Vienna Happenings and Local Notices
The Vienna section notes several city visitors and quiet election day. J. R Bedgood Arabi W C Cato Venona T L Powell Dooling J J Lashley Macon, plus rentals offered by Jno F Powell and Mrs A J Blount. Changes in local businesses, marriages hinted, illnesses update, and a Tin Party hosted by Mr and Mrs A M Wilson with a large crowd and refreshments.
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Vienna
Andy Lane
Jno
F. Powell
Rosalie Marshall
J. F. Waters
Cordele
A. M. Wilson
Arabi Notes City Officers Elected and Growth Statements
J D Pate named mayor along with Aldermen T A Royal B Pate J F Champion and W O Harvard in last Saturday's municipal vote. Houston High School enrollment rising with seven new families moving in. Champion building on Ridley Avenue. Lagrippe outbreaks noted in many families. Dr McKenzie buys L F Cox house and plans move to town. Town welcomes new citizen.
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J.D. Pate
T. A. Royal
Pate
J. F. Champion
W. O. Harvard
Houston High School
McKenzie
L. F. Cox
Simmons Squaw Wine Tablete Reputably Used for Nervous Disorders
A historical notice states that Simmons Squaw Wine Wine or Tablete is recommended to calm nervous irritability and ailments described as nervous disorders including hysteria and St Vitus dance. The claim presents the remedy as a standard domestic treatment.
Spring Song Imagery In McGaffey Poem
Poem by Ernest McGaffey describes blackbirds singing all day and flickers and swallows crossing fields. It evokes spring through birds, light, shadows, a half moon, and the cowbells’ rustic refrain.
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Ernest McGaffey
One Glass of Wine That Shaped a Nation
A Georgian convention tale credits a single glass of wine with altering the fate of the Democratic party in 1860. Johnson’s speech faltered after wine, aiding Cobb and Jackson, leading to a split and Civil War. The piece cites Atlanta Constitution as the source.
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Charleston
Georgia
Minority
Herschel V. Johnson
Johnson
Minority Report
Howell Cobb
Henry RB Jackson
Lincoln
Commonwealth
National Democratic Party
Atlanta Constitution
An Easy Way Out Inspires School Note
A Liverpool Mercury quip recounts a school inspection where boys struggled with i and e placement in words like believe and receive. The inspector offers a simple rule to write the i and e alike with the dot centered, amusing students and the master.
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Liverpool Mercury
Echoes of a Street Brawl In London Fun Panel
A dialogue frames a street incident where a spectator questions why no interference occurred as a larger boy beat a smaller one. The smaller boy contemplates stepping in, but the larger boy’s size and the observer’s inaction are explored without graphic detail.
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Papa
Bobbie
London
Not In Today Says James to a Silent Clerk
A Cleveland Plain Dealer line notes a young man dismissing inquiries about an absent James. He mutters that someone might not have a bill, but he refuses to risk it, signaling a cautious or evasive stance amid undefined trouble.
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James
Cleveland Plain Dealer
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as a remedy for coughs colds croup bronchitis pneumonia grippe and throat and lung diseases. It claims children cry for it and credits Dr COT Stovall.
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Cot Stovall
C T Stovall
Money to Loan on Life Policies in Cordele Ga
J G Jones offers loans secured by life insurance policies from New York Life Equitable Life and Mutual Life with quick funding. Also arranges long term loans on improved farming land at low rates. Apply at Office No 10 Pate Building Cordele Ga for funds within 15 to 20 days after application.
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New York Life
Equitable Life
Mutual Life
Tam
J. G. Jones
Pate Building
Cordele
Dooly County Bar Association
Vienna
Dooly Superior Court
For Rent and Remedies in a 19th Century Notice
Classified items include rental notices for dwellings once occupied by J N Speight and C F Foster in Vienna Georgia. Also offered are Simmons Squaw Wine or Tablets for relief from mental worry, sleep issues, and a cough cure. A Green Grocery Co. advertises fresh groceries and meats. Additional quotes reference soldiers and government rations in a rural dialogue.
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Simmons Squaw
Morning Sickness Defeated by Simmons Squaw Wine Tablets
In a notable remedy claim, Simmons Squaw Wine Tablets are advertised as dispersing morning sickness and nausea during pregnancy, presenting a traditional patent medicine option. The claim highlights relief of nausea for expectant mothers through a wine-based tonic.
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Simmons
Riddles and ads mix with playful quips in early 20th item
A fragmented newspaper snippet blends grocery copy for Green Grocery Co with a humorous dialogue about life, marriage, and Labrador satire. The lighthearted exchange features a late to bed slogan and a pun on Early Risers, concluding with a joke about Adam and Eve.
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Oct Stovall
Simmons Squaw Wine Wine or Tablets Boon for Busy Women
An advertisement promotes Simmons Squaw Wine Wine and Tablets as a universal aid for overworked girls and feeble women, claiming it provides relief and energy through a purported natural formula. The copy markets a tonic as essential for daily stamina and health.
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Simmons
Nature
Lodger Meeting Night Confusion Ends In Question
Mrs Potts asks where you were and Mr J Potts explains Wednesday is the regular weekly lodger meeting night and she wants to know if you won or lost.
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Mrs. Potts
Mr.jpotts
Liver Medicine Promise for Weak Stomachs
A claim that a few doses of Dr. M A Simmons Liver Medicine will do more for a weak stomach than a prolonged course of another medicine is presented in this early health note. The statement highlights the effectiveness of this remedy and suggests superiority over longer treatments.
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Dr. M A Simmons
Wooten Heads Bar Association Amid GEO Presidency
Geo and W. Wooten lead the Bar Association as president and officer figures. D. C. Bar Ase'n appears in the context of the organization’s leadership, signaling a formal inauguration or continuation of governance within the association.
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Geo
W. Wooten
D. C
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Ana
J. R.bedgood
Arabi
City
W.C. Cato
Venona
T. L. Powell of
Dooling
J. J. Lashley
Macon
J. D. Swearingen
A. J. Blount
G. R. Mathews
G. R. Morgan
J. M. Whitehead
Kate McArthur
M. E. Rushin
Walden, Ga
Arabi Notes
Cornwall
Jenny
Miss Vivian
J. N. Speight
C. F. Foster
John H. Jordan
Vienna, Ga
The
Green Grocery Co
Regular Army
Adam
J. F. Calhoun & CO
Cardus
C. T. Stovall
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