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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1899
Page
2
A fragmented column mocks the pension system and public requests for state and federal aid. It weaves fables about a king and a flea with jokes on attention and bureaucratic delays, ending with a humorous anecdote about a recumbent.
A 5 PM city hall meeting reviewed securing ample water for Mexia by boreing or other means. The committee J L Smith C A Kennedy and J R Corley reported favorably to the Water Company manager Mr Ross, leaving the decision to the City Council. With a strong water supply Mexia hopes to rise among leading Texas towns and boost commerce.
Luther Dots reports Moody has passed away and rests with God. He will be buried at Bethel this afternoon. The note reflects on death, community health, cooler nights, and local happenings as cotton picking begins. It mentions Dr. Elmer Williams moving to Arkansas and Mrs. JH Nattles welcoming a daughter, plus a visitor from Ellis County.
A fragmented Punch style dialogue features Judge, Mrs Green, Bright Fellew and Mrs May Fair in comic exchanges about naval service, family ties, education, and school life. The snippets hint at misunderstandings of kinship terms, marital relations, and humorous misstatements.
Bright sorghum hay and finest straw baled in any quantity offered at six dollars per ton by Bonner and Wortham. On Again phrase appears with a note about meeting trains with a closed carriage and a 25 cent price in the city attributed to C. T. Steraons.
The notice from dressmaker Jamyson invites ladies to discuss orders in the coming week at her shop, with 25 cent carriage to mobile customers and contact through Stephens' table and stable. Wiley Jr. of Groesbeck was in town on business and will offer a train call service for 25 cents per head after this date.
The Texas and Pacific Railway offers round trip summer excursion tickets at reduced rates beginning June 1 and continuing through 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 a ticket agent for details or write HP Tuvener GP T A Dallas Texas.
Cloudcroft in Otera County New Mexico sits 9000 feet up the Sacramento Mountains at the terminus of the Alamogordo and Sacramento Railroad. The climate is superb cool and pure with Snowy White Mountains to the north and vast spruce forests to the south and east. Government studies support the region's healthful air and scenic grandeur as a premier mountain retreat with rail information available through T and P Railway agents.
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