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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1901
Page
4
The Progress notes Georgia topics including plans for a Southern Inter-State Fair in Atlanta and a county fair in Perry, a spider bite death in Augusta, taxable property rise by 24 million, public comments on crime and politicking, a jail sentence for a newspaper editor, and various humorous or odd local observations such as a snake and rat fight in a Waycross woman’s bed and a mistaken quote about cotton yields and crop prospects.
A curio of early 20th century opinion touches on Uribe, the steel strike, Cuban annexation, the Panama Canal dispute, and reactions to Sampson and Weyler era events. The column ridicules politicians, business power, and bureaucratic stubbornness while noting U S actions in South Africa and China.
A gopher trapped under a fallen tree near Chula reportedly survived two years without food or water. After the tree was lifted, the animal walked away and nimbly scavenged, astonishing log-rollers and observers. The tale, shared by aIrwin friend to the Gazette, is vouched as fact. Now is the time to subscribe.
Mr G H Weeks, walking after dark, witnessed a brilliant sky of many stars lighting the night. He collided with Dr Stevens on a cow and both exchanged shoves. Weeks then fled home seeking liniment while joking about a mule. The episode is reported with a humorous tone in a Pouland Herald item.
An elderly man named Greene Henderson drowned Sunday morning in the Oostan Aula River near Calhoun while crossing in a bateau to fill an appointment. The incident occurred as he attempted the crossing on the riverbank stretch.
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