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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1894
Page
1
A fragmented ad and moral jingle tout thirteen as lucky or cursed. It promotes Tonics and Bitters claiming vigor, sleep, and strength revival, plus cures for malaria and liver complaints. It invites readers to send for letters from Richmond and advertises a catarrh cure, with generic apothecary language and sales pitches.
A reverent sermon argues Jesus Christ as altogether lovely in appearance and deeds. It traces historic art’s failed portraits, extols Christ’s facial kindness, sobriety, domesticity, sympathy, self sacrifice, and concise, powerful preaching. The speaker urges personal devotion and emulation of Christ’s humility and mercy.
A historical sketch describes Seminole life in Florida, noting strict codes of chastity, punishment by death, deepening white encroachment, and reliance on game and trading posts. It mentions trading profits from alligator skins and plumes dwindling, homesteading of fertile keys, and Seminole women’s neat dress and sewing skills captured in photographs by Mrs. Dodge for Scribner.
A young man declares a great career yawning for him in lively boastful terms while an artless young woman behind her fan quips that the word yawn is catching. The exchange captures a playful social moment reported by the Chicago Tribune.
Pulverized crickets are extant by Oregon Indians. New Orleans builds the first rice elevator. A globe of water fell near London in 1616, known as the water meteor. Oklahoma is poised to become a great fruit-growing country with thousands of fruit trees. The piece notes diverse curiosities, opinions, and reminiscences from various sources, reflecting a miscellany column style.
A fragmented article argues women cannot vote, praising domestic governance and feminine influence within the home. It notes a Dallas-bound railway excursion with special day coaches, washrooms, and comfort for delegates, praising the Atlantic and New Orleans routes and rail services above high water marks.
The plan outlines a 4 300 mile route from Mexico to Buenos Ayres with elevations up to 12 000 feet. Chief engineer Shunk reports feasibility and a projected cost near 200 million dollars, funded by the involved nations, connecting US lines with Mexico for through rail from Canada toward Patagonia.
Old proverbs warn of rain from animal behavior and natural signs. Cats wash behind ears, horses lift necks and snort, roosters crow at sundown, and chimney swallows circling all hint at rain. Crows flying solo portend foul weather while pairs foretell fair weather, with other lines mentioning flying hawks and birds as omens.
The document cites letters from Mrs John G Foster of Chapin Street praising Dr Pierce and his Golden Medical Discovery for eczema and skin disease after failed treatments in multiple cities. It includes a Jackson merchant J A Buxton's testimonial of long illness, severe itching, and weight loss reversing after using the same remedy.
Thousands pressure for testimony to this remedy’s efficacy in curing skin and blood diseases from blotches to scrofula. It purifies and enriches the blood, renewing the whole body. The Book on Diseases of the Skin and other titles are mailed for six cents postage.
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