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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
7
An advertisement notes the establishment as the authorized agents for School Books at this location and claims success of EH G Walton & Co. It also markets a full line of stationery products.
John Henry Poavy, a local merchant, is charged with killing Jesse Ford amid a dispute over rations and a horse. Ford allegedly drew a pistol twice but failed to fire. Poavy shot Ford with a shotgun after Ford approached with a pistol. Ford died the next morning. Poavy claims self defense while investigators note Ford was unarmed. Poavy was jailed and stock seized as a preliminary trial is set.
A man named Wilson Henley shot his wife four miles from Cordele and then cut her throat. He then killed himself after they had separated and she returned to see her children. Local officials are urged to mobilize road crews as court term approaches amid road maintenance concerns.
A physician advocates season appropriate eating to prevent summer sickness. He urges avoiding pork from June to October and reserving heavier meats for cooler days. Emphasizes cooling foods, salads, thin soups, fruit desserts, and avoids cakes and hot breads to protect stomach health.
The American Board of Geographic Names reports at Washington that anglicizing foreign place names is improper. It urges minimizing reforms, noting usage like The Hague Germany Italia and similar forms, while recommending dropping possessives and diacritics and avoiding city or town labels in names.
A 11 year old boy named Sig nor Attilio Monferrito wins Italy's national fencing tournament in Bologna. His rivals include famed fencer Sartori, once his employer, who was a prize winner in his day. The boy defeats established champions in a landmark victory.
A widow storms a tombstone dealer claiming an old monument misleads mourners. She jokes that a grave error leaves her late husband’s leg inscribed “He Rests In Peace” instead of “He Rests In Pieces” after workers misread the grave site. An investigation finds grave mistakes by the workmen.
A humorous exchange about return calls between Mr Bill Slopay and Mrs Swell man, noting fashion in communication and the lack of return calls as a social topic. The dialogue reflects light, satirical tone from the Catholic Standard and Times.
A Washington tar report quotes a lawyer questioning a friend's claimed stance. The other lawyer answers with uncertainty, noting the friend is among the club’s top golfers though sometimes awkward, avoiding criticism.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a Sunday School teacher asks who Job was and a child answers a doctor, prompting a playful correction. The joke reflects classic classroom humor about biblical figures and patience.
A spring weather note promotes Allen's Herb Tonic as a recommended remedy with a price of 75 cents per bottle. The short advertisement claims a guaranteed preparation to boost appetite.
A farmer near Cam bhage Mo George Davey constructs a grand log dwelling described as the most palatial in the west. The interior features a fine hardwood mantelpiece with tiled fireplace, Paris paintings, Italian statuary, draperies, and ample, luxurious furnishings.
The London Chronicle reports in Luigi Rasi's forthcoming Florence biography that Eleonora Duse was born in a wagon near Venice. As she was en route to baptism in a glass gold cradle, Austrian soldiers arrived and were offered the cradle as a shrine filled with relics.
A Chicago parachute manufacturer found himself accidentally locked inside his third floor shop. Neighbors looked on as the man shouted for help until the fire department arrived with a ladder and freed him.
A humorous dialogue from the Boston Courier depicts Old Woman and Old Maid discussing marriage. Mike Faith reacts to his pay envelope while Pat questions the amount received, and Tit contemplates expectations versus reality in domestic arrangements.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer remark highlights a woman known for surprising tenderness. The dialogue notes she could not kill even a moth miller, illustrating a moral or humorous point about compassion.
In Brooklyn Life a baron proclaims love while his American fiancée retorts that the world owes him a living. The playful dialogue highlights class and expectation in a social vignette.
A Baltimore American quip mocks a physician labeled as poor practice by blaming Christian Scientists. The cartoonish remark centers on the doctor Pillsem and his alleged blame-shifting.
The exchange notes a casual claim about stopping a hot liner and mentions Ohio State Journal in a playful, lighthearted newspaper style.
Members of the Dooly County Bar Associations are called to meet at the court house in Vienna Georgia on Thursday August 1 1901 at 9 oclock for the purpose of assigning civil cases to be tried during the September term 1901 of Dooly Superior Court Full attendance urged This July 16 1901 Geo W Wooten P D U BLA
Books for the taxable property of Vienna are open for tax returns for 1901 and will close August 15, 1901. Clerk and Breas, B M Wood, is the official notice issuer.
A terse fragment argues that a wealthy man visiting a frontier town will face severe criticism. It says a homely woman should not wear a sun bonnet while a pretty one should not hide her beauty under one.
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