03 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1902
Page
1
A Savannah News reprint recounts a parrot gifted to President Roosevelt that wowed readers with polite talk until carpenters arrived at the White House. The bird viciously swore at the workers, prompting questions if parrots swear by nature or trickery. The piece notes the incident could entertain insurgent Republicans, reflecting on money worries and thrift in American life.
Senator Quayselaom admits being outwitted after Pattison pledged victory. He recalls joking about a marshalship contest where five men pressed him, then notes a district vote up 50 percent. A Berks County Republican quips about the surprising outcome and shifting loyalties amid the Pattison landslide.
The era of cheap steel and sturdy fencing drives farm productivity and livestock protection. Modern American field and hog fences use heavily galvanized Bessemer steel wires, rolled for delivery in 20 or 40 rod lengths, with No. 12 stays spaced twelve to six inches. Mesh sizes vary for large enclosures or hog pens, and heights range from 2.5 inches to 58 inches.
A critique argues that large trusts dominate politics by funding big politicians who in turn control smaller local officials. It claims citizens pay excessive living costs to enrich already rich men, yet the public resists change and remains supportive of the current system.
The passage recalls colonial and early American life with notes on no public libraries, England‑supplied furniture, a single cocked hat factory, Virginia’s population share, fines for sermon criticism, two stagecoaches NY to Boston, day wages of two shillings, whipping post and pillory in use, pegs securing trousers, and bell‑topped church collections.
A Macon Georgia college earns praise as a top business education option for local youth. The Georgia Alabama Business College at Macon, ten years old, boasts thousands of graduates and claims an iron clad guarantee. The guarantee includes a $5000 bank deposit to secure graduates good positions.
A humorous look at marriage and courtship noting women’s desire for crinkly hair and men’s vanity after marriage. It jokes about references a wife must provide the cook and men’s fear of envy fading, plus the chef’s warning about desserts and doctors.
A letter received by an Atchison, Kansas woman recalls a four years earlier act at the Kansas City union depot when she gave a cup of water to a baby and took the writer’s card. The writer asks to visit for two weeks noting meat prices are high and steak is scarce.
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