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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1895
Page
4
A collage of snippets includes product ads for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Piso's Cure, humorous exchanges in clubs and trams, a moral tale of a boy and tart, a Guatemala mystery of Mayo and lashes, notes on Chinese medicines, and a Washington cook earning by catering social events.
Louis Fatio aged ninety five, sole survivor among a few hundred in the 1835 Seminole War expedition with Major Dade, died at Magnolia Florida. He long denied betraying the ill fated march. local recollections note he was a trusted guide and the last survivor.
Articles describe French experiments by Dr Chamouin showing boiled milk reduces infection risk in infants and aids growth in kittens. The findings challenge beliefs that boiling harms nutrition and suggest lower infant death rates with boiled milk. Modern notes reference related medical discussions and a Bangor scene joke on the afterlife question.
Science finally explains how the discoverer balanced and spun the egg to stand on end, illustrating Earth’s polar axis. A vivid slice of turn of the century life follows with Mme Sacher’s autographed tablecloth, a breakfast cry on a 86 degree day, the black wedding cake custom, and Prince Bismarck’s noted threefold theme of empire and peace.
A Chicago Herald quote recalls Jay Gould amid an anarchist attack on Russell Sage, praising mort gages while reacting to the explosion across the street. The piece also cites U S immigration totals for the past year at 248 983 versus 488 776 in 1893.
Reports from the southern states over the past week show far cooler weather has little effect on farming and fruit growing areas while lumber mills restart to meet rising demand. New mills and industrial expansions spread across several states, with numerous cotton mills organized and other manufacturing ventures financed in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Florida.
In Beaufort mountain area eight miles south of Irondale Missouri a woodchopper John C Warner his wife and their three children were found frozen to death during a recent blizzard. The isolated location three miles from the nearest farm and five miles from any town compounded the tragedy. Also noted RoseLeak Fayetteville NC assigned with liabilities around 50000 dollars with E J Lilly as assignee, a surprising business failure.
Advice warns against alum baking powders and promotes Royal as pure. The Scientific American summary covers 1894 crop statistics: corn yield 19.4 bushels per acre across 62.6 million harvested acres, 1.213 billion bushels valued at $354.7 million. wheat total 460 million bushels worth $225.9 million. oats 662 million bushels worth $214.8 million. hay 54.9 million tons valued at $468.6 million. potatoes 170.8 million bushels worth $91.5 million. tobacco 406.7 million pounds worth $27.8 million.
Edison says when deeply absorbed in work he smokes about twenty cigars daily, and about ten when less active. He favors strong cigars and asserts the habit has never harmed him, noting his smoker family history including a grandfather who lived to 108. Public Opinion.
Lowell parties experiment with a process to make metallic yarns for carpets. A non oxidizable metal coating is applied to thread surfaces using a chamber device, aiming for greater durability than animal or vegetable fibers. Aluminum borax alum litharge wax and white lead form the metallic coating, with core materials like wood pulp jute cotton or flax.
A satirical exchange questions male reactions to 1,000,000 women demanding the ballot. Mrs Strongmind declares a righteous rising while Mr Strongmind dismisses with a flippant remark. The brief reflects a wartime era tone and gender politics in print.
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