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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1897
Page
2
A health advisory promotes treating weak lungs and throat ailments in warm weather. It urges strengthening the chest and system, then continuing Scott's Emulsion through summer, available from druggists for 50 cents and one dollar.
A reflective discussion compares open field fighting to sieges, recounting Yorktown and Sebastopol while examining the dangers of besieged endurance and the fortitude of defenders and attackers. It notes supply, walls, countermines, and the ever present peril of internal betrayal.
A speaker compares life to a besieged fortress, urging youths to resist temptations by strengthening body and mind with pure thoughts. He warns that inner treachery inside the fortress is the greatest danger, and that overcoming temptations makes character stronger. The note ends with news of publisher change at the Unadilla Advertiser as Prof Fields takes over.
Dr. G. M. D. Hunt of Arabi and brother J. M. Hunt bought the livery stable of Mr. J. F. Waters on Monday. The Procress extends best wishes for their hustling new venture and success in business.
A health claim states quinine and other fever remedies take five to ten days to cure fever, while Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic promises complete relief in one day. The note presents one medicine as faster and concentrates on cure time.
A large crowd attended commencement events and a baseball game between Vienna and Unadilla. The exercises began Sunday with a sermon by Rev. M. A. Jenkins and included solos, declamations, and an address by Prof. P. D. Pollock of Mercer University. Vienna won the baseball game 14 to 6 after a rain interruption and pitching by Brown, with Woodward pitching for Unadilla.
Vienna shows a 14 to 6 loss to Unadilla in a football style baseball scoreline. Key players include Busbee catcher Broxton and Carlisle, with Rogers and Stovall pitching. McCarty Adkins and Smith lead the fielding, while Duncan Carlisle in left and Edmundeon roam right. Umpires W, V, Harvard directed the game.
Obituary style praise for Clyde Carnes in a church memorial. Expresses sorrow, faith, and belief Clyde rests with Jesus. Notes the infant class loss as one of its jewels and extends heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family and church records.
A bold claim touts Johnson’s Chili and Fever Tonic as curing the most stubborn fever in a single day. The advertisement emphasizes rapid relief and a practical promise for quick results.
The Proa ru88 office reports Luther Adkins oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J A Adkins seven miles south of Vierina bitten five times by a mad dog Monday morning His family physician treated him and he was taken to Buena Vista where a mad stone was applied Three negroes were also reported bitten with no update on their condition.
On account of failing health the owner announces sale of the business to G. M. D. Hunt and J. M. Hunt. Stables will be run by Monroe Hunt, described as a thorough businessman ready to serve the public. The owner asks friends and customers to give them a trial.
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