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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
6
A condemned man, facing execution for murder, defends himself and indicts liquor laws. He claims the judge, jury, lawyers, and pastors are complicit in society’s alcohol practices. He recalls a year of sobriety when saloons closed, denounces public liquor policy, and pleads that the “murder mills” of legalized drink bear guilt with the state.
The fragment presents a religiously toned closing appeal urging mercy for the speaker’s soul and a rebuke to supporters of a “hell-born traffic,” urging the addressee to awaken to truth and individual responsibility.
The piece weighs on Dewey Roosevelt uncertainty over the vice presidency and mocks graft in US offices abroad. It cites Havana postal salaries, embalmmed beef claims, war tax repeal debates, space sales at Paris Fair, navy engineers' desertion, and a Buffalo district judge pick as a Platt political debt payoff.
A fragment list of aphorisms urging kindness and self improvement. It advocates hope, forgiveness, daily acts of kindness, humility, and hard work while warning against vanity, gossip, and needless strife. It notes beauty yes but prizes goodness and charity, with reminders to smile, be patient, and live for others.
J P Heard & Sons announces an enlarged stock including Corrine, Caexers, and burial robes offered at reasonable prices as part of a broader merchandise rollout to serve customers.
An ad promotes Shook and Reese eye testing using a method to measure print reading distance, fit separate lenses for each eye, and align them for comfort at 10 to 12 inches. It notes no charge for the examination, and offers Lanoline eye balm from Dixie Optical Co for inflamed or irritated eyes.
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