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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1898
Page
6
A Chicago woman unveils a method using a photographic camera to map silhouettes, claimed to be far superior to hand made work. This comes as grain crops remain abundant yet bread demand grows, signaling continued shift from manual labor to mechanized processes.
The State Board of Control approves a measure prohibiting sex-based pay differences for teachers under state supervision. Equal pay for equal work will apply to all grades and classes in state schools and institutions.
The New York Herald notes the purchased cruiser New Orleans demonstrates advanced ordnance and surpasses American counterparts in battery energy and gun mounts. It ranks with Cincinnati and Raleigh yet, apart from interior comfort, outscores the American fleet in similar calibre.
A Tudga in Newark declares wives in clubs have right to a latchkey and to return home at small hours. Husbands opposing this exclusive right face arrest and fines. The Baltimore American notes the ruling may end the long struggle against oppressive conventions.
A Wisconsin humorist argues the gum on a vehicle tire affects a rider’s gums, a Wolverine wit example not scientific. The divorcement issue is debated, with a Canadian young ladies' cycling club pledging not to unite them publicly, a resolution that boosts members' appeal.
A newspaper note links a surge of book manuscripts to wider literacy gains. The piece credits rising education, cheaper books, expanding libraries, and programs like Chautauqua with fueling writing by more people who now seek to publish their thoughts.
The narrator asserts learning comes from nature rather than formal schooling. He values outdoors wisdom over college degrees, sees God and providence in stones, leaves, wind, clouds, rocks, and rain, and urges others to listen to nature’s teachings rather than rely on academia. He notes great men once sought to worship and praises Jehovah.
Mrs. Crumpet and Mrs. Brown, lifelong friends, face a comic theft scare when curtains vanish from a guest room During a Baltimore to New York visit mislaid quilts and a prying maid reveal the culprit The tale ends with Crumpet pondering the curious rift in their friendship and old school ties.
A letter from Mrs Crumpet to Anne confuses readers with rapid shifts from affection to suspicion about care in turning mattresses. It quibbles over who wrote it and why, ending with the moral of the episode, “remember never believe what you hear only half you see,” noted by Mrs Brown.
Spain's remaining naval power is tiny, with three battleships and four cruisers, led by the Pelayo. The gunship details show obsolete hulls and limited readiness, while torpedo boat destroyers are few and not counted in core strength. A Tampa encounter reveals General Miles once a private, in a city hotel before Santiago.
The article spotlights sailors viewing personal appearance as vital, contrasting proper naval tailoring with issued gear. It notes sailors obsess over shirt fit, trouser lines, hat shape, and decorative insignia, treating uniform detail as a badge of pride and identity rather than mere issue.
Savannah report says General Fitzhugh Lee issued orders directing the Second division to prepare to move to Cuba within five days. The division includes the Second Illinois, Sixty first Indiana, First North Carolina, Fourth Virginia, Forty ninth Tennessee, and Sixth Missouri under General F W Greene now in Cuba selecting camp sites. General Davis arrives as military governor designate for Pinar del Rio with Major Brown Captain Vandeman and Lt Simons accompanying him.
Cuban commission led by General Garcia called on President McKinley at the White House Friday afternoon. The informal meeting treated the Cuban visitors as citizens of Cuba, with no official status or disclosed topics. Senor Gonzalez de Quesada presented the delegates and noted the conference was private. Later Major General Miles met Garcia unofficially at his hotel for a brief cordial chat.
Troops at Athena Georgia laughed at a Pennsylvania camp visit when a colored preacher mounted a barrel to exhort. Soldiers grabbed him as he began his sermon, pulled him off the barrel, laid him on a blanket, and tossed him into the air several times, creating merriment among the soldiers.
Advices from Lisbon report thirty seven drowned from the British steamer Clan Drummond bound Clyde Liverpool for Cape Good Hope wrecked in the Bay of Biscay. Twenty three survivors remain aboard the Holbein under Captain Shurlock, anchored off Casenes after the disaster.
The Southern Star, the first Mormon paper in the south, appeared in Chattanooga Tennessee last Sunday. It is a weekly edited by Elder D B Pelt, representing thirteen conferences in ten southern states. It will circulate in north Georgia north Alabama and in North and South Carolina.
Reported resignations prove false as T J Anderson of Seaboard Air Line remains in post. John T Moody fined 1000 dollars for fraud and deception, out of court. Bank of Charleston sues Union Fertilizer Co and W M McKenzie for 5509.13. Georgia Dairymen plan Macon meeting December 22 28 with dairy displays and talks. Georgia coast survey at Brunswick bar survey begins. Goodyear deepening earns up to 50000 if reported depth reaches targets. Twenty Georgia counties fund government. Fulton pays large share. L N Trammell reappointed to railroad commission by Governor Candler. Echols county courthouse offer rises from Statenville to new road station. Statenville population around 150. Beholes county residents weigh company plan to move county seat and build courthouse at Statenville.
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