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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1893
Page
2
A writer argues that Wilson tariff fears are unfounded, citing 1846 1860 and prewar low tariffs as periods of growth. The piece asserts low tariffs spurred industry, farms, railways, and urban growth while high tariffs increased poverty and stagnation, urging acceptance of a tariff lower than McKinley.
Rev W A Simmons states he will fix his appointments this year following Rev Newton. The verse wishes good cheer for Christmas with possum, syrup and simmon beer. A merry toast celebrates the bowman and the maid under mistletoe with blush and cherry lips.
A festive verse praises Christmastide with wings spread wide and blessings. The text invokes peace and joy as gifts, hoping for enduring presence during the Christmas season.
Three young children sit on a stair and discuss the presidential choice with one declaring Cleveland and another whimsy toward a Santa Claus ending. The baby gazes up and answers by calmly calling for Santa Claus.
A fire during Sunday services damaged the Baptist Church as flames spread through the roof near the flue. Local residents Balscomb Cravens and Professor Bailey Cox aided in extinguishing the blaze with buckets of water. The sermon resumed after the threat was contained and repairs will be minor.
A pleasant party honored Miss Minnie Kimsey on her fourteenth birthday at her father Hon J J Kimsey’s home last Saturday evening. A few select friends attended and tea and cake were served. A ring hidden in the cake fell to Miss Fannie Kemmer as the slice was cut. The Progress joins friends in wishing Minnie many more happy birthdays.
The text touts Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative promoting health and cleansing the system. It credits the remedy with soothing colds headaches and fevers while uniting gentle action on kidneys liver and bowels. It claims medical approval and urges buying only the California Fig Syrup Co product at 50 cents or 1 dollar.
Court sale in Cleveland Georgia on the first Tuesday in January 1894 to the highest bidder for cash. Seventeen shares of Georgina Railroad stock owned by minor children wards of Ella Martin guardian to reinvest for debt payment and distribution.
Two weddings are reported: John Westmoreland and Emma Turner wed at Mr B W Sims’s residence, and B E A Nix and Mary Etris wed at the bride’s father’s home with Rev James Nix officiating. The notices praise the couples and note a calm, promising future for the Mossy Creek community.
A Georgian legal notice lists tax sales and property levies in Swinns Corsty and Cleveland, including land in district 3, lot 188, with details of boundaries and owners. It also presents contests about word completion and subscription premiums tied to the crown sanction for compulsory education in Prussia and a weekly circulation figure of 156,000.
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