06 Aug 1896
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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1896
Page
1
A layman’s meditation urges flexible thinking and openness to new ideas. Stand firm when needed, yet know when to capitulate to stronger arguments, for knowledge evolves with time across religion science education and politics.
Minutes from Vienna Georgia July and August 1896 record the town's call for trustees elected to serve fall term 1896 with T. R. Smith R. A. Murray W. C. Hamilton W. Lane and W. W Harvard named. W. Y. Harvard chairs. W. C. Hamilton resigns. J. D. Hargrove fills vacancy. tuition set at Primary 1.00, Intermediate 1.50, High School 2.00 per month. fall term begins August 31 and ends December 18 1896. applications invited for principal position.
Married on Wednesday July 29 at eight o clock Mr John Bragg wed Miss Corilla Turlington of near Findlay Georgia. The ceremony was performed by Rev P G McDonald. The Progress joins in congratulating the popular couple.
The notice outlines that only citizens who registered in 1896 may vote in the fall elections. Voters must register in person with the tax collector, sign the oath, or mark, and cannot have others sign for them. Clerks may assist the tax collector. their actions are legally valid. Refer to Georgia laws 1894 pages 115 to 122 for full details.
Farmers urged to stock DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure from Stovall and Forbes to handle ailments during the green apple harvest while cautioning against losses. The message emphasizes preparedness and practical health remedies for the season.
The Brass Band festival on Friday evening drew nearly all town residents and visitors to a well lit court house site after a brief rain scare. Tables lined the square with several young ladies selling refreshments. Mamie Leonard and Virgil Bixler won a prize for selling the most. About $28 above expenses was realized, and band members expressed thanks for support received.
At Metcalf Georgia a Baptist church scene Sunday afternoon ended with J T Rushin shooting and killing Mir J F Lilly and slashing Lilly's throat. Rushin then drank laudanum to end his life but survived and was jailed in Thomansville. The motive cited as an old debt Lilly owed Rushin. Lilly was buried Monday afternoon.
Last Thursday evening a group of town youths visited Judge John H Woodward at his country home. They were hosted by the Judge and his family and Miss Victoria Wooten of Spring Hill. Refreshments were served at midnight. Attending were Misses Cliff Whitehead Lou Powell Lucy Heard Gussie Lennard Lucy Harvard Bessie Cunningham Nixie Lashley and Mess Kirby Lewis Will Cunningham Levy Taylor Alex Taylor Carlton Cunningham Willie Van Bell.
Stovall & Forbes promote DeWitt's Little Early Risers as an effective remedy for chronic headaches caused by indigestion and related troubles, highlighting their use as a dependable pill for relief.
Miss Sara Tharp daughter of Mr and Mrs Ran Tharpe of near Unadilla died Wednesday July 29 at her parents home from congestion of the brain. The burial occurred Friday. The Unadilla Advertiser extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
Died last Friday evening at 7 o clock Mrs D Clayton nee Emma Ward of Nichola Ala after long illness. She married only months ago and lived in Nichola. burial occurred Monday at Collier burial ground attended by many relatives and friends. The bereaved husband and family receive condolences. Also reported were the death of Miss Mollie Odom from typhoid fever and the death of eight year old Howard Lamar whose spirit went to heaven after long illness.
A Carrollton man returns from the west with a copy of posted hotel rules at Rustlers Rest Little Cayuse Creek Col offering oddities: weapons must be checked, waiters scarce to be spared, six eggs per sitting, tablecloths changed weekly, six egg limit, six eggs per seating, insults about lassoing waiters and dynamite forbidden, tipping guests cover funeral expenses, coats optional with proper attire.
The Suwanee House at Cordele changed hands on August 1 as Mrs. F L Cawley retires. Mr E Colwell Jr becomes proprietor and Mr CG Cutts named manager. Noted as promising leaders, Cordele expects one of the best managed hotels in south Georgia.
The ad touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a speedy healer for indolent ulcers and open sores and calls it the best pile cure known. Stovall & Vorbes advertise the product as a trusted remedy.
The text argues that every life connects to others and no one is independent. It stresses duties of fraternity and charity, beginning with family ties between parents and children and expanding to broader fraternal societies. It calls for recognizing others' rights and aiding fellow men as a central civic duty.
The Republican agenda centers on high protection the gold standard no state bank currency opposition to an income tax and bans on bounties and subsidies with electoral interference. The Democratic platform prioritizes free coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1 a revenue tariff repeal of the 10 percent tax a tax on incomes opposition to bounties and subsidies and no interference with southern elections.
The Portsmouth Star notes a temporary injunction granted by Judge Simpson to halt the rate war between the A. A. S. and the Southern Railway. Though temporary, the ruling presents a federal interference with private business and government control over competition and supply and demand, casting the dispute in a new light.
In an offhand office note the writer states they will be in the office on Saturday August 8 to prepare and pay the second quarterly wages to Dooly County teachers. EH G GREEN O SC.
Local note thanks Jesse Gilbert of the Drayton road for four stalks of sugar cane given to the Precuress. The piece urges awareness of child summer distress and promotes Dewitt's Colic and Cholera Cure as a reliable remedy for dysentery and diarrhea, with a brief water cure mention by Stovall & Forshem.
Mr Fletcher Smith endured a severe dental extraction that caused heavy bleeding. Local remedies failed and he weakened until Dr Saunders intervened, stopping the flow and allowing Smith to rest. Doctors estimate a full recovery in a day or two.
On July 24 the death angel took our dear teacher Bola from us after three years of service at our school. She led spring and started fall terms, taught one week and one day, then had to quit. We mourn her kind, smiling presence and gather at her grave, believing she rests with God and awaits us beyond the gate. Mollis King, a student, writes of her memory and loss.
A short medical note explains anaemia as starved blood showing in pale cheeks white lips weak digestion and low energy. It notes summer weather can trigger the condition and mentions the doctor’s diagnosis and guidance.
Scott and Bowne of New York advertise Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil with hypo phosphites as a food for weak digestion that can be taken easily in summer when cod liver oil or ordinary foods might be rejected. The product is offered for sale at sea and by all druggists.
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