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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1899
Page
4
A chaotic mix of patent medicine pitches for Hoods Sarsaparilla and Allen’s Foot-Ease, plus a jumble about the Czars and a travel fare notice from Cotton Belt lines. It cites names like Michael Alexandroytish and Alexander II, with scattered travel schemes and a final cheeky note on the kissing hug.
The article describes washing rough hands several times daily, boiling oxmeal for a hand rinse, and using a fresh daily liquid in summer or every other day in winter. It suggests adding chloride of lime to warm water for stubborn skin, and making a lime soap formula with Castile soap and spirits. It also notes removing rings before use and mentions cacao dream for softening.
An uptown hotel clerk recounts a tale involving the president of a life insurance company who flirted with a stenographer last spring. A dramatic elevator hallway scene led to a marriage with the girl, while the secretary remains employed in the same firm and poised for advancement.
Correspondent to the New York Sun questions if David Henderson is a Seeiehimia and active in politics in the Uurped Buttes while noting other officials like McKinley cabinet member born in Old Heer. Mentions James Wilson born in Ayrshire and Scottish influence in American public affairs.
Fragmentary OCR describes a medical professor’s influence on the progress of women, mentioning Miss Margaret Yong and Miss Bel Anstin in unclear context. Names, places, and roles are partially readable, with the tone resembling a speculative or opinion piece about women’s advancement.
A Philadelphia dispatch reports Mrs. Alexander Taylor a 25 year old widow of Toronto near Wheeling West Virginia dying of consumption. At midnight she revived asking for water and spoke of a niece in Iowa to be summoned for a message from her deceased mother. She described a heavenly grove and a conversation with her husband and sister denying admittance but allowing distant dialogue. The niece is telegraphed for as Mrs. Taylor nears death with promises of paradise awaiting her.
A Santa Clara figure recalls a Viennese liquor den tale where a foreign patron mispronounces cocktails as cooked towels, causing laughter among American women and gentlemen as the misunderstanding reveals the phrase cock tails, highlighting cross language humor in Europe.
Miss Vickt Houser of Tamaqua Pennsylvania sues John F Arner for 5000 damages claiming breach of promise after a July engagement failed because the groom was too bashful to marry. She plans to wed him at a convenient time and drop the suit.
An advertisement extols a laxative product labeled California Fig Syrup Co offering fig flavored relief. It claims cleansing the system gently, aiding colds and headaches, and improving kidney liver and bowels without irritation. The text emphasizes pure medicinals from senna and aromatics and provides imprint CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO and locations San Francisco Louisville New York. It notes price five cents per bottle and urges purchase from pharmacists.
A Pennsylvania observer returning from Germany reports widespread friendly sentiment toward Americans among Germans. He notes admiration for American social, political, and industrial progress, while Germans struggle with the scope of American national life. He warns ruling classes would fear any strife between the nations. The Opal as a Love Token gains popularity. Opals symbolize eternal devotion and love and are shaped into hearts for rings and pendants.
A railcar party registered themselves as professors judges and generals before leaving a train in Kansas. A quiet man spoke offering to assist with the group while the Velagenia expedition figures into a zoology program at Palwrentia with professors Hatcher Peterson and others.
An English postman Paul Fiemmel from Swardeston Norfolk walked over 146000 miles during 43 years on duty carrying the mail. He never missed a day official day off and his feat surpassed all others in the contest offered by a business firm for champions.
An eclectic fragment from a 19th century page advertises Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia, warnings about imposture in tonics, and a Baltimore and Ohio railroad optimization report. It also promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease and various patent medicines with testimonial snippets and price mentions.
A reader from Maine writes of relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She suffered bladder trouble heart flutter dizziness and painful menstruation. After two bottles she felt like a new person and credits the remedy with a full cure.
A letter from Miss A. P. of Angorr Iowa recounts failed doctors and severe bleeding. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills she improves and urges others to try the remedy.
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