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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1895
Page
1
A collage of household tips and remedies from old advertisements and medical notes. Claims range from wax and salt mixes for cleaning to patent medicines for health complaints, including teas, syrups, and tonics. The text references various products and offenders like tobacco seekers and eye washes, presented in period voice and ad-like style.
Reverend Talmage surveys postwar economic strain on small capitalists, warning against reckless speculation and overwork. He urges faith, home life, and charity, urging merchants to value souls over wealth, cherish cheerful Christian homes, and trust God amid financial storms. He cites shipwrecks of both vessels and lives to warn that earthly losses cannot compare with salvation.
In Pittsburg, Mrs Lena Rosesner hanged two of her children in one room and then hanged herself in a closet door. Her 9 year old daughter was sent to a relative first. A third child, Ella, age 3, was found tied to a bed-post. A baby in a crib died after chewing the towel around its neck. only the infant remained alive.
Professor Huxley a renowned English naturalist and author died in London Saturday afternoon after a decline starting in March. Illness began with influenza a severe attack followed by bronchitis and eventual heart lung and kidney complications.
At Knoxville Tennessee Judge Clark of the United States court confirmed the sale of the securities of the Alabama Great Southern railroad to Samuel Spencer president of the Southern Railway company.
In Jeffersonville Georgia a crowd gathered for the Nobles murder trial. The jury convicted Mrs Nobles and Gus Fambles of murder in the first degree, sentenced them to hang on August 16, and Mary Fambles to life imprisonment. Debby Nobles was acquitted. Dalton Joyner acquitted on lack of proof.
Bradstreet's weekly report notes 197 U S business failures this week, down from 215 last week, with Canada at 25 failures. It reports widespread price advances and rising wages, with over a million industrial workers receiving about a 10 percent pay hike. Prices for lumber, tin plate, print cloths and cotton goods advance, while flour, wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard, potatoes and butter retreat on crop and market conditions. Despite regional slowdowns in the south, wholesalers remain optimistic for autumn demand amid anticipated price-driven improvements.
A collection of domestic tips covers stain removal for silk and paints, antiseptic methods for sick-room books, preservation tips for lemons and oils, and simple recipes. Advice includes ammonia for black China silk, chloroform for oil paints, salt to deter ants, bread crumbs to clean wall papers, sun bleaching methods for embroidery, and lemon sherbet and horseradish sauce recipes.
The Westminister Gazette reported a request to Mr Gladstone for a public message to be shown with cartoons and election news at the National Liberal Club. He delivered a statement stressing the rights of the house of commons, England’s honor, imperial strength, and Ireland’s constitutional claims.
Speyer and Company of London report that the five million dollar Pennsylvania Railroad Company loan at 33 percent was heavily oversubscribed, indicating strong investor demand in the London market.
A family warning stresses a rice trust has formed and prices may rise soon. The average American housewife endorses the idea of stocking two to three pounds per person to last a year, urging broad purchases.
A Detroit Free Press fragment records a conversation with a porter answering two years and a humorous exchange about his ongoing work. The snippet showcases dialect and social interaction without broader context.
A Dover resident recounts severe facial paralysis and St Vitus dance in a testimonial praising Dr Williams Pink Pills. She says after failed medical care and heavy expenses the pills restored her facial movement and vitality and credits them with saving her life. She offers to affidavit to the truth of her claims and notes availability by mail from Schenectady NY at 50 cents per box or six boxes for $2.50.
Gannett’s The Building of a Nation notes 1790 population at 3,929,214 rising to 62,622,250 by 1890. The U S doubled in 30 years while Europe shows female majority. Virginia leads 1790 state rankings, New York rises to prominence by 1810–1820, and Ohio and Illinois later attain key third place. Urban centers explode from six cities above 8,000 in 1790 to 443 by 1890. Rural-urban shift favors the north Atlantic states. within 15 miles of New York City hall, 3,250,000 people reside. Family size shrinks from 5.55 in 1850 to 4.03 in 1890. males outnumber females in the U S while Europe remains female heavy.
A humorous exchange ends with the old man conceding, saying take her and be happy. A quip about hats and coats signals a gentlemanly show of respect versus an attempt to gain it. The dialogue mirrors witty Victorian satire in Tit Bits.
From the start of cycling in this country makers have been its bulwarks and deserve credit for the high standing of riders. The trade's pluck and money funded the sport, securing its prominent position for cyclists today.
A. B. Oriel of Ionia Michigan says his perfected postal car model will reach 200 mph on a steel elevated track to carry mail between major cities. The 33 foot car would operate on a $10,000 per mile line with automatic mail pickup and drop mechanisms, storing 10 000 letters per run.
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