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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
2
A jumble of OCR text describes a police captain involved in a Denver case, a planned anti suicide walk, a man named Tuck digging a grave and an implied $20000 sale of a grave, with disjointed references to violence and odd figures.
A garbled piece riffs on military dress and sharp shooters, noting officers in mail forms and old reputations. It mocks a “four-legged prototype” and a laughing pundit who blends lawyer, detective, and daily notoriety in a satirical annal.
The New York State Fish Game and Forests Commission turns its attention to the danger of mangro or Nangor and warns that careless shooting endangers hunters and others in the country. A rising tide of accidents, many fatal, prompts calls for stricter laws to punish reckless shooters.
Edwin G Dextar argues weather shifts affect behavior. He tabulates that violations and personal crisis reports rise in bright air while damp rain correlates with banking errors. He infers energy from bracing air boosts violence more than dulling weather lowers spirits and motive.
A discussion on modern novelists forming classes from life and the rise of the college novelist as realism grows. President Harris argues ideal education rests on district schooling with industrial training, suggesting future schools split into gymnasium, manual training, and sewing or laundry rooms.
A first person tale set during the December 1814 British siege recounts Captain John Cairvanks aiding a French Comte de Maur plot to free prisoners. Amid the pursuit, Cairvanks escapes via a window, hides in a plantation basket, and secures aid from a clever madamoiselle guiding him to safety while Major Vallere shelters and the city endures the looming battle. The narrator vows to honor the girl’s promise as New Orleans braces for the clash and its aftermath.
A young man named Harold seeks a meeting with an old gentleman. The daughter suggests waiting until the papa is at his office so Harold can telephone him there, as the house lacks a phone. The old man is skeptical about the plan.
The article notes Lord Methuen as a descendant of a Dutch wool industry founder and mentions the family name Paul for generations. It praises his popularity with Guardsmen and Household Cavalry, describes his delicate yet sturdy build, and comments on his youth for a lieutenant general with tactical theories that differ from senior commanders.
Georgia reports include fertilizer tensions with Philadelphia firm over pricing of tags, a major gift from French Antony Irenoch boosting Georgia Tech doors for apprentices, and Governor Candler appointing Richard Hobbs to Albany city court until the next General Assembly. Pension payments begin, teachers paid, and Confederate widows and soldiers receive funds. other items note town bank meetings, railway depot plans in Rome, Macon factory rumors, and a new Atlanta telephone company poised to launch.
In East St. Louis on a Sunday morning Mrs. Hirth, declared dead by a county physician, showed a eyelid movement during embalming. A weights on her eyelids and bleaching cloth concealed signs of life until a faint eyelid quiver led to revival. She recovered enough to signal awareness of the incident and may regain strength for a time. An advertisement at the end urges readers to place notices in the paper.
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