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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
2
The movement for a safe and sane Fourth of July has expanded rapidly, with many cities adopting its principles and others planning to join. Public opinion drives municipal action, though credit for origin is disputed among several individuals and places.
The movement reduces fireworks chaos by shifting celebrations to organized public events in parks and squares. Committees raise funds, centralize activities, and involve children with pageantry and open-air spectacles while professionals handle displays. Daylight fireworks and balloons remain common features in these structured festivities.
John Muncia of Jersey county Illinois, known as the laziest man on earth, has lay in bed for twelve years in the county poorhouse eight miles from Jerseyville. He consumes three meals daily, declines all work, and answers questions with laughter. He travels no work, reads nothing, but can tell the day and date with precision when asked, keeping descendants and past a mystery.
Chicago features a new harem bathing suit replacing the past year’s satin embroidered sets. The design uses a man’s sweater and skirt with a front panel that clasps at the legs, allowing quick release in water. Wider skirts may omit the panel, worn with tights or a water garment.
An 18 foot African python in the Central Park menagerie developed swelling near its head. Keeper Burns, by order of Director Smith, opened the jaws and pulled a needlelike tooth. Three more teeth were extracted, the boil lanced, and wounds washed with antiseptic fluid amid a brief struggle.
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