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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1901
Page
8
A historic note recalls rattlesnakes in New Jersey’s early colony quarry used for Princeton foundations. A cave beneath the work site yielded more than 20 bushels of rattlesnake bones and became a perilous winter retreat where snakes and other creatures perished.
The Paris housing shortage worsens as BoM fucciius in Paris and rising rents push workers toward squalid barracklike dwellings. Camps around Ta Villette and Gre-Telly grow, while outer suburbs host industrial colonies. Reformers discuss city extension as potential relief.
The Isle of Man’s Ancient Castle at Curloun Cloole in Castledown is described as a historic seat of kings and not a ruin. It dates to 1257 and was captured in 1915 after eight months by Rabert the Bruce. The castle is Amestone built and once served as a prison. A town clock on its wall, donated by Queen Elizabeth I in 1507, has a single hand. the minutes are read by the hand’s position between hours. The mechanism uses a pendulum weight and a wooden cylinder rope. The clock still functions as a notable feature of the town circle.
An odd tray of grotesque figures including a wooden bear a tiny devil and cats on a table fuels a playwright's creative process. The artist explains he cannot write a line of his drama without this tray and its occupants present before him, and reveals he uses them for his secret inspiration.
The text discusses a fallacy regarding impure water sterilizing at 52 degrees and notes bacteria withstand cold. It highlights that sunlight can kill many bacteria, while modest temperature increases affect them, yet they are unaffected by cold levels.
The text suggests ancient notions of suspension bridges by early humans in rugged regions like Tibet and Depu, with references to primitive interlacing of trees and parasitic plants. It posits monkeys may have used early forms before humans, noting historical usage across mountainous areas.
A Washington Star floristry column extols growing peanut plants indoors as decorative, noting their beauty, pendulous habit, and booklike leaves that close in response to night or rain. It describes warm-room cultivation, moderate watering, and the plant’s brief yellow flowers and unique bloom peduncles as florists’ novelty potential.
A lost key within travel gear prompts two sisters to dream guided discovery. One sister admits no pocket exists, yet the other finds a hidden pocket in her bag and retrieves the key. The tale suggests dreams record unconscious brain activity, later recalled upon waking.
In a village near Moscow robbers beat a 70 year old woman seeking hidden money. They demanded the location, injuring and skinning her before fleeing when a wagon bell rang. her son arrived to find her severely wounded and unconscious.
A chrome peddler touts a dance as oriental, prompting the head of the house to challenge the claim. The buyer, from Connecticut, asserts the term means eastern, sparking a spirited exchange in a local setting.
The Dignited Frogs of Korea walk in orderly steps, not hopping or jumping. They move methodically as they reach the journey’s end, a calm contrast to American frogs known for jumping. Baltimore Sun.
At the battle of Hastings in 1066 the weapons were swords and battle axes and 500 fell fatally wounded out of every 1000 soldiers. The text notes a proverb about a woman’s troubles arising from following her heart instead of her head as cited by the Chicago News.
A Chicago father named Arthur moves his family near a streetcar barn where mules are kept. Their four year old daughter hears a mule bray and asks if it is her father’s friend calling him. Her mother insists no one is calling, yet the child repeats the names Arthur and Anthor, prompting the mother to concede he might be more sensible than many of her husband’s friends.
An open air political meeting in the north of England sees a man shout Hurrah for Jackson while a bystander retorts with a joke about a jackass. A Devonshire canvasser recounts voting confusion when Poll Harry appears on the ballot before two men, prompting a mistaken vote for a lady candidate.
A Tennessee preacher, Parson Helton, aged eighty eight, shares a Civil War joke about his 18 sons split with 16 in the Union and 2 in the Confederacy. Asked where his loyalties lay, he answers that his sympathies were with the Union hold majority.
The Boston Transcript describes the Little Italy quarter near Paul Revere's home and Old North Church as a thriving, thrifty community now buying property. It highlights Italians' love of music and art, free museum days, and a Florence like zeal for preserving the Italian language and heritage embodied by a Sienese minded observer.
The London News recalls Charles Keene describing a man called a pothouse Ruskin who argues by not listening. In a parlor he harangues his companion until urged to speak, then declares I ain t a-arguing with you I m a-telling you.
A Boston Transcript line mocks a stalled argument between a woman and a man. The woman laments the wind while the man insists rain behaves oppositely, with a sly jab about women never sticking to the question.
Noton Stage Meal presents a humorous exchange as a housekeeper scolds Hungry Higgins for overacting while a feast is underway. Higgins retorts with a quip about distinguishing acting from reality, capturing vaudeville style wit.
A fragment from the Detroit Journal quotes a speaker praising oratorical power by saying he caused people to yawn at the abyss facing the nation. The text suggests irony about public rhetoric and audience fatigue in political discourse.
The text notes a fire needs a good start and that blowing into flames from above helps it burn brighter and faster than from underneath. It also describes Havana houses with doors and windows opening directly onto the sidewalks, lacking front yards or doorsteps.
Petition to incorporate as Vienna Drug Company seeks twenty year charter with $10,000 capital, potential increase to $20,000, for wholesale and retail drug trade in Vierina Georgia. Officers outline principal office in Vierina and request authority to establish additional offices nationwide. filed December 7, 1900, by Lennard, Vine, Mobley and Wooten.
In Dooly County Georgia as creditors with claims against the estate of Mrs Sallie Patrick deceased are notified to present demands as required by law. All debts should be paid promptly. October 80 1000 G W Barrow executor.
Fifteen free holders in the 1469th district GL filed a petition in county office seeking a vote on Fence or Stock Law in the third district under Section 1778 of the 1895 Georgia Code. The petition will be acted upon Wednesday December 12. Signed November 81, 1900 by VD A.
Notice to all persons with demands against the estate of David Culpepper, late of Dooly County, deceased, to render them in per law and all debtors to the estate to pay immediately. This November 8, 1900. W. C. Poe, administrator. Also, appraisers report for year's support and furniture for widow Mrs Jackey A Smoke and minor Hirjah Smoke filed. J D Harcrown, Ordinary, will pass on report in January. December 8, 1900.
P Patrick administrator reports full administration of the estate of Cornelius Patrick deceased and asks for discharge. Court to consider his application on the last Monday in March 1901. Dated December 8 1900. JD HargroveODC.
Whereas TR Smith guardian for D G Lowe has applied to me for leave to sell one house and lot in Cordele city Lot No 1 in block 47 belonging to his ward for maintaining education and support of DG Lowe I will pass upon said application on the 1st Monday in January 1901 This December 8 1900 JD Hargrove D D C
Georgia Daily County notes that Mrs Alice Edmonson administratrix asks discharge from her trust. The court will act on the request on the first Monday in February 1901. Dated November 1, 1900, by J D Hargrove.
By virtue of an order from the ordinary's court the guardian will sell at public outcry on the first Tuesday in February 1901 at the courthouse in the county between usual hours of sale a house and lot in Pinehurst lot No 8 block 10. Terms cash. January 1901. Decree W. A. Conrins guardian of Robt Wright and Es tella Wright and Herbert Lewis Wright.
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