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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1904
Page
4
Weeds are chopped and corn and cotton crops grow. The Raguat church house is being repainted and the Southern hotel shows improvements. Prohibition vote looms for Cordele in Macon county. Local events include church updates, a large dinner in Pulaski, and shifting town stores and firms as September moves near.
Georgia patents granted this week include a cotton gin feeder by Abner B. Shofield of Albany and a caster for bedsteads. The notices are reported by A. Snow & Co patent attorneys in Washington. Send ten cents postage with the date of this paper for copies of the patent details.
Rev L Morrill concluded his sermon at Wesley Memorial church after a low turnout and tepid responses. He told the congregation he would stop wasting time on those determined to be lost, then left for Manxi nsville, Vale? dosta Times reports.
A Cordele resident visits to push for a dispensary amid claims of support from prominent locals who lack courage to endorse it openly. The editor defends the community against introducing liquor through teaching figures and argues against a dispensary as a gateway to bars.
Town notes report Ashburn will have a city court after passage by the legislature and gubernatorial approval. Col. A. J. Davis named judge with Col. J. J. Story as solicitor. no opposition noted. First term to be held next month. Also mentions B W Mayo and wife visiting Cordele and J E Ross of Worth inspecting local agriculture and the velvet bean as a crop booster.
An advertisement touts Carlisle's Liver Pills and Dr R M Carlisle's tonic as germ killers to health, promising fattening and happiness. It lists Carlisle Co at 470 Poplar St Macon Ga and notes druggists carry the products. A business college scholarship in Georgia is advertised for sale at this office. A bargain in StLouis appears.
An ideal country home for sale 98 miles northwest of Gaingville in Burtshoro a village with thriving fruit farms. The property includes 800 acres of farm with 1600 apple trees in bearing age 400 peach trees in fruit loaded with other fruits. Daily mail post office pays over 50 dollars yearly. An 80 horsepower steam saw mill is included.
Article touts the Dr White Electric Comb patented January 10 promising to cure dandruff straight hair and headaches. Claims vast sales across the Union with agents getting rich, offers samples and cut prices during introduction.
An advertisement extols Dr Carlisle's Liver Pills as a superior patent remedy for torpid liver dyspepsia indigestion and related ailments. It claims medical endorsement with the formula printed on the package and recommends specific nightly and bedtime dosages for various conditions. The ad cites Macon Georgia as the practitioner’s location.
In the city the Barber Shop invites patrons to visit for a hair cut shave shampoo and clean towels with sharp razors and polite attention promised as a specialty.
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