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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1895
Page
4
A collage of lines from old newspapers includes social intrigue, a fatalistic tale of a suitor, a placid Still Pond lake claim, medicinal ads for Hostetters Bitters Kilmer's Swamp Root and Hall's Catarrh Cure, plus a druggist testimonial and a postal appeal for a book on opium and whisky habits.
A narrator tours Delhi's historic sites noting the siege courage at Cashmere Gate during 1857, the sacrifice of Lt Home and colleagues, and the mutiny's brutal backdrop. The journey moves to Delhi's mosques, the Emperor’s throne room, and a study of imperial grandeur amid decay, ending with Amber's deserted palace vistas.
The excerpt extols India with vivid, hyperbolic imagery. It imagines the city of Amber as a marvel amid India's flamboyant fora, monstrous fauna, grand ruins, and brilliant mineralogy. It laments the world’s inability to fully grasp India’s wonders before time ends and exploration ceases.
Governor Mitchell of Florida denies rescinding action on Governor Hogg of Texas requisition papers for H. M. Flagler of New York. He says no action taken since forwarding the requisition and refuses to discuss future steps or pressure. Reports say PSCs urge recall amid internal party tensions in Florida.
The Democrats gained across Georgia with every county voting for local officers and several previously carried by populists redeemed. Contested counties like Pike Monroe Effingham remain Democratic by safe margins as snow and sleet marked the day. The New York and Florida special train will return to service over the Atlantic Coast Line, with schedules starting January 7 from New York and Washington to Jacksonville and St. Augustine.
Director of the Mint Preston orders Superintendent Townsend to begin coining 22,000,000 dollars in gold bullion stored at the Philadelphia mint. The process, to produce eagles and half eagles, will take about one month. Breckinridge loses suit over lecture receipts as Meyer's claim for deposition services is sustained.
The weekly industrial view shows the Southern iron market stable with high production and growing orders, coal in strong demand, and very large ore output. New industries include a 500000 cotton mill in Hickory North Carolina and a 150000 construction firm in Dallas Texas, with numerous mills, quarries, and plants planned across the region.
An eccentric guest attends a dinner at a country house and learns of a shower bath from a hostess. Curious, he investigates a small circular room, finds a Venus of Medici plaster cast, and, after recoiling, later apologizes to the hostess while declaring he must first apologize to the young lady for intruding on her sanitary ablutions during breakfast.
A Greek mimons famed for animal imitations performs a pig squeal. A countryman, boasting he could squeak better, emits a strong squeal. The crowd mocks him until a hidden pig is revealed under his cloak, tail pinched to force the sound. The critics declare it unlike nature, exposing the trick.
The article proclaims a new diphtheria remedy named Antitoxine that promises dramatic improvements in survival rates. It cites past epidemics and claims many cases have been checked and recoveries achieved where lives were once despaired of.
The West End Street Railway Company of Boston runs 275 miles of single track with 2 250 cars and annual earnings of 6 823 878 with net 2 016 796 and operating expenses 70.44 percent. London has ten times Boston’s population yet only 250 miles of tramway, 1 100 cars, and operating expenses 87.2 percent. A physician notes a new method using steam to stanch blood flow via catheter during surgery.
A detailed notice promotes Hood’s Calendar for 1895, describing its heart design, child faces representing Winter and Summer, and a border. It notes the calendar lists lunar changes, astrological events, and the firm’s advertising purpose. Production scales cited include multiple presses and workers. the 1895 edition reached 10,590,000 copies, with vast physical measures estimated if laid end to end.
Smithsonian records rank the biggest nuggets by weight. Notable finds include the 223 pound King of the Water Moon in Australia 1852, the 184 pound 10 ounce Welcome at Ballarat 1854, and several large Cal and NC finds. The list also notes combined yields from Ballarat and Meroe Creek mining areas in 1853 and 1851 respectively.
Mrs Gabbler after a lengthy visit says she must go and is persuaded to stay longer. The two women discuss visits concerts and a broken engagement between young Simpleton and Miss Jinks as they finally bid farewell after an extended chat.
The death of Robert Louis Stevenson renews debate over literary compensation. He earned for Samoan letters ten thousand dollars, The Ebb Tide eight thousand, and similar sums for other novels since Samoa. Estimates place his total earnings since Samoa at about two hundred thousand dollars, possibly second only to Mrs Humphrey Ward among English fiction writers of the period.
A brief exchange from the Chicago Inter-Ocean notes Mr Smallchange asking if his sister was pleased with the flowers. The sister replies that she sent them to a sick friend at once, indicating acts of kindness and concern.
A Lower Dendelion Virginia man owns a laughing toad found six months ago on his lawn. French bibliophiles credit Eugene Sue with France’s first maritime novel after a three year inquiry. A Shelby County Missouri hog farm grows pork on fifty acres with no count of hogs known. The Lovett farm near Bristol Pennsylvania holds a 212 year title from Duke of York and William Penn. A Chicago voter registration recalls a society lady’s birth and residence details asked by her coachman inspector. A Denver barber testifies he was placed in charge of the stranger's chair after slicing off a customer’s ear lobe, in a suit for damages.
A brief exchange notes uncertainty over how many readers digest presidential messages. Potts and Dunno speculate on estimating telegraph editors nationwide, reflecting midwestern newspaper humor in Indianapolis Journal style.
A philosopher asks why a man doubts his power to win a woman’s affection despite seeing others, a pop-eyed pug in a pretzel-tail cited, while the audience at the Indianapolis Journal gathering remains silent.
A daughter sobs she does not wish to marry, while her mother presses for breaking the engagement to avoid losing the diamond ring her fiancé would reclaim. The exchange appears in the New York Press.
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