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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1898
Page
5
Tickets now on sale at 817.80 with signature form and 24 hour beyond schedule limit. Travel from Vienna to Palatka and Palatka to Tampa with day and night trains, Pullman sleepers, berth at 2.00, hotel open, valid until October 31 1898 unless extended.
A miscellany of cheerful verses and local society notes follows. Poet James Whitcomb Riley is quoted and several residents and visitors are listed with brief mentions of their movements between Cordele Vienna and nearby towns. The 4th Virginia Regiment is noted en route to Jacksonville for encampment. Rev Bascom Anthony will address Sunday Schools at the Dooly county Campground.
J M Watson and Louie Ridenhour canvass local men for enlistment in Macon troops while women offer flowers and cooking for soldiers. An extensive notice promotes Ex-Senator John J Ingalls new work Americas War For Humanity in Picture and Story by N D Thompson Publishing Co of St Louis. The book, sold by subscription, promises a comprehensive history and analysis of the Cuban War and is hailed as a monumental literary effort.
Kerns community diary pledges welcome to newcomers and praises Sandy Mount Sunday School led by Mr Lane with 68 pupils. Julia Wilcox and Hattie Carmack accompanied Miss Penea Carmack to Vienna and beyond in Alabama visiting relatives. A local man recovers from a “Highfalution capucotic” attack after heartbreak.
An advertisement targets women, claiming McElree's Wine of Cardus cures irregular monthly periods and other female troubles. It asserts the product makes women beautiful and keeps them young, selling at drug stores for $1.00 per bottle.
Hon E B Lewis appoints Dr W B Howell of this city as examiner to test applicants for the naval cadet vacancy at Annapolis. The examination will be held at Americus on June 21. Also contains an advertisement for Dr J H McLean's Volcanic Oil Liniment with prices and local sale by Dr C T Stovall.
Georgia town of Unadilla holds a June 8 1898 election to decide issuing four thousand dollars in bonds to establish a water works system. Bonds bear 8 percent interest, mature in 20 years, with 10 year redemption option. Voter registration closes May 20, 1898. only registered qualified voters may vote. R L Wilson mayor.
J F Calhoun and S M Geary report high demand in Pierson Michigan for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve claiming it cures eczema and all skin diseases. Dr C T Stovall of Sharon Wisconsin says it stops itching piles in two minutes and is the greatest pile cure on the market.
One Minute is not long yet relief is obtained in half that time by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. It prevents consumption and quickly cures cold, croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, la grippe and all throat and lung troubles. Dr. C T Stovall.
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