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1899
Page
4
The excerpt discusses love letters as rational prints hinting at past punishment for love. It notes music’s soothing power and asserts strengthening the nervous system as quickest cure, favoring Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It warns against substitutes and mentions revenue stamps on bottle necks.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the path to purer blood and better health for the majority. It claims nine out of ten lack pure blood and encourages purification to enjoy robust well being and laughter.
A collage of old advertisement lines touts products from Fauitless Starch and Castarets to Hall's Catarrh Cure and Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer. Mentions 10c packages, free trials, and mail order offers. Also notes saloon etiquette and teething syrup for children with prices and contact in Decatur Texas.
Newport News expert M V Doughty notes the intense anxiety and risks in launching great ships. He cites seventy one successful launches including battleships Kearsarge Kentucky and Illinois and hospital ship Solace. Delays, stick shots, greased ways and cradle damage all threaten losses and safety during the moment.
The Collin County milling company property recently destroyed by fire at McKinney will be rebuilt. Local officials reported the disaster and plans to reconstruct the facility are underway as insurance and financing are arranged.
New York physician Dr. F A Burrall described a case of a forearm wound thought to be from a kissing bug. The July 6 injury produced a localized vesicular lesion with swelling and a large erysipeloid eruption up the arm. Treatment with iodine tincture calcium sulfide and carbolic acid ointment brought rapid improvement. The patient sought care once. Burrall monitored progress.
A cautious note on French royalists planning another bid to overturn the republic. Rumors claim assurances from the czar of Russia support Louis Napoleon, though denied. Louis Napoleon, favored at court, trained in French and Russian service, awaits a Paris signal to strike.
In a London anecdote Kipling visits a house with Mr. Hardy. While Kipling is out of earshot Hardy tells the occupant the guest is Rudyard Kipling. The lady admits she has not heard of either name and Kipling later reveals Hardy as the host.
Quilp faced grief after his wife's sudden death reacting to years of marriage. The dialogue notes he had been married twenty years, expressing sorrow and a sense of lost chance to share gratitude before she died.
Reports from Cape Town indicate trade in Africa's port city is nearly at a standstill as nations gear up for conflict. Shipping, markets, and finance feel the impact of wartime preparations.
The article states that malaria parasites enter through porous mucous membranes caused by catarrh and that Peruna heals these membranes to block malarial germs, thereby preventing and curing related illnesses.
A Martinique woman, age nine or ten, can bear 25 to 30 pounds on a tray while selling along long routes with female companions. By thirteen she carries 120 to 150 pounds, travels fifty miles daily, earning under thirty shillings monthly. She endures forty to fifty miles daily with over 100 pounds as merchandise is restocked, earning a franc a day to cover food and lodging, clothes, and travel attire. She wears no shoes, eats frugal meals, and saves enough to start a small business later.
Thomas Squires of Madison Indiana received a $3347 inheritance from his guardian Dr C S Youree after his 21st birthday. In Edwardsville the judge arranged payment in five dollar bills, which blew from his hat when a gust scattered the notes across the pavement. He salvaged most of the money, losing only a few bills.
General Manager Underwood announces a plan to unify official titles. On July 1 Harvey Middleton becomes mechanical superintendent in charge of all shops and locomotive and car construction and repairs. David Lee becomes superintendent maintenance of way trans Ohio division. D A Williams becomes superintendent of stores.
A 2.3 acre San Jose patch carries an $21,000,000 mortgage tied to a note from 1851. Owner David C. Vance borrowed $1,300 at 8 percent monthly. he vanished, leaving the debt to accrue through foreclosures and legal costs until Wise held $21,000,000 including interest and sheriff fees.
General Jacob S. Coxey once led the Washington tramp army and now heads a zinc mining venture at Masillon Ohio. His Shoal Mining Co. reports a ten foot ore seam near Joplin, producing rich quantities and promising wealth for Coxey and partners.
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