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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
3
Local items recount visits, sales ads, and social notes across Pinehurst and Crisp county. Residents like Shirah of Lilly and J. Henderson of Macon are mentioned with family visits, furniture ads promote coffins and caskets, and merchants advertise fashion items, fresh meats, and straw hats. A vivid snapshot of small-town life with names, travels, and commerce.
Gladys accuses Herry Morton of spiteful actions after their broken engagement. She recalls his gift of face powder with a note about past quarrels and claims he took powder home on his coat. An ad for August Lippincott’s experience and a business deal follows, with cash and interests offered.
The Gate City offers a Tuesday August 24 1909 roundtrip excursion to Georgia’s capital via the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad. Tickets $3.00, good for outbound at Vienna at 12 54 P M and return through August 20 1909, with agents LEAH and PATTON promoting the trip and contact details provided for Vienna and Atlanta offices.
Local business ads offer 85 H P return machine, 80 horse power equipment, hammocks for $1.50, fruit jars and cans, second hand mowers and rakes, and cheap paints. Georgia firms Vienna Hardware Co Cordele and F M Barfield Pinehurst advertise, plus cotton seed buyers and room clearance at cost.
Paris fashion notes report women clinging to long coat lines into autumn and winter. Trends favor closely fitted sleeves and long front darts extending to the shoulder, with cheviot suits featuring very long coats and tunics trimmed at the hips.
The Cleveland Leader recounts Justice Brewer and Mrs. Brewer traveling from Washington to Chicago and Omaha with locals gradually altering how he was addressed. In Kansas they teased him as David J and Davie as they neared home, sparking Mrs. Brewer to fear they would overstep into Davie. The tale blends travel with light humor from acquaintances.
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