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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1893
Page
4
A collage of humor notes and quips from different publications. Jokes cover marriage, lies, love, and daily life with snappy lines about a gallant man, clever exchanges, and light social foibles. Includes playful exchanges and satirical one liners.
Notes from the south report Texas lines permitting stop over privileges on all harvest excursion tickets. Also covered are a marble discovery near Flowery Branch Georgia, arsenic poisoning deaths in Charleston, South Carolina, Camp Bogart setups and crop figures from North Carolina, and legal moves against Greenville dispensary.
A Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts special reports President Cleveland is slowly recovering from rheumatism that had fueled rumors about his health. Dr. Bryant at Gray Gables and Colonel Lamont as spokesman say the illness is not serious and is yielding to rest and quiet.
The Morocco Manufacturers' National Association, a strong trade group with over 50 million dollars in membership, met in Atlantic City New Jersey on Thursday. It adopted a resolution urging Congress to suspend further purchase and coinage of silver immediately.
Seventy five convicts broke from the Iona Michigan house of correction at 9 30 Monday morning engaging in a desperate fight using guns hammers hot irons and stones. One convict was killed and several others badly injured including guards.
A dispatch from Pittsburgh, Iowa reports Jones and Laughlin signed the Amalgamated Steel scale on Tuesday afternoon. Workers concede a 15 percent reduction, while the firm seeks a 10 to 20 percent cut. The previous week the iron scale was signed, and the plant employing about 5,000 men will resume work in a few days.
A West Shore freight yard wreck Thursday disrupted service on No. 1 bound for Newberg New York at 12 04 pm. Four passengers including Mrs Eliza Klemm and a young child were seriously injured while two others remained unknown.
Shipping gold from Havana, bank failures and corporate liquidations dominate this telegraphic roundup. City of Alexandria arrives with $500,000 in gold. Springfield Bank failure shows $256,000 in resources and $176,000 in deposits. Lappen & Co and Plankinton Bank indicted. Fire at West Superior plants. Chamberlain Investment closes with $2.3 million liabilities against $3 million assets. Samuel Spencer sought as co receiver for rail holdings. Lodi dye works destroyed, 100 workers left jobless. Anarchist Oscar Nebe wed. Newport News rep to Virginia tableau. Olcott assigns for creditors. Cincinnati excursion crash injures many. Minneapolis launch date set. godmother Washburn named. dynamite magazine blast near Denver. cholera rumors disproven in Alexandria. Georgia levy, Wagon Co wage cut, and several bank closings and legal actions complete the picture.
A British ship named Mystery exhausted by overwork docks at Delaware breakwater with colors at half mast after four crew members die of yellow fever miles from shore. Meanwhile a New York firm, successor to Henry G Allen, reports assets of 100000 with liabilities under 35000, operating branches in Chicago and Pittsburg. General Hickenlooper calls Army of the Tennessee meeting in Chicago September 12 and 13 with plans to attend the world fair.
Comptroller Eckles named E R Fogg receiver of the Nebraska National Bank at Beatrice Nebraska. The gold reserve rose by 599898 to 97886575 and currency balance stays about 27353881. Forty first class postmasters numbered ninety nine with thirty three vacancies filled. Exports of beef hog products June 1893 reached 10098836. Consul Joseph E Stone died at Nogales Mexico after service since 1872 and promotion to consul in February. Secretary Herbert accepted Commodore Wilson's resignation and named Phillip Hichborn as chief constructor of the navy. Cotton exports June 1892 6856165. Domestic breadstuffs exports June 1892 19512751. The comptroller issued the regular bank condition call for close of business July 12. Porter resignation as superintendent of the census accepted to July 31 with leave of absence from July 1. Pawnee allotments approved covering 112710 acres open to settlement. Carlisle allows foreign exhibitors to sell after the World’s Fair upsetting revenue projections. Repeal of Sherman law faces practical hurdles. extra session may run into December. Treasury reports June end world total 95485413. gold holdings rose to 97286677 by July 10 from 90372958. Secretary Morton to recommend ending seed distribution by Congress members and charging meat inspection costs to packers. Morton inquires about European meat inspection and market access. Peruvian minister Canevaro met Secretary Gresham. Peru’s elections next January. congress to convene July 28. Postmaster General Bissell aims to abandon three sizes of postal cards for a single size.
Specifications sent to bidders require greeting cards sized three and one half by five and one half inches, the international standard used by all nations in the international postal union. Secretary Morton plans major restructuring of agricultural experiment stations, advocating abolition of those run by states with $15,000 yearly grants. cites Gardner City Kansas and Schuyler Nebraska as examples of wasted funds. The interstate commerce commission will battle a Georgia ruling on long and short haul rates, arguing railroads may set through rates and local rates separately. the case may reach the circuit court, Supreme Court, and Congress.
New York dispatch reports Inspector McLaughlin returning from Detroit with the arrest of Dr Henry T W Meyer and his wife, both wanted in multiple cities for poisoning victims to collect life insurance. The case links to at least two dozen similar charges, with the Baum death case revealing antimony poisoning and a wife using marriage and insurance as a business model.
A monster mass meeting in Salt Lake City was held Wednesday night to urge congress to renounce the Sherman act and support absolute free coinage of silver at a just ratio to gold. Resolutions called for a citizen delegation to attend the next congress session and labor in silver’s interest. Governor West presided. no revolutionary or inflammatory speeches were made.
Chicago report says exposition directors near unanimous that Sunday opening will end. A general meeting may cement the decision after small Sunday attendances puzzled officials. Justice Blatchford funeral was held in Newport with rites at All Saints Chapel before interment in New York. A West Union prank on a boy named Job Wash led to a deplorable outcome.
A good nurse is described as thoroughly healthy with keen senses and alertness. She must have sharp sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste to detect changes in patients and ensure proper care, including food quality. The piece notes training schools include lectures and cookery as part of nursing education.
A brief street scene contrasts a girl seeking a dress with a mother explaining affordability. The Little Girl complains about not having a new dress, while the Mother promises two dresses from the sleeves when her own dress wears out. The dialogue reflects economic hardship and thrift amid a busy store environment.
A compilation notes blue eye prevalence among great figures such as presidents Cameron Milton Franklin Napoleon Bismarck and Gladstone. It then advertises Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for kidney health and related ailments, praising its benefits and urging use. Further items cite watermelons in South Carolina, Syrup of Figs for women and children, Brown's Iron Bitters for toning, a race wager by an 81-year-old Louisiana man, and a medical treatise offer from S J Hollensworth & Co.
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