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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1899
Page
4
Millicent in a garden mishap drowns her doll Dorothy Maude after a well incident sparked by her dog Wasp. The gardener retrieves the doll, its beauty lost, serving as a moral reminder about obedience and responsibility for future conduct.
Millicent and her dog Wasp plot a secret trip to Farmer Young’s field to christen Dorothy Maude who has never been christened. Millicent asserts secrecy while the well visit looms as the plan unfolds.
Ex President Cleveland and wife oversee a simple schedule for Ruth Esther and Marion. Mornings center on lessons with a governess, followed by nursery meals and quiet walks. Evenings bring fairy tales and maternal guidance as the three children learn modest living away from society.
The Youth of Famous Folk outlines John Ericsson born 1803 in Vermelland Sweden. It traces his boyhood machinery interest, early sawmill maker skill, engineering teachers, and the Swedish army service before moving to England and then America in 1840. He built the ironclad Monitor which fought the Merrimac in 1862, revolutionizing naval warfare.
A 1899 sermon extols women's moral authority and duties, praising women as caregivers and crisis responders. It highlights care for the sick, aid to the destitute, support in business crises, and the path to heaven, citing historical examples and biblical imagery.
An afternoon on the Southeastern railway describes a scene inside a carriage near Orpington where two young women an elderly single woman and a small girl share a ride. A 19 year old boy with surveying poles and a basket offers strawberries from his hot basket prompting the elderly woman to accept two berries while the young girl shields herself from the fruit. The boy departs at New Cross leaving the two friends amused and the elderly woman visibly embarrassed by the moment.
A stark portrait of the desert teamsters once numbering about 1200 in Arizona and California. It notes a drastic decline to fewer than fifty, with many now Mexicans or half breed Indians. The piece describes solitary, grueling trips lasting weeks across blinding heat and barren terrain, detailing roles of teamster and swamper and recalling a Buffalo Bill rough rider’s testimony on monotony and hardship.
Benjamin D. Maxham a multi millionaire and philanthropist died recently at Vineland New York His dramatic life spanned the gold fever era of the early 1850s in the West where he amassed fortunes and wrote himself as creditor and owner of Montana’s bonded debt He estimated his wealth at about 2 million fourteen years ago and capitalists believe the Maxham fortune now stands near 3 million mostly in municipal bonds
A man was taken to a Chicago hospital after an uncontrollable fit of laughter following a drink at a saloon. He slept through the night and woke the next morning with no clear explanation for the incident.
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