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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1896
Page
7
Rev Dr Talmage contrasts Attila the Hun with biblical Wormwood, arguing Attila’s conquests and tyranny mirror a star of calamity. He warns against national moral decay, greed, and injustice, urging repentance and Christian piety to prevent America from becoming Wormwood. He cites ancient Babylon and Egypt as falling stars to illustrate divine judgment.
An American capitalists backed project to build a large locomotive works at Nijni Novgorod Russia was announced. Contracts for machinery worth 500000 have been awarded with Philadelphia firms supplying the orders. The Russian American Manufacturing Company will run the plant in partnership with the Sormoy Works and employ about 1000 workers, with a capacity of 200 engines annually. Engineer Dixon will head the locomotive works. The Czar's government reportedly supports the venture.
United States Consul-General Judd at Vienna warns European travelers to obey railroad regulations excluding certain articles from luggage under penalties. He cites a young American fined 912 floring for cartridges in his trunk and notes Bulgaria Roumania Turkey and Rosaln have similar railway rules. Reports from Texas claim anthrax outbreaks are killing many domestic stock including hens and livestock.
Popular Science reviews new bicycle attachments converting ordinary bikes into tandems and a variable, hairless bicycle, plus reports on X ray use for toothache, ivy cure with sodium sulphite bath, Roentgen experiments causing bald patches, sponge farming in the Mediterranean, a Swedish invention, and a German study on lightning in furnaces.
Mrs. John HB Miller of this city invents a fireman’s cap that forms an airtight seal. A fireman wearing it enters a smoke filled room and lasts longer than others, while the cap blocks smoke and allows air through a silk mouth aperture. The device weighs sixteen ounces and includes a mica shield.
The white deer once seen as a village mascot in Brook County was shot by Poindexter during a closed season and its now-preserved hide provokes a legal clash. Game Protector McGuire plans action at residents’ request, amid tales that the animal brought high rewards for its skin.
The Paper Match novelty confounds traditional lighters by rolling paper into bias sticks and coating with wax, resin, or similar substances. It promises cheaper, lighter, smokeless burning flames and could reshape match manufacturing as wood becomes scarcer and costlier.
The Philadelphia Salvation Army has long organized a cavalry brigade to visit a small Pennsylvania town, bringing outreach and religious activity to local residents.
Testimonial from Gabriel Levy of Portsmouth Virginia claims Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People cured his near incurable ailments after failed treatments. The document, signed before a notary in January, touts pills sold for 50 cents a box or 6 boxes for 2 dollars, with distribution through physicians and mail order.
In a Detroit Free Press item a telegram brings unexpected news as Freddie and Grandma react to CL’s impending visit. The fragment hints at language quirks and reaction to family arrival. The dialogue conveys a warm, informal hometown tone.
Partial exchange among Bromley Smithers Hulso and others about back eye, kindlings, and a landing. Names Tanppase Toggeley Smithore Adima Treeman appear in uncertain context. No clear event or outcome established.
Aware of women's hidden sufferings, the piece warns of serious womb trouble and urges relief. It cites Lydia B. Plaithand’s Vegetable Compound as a reliable remedy said to strengthen the womb, ease backache, and relieve pains from female diseases, claiming twenty years of belief.
An old farm oriented quote collection notes growing peculiarity in political opinions. It recalls decades of shifting loyalties and claims parties have distorted platforms. The piece references Brom and a Washington connection amid fragmented voter sentiment.
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