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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1895
Page
4
The advertisement claims nervous prostration and nervousness stem from impure blood and promises Hood's Sarsaparilla will purify blood, increase vitality, and strengthen nerves. It asserts many women report restored appetite, better sleep, steadier hands, and renewed health after use.
A British style humor page mixes anecdotes from Chicago and Brooklyn with odd talents and a mock social guide. It notes hood sarsaparilla claims, a singing neighbor in Chicago earning over 50 dollars a day, and a spoof about a professor of tiny germs and microbe population. It also pokes fun at manners, lighting, stamps, and a cave singing test for a diva.
Georgia readers learn of plans for a Americus cracker factory with $10000 start up, a new Douglas County court house urged, Cherokee county finances in good shape, Technological School commencement led by Major Hanson, fruit crops varying with blight in Alapaha and strong grape harvests, Weather Bureau exhibit at the Cotton States exposition, Andersonville Decoration Day address by Walter Corbett, Atlantic Short Line sale likely to Mason Dublin and Savannah, Empire Lumber Company assets revived in Empire Dodge County, Atlanta to build a grand Masonic temple, Griffin voting on prohibition, Brunswick yellow fever rumor debunked by Surgeon General Wyman, commemoration of Judge John Erskine life and service.
The Order of Railway Conductors held its twenty fifth biennial convention in Atlanta with about 350 delegates and over 600 visiting conductors. M J Lund opened the meeting and Governor Athinaou welcomed the order to Georgia as the event proceeded with widespread hotel occupancy and large attendance.
William J. O'Shea files three damage suits in Toledo seeking 10 000 each against Lake Shore Ohio Central and Wabash railroads. He alleges discharge and boycott after joining the American Railway Union and that his name appears on blacklist books. The case could set a pattern affecting employment across roads.
A heavy frost across western lower Michigan damaged or ruined grapes and strawberries in Kent and Ottawa counties. Grand Traverse saw all small fruits wiped out, while Muskegon reported damaged strawberries and cherries. Moorland township lost 800 acres of peppermint, Genesee and Hillsdale counties faced extensive losses to fruit crops.
Dispatches from interior Cuba indicate insurgent bands roam eastern areas near Santiago while coastal garrison towns remain under control. Government censorship hampers accurate reporting as Spanish troops fear incursions by predatory bands.
The receivers of Pennsylvania Steel Company offered all Maryland Steel Company assets at a public sale in Philadelphia. Effingham H Morris, acting for the reorganization committee he chairs, won the bid for two million dollars, equal to the bonded indebtedness, as the sole bidder.
The Iowa Prohibition State Committee calls a state convention in Des Moines on June 19 with 400 delegates. Delegates will nominate candidates for governor lieutenant governor supreme judge superintendent of public instruction and railroad commissioner. Leaders condemn fusion with the populists and urge the Republican party to resubmit the liquor question to voters.
Reported transfer of 200000 cattle awaiting in Texas and New Mexico to Wyoming and Montana feeding grounds. Union Pacific and Denver and Gulf trains will soon begin moving the herds to market and grazing areas.
The National Zeitung Berlin reports that the emperor has accepted the resignation of Baron von Goltz, admiral and commander in chief of the German navy, marking a leadership change at the top of the fleet.
Hornpipe captured the ninth Brooklyn Handicap at Gravesend New York defeating Lazzarone and Sir Walter by a neck, with Counter Tenor finishing fourth. Ramapo and Dr Rico faded after a fast early pace, while Ramapo and Santa Anita's Rey failed to sustain drive.
Governor Altgeld did not issue a message to the house vetoing the Miller gas frontage bill while sending a veto to the senate on the Crawford and elevated street railway bills.
Reports from southern states show price advances in southern iron and coal regions and rising lumber quotations. New cotton mills and plant expansions appear across South Carolina Georgia and nearby states. Incorported ventures include mills in Lancaster and Griffin, a Raleigh expansion, and new plants in Galveston Memphis and other cities, with multiple mining and manufacturing projects announced.
The local market report lists a wide range of commodities and prices in Atlanta. Coffee, tea, sugar, flour, corn, oats, and bacon appear with varied per-unit prices, alongside dairy products, eggs, butter, and live poultry. The entry notes local market closure with middling cotton at 61/4.
A Philadelphia Record style column highlights Central Park monkeys with twelve varieties and thirty-two individuals. Keeper Cook recalls a Nubian baboon who assists with sweeping and a Java monkey known for bell ringing. Stories extend to a parrot owned by William Winpoting, the pet’s grave, and a black dog Pomp, plus broader anecdotes about epitaphs and patent remedies.
The Salvation Army plans a China campaign different from Japan's approach. Leader Fong Foo Sing of San Francisco hopes to be sent to China to win millions to Christianity, saying the war opened China’s eyes and will pave the way for civilization and good works. Captain Sing speaks fluent English with some peculiarly local expressions.
A humorous exchange questions if cycling improves health. One speaker claims health improved, then another denies riding a bicycle. The dialogue pivots on dodging a cyclist as the source of exercise, highlighting playful skepticism about the link between cycling and wellbeing.
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