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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1895
Page
5
A brief note describes a simple cord restraint to prevent runaway horses in czarist Russia, linking windpipe pressure to stopping a bolt. It also mentions a Chicago Record quip about a birth, and promotional blurbs for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, Karl’s Clover Root, and Kilmer’s Swamp Root with prices and claims.
Fragmentary verse by Thomas Harkness from Chambers Journal reflects on the passing year and mortal breath. It muses on time eternity and life’s rhythm, contrasting storm and calm while praising a transcendent voice.
A young officer stationed in Tor gau Thuringia joins a convivial club led by the magistrate Herr Hammer. A night visit to the Direktor’s household leads to mistaken identity with Hannah the cook. The episode ends in comic daring and a lasting family bond with Hannah serving savory omelet and the household's affection.
A moral line of proverbs urges faith and integrity over sin and envy. It warns that man made gods betray, coveting harms, and worldly wealth aids ruin, while true worth lies in deserving success and resisting selfish desires.
General McCook met Lucian Stewart in Santa Fe at his hospital bedside recalling their frontier days with Colonel St Vrain. Stewart, old chief of scouts, recognized McCook, and they shared a smile over a remembered line about never smoking before breakfast. McCook now heads the Department of the Colorado.
A Gibbons account in Gentleman's Magazine describes a pearl the size of a pigeon's egg formed in a freshwater mussel. Beeswax acted as the nucleus and, after years in an aquarian, pink nacre coated it. The essay notes American river mussels and hints at home pearl farming potential via dedicated mussel tanks.
Dealers claim genuine leather cannot rust and offer cleaning tips using soapy water and coal oil to brighten leather while airing out odors. A Washington Star note argues the official executive title is simply The President with no authority for His Excellency.
A Washington special describes a rapid Thursday storm driven by a 31.2 inch Montana pressure reading the highest in bureau history. It moved from the Gulf states to the Atlantic coast, bringing snow east of the Mississippi and rain or snow elsewhere, with high winds and freezing temperatures across the north and midwest.
A collision between two passenger trains near Waxahachie Texas injured seventeen people. The westbound Texas Central train crossed while the southbound Missouri Kansas and Texas train struck the rear coach, overturning it. The coach caught fire but was quickly extinguished. two fatally injured and fifteen seriously hurt.
Gen O Ferrall denounces a Norfolk Pilot article alleging a corrupt deal between American Book Company and the Virginia state board of education. The piece insinuates bribery of Superintendent Massey and gross negligence by Governor O Ferrall and Attorney General Scott. He vows libel action and a committee inquiry, calling the charges malicious and false against himself.
Governor Mitchell of Florida is expected to honor a Texas requisition for Henry M. Flagler of St. Augustine, indicted with Standard Oil magnates for anti trust violations. Texas Governor Hogg seeks to bring Flagler to trial, following earlier efforts to extradite John D. Rockefeller from New York which Governor Flower declined.
The Carnegie steel works wage scale at Homestead reduces overall pay by about 15 percent with high priced workers facing up to 85 percent cuts. Several high wage positions are eliminated and rents on company houses are lowered, causing some dissatisfaction but acceptance of the scale is expected.
Ex Police Captain John L. Stephenson, first police official convicted from Lexow exposures, was sentenced by Judge Ingraham in the Court of Oyer and Terminer to three years and nine months in Sing Sing and a $1000 fine after a three day trial.
New Orleans dispatch reports dismissal Thursday morning of all charges against George Lavigne and his seconds and associates linked to the December 13 contest at the Auditorium Club in which Bowen was killed. The party included Referee Daffy and several named participants. Meantime China names two peace commissioners, Chang Yin Huan and Fha, to start their mission from Peking to Tokyo.
The excerpt reflects on time and eternity with lines about trust and spurning Tan, the inevitability of change, and the fleeting nature of light. It attributes the verse to William D. Howells from Harper's.
Compiled snippets and witticisms from various papers including Atchison Globe Cleveland Plaindealer London Truth Philadelphia Times Chicago inter-Ocean Pittsburg Chronicle and others feature quips on politics happiness marriage and daily life with playful misdirections and humorous exchanges. Entitled lines range from a million dollar life to fox collar buttons and cyclones warning readers with classic period humor.
A St. Louis Republic quotation notes that volcanic eruptions are followed by heavy rain due to air displacement and rising heat. It cites Tamboro as an example where cinders covered a Texas-sized area two feet deep, with wider atmospheric effects and rapid cloud formation triggering rain.
A Cincinnati Enquirer tribute recalls Margaret, a modest New Orleans baker who weighed loaves true, faced bakehouse scheming, and gave thousands of loaves to the poor. Her charity earned a monument after her death, inspiring citywide respect.
The Philadelphia Press explains that Bowery comes from the Dutch bouwerij meaning till or cultivate, tied to a road cut through Gov ernor Stuyvesant's farm. It adds the Tenderloin area between Fifth and Seventh Aves and Twenty third to Thirty four streets, famed for police activity and vice.
Fifty cars of valuable bone-stone lie in sight at a newly discovered mine two miles from Iowa Falls Iowa Only six places in the United States yield bone-stone New York experts compare it to Asian Minor stone Landowner B B Bliss plans immediate development of the mines according to the Chicago Record.
The Royal baking powder is claimed to be superior in every test and by industry makers and dealers. Grocers selling a cheaper substitute are motivated by higher profit and lower quality, offering less value to consumers. Look with suspicion at any attempt to palm off a substitute. There is no substitute for the Royal.
The article recounts various historical anecdotes about dreams showing time distortion. Lord Brougham, Lord Holland, and Dr. Abercrombie describe dreams of prolonged action, brief dozes, and imagined journeys. In each case a waking event reveals the dream’s duration was shorter than imagined.
Lanterns before fashionable New York houses show an elevated trend in black iron work. Elaborate stoep lanterns brighten Lexington avenue while twin sea horses on a Madison avenue private house attract attention. These pieces are very costly, matching the price of entire tenement rooms from half a century past.
A method to preserve wood involves impregnating it with a strong calcium bi sulphate solution followed by caustic lime. The pores fill with these solutions, which oxidize in air and become part of the wood.
A new takeable glass milk jug in England serves as a pint graduated measuring cup. Three etched lines indicate cream thickness for different milk grades, allowing households to assess dairy quality and rinse water usage.
A new pulsometer is described that supposedly records the heart beat with fractional precision. An electric pen traces on paper the pulse’s movements, halts, and variations, indicating the pulse strength, and is touted as valuable to life insurance doctors and the medical profession.
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