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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1899
Page
2
A. G. SPALDING & BROS presents the DEALERS catalogue for athletic equipment. Includes spelling and pricing notes for products offered by Spalding in New York Denver and Chicago. Requestors can contact the company for arrangements and wholesale terms.
Ingenious analysis traces hourly government costs across French history from Napoleon to the late 19th century. Figures rise from 28,000 to 86,000 per hour amid war and reforms, with critics arguing against pay by door or day and favoring pay by the piece as work value changes. Also noted is a stray literary fragment and a poem request for a midsummer issue.
A Tokyo bank with capital of 5,000,000 and reserve 5,250,000 lists directors all bearing Mitsui as surname. The elder is stated as father with sons in the board, and the family holds every share. They announce unlimited liability for all bank liabilities.
Fragmentary report traces Columbus burial history from Valladolid in 1508 to Seville and San Domingo, with bones moved later to Havana and then returned to Spain. The text mentions altars and burial sites, though details are garbled and some phrases are unclear.
Dialog fragment shows Mrs Tilford and Mrs Wilford in sharp banter, referencing Daniel Webster Noah and Noah’s ark with a Brooklyn angle, in a dated conversational skit style.
A tale of betrayal as Edith receives a comic valentine made from her own photograph sent by Algy. The scene recalls a petty prank that turns sour and exposes a rift in a romantic circle.
Letters from women like Mrs Eliza A Tuomas of Easton Pa and Mrs M Stopparp of Springfield Minn attest to relief from serious female ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They describe ulceration of the womb, insomnia, weakness, and improved health after treatment and Lozengers.
The article assesses the Philippine insurgency, noting many Americans doubt a quick collapse while Spaniards foresee guerrilla tactics. It highlights General Pio del Pilar’s loyalty rumors, native combat style, and the Catapunan and Philippine Social Club as influential forces, with civilians returning to Malolos and the Red Cross emblem viewed through a colonial lens.
The passage notes native fighters described in dispatches for guerrilla methods and vengeance. It cites Aguinaldo declaring readiness to disband if the US would permanently occupy the islands, yet questions whether he would keep that promise, citing prior instances.
A history rich but sparsely inhabited tropical isle awaits an enterprising homesteader. Mona, 42 miles east of Porto Rico, spans about 10 000 acres with lush vegetation and diverse fruit, accessible via Mona Passage. The island, ceded to the United States, lies as a potential new frontier amid West Indies travel routes.
Mona Island in the Caribbean will be opened under the Homestead Act to citizens of the United States. The land, free of private ownership, offers tropical crops, abundant sea life, and a nesting habitat for green turtles, inviting eager homesteaders to claim acreage and begin settlement.
In Mexico rainfall is scarce making cisterns unreliable. Hand pumps and windmills are essential at homes mining camps and cattle ranges. Windmills are chiefly of United States manufacture and a growing demand exists for the latest models. The Mexican Government admits pumps free of duty.
The per capita cost of maintaining convicts at the Michigan prison is thirty eight and a half cents a day and the average daily earnings are thirty five and a half cents.
General Roy Stone estimates 1 500 000 miles of public U S roads carry 500 000 000 tons of freight annually. With tenets of eight miles per haul the cost is about 2 dollars a ton, totaling 1 000 000 000 yearly. Better roads could cut costs by 600 000 000, funding road rebuilding and maintenance. Broad tires show lower draught on macadam and gravely roads, with mixed results on dirt and turf.
Hon John P Brown of Connorsville Indiana spoke at the Indiana State Association of Trustees urging strong road construction. He argued wheelpower drives development Civilisation and education rely on highways and future state prosperity rests on funded, cash taxed, statewide highway aid.
Municipal documents urge using durable materials for culverts and sluiceways to reduce long term repairs. Concrete recommended for small and large drainage, with asphalt and brick or stone paving noted for absorption. Warren County plans $80,000 county pike purchase with 4 percent stock return. California bills seek repeal of a wide law, with editors warning repeal signals retrogression.
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