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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1895
Page
2
Subscription set at 1 dollar per year in advance. Advertising rates available on request. Contracts offered at liberal terms. MO E Howell publisher of Epirok and publisher. Entered in Vienna Georgia post office at second class mailing rates.
An 1873 silver demonetization critique argues for unrestricted coinage of gold and silver at a 16 to 1 ratio. The author cites Hamilton Jefferson Jackson era prosperity and blames bondholders for current distress, urging immediate legislative restoration.
An article argues rapid trials and certain punishment would curb lynching and reduce capital crimes. It also touts Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with nine epidemics cured, and advertises sales of a medical remedy as well as business college scholarships offered by Atlanta and Macon institutes.
Resolutions offered by Hon. T. J. Ray at the Veterans reunion call for a ten member committee led by the association president to raise funds for a monument to honor those who suffered bled and died for the lost cause. The committee may solicit publicly, select a style and place, place funds in the bank, and refund donations if funds fall short. An open appeal suggests women organize county clubs to fund the monument with $1 memberships. a board meeting will be called.
To horse owners. For putting a horse in fine healthy condition try Dr. Cady's Condition Powders. They tone up the system aid digestion cure loss of appetite relieve constipation correct kidney pain and destroy worms giving new life to an old or overworked horse. 25 cents per package For sale by druggists.
A school community records the sudden death of Luke Webb near Byromville last Wednesday afternoon at about four o clock in his eighteenth year. The tribute honors his bright scholastic record, cheerful character, and faith, and consoles readers with religious reflections on life, death, and a hopeful reunion in heaven.
The piece cites commentary from the Silver Advocate in San Francisco and the New York Mercury on gold and silver as monetary standards. It discusses free speech for Secretary Smith, the impact of gold and silver on purchasing power, and argues for restoring silver to legal tender to curb gold’s artificial price.
Mr Jacob Esbensen of Chicago Lumber Co Des Moines Iowa says he sent medicine to his mother in Germany. He praises Chamberlains Pain Balm as the best remedy for rheumatism used in his family for years. 50 cent bottles available from Stovall Forbes.
A mixed notice item lists a patent cure claim for mange and skin diseases with a sale notice by Stovart and Forses. It includes a corporate sale of interest in J F Powell & Co and liability transfer, plus a Georgia probate appointment and a divorce libel order in Vienna and a court publication notice.
W Thigpen Practical Jewelry in Vienna Georgia requests prompt attention and offers service from the Racket Store. The note indicates a relocation to Vienna and a readiness to fix items with available watch clock concerns.
An advertorial claim by Jordan Holland of Alabama presents a cholera cure with daughter Mrs Rachel V Thomas seeking agents and rights. Nearby legal notices include J H Shrouder foreclosure on land lot 58 in the 14th district, debt of 116.60 with 8 percent interest, and a March term docket in the Georgia Nooley County Superior Court.
Mary Ann Gammage administratrix of Amos R. Gammage deceased fully administers the estate and asks to be discharged. The court cites all heirs or creditors to show cause why letters of dismission should not be granted on the first Monday in September. Dated June 3 1895. J D Hargrove D D C
An advertisement extols the Atlanta Business College in Whitehall Street Atlanta Ga. It highlights courses in bookkeeping banking shorthand penmanship and typewriting taught by skilled teachers. Circulars and free information are offered to prospective entrants.
Legal notices announce administrator sale of 115 acres plus 152 acres in Dooly County district six as part of the David Altman estate to pay debts, court order from December 1894, sale date first Tuesday September 1895 at the court house door, cash terms. Also multiple applications for permanent letters of administration on estates of Wm R Smith, B P O Neal, Wm L Gunn, Eleanor Short, Samuel B Pate. and Vienna Mill & Gin Company incorporation petition detailing capital, structure, and powers filed July 29 1895.
Relief in six hours for kidney and bladder diseases offered by a new remedy. It claims rapid pain relief in the bladder, kidneys, back, and urinary passages for both sexes and immediate easing of water retention. Sold by Stovall & Forbes, druggists, Vienna, Ga.
An ad claims a “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia works in 1 to 3 days, with the first dose offering great benefit at 75 cents. Stovall & Forbes Drugists in Vienna sell the remedy, asserting immediate disappearance of the disease and its cause. A Middle Georgia Progress excerpt mentions a money-flip comparison on investments in the same period.
The firm of Calhoun & Kelly dissolves by mutual consent. J R Kelly retires and J F Calhoun assumes all liabilities, collects debts, and will fulfill all contracts of the old firm. Dated July 29 1895. The business continues under the name J F Calhoun & Co at the old stand to serve old and new customers.
A terse sale notice notes bulk items priced to attract buyers, ranging from fifty pound lots to carload quantities, advertised as cheaper than any competing dealer. The item hints at a liquidation or auction context with emphasis on volume discounts.
Mrs Lina S Hinton of Grahamsville Marion Co Florida recalls her two year old son’s bout with bloody flux. She used Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and saw gradual recovery after following directions. She praises the medicine as life saving and urges broad awareness. Sold by Stovall &
This certifies that Wm. Hall's Hog Cholera Cure produced very satisfactory results curing hogs when directions were followed. Endorsed by M. E. Rushin and sold by S. Stovall & Forbes.
A notice offering loans on farming lands in Dooly County on easy terms. Agent Col. W. G. Harrson will be in Vienna from the 8th to the 13th of each month to handle all business. Letters addressed to Montezuma or Vienna will be answered promptly. J. W. Haywood, Montezuma, Ga.
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