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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1898
Page
2
In the Reichstag Herr Hammacher warned that European nations must unite in the coming century to preserve their existence amid the rise of America. A London eccentric claims a machine can inscribe the Bible four times in an inch square using a diamond point invisible to the naked eye.
Record shows over 100000 horses imported into Belgium in 18)6 for poverty relief with about 4000 slaughtered in Antwerp for twenty shops selling horse meat. Huge totals sold in Paris, both openly and in disguised eateries across the city.
An article notes that obtaining a medical degree in England Scotland or Ireland requires at least a five year course and costs no less than 2000, making the overall expense higher than in America. The piece compares educational expenditures for medical training across the two regions.
The Baltimore American notes a two year trend of many thrifty men moving from the West to the South after failed West ventures. They seek good homes and opportunities, finding living prospects in Maryland colonies that exceed earlier hopes of projectors.
John D. McGillivray, a Yukon gold expert, writes from Dawson City about conditions for prospectors in Alaska. He notes most rich claims are taken, leaving newcomers to prospect or labor in open mines. He disputes $15 daily wages and emphasizes hardship for the poor.
A Scribner's writer notes Western powers are amazed at Japan’s rapid naval rise. From a handful of unarmored cruisers and gunboats at the Taft war’s start, Japan now commands forty eight vessels, including two first class battleships of 12,800 tons. Shipbuilder Charlen A Cramp calls Japan’s progress more notable than any other country save England.
The New York Observer and a London Spectator writer warn that focusing on science at the expense of metaphysical studies has diminished intellectual depth. They argue modern life mass mentality lacks profound minds like Kant or Spinoza, producing critics rather than original thinkers who explore vast ideas.
A Detroit Prow Press poem fragment laments sorrow and pain while urging hope and resilience. It notes almost every life contains suffering yet hints at belief in better days and shared happiness.
In Vermont's Pottsville Four Corners, Lyddy faces heartbreak as news reaches her that Tom Brown has married elsewhere. Miss Andrus, the town gossip, confirms the marriage, leaving Lyddy to confront a lonely, uncertain future amid winter and fading letters from Tom.
Lyddy Jones, grieving after a secret marriage shock, finds a letter trail and nearly ends her life before a dramatic rekindling with Tom Brown. Tom returns from New York with Valerie Mannering’s secret to wed Lyddy tomorrow, revealing a hospital odyssey and a hopeful future.
A boastful speaker praising Gibbs as a capable and honest candidate sparks a crowd. He reveals Gibbs once saved the speaker's life from drowning. A solemn man then urges secrecy, asking if the crowd truly wants Gibbs elected and insisting the lifesaving detail must stay hidden.
Peter Cooley was admitted to the Soldiers Home in Sandusky Ohio four years ago. His height has declined from five feet two inches to four feet four inches yet he remains as straight as before.
The article recalls the passenger pigeon as it vanished from North America within decades. It traces the birds’ historic roosting sites from New York to Kentucky and beyond, the mass slaughter witnessed by Audubon, and notes modern sightings in Wisconsin and Missouri. Waterloo suggests the pigeons may now roost in South America, posing an unsolved question for naturalists.
A mine manager's wife in West Australia tried to christen an engine with a champagne bottle. She aimed at a large target but struck her husband instead, sending him into a ten foot cistern and leaving him badly hurt. The incident underscores widely reported blunders by women in joke lore.
The War Department runs grocery shops at posts in major cities to supply officers and soldiers at low, government‑purchased prices via contracts with lowest bidders. Purchases avoid open market debt, with cash paid by enlisted men and monthly settlements by officers.
In foggy dawn New York, a young man named Kingsley faced a bold highwayman who demanded his things. The thief struck Kingsley in the mouth and forced him to swallow a nickel, then fled but was soon captured by two approaching officers after the victim called for help. The assailant resembled an old cabinetmaker from the Buffalo Express report.
The Glasgow water switch to Loch Katrine’s pure supply caused rapid corrosion of new and unsealed boilers. Old boilers with lime scale fared better but still showed issues. Users failed to prevent corrosion as soft water removed scales, yet damaged new boilers and fittings.
After a blizzard in Nestin the Indians have been selling large numbers of jack rabbits at low prices. The animals were found frozen to death rather than shot, lying stiff in the snow. A witness reported seeing hundreds of rabbits frozen together in Linga Canyon and the surprising calm as he approached.
A rare Indian climber, nicknamed the vegetable boa constrictor, is noted for twining around giant trees and choking them. The plant’s long botanical name is exceptionally cumbersome, and knot holes in trees align with the serpent’s eye-like features, creating a striking effect.
A description portrays traveling sponge pedl ers with fluttering strings of sponges marching across rural Maine. They appear grotesque to dogs and fare poorly in rain, forcing them to hurry for shelter when weather deteriorates.
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