Vienna Teacher Institute February 1902 Meeting Notes
Vienna Georgia held a Teacher's Institute at the courthouse at 10 a.m. Attendance was light due to rain as seven new members joined. A report on a library for every school was presented by Miss Cora Cox with remarks by L. Et Brown and others. Planning for the next meeting included language work and grading schools. City Council also convened with actions to repair the old pump, tax dye works licensing, and ordinance repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Court House
L. E. Brown
Nora Ingram
Cora Cox
L. Et. Brown
Pearl Roges
Ida Sammeford
B. PF. Forbes
Nellie Thape
Clara Ledbetter
Busbee
G. W. Busbee
B. M. Wood
J. M. Whitehead
City Council of
J. Cooper
K. R. Lewis
J. G. Forehand
D. B. Thompson
Cordele
Tomlin-Harris Machine Co
G. M. Wood
Vienna City Council Adopts Year End Finances
Vienna council finalized bills totaling 3104.05 to RR and 20c to Western Union. Mayor W T McDonald passed mayoral duties to C M Whitehead as new officers and clerk were sworn in. Committees were appointed including Finance, Ordinance, Sanitary, Street, Works, and Police. Salaries set. bonds fixed. adjourned at 6 20 pm. News notes follow for Vienna Prog. News.
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City Council of
Vienna
Dan
Isthc
W. TY. McDonald
P. G. McDonald
Wiley Thigpen
J. J. Cooper
Tom- Va
Asms Mechin Heary ,Rr
Worthington
Western Union Telegraph Co
Elosine
Carneil
W.T. McDonald
M. Whitehead
Bwornie
J. Mc Winter
J.J. Cooper
K. J. Lewis
Col
L. L. Woodward
Fetore
Finance
J. de Cooper
K. R. Lewis
Odinance
J. 1
Cooper
D.B. Thompson
Sanitary
D. BG. Thompson
Street
J. G. Woreband
Comeusy
Thompson
J. G. Forehand
J. G. Korebend
Jer Ie Ma Shale
Pestan Cing
Bondot
Torbeith
SPOR
Little Ones Warm a Stranger with Kindness
An old, neat but poor woman sits on a curb on Woodward Avenue as three well dressed children approach. The eldest offers a line about sharing siblings, and the children kiss the stranger, lifting her spirits after ten hard years. The woman, moved, says she has nothing to live for but gratitude.
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Woodward Avenue
Renny
Detroit Free Press
Stop Flood Pressures on NY Republican Leader
President Robert C. Morris of the New York Republican county committee faced persistent requests from office seekers. He asked district leaders to refrain from sending constituents to him and to recommend desirable candidates instead. One district reply likened the task to stopping a flood, praising efforts to shield him from further demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Morris
New York
Republican County Committee
Holland
New York Times
When Bryan Wasn’t So Well Known
Representative Shafroth recalls a Bryan story from early Nebraska politics. Bryan denounced a Republican candidate, then feared meeting him at an Omaha address. The governor introduced Bryan and asked if he was a singer or a speaker. Bryan answered I speak, and the governor admitted he had never heard of Bryan or his speeches.
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William J. Bryan
Bryan
Shafroth
Colorado
Nebraska
Omaha
Committee On Programme
Flattery as an Apology in Washington
A Texas representative entered a street car in Washington and tripped over a young woman's feet. She delivered a sharp philippic before he could apologize. He blamed her for the mishap saying her feet were too small to see. She forgave him.
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Lanham
Texas
Washington Street
Washington
Uses For Empty Cans In Waste Reduction
Empty tin cans have many uses such as perforated baking powder lids serving as bread molds and coffee tins storing soap grease for soap making. Labels can be washed or repainted to store soda, tapioca, and raisins. Half pound baking powder cans are noted as ideal spice markers.
To Restore Gilt Frames With Egg White Mixture
Directions describe restoring gilt frames by rubbing with a mix of three egg whites and one ounce powdered soda, then removing with a soft cloth. If gilding is gone, touch up with gold paint to regain brilliancy.
Wardrobe on Bedstead Lets Rooms Do Without Closets
A Toledo Blade item notes Edwin L. Bowring of Chad Rapids Michigan has devised a combined wardrobe and bedstead. It features a large open faced box on casters that slides behind the headboard, forming a closet face when closed to keep clothes dust free. It attaches to the bed with metal strips to prevent tipping or separation.
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Toledo Blade
Edwin L. Bowring
Chad Rapids
Mich
Cheese Cake Classified as Pie in Early 20th Century Recipe
A segment notes cheese cake as a pie like dish and details a long, nutty recipe with milk curd, eggs, breadcrumbs, and brandy. It contrasts cheap, Moorish room decor tips with advice on affordable cotton materials and lighting to achieve a mellow oriental ambiance.
The Lost Lieutenant in the Philippine War
Second Lieutenant Paul D. Stockly of the Twenty first Infantry disappeared in a Philippine forest on January 12, 1901. Since then no word has come, and the War Department plans to drop his name from the army register soon. Stockly would have been dropped earlier if not for a recent promotion list change. His name currently stands at number fourteen.
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Paul D. Stockly
Twenty-first Infantry
Philippine
War Department
Army
Stockly
The Neck Muffler
A throat specialist notes that seeing a silk muffler in a hall signals a patient in need of care. He says many people wear such a scarf on a cold day but then become ready for medical attention as the muffler hides a deterioration in health.
The First Time Socially with Marshall Field on a Train
Marshall Field, Chicago dry goods merchant, travels as a passenger in a United Express car. A barber, a Black man, recognizes him and provides attentive service, earning a substantial fee and sharing the encounter with fellow employees. The barber praises Field as a very fine gentleman and notes his familiar visits to Field's Chicago store.
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Marshall Field
Chicago
United Exress
Field
An Easy Prison Seafront Visit Ends With Fishing Bag
A new British inspector arrives at a western Scotland prison to find the governor away fishing. He seeks the solitary warder for access and learns only one prisoner remains. The twist: the prisoner is with the governor, both fishing and carrying the bag.
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Scotland
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