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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1899
Page
8
On April 1, Miss Nixie Lashley entertained the Utopian Club with Progressive Anagrams. Miss Maud Bushee won the prize, the consolation went to President Miss Hamilton, and the evening featured a miniature Nassau-Brooklyn themed souvenir on the bowl.
A thief entered Mr. P. G. Mc Donald's shop ripping weather boards and ceiling, then crawled inside. It is believed a boy and one or two men carried out the break in. Amount taken is not known. authorities hope to catch the culprits.
An assortment of consumer offerings and testimonials fills the Tallapoosa page. P G McDonald promotes hats, shoes, photos, and furniture while praising Simmons Liver Medicine for liver troubles. D B Thompson advertises stock clearance for new space, and Renaue miscarriage remedies feature amid broad household goods and tonics.
P G McDonald advertises a fresh and fine line of dress goods available for immediate cash purchase with no grumbling.
Short note states clocks and watches mended by W Thigpen. It notes items like clocks watches and pins repaired, with no further details on exact models or completion times.
J R Kelvey asks recipients to collect purchased shoes and warns them to avoid Macon, urging support for homefolks. The message emphasizes local patronage and personal contact.
The Cordele area residents and visitors are noted for ongoing streets and city improvements. Names include Jim Bedgood, C C Woodward, R E Shirah, Joe Everette, J F and J D Cobb, W B Hudgins, Dr C T Stovall, Dr H A Mobley, D A Taylor, Mrs S A Perry, Sallie and Idolene Ray, Col Middleton Bushee, Col G W Wooten, Judge D L Henderson, Miss Mamie Leonard, Prof Idus L McNair, Rev J M Kelley, Rev E Perryclair, and R Kellam among others. The piece mentions a pending office for rent, building progress, and local events like a picnic and a sermon schedule.
Joe Jefferson of world wide fame performed at Rivals in Macon last Friday night. A Vienna party traveled by train to hear him and returned after 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Attending were R Kellam, O M Heard and wife, T F Bivins and wife, A L Powell, O A Calhoun and Cole, W V Harvard, G W Busbee, Misses Irma Swearingen and Mary Woodward. They all reported a pleasant time praising Jefferson's eloquence wit and wisdom.
Doors open at 7 15 performance begins at 8 00. Featuring solos by Miss Anna Hamilton J I Cofieldt Miss Irma Swearingen Miss Emmie Woodward and Mrs Oscar Heard among others with pieces including National Medley St Pauls Mammoth Cave Waves of the Danube Electric Polka and Loves Old Sweet Song Plus recitations and dances by Gladys Heard Miss Cliff Whitehead Miss Carolyn Roberts and others.
Two horses drawing wagons ran away at once, one struck by a ball causing a dash. Mr James R Kelly and Mr Perry Busbee horses caused a fall near Water's stable. No serious damages, but Busbee’s horse narrowly escaped injury. Do not leave horses hitched. untie harnesses after breakaway.
An archival line notes Scott's Emulsion product by Parke, Davis and Bowne Chemists of New York with a price reference of one dollar. The fragment references a period advertisement style and product attribution to a leading pharmaceutical firm.
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