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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1899
Page
7
After returning to Washington from Christmas in his town home Congressman Hepburn is asked by Clerk McDowell about his home distance. He replies roughly five hundred and thirteen miles, as noted in the Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
A jumbled vintage advertisement fragment touts remedies No-To-Tino and Hanis Cavan Cin Phask J. Chiusky and Harrison pills, promising cures and testimonials. It references Sterling Remedy Co, Toledo and Chicago, and briefly notes Boston with horse statistics and police wagons.
A Lynn Massachusetts woman offers free advice from Mrs. Pinkham on change of life and uterine health following letters from readers in Missouri and Ohio praising Vegetable Compound. The column urges women to seek professional guidance to endure the transition period amid broader domestic vignettes and an unrelated courtroom exchange about pointing a revolver.
An adapted excerpt from the Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a polyphonic tale about an ostrich seeking status among animals, followed by a comic dialogue about a daughter's marriage framed as a mere formality. The piece blends myth with a wry domestic mockery.
A Parisian feature profiles Madame Loubet the French president’s mother. It portrays her as a frugal, hardworking peasant woman living near Marsanne in southern France. The piece contrasts monarchist views with the honest simplicity she represents and notes her influence on public sentiment.
Maudie believes her night editor father is a burglar after a playful misinterpretation of his work. The exchange shows a child’s literal view of a parent’s job and the humor of a newsroom routine as described by Tit-Bits.
A dialogue with Professor McGee explores a future bridge from Alaska to Asia, not by man but by natural landbuilding. The Yukon River deposits detritus that expands Alaska coastward, uplifting the Aleutian chain and gradually filling gaps in a global land bridge.
Professor Church devises a novel method to clean London Parliament pictures using compressed air to blow bread crumb clouds onto soot stained surfaces. Two quarts of bread are fed into a machine and crumbs sprayed to remove dirt, with water washes and silk handkerchief flicks for stubborn areas. Restoration steps include parchment sizing waxes egg yolk pigments.
The piece surveys early yachting among Greeks and Romans, noting luxury craft from antiquity. It cites Thucydides and Polybius for ancient small pleasure skiffs among elites, and Suetonius on Caligula’s lavish deck houses, baths, libraries, and gardened promenades aboard his yachts. The tone reflects a historical overview with limited connected narrative.
The article traces quoits as an ancient English game likely begun by throwing old horseshoes at a mark. It notes its decline in fashion, cites Hakluyt’s Voyages, and suggests the sport gained popularity in Merrie England. The term quoit has doubtful etymology and offers no clear origin.
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