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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
5
A jumble of society items records visits by J. D. Cobb and G. R. Mathews, trips to Cordele and Macon, tax day crowds, and assorted remarks on family life. Notable mentions include Col. Watts Powell, Miss Carrie Woodward, Prof. H. R. Wilder, and Rev. Crawley with upcoming church assignments in Vienna.
From Raines progress column notes a wedding of J Dorough and Miss Louvenia James at the father J C James home. They depart for Webster county Ga to start their life together, leaving kin behind and sharing burdens ahead. The writer criticizes vast debts tied to imperial actions and war funding, urging smaller debt and cautious expansion instead of a large Dominion.
Rev F A Crawley will be the new Methodist pastor in this city, Rev Wiggins moves to Knoxville. Everyone is invited to attend the B Y P U next Sunday at 3 pm led by J L Peavy with topic on the 2nd and 4th articles of faith. Vienna Public School closes Friday with an entertainment at the school building Friday evening. A social was given at Mrs A J Blount's residence last Friday with refreshments at 11 o'clock and a small crowd due to bad weather enjoyed the event.
Poem fragment evokes the brown wind of Connaught, Dermot’s wooing, and the Galway wreck. A narrator named Mairgread references the sea, a wind crying her name, and the tide of memory as fishermen gather nets and one man sinks to the ghostly gate.
An essay notes how dogs assess strangers at gates to their owner's homes, often reacting with aggression unless deterred. It cites Lipincott Magazine and recounts experiences of being barked at by dogs despite owners' claims. A German actor story humorously shows royal generosity with a box and crosses.
In Century Dictionary derivation traces til tat to three meaningless counting words. East Friesic form til tak tuk shows tik as mark and tak variants. Flenes name links to ticks made by players with threefold meaning rather than logs.
A fragmentary collage references a girl inquiring about Miss Blinkins at home, a possible engagement, and a kiss that sparks chatter. Patchwork quips cover social misreadings and humorous lines about loud voices and misperceptions from Cincinnati Enquirer, Atlanta Constitution, and Chicago Record.
The advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure from Dr. T Stovall as a remedy for hacking coughs and lingering colds. It urges quick treatment and notes the product is pleasant to take, alongside brand mentions such as Oka de Cuba and Havana varieties manufactured by Sultan Pattison Co. in Louisville.
J B Scorr tax collector announces limited collection rounds and a December 19 closing of tax books. Fi Fa’s will issue December 20 against delinquents, with levies to follow, prior to leaving office January 1. Dates and towns listed include Coney Fuqua Byromville Loar Unadilla Pinehurst Windlay Tippettville Cordele Vienna Arabs Pinia and James.
A claim that Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures the most stubborn fever in one day. The notice asserts a rapid cure, urging readers to try the product for swift relief. It reads like a marketing statement with exaggerated timing.
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