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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1897
Page
1
The passage notes a common low mood in summer with loss of energy and thought, signaling deficient nourishment and reduced vital force. It emphasizes resistance and endurance decline, risk of lung disease, and warning signs like loss of flesh and a cough across ages, especially youth.
The advertisement touts Cod liver Oil with hypophosphites as toning and strengthening. Scott's Emulsion is highlighted for disguising the oil’s taste, making it almost as palatable as milk. Available for slow at sec and $1.00 by all druggists, in New York.
A writer urges boys to recognize unnamed local heroes as soldiers of virtue. Teachers and community helpers in small towns model courage, selflessness, and moral guidance, standing against ignorance and vice. The piece contrasts battlefield bravery with quiet acts of care by educators and neighbors, urging respect for such daily fighters.
An urgent health pitch promises rapid fever relief. The rest of the passage discusses Theodore Durrant, accused of murdering two young women in a San Francisco church, criticizing delays and potential reprieves amid disputed evidence.
A blaze in Cordele Georgia guttered a Smith building and saved nearby property. Walter Nesby a Macon dentist died in the fire with authorities wondering if murder or accident. Two men were arrested as suspects amid a cloudy case surrounding the fire and Nesby's death.
The ad lists Keep Cool ice cold drinks and fancy groceries and produce from J A Smith with a 6-10-97-1mo date. It also features a garbled call for ideas and inventions suggesting potential wealth from two hundred inventions.
A July reunion notice from J J Hyman requests information about deceased veterans for a published memorial. The letter asks for full biographical data including name birthplace birth date company regiment enlistment death details and notes on character and religious works to honor at the gathering. Papers in the county are urged to copy the notice.
Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic promises a one day cure for fever. The claim states it cures the most stubborn fevers in 24 hours with a single dose or treatment.
Seventy applicants attended the May state examination to teach in the county. Whites and colored applicants faced grading results across first and second grades with several failures. The Board will meet in July to consider licenses as recommended, reflecting improved teacher efficiency countywide.
An advertisement touts Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic as a treatment that cures fever in one day while noting quinine and other fever medicines require five to ten days to work.
A reader promotes a plan to preserve berries grapes and perch es by cold packing without heat. The method promises fresh fruit, quick processing, and low cost. The ad claims prior sales to 120 families in a week and offers full directions and samples from The U S Fruit Co in exchange for stamps.
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