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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1896
Page
1
A reflective meditation urges young men to seek moral strength at home, cultivate knowledge, and act for others over wealth. It contrasts overwork and greed with steady labor, German scholarship ideals, and the enduring Golden Rule, urging a life of benevolence and purposeful deeds.
A Nemo Council member recounts a tangled family riddle in which marriages create a web of relations. He describes how marrying a widow leads to in laws and step relations looping into grandfather and uncle roles, ending with the claim I am my own grandfather.
The Prognxes editor attended the Arabi closing exercises of Houston High School where the enthusiastic community praised a fine school, united faculty, and strong plans for growth. New faculty include Principal J H Powell and assistants Stella Center Emma Amos with Emmie Hornady leading music. Boarding available for 26 or 80 pupils at $5 monthly and tuition set at $1.25 monthly.
Journal notes a giant loggerhead turtle found by fishermen on a lake in the Alapaha river region. The five foot tip to tip, thirty two inch shell width turtle bore the name John Alexander and the year 1838 on its back. Local memory ties John Alexander to the area, but no proof confirms the Noahs Ark claim.
The first annual debate by the Magic City Debating Society last Friday night debated the proposition that woman suffrage is right and practicable. Affirmative speakers W H Dorris and B H Getsinger defeated the negative team D S Sterling and J G Jeffcoat. A music program recitations and a short address by the President added to the evening, which was well received by attendees.
Stovall and Horbes promote DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a small, effective remedy for indigestion dyspepsia and constipation. Marketed as gentle yet thorough, the pills claim safety and strong results for digestive complaints.
Special to Macon Telegraph from Hawkinsville June 17 reports the marriage of Miss Florence Hamilton to Col D A Crum of Vienna in the Methodist church. Attendants escorted the couple in a half circle then Rev Ty W Ellis performed the ceremony. A large reception followed at the bride's mother home as the couple settled in Vienna. The Progress joins well wishes for longevity and happiness.
Mrs Elizabeth Bush died after a lingering illness at her son W S Bush home aged about ninety She belonged to the Missionary Baptist church about fifty years Her remains were laid to rest beside her husband at Smyrna burying ground The prose includes a rhymed verse and expressions of sympathy from the writer BHT
A humorous remark compares kissing a pretty girl to a dog on ice, framing the simile as a witty line. The quote plays on a sound alike pun about a refrigerator with a dog figure, captured as a playful aside in casual speech.
Attention veterans of Dooly County recall our annual reunion on July 4. Despite train issues, we pledge to gather, honor the dead, and share in a fraternal greeting. Program lists sacred music, prayers, addresses, and dinner with Confederate Veterans Reunion events.
Our subscriber enjoyed a pleasant trip through Yellow Pine forests and large mills near Pinia and Lloyd. We met lumber men Oneal Gross and Smith Thomas & Co. at Lloyd, and old friends Judge Musselwhite and Constable Warren Musselwhite. We attended the eleventh district court at Lloyd and found docketed cases few, indicating local prosperity. Warren Musselwhite hosted a sumptuous dinner and guided a tour of his farm, showing a ten acre cotton patch heavy with bolls. He seeks twelve five hundred pound bales from that patch, a likely outcome given the abundant fruit. Crops in the county are generally thriving with adequate rainfall.
The writer records sentiment in Georgia as free silver fades, noting a rally that helped shape support for Charles F. Crisp as U. S. senator. He reports on the Baptist Young People's Union convention in Griffin and comments on regional crop conditions and local hospitality, hinting at plans to visit the Experimental Farm for reader updates.
A quoted speech condemns liquor licenses as corrupting society, claiming no disease, disaster, vice, or crime compares with the harm caused by alcohol. The remark attributes the decline in public virtue to permitting liquor business under a professor's critique.
A speaker laments alcohol’s harm and urges abstinence, recalling personal suffering and a vow not to sanctify drunken behavior. The voice, echoing a Rome Tribune quote, warns against the calamity caused by intoxicants and the pain it inflicts on friends and communities.
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