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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1892
Page
3
Community notices include church service schedules from multiple denominations with upcoming Saturdays and Sundays events. Local ads tout hardware sales, cane mills, and farm goods. Town visitors, visits by Miss Jessie Glen and Dr. Starr noted amid general town chatter.
A jumble of South buys, political visits, snake tale, royal hair quip, and patter about remedies. Mentions Dinkins Co advertising land turning, Henry Henderson and IC Oakes at speeches, R L Sutton killing a four foot fourteen rattles snake, Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales hair, Uncle Ino T Nix voting Democratic, a dermatology tonic claim, and Marvie strong Democrat as county's politics shift.
A fragment discusses Shiloh's Cure and Hood's Sarsaparilla claims of curing coughs and blood diseases. It notes bottle sales, mentions Sutton & Pitchford and Hightower, cites a funeral for Luther Kinsey, and previews possum hunters. The tone blends medical hype with local notices and merchant references.
Dozier Logan & Co of Gainesville Georgia operate their own harness bridles wagon material and related hardware store stock. They advertise cash sale pricing and urge customers to compare before buying, claiming to hold a full stock of shoemakers' findings and hardware in a period-article tone. Sheriff Bureh of Towns County passes through with Marcus Vandiver, jailed for a murder from twenty years ago, en route to Gainesville for safekeeping.
A ten day revival at Blue Ridge ends with twenty nine joining, twenty two adults baptized by Rev. BB. W. Allison, and many partaking in the Lord's Supper. The meeting draws large crowds, strong prayers for the pastor, and praise for a pious upbringing. Also notes local weathered catarrh cure ad and a visit from Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Thompson with references to Miss Dora Menders and Miss Lula Menders in White County and Athinta.
Marcus Vandiver, long suspected in the 20 year old murder of Duke Palmer, was arrested at his home in Towns County and jailed in Linville. A Grand Jury filed a true bill. Vandiver was moved to Gainesville jail for security. The sheriff says the evidence is strong enough to hang him.
Visitors linger in the Valley with Mrs and Miss Stone of Brooklyn and Miss Mamie Starr resuming hospital work in New York. Mr and Mrs Payne return to Atlanta to plan a winter home. Local youths enjoy a straw ride by moonlight as Gainesville's Cap Clarke visits. Mules cause several accidents while Miss Katie Green and Miss Music Johnston attend. Jas M Lathem, Atlanta, passes through Cleveland. Dr J J Alley, a popular physician, also in town with numerous young ladies.
A fragmented discussion questions whether disabled veterans receiving Georgia pensions consider who funded their benefits and who votes for them. It ponders the honesty of veterans who vote against the Democratic party and notes pension amounts like 100 dollars per year, implying political implications.
An advertisement claims Risley's Philotoken strengthens nerves and aids bodily functions in women as they rise in society. It invites readers to purchase a $12 bottle from Charles F. Risley, wholesale druggist, and to request a descriptive pamphlet with certificates from satisfied users.
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