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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1900
Page
6
The Vienna Progress reports on cotton markets and manufacturing, noting the South’s growing role in global trade. It cites opinions on cotton’s impact, European and American demand, and the potential for the South to become the leading cotton producer and a powerhouse in U.S. industry.
A fragment argues that public virtue governs political behavior and that moral public sentiment elevates the nation. It contrasts private misdeeds with public actions, claiming any advance in standards is welcomed regardless of motive, reflecting a mid century editorial tone.
The piece notes a fad of naming post offices after wartime heroes during the Spanish American War era. It cites Dawoys, Troosevelts, Solileya and Hbittara, and a Rough Riders loving Georgia town that requested the name Leddy. It also mentions Quip in Hilitg and towns branding themselves with poetic names like Blue Ash and Bonny Doon.
A harsh view of vagrancy notes that many able-bodied men drift into jail in winter seeking shelter and food. Judges reportedly sent offenders to jail for fifteen days with bread and water, releasing them after a week with promises not to return, highlighting the burden on communities and the relentlessness of the cycle.
A stanzaic poem from Harper's Weekly recalls a homey hearth where the glow of love and memories fills the window panes. The speaker, Munkittrick, reflects on affection, gentle grace, and the consoling presence of a beloved partner as the fire wanes.
A fragmented poem recounts a preacher or worker who dies while traveling toward rest. It portrays angels, dawn, and a final resting place as the speaker, likely L. Stanton, insists the subject had done his best and deserves peace without sermon or song. The verse reflects mourning and a quiet, dignified tribute.
A Norwegian coast scene features Christine near a shimmering fjord while an artist sketches her as a fairy in period dress. He asks the name of the place and learns it is Naerofjord where a tale of a singing maiden who waited for a lover unfolds as seasons change and she laments his absence.
A Boston journal recounts an artist visiting a Norwegian fjord village. He hears legends of a girl lost at sea then meets a granddaughter of a Viking heir. The artist, charmed by the mountains and sea, returns to marry the Norwegian maiden.
The article explains why sailors wore peg top trousers with wide lower legs. It notes sailors once lacked pockets and repaired garments at hand, leading to uniformly wide bottoms as garments wore out. Now pockets exist but the loose style persists from historical habit.
A Detroit Free Press reader recalls a long black cat that wandered the house, bringing continual luck after each visit. The cat was adored but eventually killed. since its death the family notes ongoing good fortune, though no disaster followed its demise.
General Fitzhugh Lee drew attention in the United States when mistaken for a Okinawan. A telephone operator misheard his name Tee-Fitzhugh-Lee and asked to spell it, prompting a facetious retort about Chinese people.
A Georgia report notes a $5000 donation for a Negro school held in trust by Hon. Charles G. Gray, with Milledgeville prison farm profits near $4,000 for its first year. Charlton county protests a Wayne Charlton land boundary, while Secretary Cook sets a February hearing. Bryan will speak in Atlanta. plans to build a $1,000,000 Atlanta cotton mill gain momentum. Boundary settlements also reach Walton counties. Hughes named Lafayette representative. various civic updates and appointments follow.
A Frankfort capitol hotel conference of Democrats with Governor Beckham Senator Blackburn J Shackelford and John K Hendrick discussed Governor Taylor's delay on the Connsville agreement. They concluded Democrats have waited long enough and will move to organize a state government at Doniville unless Taylor sends word or acts promptly.
A Manila dispatch reports ongoing guerrilla activity in Albay and Mindanao as insurgents attack American outposts, burn towns, and force evacuations. General Bell advances through North and South Camarines, with further expeditions planned. Smallpox and bubonic plague affect troops and natives, but Manila life remains steady.
Judge Waddill in the Richmond US circuit court denied Ryan's injunction, clearing the last legal hurdle to consolidate the Seaboard Air Line system. Meanwhile Richmond senate committee voted 10 to 20 to favor bills creating a new line from Richmond to Washington.
New York dispatch reports the vessel Gate City aground off East Moriches after Friday’s grounding. The sea remains rough and the outlook is dire. Sixteen crewmen were brought ashore Sunday to facilitate rescue of the remaining crew if danger worsens.
Martin Jordan, an engineer, his wife Mary, and their five months old son died from inhaling gas last Saturday night in their Chicago residence. A basement gas pipe leak filled the home, and when others in the family discovered them, they had been dead for several hours.
A San Salvador dispatch reports a serious fire injuring the city with estimated total losses around 1 million dollars. Fire brigades fought the blaze as property and infrastructure were damaged across affected districts.
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