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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1898
Page
6
A fragment notes low prices in old England for a shave four cents hair cut eight cents and a telegram twelve cents. It adds Harvard memory of sons who died for their country in the latest war and warns looting memorials are never erected in haste.
President Eliot states the modern university cultivates a peculiar "Howe being" who seeks personal fame among a few students rather than millions. He argues such scholars do not pursue money, likening them to Louis Agassiz who lacks time.
The influx of Western ideas in Japan led to adulteration and fraud in medicine. Officials note many European drugs were inferior and adulterated, prompting a law requiring all imported drugs to be tested at state laboratories before sale to the public.
A Bavarian lake steamboat company introduces a child fare scheme based on height. Children under 60 cm ride free, those between 60 and 180 cm pay half price. The rule aims to prevent parental age fudging by relying on height instead.
The piece notes Colorado's shift from death to life imprisonment for murder two years ago and reports a renewed push to reinstate capital punishment. It cites observed rises in homicide as evidence and predicts sentimental opposition but eventual passage of the measure.
The Washington Star argues a war between France and England would bolster sympathy for England in the United States and urges reciprocal support for Britain. It asserts Americans share Anglo Saxon interests and foresee continued unity with England as the world shifts.
The piece lists total military personnel for Russia 870000, Germany 595000, France 590000, Great Britain 361000, Austria Hungary 859000, and Italy 185000, with 2960000 non productive workers funded by governments. Disbandment would lift costs and flood labor markets, potentially reshaping economies and competition, as the New York Tribune notes.
A retelling of Kriss Kringle's origin in Holda's Wood from the German legend. A wayward boy named Kriss is guided by Holda the Queen to transform into Father Christmas after a magical forest journey. He receives gifts of hope and the duty to bring peace on earth and good will to men.
A historical note traces the poem The Night Before Christmas from its first print in the Troy Sentinel on December 23 1888 anonymous then its rise to fame. It credits Clement Clarke Moore born 1781 New York died 1863 as its author and highlights Miss Butler D D rector of St Pauls Troy who helped publish the lines without Moore’s initial consent.
In a sharp exchange, Spakes replies to a question about kissing with a wry admission that he mistle toed the mark. The judge prompts further, highlighting the peculiar phrasing. The moment captures a light, holiday flavored interruption in a courtroom setting.
A short unsigned piece urges simple good deeds for the day. It counsels bright acts for children and the community, noting don’t pity the poor but share happiness and support local figures like clergy, while keeping a boyhood spirit alive. It ends with a reminder that Christmas will pass.
The proposed menu for the Christmas dinner includes oysters on the half shell, clear soup, custard and spinach blocks, olives, celery, deviled spaghetti, roasted turkey, chestnut sturlog, cranberry jelly, sweet potato croquettes, peas served in turnip cups, sherbet, lettuce salad, cheese balls, toasted crackers, plum pudding with hard sauce, coffee, boubou almonds.
A boy named Tom climbs to the roof by night to challenge the Santa Claus legend and verify if a chimney visitor truly exists. His father, puzzled, asks why he is up there at such an hour as Tom probes the Christmas myth.
The piece notes Captain J. H. Reese as judge in Floyd county, growth of Dahlonega mines with 800 workers, a closed liquor market in Coweta county, Elberton granite development with new stock company, and a fierce budget battle between the senate and house over appropriations. It also mentions Glynn county bond probes, temperance bills, Atlanta Relief Association disbandment, and looming ballot and tax reform questions for 1899.
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