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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1894
Page
4
An agricultural note discusses reviving worn lands by using commercial fertilizers to boost yields, then enriching soil with more manure from increased feed. It highlights clover as key where possible, but suggests rye and buckwheat as alternatives on soils lacking vegetation.
The piece surveys French notions of beauty tied to ages and forms from la beaute du diable to la beaute du singe. It praises Wrederika Bremer for plain yet trustworthy charm and notes her well kept hands as a notable beauty attribute.
The text discusses the Aryal dinner as an ancient solemn festival on interment day where relatives view the corpse to confirm a natural death, exonerating heirs from violent death accusations. The Westminster Gazette notes John B. Gough’s last words urging a clean record for young men.
The Supreme Court holds lager beer not a spirituous liquor under the Indian Territory ban and not wine. Admiral Benham retires after hauling down his flag in San Francisco. Captain Hubbard reports the schooner Albertine Adone foundered at Hoyes Cays Bahama March 29 with coal cargo lost.
A New York dispatch reports the engagement between actress Odette Tyler and Howard Gould, son of financier Jay Gould, is broken off. Tyler reportedly reconsidered for personal reasons after inquiries into her past reached Savannah.
Coxeys army reaches Addison Pennsylvania halfway to Washington. Uniontown reports Wheeler Merrill strikers clash with guards at Hill Park works. Three masted schooner Susan H Richie runs aground at Bay Head New Jersey. crew saved. Calls for a general miners strike over wage scales in several states. Comet sighting reported from Europe and a Berlin debate on silver pricing suggests currency conferences. Shiloh Battlefield memorial plan allows tablets for survivors and state representatives.
Ex Treasurer Hemingway, imprisoned in 1880 for embezzling 300000, breaks silence with a lengthy letter to the governor. He asserts innocence, cites stainless ancestry and fifty years of integrity, and appeals to poverty. Public opinion splits on possible clemency.
Georgia news round up notes bank stockholders in Stewart County electing officers. Claims Hell County never had a white man hanged. Jones County party delegates to governor race. Harralson County fair planned. Vallandingham named principal at Douglasville College. Augusta Christian Endeavors send 9 delegations to Atlanta convention. Medical society convention in Atlanta praised. Atlanta custom house slated for improvements. Augusta Chronicle to keep editor Pat Walsh in senate era. Unitarian conference in Atlanta with Rev. C K Jones preaching. Augusta and Savannah Railroad declares 3 4% semiannual dividend. U S Bank vs Woodson estate verdict for 17392 principal 5600 interest. Mountain cave found near Raccoon Creek yields carved image bones and a long brass like chain puzzle.
A violent Atlantic gale batters the New Jersey coast from Sandy Hook to Long Branch. A distressed schooner near Sea Bright breaks apart as lifeboats fail to reach it. Six bodies wash ashore, with fears of more losses in the surf. Fire at the American glucose works in Buffalo destroys the plant, injuring several firefighters and causing about 1.2 million dollars in losses with 831 thousand insured. A United Mine Workers strike is ordered for April 21 in Columbus, Ohio.
Telegrams report fierce storms Monday night with two feet of snow in Ashland and other Wisconsin cities. The weather system devastated parts of the region, bringing heavy snow and rain and continuing into Tronwood, Michigan, with snowfall still underway at last reports.
The president named Commodore Francis M Ramesy to rear admiral Captain Thomas C Sel fridge and Commander Philip H Cooper to captain. Postmasters listed for Mississippi and Georgia. Secretary Gresham plans a southern tour after Behring Sea and Mosquito matters. Senate nominations include Edward H Strobel and William W Rockhill. Hill speech sparks Democratic debate on income tax. Behring Sea arbitration findings to be expedited in Parliament. South Carolina governor Tillman engages in Palmetto trademark dispute with patents office.
The South shows widespread planting as crops damaged by cold begin to recover. Industry expands with 46 new ventures and six manufactories enlarged, plus 18 major new buildings. Notable entrants include Stant Manufacturing Co in Parksburg and American Implement Manufacturing Co in Houston, with several mills, brick plants, and wood shops across the region.
A military court of inquiry with a regular jury found felonious murder in the deaths of Norment and Redmond in Darlington Washington. J. D. McLendon and Lewis Redmond were named as the primary shooters with several others listed as accessories. Cain was implicated in both killings with Redmond shot in the back while fleeing.
A Washington Star clipping recounts Cholly’s mischief at a club and lighter gossip. it shifts to a Vagabond tale from Kanawha Valley about Squire Webb who attributes a drastic health turn to Dr Williams Pink Pills. The piece includes testimonials from Squire Webb and C E Griffith and ends with a note on the Hungarian crown worn at Stephen’s coronation.
Advertises Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative benefiting kidneys liver and bowels. Claims relief from colds headaches fevers and constipation with pleasant taste and no objectionable substances. Sold by druggists in 50c and 1 bottles. manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co so buyers should recognize the genuine label.
A fragmented slogan section mentions baking powder with the phrase LY PURE and a mock prohibition theme focusing on every man in the country. The text is repetitive and lacks clear news events or individuals.
An Illinois resident, C. H. Harris of Rock Island, shares a dramatic testimonial about Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. He links the cure to improved health, cites a before and after photograph, and notes widespread physician endorsement for chronic bronchial and lung diseases. The piece also outlines a Chicago cooperative housing project and its claimed efficiencies.
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