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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
2
An article notes attempts to bring American football to Cuba amid tensions. It cites an investigation of Chicago streetcar collisions showing seventy two percent of victims saved by fenders. It mentions preserving the San Juan battlefield at Santiago as a memorial site for the fallen.
The article argues that U S trade has progressed due to more skilled labor, high quality American ingenuity, and abundant cheap raw materials feeding manufacturing growth.
A noted sociologist notes that pill pockets claim more annual money than other specialists in crime. He says thousands of dollars are stolen by them at large public events where they have access.
Seven years after Bernard Brewator founded a town library in Grafton West Virginia he bound one thousand volumes in thin sheet iron covers. The librarian reports the books remain in good condition despite 359 readers and not a cent spent on repairs.
British army orders officers in the Royal Artillery Hussars and Rifles to wear ostrich feather plumes only. Existing egret plumes may be worn until end of 1900. The move will likely spur ostrich feather demand and turin shortages.
A Harper's Bazaar writer notes that table talk about young people's careers matters as much as light. He argues discussions shape impressions, and stresses libraries and books are essential to cultivate a taste for beauty in literature.
After a year of trials in 192 Philadelphia lower grades the Superintendent of Education plans mandatory vertical penmanship. In 192 schools 163 principals report improved penmanship with no declines. Primary teachers say vertical writing is easier to teach and more legible. Nationwide surveys show 90 of 200 cities found the method successful. Additional support comes from 40 normal schools nationwide.
Poem fragment in rustic scene where a narrator admires Betty at the dairy. A comely maid stands by a stair door while she churns, cheeks blush, butter and milk imagery abound, and the speaker hopes for romance with Betty. The piece centers on longing and rural setting with vivid domestic detail.
In a small town tale, Bobbie, lured by a prize ad, prepares a crowd by offering a five dollar reward for ads and a twenty five dollar incentive for a crowd drawing exhibit. A glass of poison is tampered with, Bobbie falls ill, and Doctor Wiseman warns of unknown substances and the danger to a frail heart as a frightened crowd watches.
In a crowded shop Mr Caldwell frets over ill health and a crowd watches an absurd medical mix up. Doctor Durant arrives and the scene shifts as Bobbie misreads poison and pepper, prompting a wild dosing mix up and a humorous roadside crowd supports the chaos. Caldwell awards Bobbie thirty dollars and offers stern advice about being too clever.
An Invatd's Kook in the Woods recalls a Bethel man with lung trouble who travels with a guide to a deer camp. He shoots a buck from a log and later, after resting, watches a 600 pound buck appear while hunters return with venison news. The Lewiston Maine Evening Journal notes the tale.
The Cape Colony mounted police are two thousand eight officers, recruited mostly from England. They serve along the frontier in small bands to maintain peace and curb native outbreaks. Their pay is 500 dollars a year, and they must support themselves and their horses. They are described as hostile to the Boers and linked to Major Scott's death after a surrender incident at Vryburg.
Georgia items cover Colonel Joseph H. Jehnneau’s bar association remarks against alleged shysters, Moody & Brewster mortgage actions, a lynching-avoidance case in Macon, State Normal School Athens closure, Peachtree park bill progress, murder case updates, and a Savannah postmaster arrest.
The House investigating committee resumed the case of Mr. Roberts of Utah at 10 o clock Saturday with Roberts present to answer specific interrogatories. Proceedings stayed behind closed doors as Roberts pleaded not guilty and demurred to the committee s jurisdiction. He argued for nearly two hours citing law texts while the facts remained largely unexamined.
General Gatacre's command suffers a reverse near Stormberg. The British column of 2000, including the Royal Irish Rifles and Northumberland Fusiliers, fails to break Boer positions after a prolonged artillery duel and machine gun fire. Casualties include multiple officers and 306 other ranks. two batteries sustain heavy losses.
The Department of Agriculture in Washington will issue the annual quarantine order on cattle fever. The measure, effective January 1, will cover most of the South and Southwest states, including South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and parts of North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma and California.
Ralph Hendrick aged thirteen Clyde Hendrick aged eleven and Albert Schilling aged fourteen fell through thin ice on Mc Coy's pond at Gallitzin Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon. They were seen by several companions before drowning.
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