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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1894
Page
1
A garbled 19th century miscellany mentions daguerreotypes dusted with powder, U S farms counts, divorce patterns by region and gender, a Mormon temple raid in Atlanta, animal and shipworm lore, Greek and Roman myth guardians, and various patent and engraving offers. The fragmentary text weaves statistics, social remarks, and promotional lines with no cohesive narrative.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative improving health by cleansing the system and easing headaches and fevers. It claims to act on kidneys, liver, and bowels without weakening them, and notes it is made by the California Fig Syrup Co. Available in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles from druggists. beware substitutes.
A dramatic sermon recounts Paul before Felix in a marble palace with a beauty beside him. Felix delays religion by noting worldly business, saying go thy way for this time and when I have a convenient season I will call for thee. The speaker warns against postponing faith, urging immediate repentance and salvation.
The Richmond and Danville railroad asset in Richmond Virginia was sold by US circuit court decree. Special commissioners conducted the bidding with Hy Coster and A J Thomas representing Drexel Morgan Company. Initial bids: West Point Terminal at 25,000 and Richmond and Danville at 2,000,000. The property was then sold as a whole to Drexel Morgan & Company for 2,030,000.
Dialogue in Harper's Magazine hints at a staged engagement to avoid a headache and societal pressure. The verse contrasts honest feelings with polite phrases about acceptance. A brief excerpt mentions water drops and soap grains as a metaphor for a tramp’s hopeless mood.
Agricultural notes discuss dry ground favors maples and Boer muda Lily varieties, and argue that farming trends move toward specialized breeds for milk, meat, and eggs. The piece contrasts general purpose animals with the rise of focused breeding and efficiency in larger operations, urging balanced, economical practice.
A jumble of notes reports Mrs. Benny Davis of Mansfield turning 101, Liverpool’s expansion makes it the empire’s second city, and various curiosities from boomerangs to ancient tunnels. It cites a fat sapphire catalog of oddities, including a $125,090 Koran copy gifted to Isfahan and a tale of a North American diamond distribution.
The article profiles Mrs Mahitabli Smith known as Aunt Hitty and Mrs Deborah Ital dubbed Aunt Debby Hall of Barnstable. Both widows born Parker, now in comfort in one home with a son Reuben Smith in Boston. They maintain health, do housework with help, love patchwork and crazy quilting, and enjoy royal birthday receptions as visitors gift keepsakes. Their photograph was shown at the World's Fair to widespread notice.
The Thermometer, attributed to Thermometer Hero of Alexander from about 180 years before Christ, is cited as the real inventor of the weather tester heat-measuring rule. It persisted until early 17th century before being refined by San Tonio, then further improved by Fahrenheit who added the scale and key details converting it into a useful instrument.
A San Francisco Chronicle note explains that two sevenths of the world's platinum is used by dentists to craft the wires that fasten artificial teeth to plates. It highlights the metal's valued properties in dental applications and its limited supply.
A English dairy paper reports a process to treat skim milk by creaming, sterilizing, then charging with carbonic acid gas in siphon bottles. The result is said to stay sweet indefinitely and aid digestion for those who cannot digest whole milk. Doctors advocate its use, and the writer suggests cheap methods for farmers and a milk cook book to boost dairy economy.
An inquiry notes that the Inet syllable in steelyard traces to London court used for weighing steel. It mentions an English exhibitor returning World’s Fair medals and diplomas, claiming awards were awarded to all exhibitors, undervaluing merit. Also references Southern Recipes and The New South Cook Book, and a note on portable hay press advertisements and circulars.
In 1828 Congress authorized nine commissions to bring a Troy pound adjusted to the British standard. The president opened the sealed package in Washington. the weight standard is kept at the Philadelphia Mint and is not seen as highly accurate. States may obtain copies of the standard under current law.
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