24 Jun 1897
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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1897
Page
1
The passage describes summer weight loss and gradual weakness from lack of robust nutrition. It warns of appetite loss headaches muscle weakness sleep disturbance and memory decline as early signs of nervous prostration. Iron tonics and bitters offer only temporary relief. a nutritious food for body brain and nerves is recommended.
An advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion with cod liver oil and hypophosphites as nourishing for those run down pale weak and thin. It urges starting now if flesh is lost in summer and notes availability at druggists for 08 and 1 00.
The piece argues for a national program to care for feeble minded individuals, citing over 150 000 affected and inadequate state provisions. It critiques current allocations, highlights misplacements, and urges widespread plans to protect society and the suffering. The author warns of recurring family and societal costs and promises to revisit the topic next week.
All friends of the Dooly campmeeting and the Veterans Association are urged to gather at the camp ground early Tuesday morning the 29th inst. Bring tools and help to clean off and prepare the grounds.
Stout brown mare mule about 154 hands tall and 10 years old strayed. Reward offered to finder. Notify or deliver to Cordele.
Vienna took a 15 to 12 victory over Unadilla in a hard fought Tuesday game. Visenna earned another win this season, now four and undefeated. Key Vienna players included Simmons with two triples, Bushes, Carliso J, Powell, and Stovall. for Unadilla Pate and Brown homered, with Pate making a fine 7th inning catch. Umpire W. Wy. Harvard oversaw a 400-strong crowd as both teams committed errors yet played with sportsmanship.
Vierina Lodge No 824 Wolikin chapter 65 mourns for Forehand a longtime member born August 4 1888 died May 11 1897 aged 68 a Methodist allied to the church and lodge he served as a soldier and tiller of the soil leaves a widow and children in Fuqua Ga a public notice requests publication in Vienna Proanesa and a copy to the widow and orphans.
Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic promises a one day cure for fever. The claim targets readers seeking quick relief from persistent fever symptoms.
Five inmates including Will Allen alias Will Nixon Charley Hooks Kid Jack Oscar Thompson and George Washington Sharpe escaped from Dooly county jail last Sunday night. Allen carved wooden keys to unlock cells then freed others by using a loose pipe and a gable window. Authorities expect to recapture them and have been warned they are dangerous but shrewd. They have been heard from and will soon be located.
The Georgian and Alabama Ry will operate a low rate excursion from all points on the line on June 25 to Savannah and return. Tickets allow a three day stay at Tybee if desired with special coaches reserved for white people. Cordele fare is 2.50 round trip.
A contest runs from June 15 to September 16 offering a seque ticket to the Nashville Cenitenél and return plus the right for the winner to select a companion who will also receive a ticket. Each vote costs six cents at the Cafe and the votes for every young lady will be published in every issue of this paper. Stevens & Cunningham.
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