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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1895
Page
4
This fragment critiques restrictive baby clothing and pins that hinder a child’s natural movement, arguing free limbs promote healthy muscle development. It cites various topics from circulation to juvenile care, mentioning remedies and advertisements in periodicals and urging warm floors and unbound play.
Hog cholera has killed many hogs in Georgia over weeks. J G Brown and Tom Hentz report about 130 hogs lost. Government plans a life saving display at the Cotton States exposition. Ceremonies set for Emanuel county court house stone laying. Hilton Dodge Company mill to resume, employing 160 and $25,000 weekly wages. Brunswick whisky dealers clash with blind tigers on St Simons. Monroe cotton mills charter minutes clarifications and funding progress. Athens soda water surge surpasses wine sales. A child’s church cross injury incident reported in Sumter. Governor Atkinson recovery seen, tributes prepared, Warm Springs visit discussed. Thirtieth Georgia regiment reunion set for July 26 at Jackson Ball county with notable speakers. Georgia Central reorganization terms with bondholders agreed. Governor Allington improving and expected to visit Warm Springs. Farmers Congress planned in Atlanta this fall, large turnout anticipated. Georgia tax valuation likely to rise again.
The first two digests to reach the comptroller general reveal heavy drops from last year. 1894 returns for Clinch county fall to 848,177 from 909,497, down 61,820. Forsyth drops to 1,239,880 from 1,854,105, down 114,275.
A severe cyclone swept Morgan County damaging W A Higginbotham’s plantation and I R Logan’s home. Several farm buildings were destroyed, crops wrecked, and one house carried hundreds of feet before breaking apart. Lucillus Ivey and family were injured, chickens died, and property across Grantville and Moreland suffered extensive damage. No lives reported, though anxiety and financial losses run high.
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania Mrs Lena Roses strangled and hanged two children in one room before hanging herself. She then bound a towel around her infant's neck and hung it from the crib post. The eldest daughter was sent to a relative after the earlier acts. the baby survived chewing the towel.
The Westminister Gazette prompted Mr. Gladstone to prepare a public message for display at the National Liberal Club along with cartoons and election news. He urged vindicating the rights of the House of Commons as the nation’s organ and to solidify the empire by conceding Ireland’s constitutional claims.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Loan issued by Speyer & Co of London to raise 85,000,000 pounds at percent was heavily oversubscribed, signaling strong investor demand for the railroad.
An early Tuesday crash at Craig's Road station west of Levis Quebec killed fourteen and injured many. Victims include Charles Bedars mail clerk and Miss Bedars, engineer Hector McLeod, fireman Richard Perkins, Rev Father T J Mercer, Rev Mr L Dignan, Miss Thauf, Mrs Cayer, Miss Delycourt and John O'Ferrall among others. Wounded passengers were taken to Quebec for treatment. A pilgrimage group from Sherbrooke Windsor Mills and Richmond was en route to St Anne de Beaupre, with two train sections colliding as the rear Pullman was struck. Engineer Meducci and Fireman Perkins were among the dead. several priests were also killed.
The weekly crop report notes peaches and melons abundant and possibly record crops. Cotton shows strong progress with favorable conditions overall, though wind and storms caused some local damage. Northern districts report delayed planting and grain injury, while orchards droop under heavy fruit load.
In Norfolk Virginia a large crowd gathered as Sam W. Small testified about publishing Massey Book Company articles. He said he believed the statements true and that evidence existed to support them, though he later learned some details were false. He admitted he did not retract parts after learning they were untrue.
In 1870 the United States spent 309 million dollars with 28.3 million for pensions and 120.2 million for interest, totaling 157.6 million for pensions and interest. By 1893 pensions reached 159.36 million, interest 27.20 million, totaling 186.56 million. combined with other expenses, expenditures rose with population while per capita costs declined. The text argues pension and interest costs will fall and calls for smaller government spending per capita as debts are retired and population grows.
A garbled text fragment describes Nancy Hanks Lincoln’s grave at Rockport and a July decoration by local women. Scattered lines reference a father guiding a daughter to kiss her mother, a Judge comic bit about blessings, and ad-like blurbs for Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy and Hall’s Catarrh Cure amid disjointed phrases.
A historical excerpt discusses tea's intoxicating potential. It cites small doses producing stimulant effects, heart speeding, tremors, and visions before deep sleep. It notes tannin’s possible role and compares to betel nut and mate beverages as other stimulating plants.
A doctor recommends frequent baths, fresh air, and cool clothing for a patient. An hour later the husband asks what the doctor said and the wife recounts plans to visit a watering place, then the mountains, followed by new light. The exchange features a playful, domestic vignette with dated language and misspellings that hint at a humorous era.
A Boston Transcript excerpt quotes a young man remarking that Cha Pin has a disagreeable temper yet remains a real gentleman. He notes Cha Pin thoughtfully wipes mud from his boots before ejecting a fellow from the bones, highlighting courteous conduct despite a harsh action.
The guide advises turning shirts inside out to dry to prevent dust sticking while starch is wet. Flannel should be washed in tepid suds, gently squeezed, rinsed in warm water, and dried promptly to avoid streaks. It also covers quick handling of stockings, avoiding soaking, and treating colored fabrics with warm water and bran for a soap free wash.
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