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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1894
Page
4
Georgia coverage highlights a Knights of Pythias gathering in Washington with a Savannah clan heir to Cuban fortune held by Spain, Athens Banner sale details, and dockside freight rate outlook. It also notes Georgia dairymen meeting in Griffin, Gov Northen’s immigration focus after office, northeast Georgia rail expansion call, road access, and Moonshiner decline hopes.
Officials from the state board of pharmacy, represented by Austin and Park of Atlanta, circulate a warning to grocers that unlawfully selling listed poisons may lead to prosecution. The circular details prohibited substances from Schedule A and B and notes penalties up to $1,000 fine. The move follows statewide reports of personal crises and emphasizes sale only by registered druggists.
Dr Guzman a Nicaragua minister in Washington says a telegram from Minqua officially announced Bluefields on the Mosquito coast has been taken by the Nicaraguan army The minister added the telegram contained no further details of the event.
President Waddell delivered a stirring semi annual address to the Georgia State Agricultural Society in Carrollton as delegates, boosted by railroad passes, heard welcome words from Mayor West and Hon. Cobb. Waddell urged individual effort over federal relief, warned against triumph of taxes tariff and money disputes, and called for practical progress for Georgia agriculture amid national unrest and violence in the West.
President Waddell urged Georgia farmers to resist tenant farming, promote small owner run plots, and reduce imports. He criticized state neglect of the agricultural society, railroads as key allies, and called for fair support from Georgia’s government and constitution. Governor Northey urged rural education and unity.
Miss Patti Rosa prominent soubrette dies suddenly after an appendicitis operation at St Francis Hospital New York City. Born in America she was about 30 years old and known for the title role in Bob. She planned to star in Blanche Marsden’s new play next season with Boston tour set to begin.
Representative McCreary presiding in the house was summoned by Secretary Gresham who then conveyed that the republic of Hawaii had been officially recognized by the United States. McCreary declined to disclose details of the interview.
Adjutant General Tarsney was fined 250 dollars and costs by Judge Campbell after being found in contempt for refusing to appear before the grand jury and testify about the outrage in which he was the victim. John Chinaman Thanks Germany for rescue of 150 Chinese from Kow Shung sinking by German warship Iltis.
Alabama voters chose a governor and full state ticket with Democratic candidates dominating. Kolb Campaign claims 18,000 plus majority, citing alleged fraud in Lowndes Madison and other counties, while Associated Press notes broad gains for Oates andDemocrats in Senate and House. The new Australian ballot law reduced overall turnout from 1892 figures.
A Washington Star humor fragment shows Meandering Mike asking for work from a sympathetic housewife while a gag about suffrage provokes a quip from agitatresss. An Indianapolis Journal exchange jokes about a new marriage and reliability of voters. A Philadelphia Life cartoonish panel mocks a bicycle race with a winner leaning forward to avoid a fall.
Dr Leffman explains a test for oleomargarine using heating in a tin cup until the fat sputters and flies, salt forms on top, indicating oleomargarine, while true butter will not sputter or salt out and will foam over. He suggests restaurant proprietors could use the method for profit.
A foreign scientist of international reputation proposes a fresh theory on sleep. He argues fatigue of the nervous system stems from increased water-holding power of nerve cells, so higher water retention raises irritability. Sleep occurs as water is expelled, and wakefulness follows once most water is removed.
A Detroit builder Levi Essay recalls Gratiot area homes and his career, noting Newberry and McMallan and Campin blocks. He describes a severe varicose vein illness, then credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for People with restoring health, endorsing the remedy.
A Chicago catcher, left behind by his team after a road trip, bolts toward the railway station to catch the train. He passes a cigar store where fans joke about his chance of making the train, noting the man behind the bat is the catcher for the Chicago club.
Sneezing may be averted by pressing firmly on the upper lip to dull a branch of the fifth nerve triggering the reflex. The claim rests on the idea that nerve stimulation drives sneezing, which does not occur when that nerve is paralyzed. A little ammonia in water cleans greasy frying pans and similar ware effectively.
A mosaic of curiosities cites extremes and trivia from history and science. It notes Ya kutch Russia’s bitter cold, a 1892 electric plow furrow in Kansas, a 10 000 year lease in Pennsylvania, Ariadne’s eyelashes in a Vatican statue, and varied remarks on education, language, and weather phenomena. It also includes reflections on fatherhood, virtue, and legacy.
An old column promotes a syllable game to build word skills then pivots to health ads for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Syrup of Figs. The tonic notes claim energy reinforcement, appetite renewal, and digestion aid while citing malaria rheumatism kidney complaints constipation and nervousness. It touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative good for kidneys liver and bowels with broad public approval.
Mexican advices report a gold metal image hoard unearthed by workers in Tlaxiaco Oaxaca. The figures show oriental dress, some resembling Buddhist priests, with unknown hieroglyphs, enamel glaze, and expert craftsmanship. They will be sent to Mexico City for study as part of a planned full excavation of the Tlaxtaco ruins to uncover pre conquest southern Mexican and Guatemalan civilization.
An Edinburgh Review excerpt argues ivory drives slave trade wealth, notes elephant extermination in Uganda Nyasa land and Congo, estimates 75,000 elephants killed yearly with 500 tons reaching London, warns supply decline endangers Congo herds, and urges halting arms sales while alcohol trade remains less tempting to Arab traders.
After dinner in the AZZ he whispers sweet nothing to her and she asks what he thinks. She calls him a hollow mockery, he concedes it is a mockery but not hollow, and the lights go out in the dining room.
A salmagundi party in New York features varied entertainment with guests taking turns preparing supper dishes. A recent English invention, the patent veiled sheet, adds a gauze net square to a normal sheet to cover a sleeping infant, protecting from flies without hindering breathing.
A collection of aphorisms contrasts art, capital, money, skill, business, fashion, labor and a newspaper editor, noting how value shifts with perception. It cites Tennyson, Vanderbilt, the United States mint, a mechanic, a merchant, a lady, a ditch digger, and concludes with a practical starching tip for linen collars.
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