This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
7
A ragged old man struggles with heavy bags on a trolley as a street waif boy quietly helps by tying a bundle to the door. The act teaches gentleness and implied bravery, showing that small acts of duty matter as much as grand deeds.
The piece surveys a revival of forty year old carpet styles with vivid colors and two toned ingrains in scroll patterns, plus Brussels and velvet carpets in Persian and Japanese designs. Linoleums offer varied patterns and new asbestos floor coverings imitate oak. Pillows use gathered corners with flat wooden button covers. leather accents appear in mission furniture styling. Rhubarb jelly methods describe juicing, straining, and sugaring for jelly and jam.
Instructions on making double covers for comforters to ease laundry, plus stain removal methods for white goods using a lime solution. Additional notes advise washing new hose feet before wear, sizing pillow covers for a plump look, and dipping brooms in suds weekly for care.
In a letter from Vienna area, the writer reflects on aging and industry, noting that modern machines like the Ogborn reaper boost productivity far beyond past methods. He describes a harvest day on Mr Rushin’s farm, observes corn and cotton crops lagging, praises local hospitality, and mentions Dr Youman’s new house and Rev Kelly moving the Dooly Business College to a new building as scholars arrive.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.