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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1897
Page
7
Fragmentary ad style text promotes bitters to prevent colds and rheumatic symptoms. It touts tobacco products as cure aids and lists dubious claims, prices, and an Atlanta company address. The piece reads like a period promotional fragment with multiple products and endorsements from unspecified sources.
A scrambled OCR sample lists multiple 19th century medical and patent remedy advertisements. It mentions Dr Kline's nerve restorer, Winslow's soothing syrup for children, and various marketing lines about cures, testimonials, and circulars. The text imitates a bounty of patent medicine pitches with promises of permanent cures and free trials.
Reverend Talmage warns against debt and irreligion shaping young men in cities. He compares debt to slavery, urges self protection with prayer and a personal room of refuge, and stresses Bible-based morals to prevent moral and financial ruin. He cites Bacon, Scott, and Ole Bull as cautionary examples and calls for steadfast faith and discipline.
Cattlemen seek horses for 2 to 6 year olds to pack over Alaska and Washington passes then be sold in Dawson City for dog meat. Buyers have paid 1 to 2.50 per head in recent years, shipping strong demand from Klondike regions. Indian tribes along coast ranges also profit from good pack ponies as demand grows.
The Japanese government reveals serious financial strain from postwar spending. Civilization efforts, rail and telegraph expansion, harbor improvements, and army fortifications have exhausted reserves. Treasury not buoyed by indemnity funds as China’s payment supported armament costs. Imported grain likely needed.
L M Turner, after eleven years with the Government in Alaska, urges halting the mad gold rush to the Klondike. He warns hundreds will die or endure severe hardship as transport and provisions won’t meet the demand and many travelers will winter at Yukon headwaters or at St Michaels.
The Geological Burney Washington announces a future spelling change for the river bearing the Klondike gold fields to use ji rather than y. The correction reflects prior observations and aligns with the accepted form. Separately, reporters note the White House lobby floor crushed by crowds of five job seekers.
A damaged OCR advertises quack skin remedies and various goods. It mentions Petttering at 00 Cents and stamps, J Ty Shuptrine of Savannah, and plans for a New York or Providence trade show. The text also touts W. P. Mat Co products and a piano shop opening in Atlanta with seasonal displays.
The document notes real estate valuation at 500 810 702 dollars in Brooklyn with 1 700 rooms, Vienna prisons hold 2 700 inmates and 2 161 cells were filled in 1894, down by 600. Italian monarchs accepted German Emperor invites for September military maneuvers, W L Wilson becomes Washington and Lee president, Johns Hopkins president Gilman to deliver a speech, and two Denver youths claim a mile-high kite flight above Pike's Peak marking a high point in ballooning.
Mrs Louis A Puace of 650 Belmont Street Brockton Massachusetts writes that after six months of illness and failed medical advice she used Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier and Sanative Wash taking four bottles and one package and is now entirely cured. She reports relief from monthly pains numb spells weak limbs and back pain praising the medicine’s effect.
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