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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1893
Page
4
Instructions on washing flannels to avoid shrinkage using a warm water bath and soap with borax, plus cautions against rubbing on boards. Following are dubious health ads praising Hostetter and Brown’s bitters, urging self care and digestive remedies for various ailments. The piece ends with a note about a dollar sign symbol.
A digest of brief items: Brueder & Wolff fail in Vienna mortgage liabilities 1,000,000 florins. New York Central engine No 991 sets a 32 second mile at 112 1 2 mph. Barr & Co assets listed 787,768 nominal and 4,247,857 actual. Michigan senate reapportionment committees favor republican districts. Grand View Beach railroad yard fire destroying 13 of 14 cars and coal worth 60,000 insured. Citizens’ Bank Monroeville Ind closed after ten years of operation. Mexican navy to acquire two warships and modernize army. Kissimmee City bank closed by deed of assignment. Ohio River railroad wreck near Walker’s, five cars burned, two killed. Spring Lake Fire devastates half the village. Aldine Philadelphia hotel gutted. Pitkin Colorado forms a $5,000,000 capitalization mining company. three mineral contacts. tunnels and shafts planned. New York liner arrival from Southampton. Robert T. Lincoln returns to Chicago. Cunard Campania fastest eastward crossing to date. five days seventeen hours forty-two minutes. Vermont day at the world’s fair features Green Mountain State building dedication led by Governor Palmer and ex-governors.
The report shows week revenue down 1 percent from last year for the seven days ending May 12. Total weekly movement falls 16 618 bales below May 6 to 12 last year and 20 127 below the same period year before. The May first twelve days deficit is 86 949 compared with the prior year.
Notices from the railway commission warn telephone companies of June 1 hearings as rates may be revised. Confederate camps and unions join a Norfolk monument unveiling for James Barren Hope. The Nashville alliance hones 1894 issues with The Toiler ownership and alliance funding debates. Georgia railroad stock report shows capital of 4.2 million and nine month net earnings near 281 thousand.
Three banks collapse in quick succession. P. R. Robinson & Co. of Wilmington owes about 800000 with assets near 100000. sheriff seizes all firm property. The Capitol National Bank of Indianapolis suspends operations due to Chemical National Bank of Chicago failure, with Premier Steel Works paper held. Columbia National Bank of Chicago also closes. assets and liabilities undisclosed.
New York dispatch reports W. White announced to the stock exchange president that he has collected enough balances from his brokers to pay 25 percent of his adjusted differences to creditors. He promised to send checks if broker statements arrive at his office tomorrow morning.
National capital notes include a Russian extradition treaty pending state department proclamation, new consuls appointed in Stuttgart Winnipeg Cognac Cardiff and St Etienne, postmasters named in Alabama Georgia and Virginia, and treasury figures showing improving receipts and reserve driven by pension disbursements and gold stock.
The Chemical National Bank of Chicago suspended operations with the Expo branch in pavilion D at the World’s Fair. Depositors faced delays as the teller could not access the vault while a successor decision by the bank’s directory awaited. The U S government and Missouri commission hold funds in the bank and equity of paying deposits was pledged pending resolution.
The May cotton report from the Department of Agriculture shows planting progress near average across states. Virginia trails due to cold weather, Texas and Arkansas face drought and rain delays, while other states report planting around or above 80 percent. Estimates of acreage changes are cautious, with forenge to be finalized June 1.
A New York syndicate formed with 4 million dollars to build and equip a line between Niagara Falls and Albany for transmitting electric power generated by the Niagara Falls Power Company. The works include an 8000 foot tunnel of 24 feet diameter and a system to supply cities along the line with light heat and power. The Niagara company has spent about 30 million in development and seeks markets for its energy. Stations will regulate voltage along the line.
The final payment of indemnity to Baltimore sailors injured in the Valparaiso assault was made at Mare Island navy yard. Pouter received 2500, McWilliams 31000, Houlihan 800, and Herman Frederick 500. Pouter and Houlihan sailed on the Alliance for Central America with light beads and heavy pocket-books.
Advice list on avoiding health risks in cold weather. Emphasizes not going to bed with damp feet or cold backs, eating breakfast before travel, avoiding warm drinks before venturing outside, and maintaining moistureless breathing and nose breathing to protect lungs. Recommends regular bathing and staying active but not standing on ice or near cold windows.
A quoted exchange shows Mrs Stocke criticizing gender expectations about housing and social status while Mr Stocks emphasizes affordability and avoiding debt. The dialogue highlights tensions between social image and practical finances.
A humorous exchange shows an elderly woman doubting a tonics promise. Her friend remarks the cure is praised in papers, while the old lady notes she has tried many bottles without relief. The dialogue mocks newspaper editors presumed omniscience.
A jumble of domestic dialogue and medical ad copy appears. The text mixes a father and daughter exchange about duets with a neighbor, then pivots to advertisements for Syrup of Figs Dyapepin Brown's transitters catarrh care and Beecham products. It reads like an 19th century newspaper page fragment with mixed domestic and commercial content.
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