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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1895
Page
4
An article touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for nervousness and weak nerves by purifying and enriching the blood. It cites patient experiences, including Ms. Branpoor of Williamsport, who reports lasting relief after taking the tonic and recommends it to others.
A scatter of 19th century curios including Hood's Sarsaparilla described as the only true blood purifier and a moon facts section recounts lunar measurements. Anecdotes touch on social manners, a clergyman's secretary, and an imagined moon horizon, all reflecting era humor and science culture.
A fragmentary collage from a 19th century newspaper page includes a dialog about boarding, a quip about marrying an armless girl, and a fiction tease. It also advertises Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a nerve tonic, Syrup of Figs laxative by California Fig Syrup Co, Kilmer’s Swamp-Root for kidney and bladder troubles, and a note on Baptists in Washington.
Central of Georgia Railroad offers double daily through trains Atlanta to Waycross for the Georgia Baptist Convention April 9–15. Tickets sold in advance with Pullman sleeping cars, no car changes. Depart Atlanta 6:55 p.m., arrive Waycross 5:00 p.m.. return Waycross 10:00 p.m., arrive Atlanta 8:05 p.m. Details from J Rounsey, 16 Wall Street, Atlanta.
Secretary Herbert defends Monterey voyage as non permanent and return planned. bank closings at Revena and Dublin. Barnyard Manure bulletin issued. Librarian Spofford reports cop yrights growth. Kerr Craig tackles second class mail matter. March public debt up to 908.7 million with new 4 percent bonds. quarantine eyes yellow fever risk from Cuba insurrection. several official visits and invites noted.
A chancery suit in Cumberland County Tennessee targets the Tennessee Central Rail Road Company by a group of creditors seeking foreclosure and sale. Creditors accuse the company of using convict labor and lacking visible capital while promising payment. An injunction blocks transfer of bonds or securities until general creditors are secured. The railroad already deeded trust to Union Bank and Trust Company of Nashville, but talks of settlement have stalled.
James Burbridge of the Duval Athletic club says Governor Mitchells Florida message is bluff and bluster. He notes no legislative action will alter the Corbett versus Fitzsimmons bout planned for Jacksonville next September. Burbridge claims the club controls Florida lawmakers and business leaders and discloses payments of 1000 to both fighters for training expenses.
The U S Supreme Court in Washington dismissed the writ of error in John H. Colvin versus city of Jacksonville. Colvin, an Illinois citizen with $50,000 property in Jacksonville, sought to stop a $1,000,000 bond issue payable in gold coin after electors approved money for the project. The lower court had dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and the high court ruled the lack of certificate fatal to the writ.
Massillon coal operators slug it out in a price war benefiting Cleveland consumers with retail coal dropping from 3.50 to 2.35 a ton. The fight collapses the Massillon Operators Association, reduces mining rates to 60 cents, and ends the differential. A report shows a March public debt rise of 18.32 million, with interest debt up 28.81 million and cash in treasury up 9.72 million. Delegates from North and South Carolina and Georgia toured Boone coal fields in Kentucky aboard a special train as guests of local operators and returned satisfied.
The London Times views free silver speculation tied to a China Japan war pause and a coming conference as driving recent gains. Supply restrictions from cheap production and higher Eastern exchange rates bolster prices while Australian colonies seek direct representation in any international conference. Bullion trades outweigh certificates as the rise in silver remains steady, prompting speculation on how long the tide will rise.
The past week reports indicate active operation across southern industries with new mills, plants, and factories planned or under way. Notable incorporations include the Buffalo Coal and Coke Co in Fairmount West Virginia and several cotton, lumber, and canning facilities across Georgia Alabama Florida and Texas. electrical plants, coal mines, and new buildings are also noted, highlighting broad regional growth and investment.
A Tuesday City of Mexico special reports Diaz has signed an official document with Guatemala that ends the boundary dispute and averts rupture. Praise due to President Diaz Foreign Minister Mariscal and Mexicans for steadfast stance amid threats to national safety and dignity. Official notice echoed in the president's message before Congress opens its seventeenth session.
A Uniontown dispatch reports coke workers reacting with anger to rents rising 30 to 40 percent while a 16 percent wage increase, effective Monday, is claimed as a ruse. A convention will discuss the matter as a general regional strike looms.
At Richmond board meeting of the Jefferson Davis Monument Associations a resolution urged the president to contact Confederate veteran camps and other southern groups to organize collections on June 3 next, Confederate president’s birthday, to fund a monument in Richmond in his memory.
F W Griffin assistant cashier of the Northwestern National bank of Chicago is in custody confessing to a shortage of 259000. The bank, with capital and resources of about 1500000, remains financially strong and unshaken in standing.
A tale from Rev. H. Thrall tells how a Texan farmer set a higher price for others who prayed with him. After a night with itinerant Methodist preachers en route to conference, the farmer charged 25 cents to the group but 20 cents to the preacher for prayers, prompting laughter among the brethren.
A Chicago Record observation notes that among thirty four marriage licenses most grooms are over 22 and brides over 18, averaging 30 for grooms and 27 for brides. The commentator muses that delaying marriage pushes generations apart, fearing a lack of grandmothers under 40 in the future.
A Bavarian breach of promise case featured novel evidence as a Knoxom village maiden sought to prove her claim. Four lumbermen entered with a tree trunk marked with the initials and a flaming heart, confirming her evidence and leading to a verdict in her favor. A courtroom quip follows about law and common sense breaking a student’s mind.
A sixteen year old girl near Plat Rock in the Cumberland foothills suffers St Vitus dance for months. Doctors fail to help until the mother credits Dr Williams Pink Pills, reporting dramatic recovery and urging others to seek the remedy. The piece also notes advertisements for car sickness pills and travel remedies, with various testimonials.
An Albany Journal reprints a New York dramatist household example to argue for child rights. It contends children reason, sense injustice, and deserve respect, warning against both excessive indulgence and harsh discipline as threats to their development.
A conductor compliments a child named Tommy as well developed for his age, and a bemused woman thanks him, noting the boy's notable precocity. The dialogue echoes a Kate Field's Washington column.
A Washington Post anecdote recounts a tender hearted Illinois congressman halted by a beggar on a Chicago street. He gives a half dollar after asking how long the beggar has been dumb. The beggar replies twenty years. The congressman gasps at the folly and walks on, realizing the cruel irony.
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