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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1896
Page
7
A dense sermon emphasizes returning from vice, urging personal repentance and direct prayer. It uses vivid metaphors of ships wrecked by temptation, prodigals seeking mercy, and the social sting of judgment while praising steadfast faith and parental forgiveness.
Cadet Rand received one year confinement and loss of privileges after a court martial for involvement in hazing two plebes at West Point. He must perform Saturday patrol duty and faces damage to his class standing, though evidence did not directly link him to the hazing acts. His strong defense aimed to prove denial.
Charles Merrill of Burlington Wisconsin died when quicksand swallowed him during a farm dig on the desolate slope south of Burlington. He supervised rescuers as the sides collapsed, leaving him buried up to his shoulders and sinking after efforts to aid him failed. His body was recovered the next morning after nightlong work. He was twenty seven years old.
Benjamin D. Brodaker, a Burlington area farmer, warns that within two weeks the watermelon crop may be ruined across the county due to a pest described as a watermelon bug. The insect harms vines by laying thousands of eggs on leaf undersides and secreting a gummy substance that misleads the plant, causing leaves to wither. Farmers have tried various methods with little success, and many are plowing up patches.
P W Turner a silk maker of Arnersville Conn was arrested and held on 500 bail on charges including rape and carrying mail to the detriment of the postal service He had served as postmaster until a relocation of the office near his factory disrupted his business and postal receipts He admitted moving mail between towns after the government halted his postal car use.
A large anti Chinese labor petition circulates in Vancouver British Columbia aiming to curb Chinese immigration. It may collect over 10000 names before sending to Ottawa. The text claims Chinese labor drives out white workers and urges a 500 tax on each Chinese entrant.
France imposes strict rules on carrier pigeons with required authorization from the Precept and a two day declaration to municipal authorities for all who rear pigeons. The police commissioner must always be present when pigeons are released.
Reports indicate winter wheat and rye in Russia are generally favorable with excellent appearance in some areas such as Tumboy. Spring crops in early districts thrive and sowing nears completion. Poland reports satisfactory conditions. After field work concludes, grain supply at the seaboard is expected to rise.
Senator Jones, head of the national committee, met Washington campaign officers including Senator Gorman and ex-Clerk Kerr. He disputed a newspaper quote saying populists in the South would join the Negroes, stating the party is split into two factions and predicting Bryan Seawall victory. Kerr to run Pennsylvania efforts. Bryon speech plans discussed in D C.
A Chicago special reports Moore Bros and Diamond Match Co. failed, prompting a midnight meeting of financiers to suspend the Chicago stock exchange for at least a day. Diamond Match opened at 222, slumped to 121, while New York Bignit traded around 92 after brief rallies amid sustained selling.
Kansas Democrats push fusion with the populists during the Hutchinson state convention. They approve a platform aligned with national Democrats and demand resubmission of the prohibitory amendment. A ticket is chosen for Bryan and Sewall, with a plan to nominate the populist ticket if accepted by the Populists. A committee will visit the Populist convention at Abilene to convey Democratic wishes.
An ornate promotional piece extols the power of women and praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for uterus-related disorders. It claims the remedy restores womb function, relieves misery, and strengthens women, noting strong demand among druggists and success where physicians fail.
The Hoagland area boasts the tallest chimney from Barlow & Dobson at Bolton standing 88 feet high built with 900000 bricks and 122 tons of stone. Scotland’s St Rollox chimney reaches 445 feet and Towonond in Glasgow claims 408 feet. Chimneys vibrate in high winds making work risky, often delaying tasks. Lancashire touts a nearly 200 foot Brook Mill shaft at Heywood, six feet out of plumb, reinforced with iron bands for security.
A new reporter deserts the hotel lobby to grab a guest register, fleeing bellboys and clerks as he bursts into the city desk shouting he has the register. The scene involves a city editor, a hotel clerk, and chaotic pursuit in a tabloid tone. The World, Decolletes, and modiste dialogue hint at society gossip and ball fashion.
The text compiles brief quotes from Boston Transcript Chicago Record and New York Herald snippets. It mentions Mrs Creegan and Mrs Shaughnessy with Tommy at school, a teashérie, and a recurring wake, then shifts to political quips about presidents economizing and a joke about a cook leaving.
In a Louisville sourced discussion the paper notes large box and packing paper demand drives lumber use. Chicago firms hold $105,000 in white pins soap boxes and $280,000 in cottonwood boxes, with the company selling 141,006 boxes last year. It also cites plans by soap manufacturers to expand box capacity, plus ongoing work to standardize cotton bale sizes to ease transport, with favorable outlooks for next season.
A garbled historical note references remedies and a thirty year period, with scattered words like owned property and property terms. Mentions a horn, a man named Dorson and a lawyer, and a box by mail. Overall unreadable but signals a property or remedy dispute from a 19th or early 20th century source.
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