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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1904
Page
2
A garbled Cordele page reports campaign chatter and party zeal amid a pine plant rebuild after a fire. It notes a barn fire near Pinehurst, local visits, occasional brawls, farming yields, and changes in county offices with ordinary Hargrove and the road law debate shaping upcoming elections.
Lamar Gray of Mavon Georgia advertises coffins and robes with delivery by train. Customers are invited to deposit any amount to receive options, with prices noted from three dollars upward and shipments arranged for the next train.
The McNeel Marble Co with plants in Marietta and Cordele claims the largest mill in the South and invites inquiries for prices and orders.
The long and useful life of Mr. William Lipo ends peacefully Friday night at his country home near Kerns. He was 77 and had done no man's work this year due to failing health. Neighbors and family mourn a trusted citizen and friend.
The Independent Order of One Fellows established Vienna Lodge No 299 with 24 charter members and six more to join. Local and Cordele lodges participated in initiating members and naming officers led by Ed Howell John B McDonald C8 Gurr WH Proctor Dr T S Bivins R Hobbs Joe Mveritt O8 Bavemore T J Hall I G Carmack JG Bostwick L J Bush.
The Charles King Comedy Company entertained a large crowd at Heardy Opera House last night as election returns arrived by phone. The troupe, familiar to local theatregoers after four prior visits, planned Rip Van Winkler for tonight and a rerun tomorrow if audience response remains strong. The performance was well received and the turnout was substantial.
The remark suggests that enduring a legal suit yields experience to the man involved. It adds a cynical note about mining investments, implying that salted mines should face investor skepticism and a sharp warning to pepper the eyes of hopeful backers.
A vivid winter scene follows a couple as a sleigh glides away with an armful of gifts and bells. They depart the village for a romantic road journey, the night air alive with romance and a hopeful proposal.
A scratched slang description mocks a so called flat building subdivision. It questions its structure a glue factory appearance and aims at the social impact of crowded urban living. The speaker labels the flats unfinished while noting second hand materials and a peculiar janitor who “owns” the building only in effect. The dialogue ends with a quip about shopping and lack of money.
A quirky remark frames the belief debate as a speaker notes too many old roosters appearing on spring chickens at a boarding house table, implying a joke about reincarnation. The exchange blends humor with philosophical doubt in a small communal setting.
Classified notice seeks several industrious persons in each state to travel for a house established eleven years with large capital to open merchants and agents for a profitable line. Permanent engagement with weekly cash salary of 24 dollars plus traveling expenses and hotel bills advanced weekly. Experience not essential. Send reference and self addressed envelope to The National 882 Dearhorn St Chicago.
J F Lewis leaves tax official post after six years noting he served long enough and declined to run again. R A Murray also resigns before term ends, earning praise as another capable public servant. Vienna records two veterans who did not need defeating in election.
A collection of satirical sentences touches on power, crime, labor, and commerce with colorful idioms. It hints at themes of punishment, wealth, deception, and industry without a cohesive narrative or clear event. The lines evoke a period voice with references to coal, cigars, eggs, and mills.
The Moneel Marble Co of Co Dele Georgia offers prices and designs for monumental work. Local readers are invited to inquiry for custom stone monuments and related memorials.
A satirical tale of a prosperous village charlatan who hawks gold bricks and tricks townsfolk. He shifts to lightning rods when challenged, funds reforms with ease, but is exposed when a newsboy’s penny is refused. Moral: no man likes to take his own medicine.
The poem imagines women wearing whiskers and the fashion world adapting with beards. It muses on changes in style from braiding to shaving, and jokes about barbers, perfumes, and breezes enjoying the new look. The playful verse contrasts gendered grooming with whimsical imagery.
Dialogue from a courtroom column notes a man with two wives described as a bigamist. The exchange questions the label and whether the man missed something, reflecting press fascination with legal scandal.
A reader recalls a tense exchange where one person asks why a dog was kicked and the other claims the dog bit him. The dialogue reflects a dispute over animal behavior and responsibility.
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