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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1897
Page
6
The Vienna Progress notes that over eighty percent of murders last year were committed by men without regular occupation. It also reports on Britain’s literary growth with penny-printed books by Dickens Scott Goldsmith Lytton and other standards now available bound in stiff covers.
An international showing of gastronomy and culinary art to be held in Vienna in 1898 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Austrian-Hungarian Emperor's reign. The event promises a premier celebration of food and drink in Christendom.
At his inauguration McKinley found only House members from the Forty fourth Congress still serving. Names include Speaker Reed of Maine Cannon and Marsh of Illinois Danforth of Ohio Harmer of Pennsylvania and Koetzebam of New York.
A narrator cites Collingwood who fills every empty space with insight by popping an acorn from his pocket and argues that even small seeds of wisdom could transform vacant spots in thought into meaningful growth.
Raw silk and cocoons enter the U S from abroad at over 8,000,000 lbs yearly. Over five years Americans paid foreign nations 120,000,000 for silk textile, says the American Agriculturist. Western states seek to make the industry pay. About half of imports come from Japan, with China and Italy contributing about 22 percent each.
Emperor William in Berlin oversees two grand public structures rivaling Ninevah and Babylon. The new Lutheran cathedral rises in a Greek cross plan with a dome poised to dwarf St. Peter’s. A colossal hemicycle pedestal towers eighty feet high, imbuing the city with a monumental legacy.
In a domestic tale, Madge Townsend discovers the church fund missing from a Tiffany box and suspects a new maid. Dolly, her generous friend, offers five dollars and three embroidered centrepieces to cover the loss, with a plan to confess to Madge’s mother and seek guidance.
Fragmentary religious verse notes Easter morning praise with imagery of altar lilies, dawn light, and a Christic redeemer. The text invokes prayer, hymn, and peace, expressing Christian blessings and joy on Master Day through hopeful spiritual imagery.
Madge learns the hard way that a stolen sum may be recovered through honesty and family aid. Dolly's selfless act saves the day, returning money and embroideries, while Madge vows to spend more wisely and share with emergencies as she reflects on charity and love.
A mother recalls filling her house with Easter flowers for her son in heaven. She shares memories of carnations violets and lilies, a single geranium from a neighbor, and a dream of her boy among white-robed joy in a heavenly Easter hour. The poem ends with a red geranium resting in his heart.
The piece lists various Good Friday and Holy Week beliefs. It notes hair clipping before daylight for glossy growth, planting cuttings to revive failed plants, and cautions against sewing or wearing a garment on Good Sunday. It also describes methods to obtain desires through church prayer and timing around eight o clock.
The piece describes a whimsical Easter table centerpiece a nest of excelsior with smilgx maidenhair ferns and violets. Small Easter favors tied with pale violet or green ribbons are placed for guests, to be delivered with a subtle bow as the meal ends, amid playful banter about humor and hats.
A Kansas City Journal blurb quotes an Arkansas City resident recalling a perilous cistern incident. Neighbors pulled him from the water, joking the only trouble involved was not having a woman at the bottom.
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