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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1896
Page
4
Georgia and Kentucky corn and colonels in satire bust
The Rome Tribune notes Georgia corn kernels while Kentucky colonels show corn. A Macon scientist touts nearly perfecting a Bla se for spectacles to reduce artificial light. May cyclone tolls across Texas to Missouri and Illinois stain May as bloodily as 428 in St Louis. Crawford county cheers Senator Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Kentucky
Rome Tribune
Macon
Cairo
Ill
St. Louis
Prominent Farmer backs Lewis in county race
A farmer, described as a strong man in the country, told how he supported Senator Lewis after hearing him advocate free corn and silver. He claimed that stance won votes in his area, noting residents pay a $1.10 license on corn and that Lewis received all votes from that section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Roberta
Marys Lamb Ad: The Ad That Won Merchants Over
A quirky tale recalls Marys lamb as a store drama. John the village shopkeeper smokes by the door while townspeople pass, until the sheriff ends his lease. The moral arrives: merchants thrive by advertising, while Mary searches for her lamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Marty
John
Drayton News Briefs and Local Happenings
Dr Virgil Harvard of Unadilla has joined Dr Watts and is welcomed. A correction: Mr The Butler was not a candidate for office. Miss Rosa McClung has closed Drayton school until fall. Sheriff Sheppard of Vienna visited for legal matters and likes rare coins, negotiating for a penny. Lice and blight affect cotton in parts of the area. Rayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Harvard
Unadilla
Watts
the Butler
Rosa McClung
Drayton
Empire State of the South
H. J. Morgan
Vienna
Sheppard
Col
Harvard
Wooten
Rayton
Farewell Note From D B Thompson Adopts High Price Policy
A short farewell notice from D B Thompson announces ending old business practices after September. It states prices will be paid at the counter rather than first of month or year, with no book-keepers or collectors and emphasis on prices not terms. Thompson thanks customers for past favors and prompt pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B, Thompson
Free Sample Spoon Scam Promises Profit in Two Hours
A misdated circular from Miss A M Fritz of St Louis offers a plated hook spoon for ten 2 cent stamps and claims $18 can be earned quickly by taking orders. The letter extols the spoon as a household essential with a non slipping hook design and urges readers to send stamps for a sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Fritz
Station A
St. Louis
Fritz
Jeynarte
Confederate Veterans Reunion Set for Cordele Trip
To the Confederate Veterans of Dooly County announces annual reunion in Cordele on July Ath. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. A train from Macon will be arranged for morning travel with return in the afternoon at minimal fare. Confederate veterans from other counties are invited. J J Hyman is the commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordele
Macor
Th&nh
Les
J. J, Hyman
Com. D. G. VY
Campmeeting Cleanup Meet Near Campground
Citizens around the campground are requested to gather on Friday July 10 to clear and prepare the grounds for the camp meeting which starts the Saturday night before the eighth Sunday in July.
Local Pain Remedies and Retail Ads Collage
An OCR fragment lists Dr. Miles pain pills and Milena pain pills for neuralgia, J F Calhoun & Co promoting shoes and pound cake tobacco, and references to monthly cures and headquarters for shoes. The garbled text hints at local business promotions and medicinal claims without coherent narrative or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
J. F. Calhoun & Co
Milena
J.F. Calhoun & Co
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted As Lung Preventive
A collage of ads and testimonials tout One Minute Cough Cure from Stovall Forbes and J F Calhoun Co, selling cash only goods, with other notices on scholarships and a medical claim about DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure. Names include D B Thompson and T F Anthony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Stovall & Forbes
Good. F.calhoun & Co
Tax Receiver's Appointments in Dooly County Ga
J B Scott Tax Collector announces that T R Dunaway of Dooly Co Cordele Ga will assist on March 10 1896 for the first two rounds to register county voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunaway,t. R. Dooly Co
Cordele, Ga
Mar
Mr. Dunaway
Fruit preservation scheme offers cash by mail
Francis Casny of St Louis Missouri promotes a cold process for preserving berries grapes and peaches without heating or sealing. He claims 120 families bought his directions last week and offers samples and complete instructions for eighteen two cent stamps, promising readers can earn two hundred dollars at home in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Francis Casny
St. Louis
Lord Bramwell and the Bishop of Winchester A Droll Exchange
Lord Bramwell recalls a witty exchange with the late bishop of Winchester after prayers in the House of Lords. The bishop apologized for absences at ceremony and Bramwell quipped about palpitations from kneeling. Thorold replied that devotion mattered whether standing kneeling or sitting. The judge praised the sharp reader as a sharp fellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Bramwell
Winchester
House of Lords
Thorold
The Difference Between Big and Little Men
A Boston Transcript observation notes that a big man stores ideas in memory for later use while a little man readily voices ideas when prompted, suggesting a marked mental difference in impulse and restraint between the two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
An Economical Housewife Says Mrs Brown Keeps Guests Busy
In a witty exchange quoted from Fiegendo Blatter, a housewife explains why she invites Mrs Brown often. The old gossip keeps guests talking so they forget to eat, leaving most of the cake uneaten.
Atlanta Business College Promises Career Prep
Young ambitious individuals urged to enroll at The Atlanta Business College. Located on Whitehall Street in Atlanta Georgia the school touts excellence in bookkeeping banking shorthand commercial typing and English training taught by skilled teachers. Free information mailed to prospective entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Promise City
Iowa
Stovvall & Forbes Druggist
Atlanta Business University of Atlanta
Georgia- Alabama Business College
Macon
Atlanta Busines College
Atlanta
South
Atlanta Business College
Whitehall St
Morning seeks admin for Jane Morning estate in Dooly County
J H Morning has applied to the undersigned for administration on the estate of Mrs Jane Morning late of Dooly County deceased and will pass upon the application on the first Monday in June 1898. Given under my hand and official signature this 8th day of June 1898 by J D Hargrove D D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Dooly County
Jane
J.D. Hargrove
D. D.C
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promoted By Stovall and Forbes
Pass the good word along the line. Piles can be quickly cured without operation by simply applying DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. Stovall & Forbes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Stovall & Forbes
The Money Question Solved in Dooly County
Less stores and credit after September 1 will bring cash sales and better prices. Everything in country or town stores will be sold for cash only, including groceries, dry goods, and furniture. No credit accepted. the cash system is advertised as the path to savings for customers and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jin Good Old Dooly
D. B. Thompson
Henderson Attorney Card for Vienna Georgia
D L Henderson attorney of Vienna Georgia advertises services in contracts ejectments and matters before the court of Ordinary and collections a specialty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
A V Whipple to Practice in Dooly Courts
A V Whipple the Vienna Georgia lawyer announces will practice in all courts of Dooly county except Dooly County court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Georgia
Dooly
Dooly County
Powell and Son Lawyers of Vienna Ga
Jno F Powell and Jno W Powell practice in all courts of the South western Oconee and Albany Circuits and other courts by written contract. Office near Court House on Union Street Vienna Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South-western
Oconee
Albany
Court House
Union Street
Vienna, Ga
Lawyers
Vienna
Lawyer Geo W. Wooten Opens New Cotton Street Office
Attorney Geo W. Wooten announces a new law office on Cotton Street near the New Court House. He will practice in all state courts and in the federal courts at Macon and Savannah as of August 18, 1894.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
New
Cotton Street
New Court House
Macon
Savannah
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Town of
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Chas
I. Crisp
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B. Lewis
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Thomson
Representatives
U.V. Whipple
R. A. Hedgood
J. D. Hargoave
J. Frank Powell
Jas
R. Kelly
J. W. Roberts
J. D. Dunaway
J. R. Scot
Surveyor
J. R. Clements
Goroner
J. W. Taylor
Coffee County
Crawford County
Atlantta
Congress
Brornee
North Georgia
Crawford
Teinelen
HLD
Malvern, Ark
Bradfield Siouston
The
Confederate Veterans of
J. F. Calhoun Co
J. B. Scott
Pinis Previnot
A Lindsay
Pinehurat
Zonr
Byromville Rayton
Consul
James
Arabi
Cordele Mi
Tippettville
Mt D'o’clock
Findlay
Fuqua
Advanced Business School
Richard A.“ McCurly
Pale Goner
Mutual Life of
New Y. New York Life
Equitable Life
R. F. Shedden
Atlanta. GA
J.N. Dorminey
A. R. Brown
Sewing Machine CO. Onavon
Masa
Boston
Union Sqrane
Pix Cmesgo
DeWit
W. W. Harvard
D. L, Henderson
A. V. Whipple
Jno
F. Powell
Jno. W. Powell Jno
F. Powell & Son
Geo. W. Wooten
G. W. Bussze
D. A. Rb, Crum
J. M. Busszz
Busbee
Crum & Busbee
C. T. Stovall
Stovall & Forbes Drug Store
Pro Accel
W. N. Edenfield
Pinehurst
W. H. Whip
Roberts Hotel
Howell
M. D
T.¥. Bivins
W. A. Baker & Co
J.M. Whitehead
Masonic Building
Montgomery Ward & CO
Michigan Ave
Chicago
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