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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1894
Page
1
A garbled OCR page cites mentions of light manufactured products and trimming down town. references to wheat, theater plans, and a Washington Star note. It includes stray lines about bowel regulation cures and various patent remedies, with scattered proper names and places like Binghamton New York Toledo Arkansas and drugstore ads.
The Georgia legislature adjourned after a day of mixed committee actions and floor debates. Bills to revise the state geologist office, regulate public drunkenness, tax exemptions, juror pay, and railroad oversight faced votes, with many measures killed or postponed. The Senate and House discussed summer sessions, university relations, and the militia college, while a sealed governor’s communication confirmed John W. Akin as city court judge.
The report notes a key bill moving in the legislature. Senator Monro introduces a measure to repeal a deed tainted by usury while Georgia Agricultural and the state university face scrutiny. The senate slate shows a one-off day on Saturday.
A series of brief items report a Notting ham lace market fire causing substantial damage, plus homes burned in Columbus Kentucky and a sinking barge loaded with 6 500 barrels of oil. Also covered are lectures by Col onel Breckinridge, a southern Italy earthquake, and diversions in shipping, finance, and politics.
An old Roxbury resident recalls A. T. Stewart in New York where politeness by clerks led curious visitors to buy. a $1,500 shawl and a valuable carpet emerged from courteous treatment. The Boston Journal notes politeness as the most valuable commodity and profitable in the long run.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure, pleasant laxative that cleanses the system without weakening organs. It claims benefits for colds fevers and headaches, advocates kidney liver and bowels health, and notes the California Fig Syrup Co as the sole manufacturer with visible packaging labels.
A restaurant keeper recalls a hurried customer who, amid a rushed breakfast, discovered he had mistaken an hour and blurted out an apology to his wife and staff. The anecdote ends with the man calling himself an infernal donkey after realizing the error. Nearby notes mention Berlin milk sanitation and a gag about Tetterine.
A wild-looking man rushed into a Clark Street dentist’s office yesterday morning asking for gas to sleep a patient. The dentist explains the gas duration to a single minute, while the intruder demands a porous plaster removed from his back, displaying intent to pull it off.
The excerpt argues against teaching women false modesty, asserting beauty has value for a girl's prospects and happiness. It contends that beauty can influence life outcomes, such as fashion choices, and urges teaching women to understand beauty's proper value with common sense.
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