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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1909
Page
2
A Vienna Georgia column includes obituaries rates for notices, farming tips from W F Massey on mixed crops and crimson clover for cotton, and a Raleigh Progressive Farmer excerpt. It also reports Representative Heard's stance on higher education funding and a quip comparing college funding to Rockefeller's bank balance.
The Dublin Courier-Dispatch urges the prison commission and Governor Brown to deny W. H. Mitchell a pardon for abducting Mies Lucile Linton of Athens. It argues he has not served any term, demands punishment equal to the crime, and cites his appeal court ruling and jury verdict. The piece emphasizes equality before the law and criticizes leniency for the wealthy.
The Progressive Farmer at Raleigh argues modern pork production should feed hogs liberally from early on to develop sound frames and finish quickly. It notes that letting hogs lose flesh wastes feed since pork gains exceed maintenance costs, so keeping hogs growing year round is profitable and preferable to cyclic feeding.
A Delaware bishop recounts a tale from Lippincott's about a young man who insisted on a wedding with bells, organ, and all trimmings. After the ceremony the groom kept his money in hand, saying he was drawing out funds as fast as he could, causing the crowd to giggle.
A brief note describes a quick method to compute interest by multiplying principal by days and dividing by a factor tied to the rate, with an example on 860.00 for 92 days at 8 percent yielding 7.86. The notice also calls readers to an advertisement about an excursion to Jacksonville St Augustine and Tampa on August 25.
W. C. Crook from Raleigh guides rose propagation citingdigging soil to 12 15 inches adding manure and sand surface mulch straw or leaves to conserve moisture in winter prune two thirds of summer growth and mulch with sawdust resulting in over 150 cuttings grown with eight losses and one rooted bush.
The Atchison Globe reports a young woman endures heartbreak after her partner leaves. Her father and mother intervene with humor and discipline, offering weekly funds and chores to help her move on, while referencing the rocker and past family support through illness and growth.
The excerpt blends humorous quips from periodicals and a sales pitch for Foley's Urino Laxative. It references jokes about Henpeckke, a Blue Grass widow, alter egos, a young monarch arbiter, and a college mischief theme, ending with a drugstore advertisement for laxatives.
A collection of wry reflections on worry doing nothing rights and wrongs. The musings touch on parenting, fashion, arithmetic metaphor, crookedness in business and politics, and aspirations for domestic comfort and future success.
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy cures backache and kidney and bladder trouble. It says the tonic corrects irregularities strengthens the kidneys and purifies blood to tone the system. Warns to start now to avoid Bright's Disease or diabetes. Sold in 50 cent and 1.00 dollar bottles by all druggists.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sanders express heartfelt gratitude for the sympathy and faithful service during the illness and death of their daughter Jewel. May God's blessings rest upon you all. Also a note: Something good to eat in a hurry call phone 84 for E. C. Taylor.
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