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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1897
Page
5
J. P. Heard & Son advertise a fresh stock of Georgia Dollard Rock Hill Buggies and surreys, with new harness, and a complete line of dress goods including organdies, ribbons, laces, and linings. The ad invites ladies and children to view the new items and fashion goods.
Vienna residents report numerous visitors and transfers, with Mr. M N Pearlman in Macon, Drayton’s Mr. Trippe in Vienna, and Cordele guests including Mr. Payne and Mr. Woodward. A Veterans reunion is planned at the Campground, and a church protracted meeting begins Friday before the 2nd Sunday in July. Vienna beats Cordele 21 to 14 in baseball as fans note local improvements and social visits across town.
A noisy collage of shop notices and sales. Two first class painters sought by H J Keil of Vientina. Ice cream freezers arriving via D B Thompson. Penny’s offers potash Epsom salts copperas and assorted tonics. J P Heard and Son advertise gloves laces and ribbons. D B Thompson promotes drugs, pills and fruit jars. Howell’s Stable, Calhoun Co. and Calhoun Co list stock foods, canned tripe and broad goods.
A dense trade notice lists yeast, flour, vinegar, soap, fabrics, jars, dress goods, cigars, stables, and other items with low prices and bulk bargains. It mentions J F Calhoun Co, Calhoun & Co, Howell’s Stable, and Penny’s as places to shop or call for deals.
Our store overflows with counters, shelves, and storage packed with goods. We must make room and offer rare baggins in dress goods worth thousands of dollars. Come view the long counters where every piece is a model, with no such selection or value elsewhere. Five thousand dollars’ worth must be sold.
Great stacks of it. Every suit perfect in workmanship, style, finish and value. Hardware, Grocery, Buggy and Wagon stocks complete. Try us for bargains.
A local store offers free picture enlargements to customers who spend $5.00 on dry goods and notions. Frames are available for 2.50. The shop also showcases new spring and summer apparel and fabrics including dress goods prints ginghams jacquhords nausook zepher suisings brocade linen organdas.
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