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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1896
Page
9
A reflective essay urges young men to seek moral strength at home, reject greed, and value benevolence over money. It condemns wealth built on exploitation, praises patience and service, and cites German universities as models where advancement rests on contribution to knowledge rather than monetary gain. It concludes that true success is deeds for others and a life of good will.
A Nemo Council member recounts a tangled family story in which marriages create a web of relations. By marrying a widow and her grown daughter then having a child with the daughter, he becomes his own grandfather through a sequence of steps and in laws, illustrating a classic puzzle of overlapping kinship.
The Prognxes editor covered the Arabi high school closing events, praising the enthusiastic community, strong faculty led by Prof. J. H. Powell with Stella Center Emma Amos and Emmie Hornady. The school plans to expand boarding to 26 or 80 pupils at up to five dollars monthly, tuition at 1.25, as Prof Powell scouts for students. The town advances with a new Methodist church, builder C. B. King improving residences, and overall prosperity.
Irwin County citizens fished up a five foot loggerhead turtle from a large Alapaha river lake. Its back bore the name John Alexander and the year 1838, aligning with local memory of the old settler who died decades ago near the lake. The note says it may be the same turtle from Noahs Ark, though no decisive proof exists.
The first annual debate by the Magic City Debating Society last Friday night addressed the question Re solved that Woman sufferage is right and practible. 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 an address by the President topped the evening, enjoyed by attendees.
Stovall and Horbes promote DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a small but effective remedy for indigestion dyspepsia and constipation. The pills are described as gentle thorough and safe, marketed for quick digestive relief.
Special to Macon Telegraph reports the June wedding at the Hawkinsville Methodist Church of Miss Florence Hamilton to Col D A Remer Crum of Vienna. The ceremony was performed by Rev Ty W Ellis with a large gathering, followed by a reception at the bride's mother's home. The couple will reside in Vienna with many friends sending best wishes for longevity and happiness.
Mrs Elizabeth Bush died after a lingering illness at her son's home W S Bush aged about ninety years She was long a member of the Missionary Baptist church For forty years I knew her and she was a devout Christian Her remains lay beside her husband at Smyrna burying ground The mourners include her children and kin in deep sympathy and resignation to the Lord The poem quote and initials BHT appear in the notice
A reader notes a remark that kissing a pretty girl is like a dog in a refrigerator. The phrase is cited as dog on ice.
In Cordele veterans recall past marches and hardships, urging all to attend the July 4 reunion despite travel troubles. The program lists sacred music, prayers, addresses, and dinner, with Com. J. Ayman urging participation and tribute to fallen comrades.
The writer notes a pleasant trip among Yellow Pine forests and large lumber mills around Pinia and Lloyd. They meet local figures including Oneal, Gross, Thomas of Smith Thomas & Co., Dwight Gibbs, Judge T A Musselwhite, and Constable Warren Musselwhite. They attend a court session in the eleventh district, praise Judge Musselwhite, describe a sumptuous dinner, visit Warren Musselwhite’s farm, and report a promising ten acre cotton field yielding heavy fruit and bolls, with a goal of twelve five hundred pound bales. Crops in the area are generally flourishing with adequate rainfall.
The writer recalls the 1890s sentiment in Georgia as free silver faded, noting political figures and a shift toward Chas. F. Crisp as U S senator. He reports on a Baptist Young People's Union state convention in Griffin, praises its aims, and mentions crop conditions from the route, including rains near Macon and poorer yields near Dooly. He hopes to visit the Experimental Farm to report further.
The professor argues liquor licensing damages society more than any disease or disaster, claiming a single channel of depravity flows from it and drags down the moral tone of the community. He emphasizes the vast harm caused by酒.
A speaker declares a resolve against alcohol, admitting personal past suffering from its effects. The voice condemns drink as a diabolical danger and references the Rome Tribune quote to warn friends about drunkenness.
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