27 Jul 1899
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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1899
Page
1
Miss Amanda Bedgood, a young woman of culture and intelligence, died at her Arabi home last Wednesday night after an illness that had lingered for some time. The community mourns her loss as a sad blow to many.
The handsome new Baptist church at Richwood will be dedicated next Sunday the 30th inst. Dr. S Jameson of the Baptist State Mission Board will preach the dedicatory sermon. The Richwood congregation expects Rev. Elam Culpepper of Cordele and several other ministers from Vienna Ashburn and nearby to attend and participate. The church, one of the finest in Dooly county, measures 40 by 60 feet with a seating capacity of 450 and features modern finishes. Everyone is invited to attend.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church will host a moonlight picnic at the public park on Friday night. Everyone is invited and assured of a pleasant evening organized by the ladies to welcome attendees.
Progress informs subscribers that enlarged pictures and frames have been received and are prepared for delivery. Included are medical testimonials for Bucklen Arnica Salve and Dr King’s New Life Pills with prices and store details. A New Mexican prospector’s inventory notes isolation and distance to services, ending with a homely blessing.
A city young woman asked a drugstore for castor oil without taste and was served a mixed drink. She drank soda and later learned she had swallowed the oil, thinking it for her brother. Also cited: Green's August Flower touted for digestion and stomach issues, with sample bottles and a note on global usage.
Notice to tax payers states books will be open from now for receiving property tax returns in Vienna. Books close August 1. Blank forms available by calling at Bank of Vienna. R Vietnam, Clerk and Treasurer Town of Vienna.
Hutchinson Lumber and Supply Co announces a car load of cotton baskets in Cordele, Georgia, claiming durability for three seasons at 65e and 75c each. A second car load of Sunny South stoves is offered at pre-increase prices, inviting customers to visit the store for the deal.
A woman's dramatic claim of healing with Kings New Discovery for Consumption is cited, detailing seven years of illness and three months of coughing relieved after two bottles. The notice also calls a Dooly County Bar Association meeting in Vienna on August first, 1899, to assign civil cases for the September term. Also announced is a cash-only policy and new harness leather at Persatt's Shoe Shop.
Dr Cargile reports four bottles of Electric Bitters cured Mrs Brewer of scrofula, extolled as a blood purifier. Ads promote Tichenor antiseptic for athletes and Simmons Squaw Wine, with notices on Dewey biography and a debtors proclamation for J M Carmack estate.
Brisk news from Cordele Rienwood Drayton and Bay Pont reports include relocations illnesses and social events. Mrs Bowen dies at home of daughter Riley Brown. Prof Lasseter leads a flourishing school. church dedication planned for Richwood Baptist with Rev Jameson preaching. Local residents travel attend meetings and visit relatives while farming advice and crop outlook dominate the agricultural notes.
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