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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1895
Page
4
A garish party on a Belle Tale boat last night features a flashily dressed woman, a biaterly map, and a mitered girl in white. Their lively talk on summer plans draws attention as a stern elderly man listens and a child chimes in. Nearby, scientific and medical ad copy overlays a mosaic of period narration and dubious remedies.
Mrs. Sidney Anscellon, heiress amid a Georgia divorce case, faces New York Supreme Court action while the Millen Stillmore Telephone Co opens a 36 mile line connected by J. F. Gray. Foreclosure suits loom over the Columbus and Rome Railroad amid reorganizations and new rail links shaping Georgia’s transport network and politics.
A dubious will purporting to be General Joseph Holt of Kentucky's is opened at the Washington register of wills office. The half sheet, burned edges, names Lizzie Hynds and Josephine Holt Throckmorton as beneficiaries with equal division. Executors named Luke Devlin and Major Charles B. Throckmorton hold trust for Josephine. witnesses include U S Grant and W T Sherman.
The widow of Inte Colonel Jack Brown of Georgia, Mrs. Brown once Miss Van Leer, stands to receive an estate worth about fifty thousand dollars. Years of hardship have marked her life in Washington, and the fortune, expected soon, lifts a bright moment for the Virginia stock heiress and her family lineage.
Athens seeks direct rail connection to Knoxville through a possible lease of the Northeastern road. Athens businessmen A H Hodgson and B K Hodgson lead the effort, backed by others, to operate the line for local benefit. Separately, Chestatee Pryites Mining Co plans a new route from Dahlonega to the Southern line near Gainesville or Lula, per Mr Baldwin’s decision.
A syndicate of three Americans led by Philip Weigel Jr plans to buy all Panama Interocean and Canal Company titles and fund completion with 100 million dollars within eighteen months. Negotiations with Colombia are said to be pending while rights of the current company expire. Weigel refuses to name other financiers. one resided in Savannah, Georgia, another in Golon. He asserts the plan is solid and bonds will not be issued.
The United States Minister to Mexico, Mr Ransom, faces salary payment delays until Senate confirmation. Acting Treasury official Willie cites Section 1716, barring payment for recess appointments when the vacancy existed while the Senate was in session and awaits advice and consent. Congress must fund the period July 1 onward until confirmation.
Practical household tips from an old notice. Vinegar lamps give brighter light with less smoke. Peel oranges, then cut into small pieces for juiciness. Clean water bottles with coarse shot or raw potato pieces and a little cold water. Dr Duncan notes cinnamon as a potent drink against typhoid risk from poor drainage. Equal lemon juice and glycerine make a skin emollient used at night with perforated gloves. Umbrella frames can be repurposed for plant canopies. United States stamps usage averages 12 million daily, about 4.38 billion yearly.
In Gainesville readers learn that J Stone of Palmer Florida recovered from years of rheumatism after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits the pills with restoring motion and strength, swore to an affidavit of gratitude, and urges others to try them. The Sun notes the pills’ claimed benefits for neuralgia fatigue and various illnesses, selling through De Williams Medicine Co.
Scientists warn the nation should preserve forests as the chief source of motive power through water and evaporation. An oak with 700000 leaves can lift about 123 tons of water in five months, feeding clouds and the Niagara region's power, while E discloses how thunder creates sound patterns and signals a forthcoming long trolley line linking Indiana towns to Chicago.
The method uses heated mosaic molds and pressing to unite shellac and curing agents with wood pulp. The shellac softens under heat, regains adhesive power, and the cement bonds with wood particles, producing a durable mosaic that retains form after cooling and resists moisture and temperature changes.
The Cox College at Manchester Georgia reports unprecedented patron correspondence and enrollment this summer. More students than usual have registered, many returning alumni are coming back, and applications keep arriving. The college boasts a faculty of thirty from Europe and the Americas, impressive facilities, and modern equipment, leveraging the Exposition era to attract young women to its programs.
Wash and quarter apples with cores removed then simmer in water until soft. Drain through cheesecloth without squeezing, use one pint sugar per quart juice, boil fifteen minutes. Press pulp, add sugar and lemon juice per quart pulp, cook thirty minutes, add water if needed. Pour into small crocks. serves as spread. Also ad for medical book and Parker's Ginger Tonic.
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