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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
5
Local notes show June referenced with warmth as residents attend visits in Macon Atlanta and Douglas. Shoppers await bargains at Cohen’s and Forehand & Son with new shipments of mail boxes hammocks and freezers.
The office notes the first cotton arrival by J DeHendley on Monday, Cohen's Ford Calhoun advertises hats shoes and ties with autos and canning services, Edgar Forehand returned Saturday from Hot Springs, Lucile Morgan visited Cordele, and a group including Helms Pate Ivey Con ey Morgan from Anadale were in town on Wednesday.
The Piedmont Sanatorium Training School announces the graduating exercises for Miss Jonnie Dell Butler on Thursday June 14 1917 at 8 30 PM at Piedmont Sanatorium Atlanta Georgia. Friends describe her as a young woman of fine character with many supporters hoping for success in her profession. Also notice Empire Cotton Oil Co seeks cordwood cutters.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to the community for kindness shown to our father. Special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. C. J. King and our doctor for support. May God’s richest blessings rest with them forever.
Mr and Mrs G W Matthews express deep thanks to friends for thoughtful kindness after the fire in Atlanta. Words cannot convey the appreciation for the support offered during the loss.
A county order requires destruction of all animal carcasses by burning or deep burial to prevent scavengers, with prosecution for noncompliance. It also lists an election date June 20 1917 for school trustees, a wheat intake notice for June 11, a fishing ban on premises, a dairy cow for sale, and Sunday rail fares to Brunswick and return with specific schedules and prices.
A fragment discusses Spencer’s ranking of essential knowledge from health and livelihood to social position and child rearing. It muses on morality in keeping well and references Bible lore about the man in the moon and his dogs, tied to a superstition about punishment and eternal ascent.
The essay contrasts the term lotus eaters as idle figures with the possibility that ancient Egyptians who ate the lotus were hardworking. It notes the lotus, white, as a staple for common people in Egypt and places the term in a broader cultural context.
Detroit began as a town 114 years ago and adopted the name Detroit after several names failed. Early titles included Yon-do-t ga and Fort Pontchartrain, with Old records noting the fort’s walls kept the village isolated, earning Detroit the label Walled City of the United States.
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