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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1904
Page
2
A reflective poem debating virtue and temptation in a restless world. The speaker contrasts ideal behavior with human impulses, noting the lure of painting the town and the stubborn wish to seek value in life despite moral temptations.
A fragmentary quote portrays a war correspondent blamed for mass deaths. It questions why he remains at large as the author notes the killed never faced accountability. The passage reflects wartime scrutiny of media figures.
A rough collage of tattered sayings and anecdotes on love, marriage, debt, and social mores. The reflections feature humor about counting children, romantic entanglements, and the irritations of financial burden within casual dialogue.
A garbled parade of proverbs and wordplay fragments sparingly hints at humor and language quirks. The text mocks misused idioms and social jokes, mentioning insects, money, marriage, truth, and trivial observations in a disjointed collage.
The fragment reflects a wartime mood with jokes about a flat, a boy named Robert, and elephants. It contrasts gender themes through a playful line about the Daughters of the Revolution and sons, suggesting social humor amid conflict.
A speaker contemplates confessing financial trouble to learn if a woman loves him. He considers telling her he has lost money to test her feelings and gauge if she remains devoted as her “solid beau.” The fragment hints at romance timing and emotional risk.
Public sheriff sales list land lots in Cordele district including lot 11 and 1 in block 97 against G H McKenzie for National Building and Loan Association. lot 2 in block 147 against Moses Arnold for John T Pendleton. lot 2 in block 10 against J A McKnight to cover $549.88. taxes on lots 7 and 13 in block 11u against Kennedy & Ithridge.
For that Monday in May HJ McCorey administrator of the estate of Mrs M L McWorvey seeks dismission Year’s support for Mr L D Wilkes and seven minor children out of Rufax W Wilkes estate. Yeara support for Mrs Mary Bryan and three children out of Erastus Byron estate. To dismean SW Coney administrator of Miskiveline KK Coney. To discharge 3S W Coney guardian for Sallie E Cunningham Callie E Oliver and Perry Coney. To establish a public road from corner of wire fence lot 186 in 2nd district to Vienna road Pleasant Valley. To be heard Apr 25. To establish a public road from Ali Jones 2nd district westward to Ed DoolingRock Dam road. To sell by W H McKenzie Trustee Lot 15 in block 27 against W T Doughtry for Georgia State Building and Loan Association.
Partial OCR text shows a 1908 rail time tab for Hawkinsville and Florida Southern, with north and south bound connections to Wrightsville Tennilie, Seaboard Air Line, Georgia Southern and Frederick routes. Also includes stray quotes and a bunko game fragment.
Red Nos 3 and 4 are solid trains with through sleeping cars between Macon and Jacksonville and travel Pulman Buffet Rate rooms between Macon and Tifton en route Jacksonville to St Louis and Chicago. Nos 1 and 2 run between Macon and Palatka carrying through Coach between Macon and Jacksonville.
A No. 8 train leaves Brunswick at 8 00 pm with schedule details listed. Names including GEORGE DOLE WADLEY vice president and general manager H O McFADDEN J G KNAPP and A I J MUNDIGAN appear as agents or officials coordinating freight and passenger service. Contact information references Vienna Ga and supervisor Alex Bonnyman.
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