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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1899
Page
3
Cotton receipts for Mexia show totals across yards with 4341 noted yesterday. Local items list visits by J E Ross W E Doyle J O Harper and others plus travel to Groesbeck Waxahachie Dallas Corsicana and Fairfield. Also brief notices on rooms for rent piano tuner and upcoming sermons and services.
The clipped items mix rumors of a double wedding, a feud with actor Freddie over Jake, Willie winning a bet, fear of crime on Sunday, and people anxious about gas. Also notes hay for sale, train meetups, real estate pitches, and timid town chatter from Bonner & Wortham.
The notice from Many Jonnsax invites ladies to visit her dressmaking services beginning Monday and throughout the week. It promotes ready service and emphasizes courteous, professional attention. The item also mentions a transportation update by the Texas and Pacific Railway improving passenger trips to Hot Springs Arkansas with no layover at Maivern and highlights two daily trains with Pullman Sleepers and reclining chair cars.
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