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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1893
Page
4
The Albany News criticizes the lack of strong material for governor candidates and warns that broken party pledges threaten the solid South. It urges a fixed financial policy as industries suffer, while J R Lumsden visits White County with a favorable crop report amid hardship.
The piece argues Steve Clay is the most popular gubernatorial candidate mentioned and would be a safe choice. It urges selecting a young, energetic leader to keep Georgia at the forefront, noting Georgia is powerful but other states also have capable people, and warns that without brains, ambition, and progress, the state could fall behind in twenty-five years.
Readers hear summaries of a Gainesville road congress held on the 15th. Col J W Robertson of Habersham presses enforcing road laws but shuns roads fit only for bicycles. C M Straham of Athens sends drainage and labor reforms urging storm ditches, paid labor, modern road equipment, and engineer supervision to cut long term costs.
The paper identifies multiple fraudulent concerns swindling readers in the past year including Frank Gy Worts Catarrh Remedy Pond Lilly Co Detroit Ford Pill Co Toronto Dr. Albert F Snell Co Knoxville Town. The Progress joins in naming The Exquisite Toilet Co Toronto and Drummond Medicine Co New York as part of the fraud list.
A mass meeting of White County citizens will be held in Cleveland on next Wednesday August 30 to discuss matters of interest to the Democratic Party. Each district should be represented. By order of the Democratic Executive Committee. W H Courtsey Chairman.
Mossy Creek camp ground hosts five days of worship with a larger number of strangers. A patrol will deter mischief next year. The quarterly conference reported generally solid church support despite hard times. Funds raised for five dormitories at Mossy Creek High School aim to improve housing for families. Several conversions occurred from fervent preaching by Rev Pierce and other ministers. Prominent visitors included Col Howard Thompson and Col Parks. A Democratic Executive Committee call to meet on the 30th seeks to organize the party countywide without derailing leadership in Congress.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the liver and bowels without weakening them. It claims universal satisfaction, pleasant taste, and acceptance by millions, warning against substitutes and noting the California Fig Syrup Co. name on every bottle.
A nostalgic verse celebrates a grassy old gum spring at a hillside foot where sparrows and blue birds drink. The speaker longs for cool waters on toil worn days, imagining sweet sips from sand and a bubbling spring as birds sing on a bright morning.
The department showcases dress fabrics arranged across tables and shelves with many colors from subdued tans and grays to high fashion Royal Egglotorpe. Shoppers find bright splendor among the fabric stock as counters crowd with elegantly displayed textiles.
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