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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1901
Page
5
A church records the death of Henrietta Vinson praising her service and kindness. Trustees Mrs W Harvard Mrs S M Hooke AB Davia extend heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family and seek divine blessing.
A church notice honors John H Johnson for his service as Sabbath school superintendent and devoted church member. It expresses grief and faith, offers sympathy to his family, and seeks comfort in God’s will as the community mourns this loss.
Resolutions express grief at the death of Sister Sarah Ethridge a member for about eighty years with the Harmony church the group notes the loss to church community and extends sympathy to her family committee members GW Hayden Mrs N E Hayden O Graham and Miss Lizzie Graham request publication in the Progress and Index as recorded in church records
Vienna notice states Mrs C E Josey of Macon is employed to run the Dressmaking Department with guaranteed satisfaction for all work.
A public notice states the author has transferred the entire School Book business to E. G Walton & Co where he remains a member and urges friends and the public to buy school books crayons and supplies from Walton & Co, noting years of direct representation.
A man receives troubling news about his partner’s illness while she stays with her mother. He writes a tender note and hopes for updates. A later telegram hints she worsened but a doctor dismisses it as serious. A message arrives with a puzzled 60 cent charge. The tale includes a humorous coroner’s verdict on a death mystery in Kansas and a $25 expense twist.
George the colored janitor pleads for money, visiting church treasurer Mistah Gubney who offers $8 from his own pocket until Sunday collections arrive. George vows repayment in the afterlife if the church cannot repay, and questions what he can do otherwise.
A traveler and Battersby debate time as a benevolent old man muses on youth and the flight of hours. Battersby grows suspicious, asking if a watch is being sold, amid a London Nuggets tone.
In a folksy reflection the Georgia readers are reminded happiness is not found by chasing endless goals but by simple contentment amid struggles, echoing the Atlanta Constitution tone about resilience and everyday joy.
An old advertisement extols ready mixed paints and supplies including oils, varnish and brushes. It asserts ready mixes compare favorably with stirred blends and mocks those who claim machine mixing is superior, touting widespread use and reliability of branded mixes.
Local testimonials from Tifton Georgia in 1897 1899 praise Golden Rheumatic Cure as a effective blood remedy for rheumatism and related ailments. Patients including Leroy McWhite Mra W P McDuffie Mra W A Hurst and J S Roe report cure or major relief after two bottles. Sold by Vienna Drug Company with Goodman & Strozer listed as marketers.
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