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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
7
Authorized agents announce a fall line of school books and stationery at this location. Walton & Co. highlights their continued service and catalog offerings for students and teachers.
Superintendent Spencer notes that the ladyfish is the hardest fighting species in the New York aquarium. He compares its combat to human quarrels, saying scale loss from fighting is permanent and that other fish like angelfish and trout may quarrel but never match the ladyfish in rough play.
An observant European correspondent reports that a Berlin rainfall caused the entire telephone system to suspend for hours. Officials reportedly shut exchanges at the first raindrop while workers went out for beer, a practice paralleled only under Reichpost administration.
A short note extols waffles with fried chicken as a rare summer indulgence. The recipe yields a thin batter from milk eggs baking powder butter and flour and is served with maple syrup, praised for its tempting yet wholesome flavor.
Instructions for shaping butter into small pats on corrugated boards. Scald boards, soak in cold water, shape walnut sized butter between boards to about one eighth inch thick, roll and place on dish. In hot weather soak in salt water hours before use, then arrange on dish when needed.
The article notes over 200 bird species inhabit parks in and near New York City. Birds fly freely without cages, offering a pleasant pastime to identify notes and songs, with robins and sparrows most familiar among many tame species.
Margery has two pennies given by her father and weighs choices from buying a toy doll to two tops or chocolates. She visits the village to compare options then loses her pennies by dropping them into a pond while rescuing crumbs for ducks. She returns home sorrowful yet hopeful that losing pennies is worse than tumbling in.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt recounts a tale of a boy who climbs a lonely gate by a lake and is granted three wishes. He first gains a bag of money, wishes it at the lake bottom, and finally frees himself as the gate breaks, fleeing to the wood pile.
An Italian guard refused the king passage without orders, and the monarch praised the sentry’s fidelity. The next day the Calabrian unit captain awarded the soldier a silver watch bearing Savoy arms and the inscription praising obedience.
A report to the British Institution of Mining Engineers describes cartridges saturated in liquid air for blasting. The 3 by 8 inch devices must be fired within 15 minutes after removal to avoid misfires, due to rapid evaporation. Disruptive effects were claimed comparable to dynamite.
A home remedy recommends rubbing a mixture of one tablespoon glycerin and the juice of two lemons on hands each night after washing to prevent chaps, plus drying thoroughly during the day. An oatmeal rub at the washstand is also advised to moisturize.
A spring weather ad promotes Allen's Herb Tonic at 75 cents per bottle and markets colored and plain glass lamps. The tone is sales pitch aimed at boosting appetite and selling household goods.
A southern housewife shares home canning instructions for peaches, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, and tomatoes. She describes wax sealing with resin and beeswax, hot jars in cold water, corking, and cooling, plus quick methods for tin cans to prevent spoilage.
Rose pink tops table decor in sun and light with blue turning green, violet shifting hue, and yellow fading away from sun. Ferns kept fresh by cooling water soak for church decoration. Tom Tiddler’s Ground game divides players with a switch of roles when caught.
Members of the Dooly County Bar Association are summoned to meet at the Vienna courthouse on Thursday August 1 1901 at 0 o'clock a.m. to assign civil cases for the September 1901 Dooly Superior Court term. A fall attendance is urged. July 16 1901 Geo W Wooten P D O B A.
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