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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
6
A jumble of quirky quotes and anecdotes notes talks of water quality, tobacco trusts, and mummies in London. It cites doctor Wiley on pies, aviators, moose wrecks, dirigible fog, and a Canadian Pacific locomotive incident. Stories touch on romance, crime, and everyday quirks with a satirical newspaper voice.
The Empire state and New York City grapple with a growing tramp problem costing millions in jails and losses. Thousands travel on railroads, with many youths aged sixteen to twenty-one drawn to the road. A proposed solution is a labor colony to detain, reform, and train vagrants in agriculture and other trades.
Alaska city center of queer things Fairbanks boasts electric lights kept on year round and steam heat to thaw plugs. Laborers earn $6 a day plus board with three meals costing about $2.25, totaling $7.26 daily. Population around 5,000 inside the city and another 5,000 in the district. railroad links to mines within 60 miles. winters bring 30 to 60 degrees below zero for months October through April.
In Chicago a local bank identifies depositors by thumb print marks. Customers who cannot sign their names provide a mark, then the bank uses the prints to verify identity for deposits and withdrawals. The cashier reports no errors in this system over six years, noting unique thumb prints and no complaints about using prints.
Kansans City police under Henry Zimmer enforce the 1909 minor smoking ban. Patrols seize tobacco, papers and pipes from youths, burn contraband at headquarters, and lecture offenders after detaining them at the station.
Practical notes for farmers covering strawberries, pasture, dairying, poultry, and garden crops. Emphasizes weed control, bedding, feeding, and equipment. Highlights indoor gardening, stable sanitation, and efficient processes for creaming and silos, with guidance on seeds, compost, and crop timing.
A historic piece argues a universal creed across faiths, outlining duties for the good man: distinguish right from wrong, seek happiness through righteous acts, develop personality, be strong, be clean, be brave, love unselfishly, and serve. It highlights personal purpose, truth, fear, and selfless motive, ending with a call to emulate Christ’s servant leadership.
A church leader urges moral renewal and personal testimony, stating Christ must be first and lives of men must be nobler and truer. The message, delivered at a Methodist Episcopal church in Galesville, emphasizes timely testimony and personal integrity.
No substitute. Interest in art and architecture, business and politics, and social loyalty cannot satisfy the soul's thirst for God. There are no substitutes for God, declares Rev A Petty of Congregationalist, Springfield Mass.
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