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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
2
Burglars looted the Perry bank Sunday night and secured 3500 dollars. The incident is the day’s report from the local area as authorities investigate the break in and note the loss to the financial institution.
A moral proclamation notes that indecision prevents action while the court imposes penalties on those who commit wrongdoing. The article frames justice as a decisive response to crime and moral failure.
Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang transited Atlanta on Sunday en route to New Orleans for Mardi Gras events. The journey precedes Washington via formal diplomacy.
Kyrekiel Marchman died last week at a saw mill near Tifton when a log rolled onto him on the log way where he worked. His body was sent home to Rochelle.
The passage accuses opponents of Governor Goebel of abusing Joe Blackburn of Kentucky for doing justice to a brave man. It frames Blackburn as under attack by Goebel's enemies.
A Saturday night night train on the Lehigh Valley road struck a crowded carriage killing five people. Mrs. Annie Smith and her daughter Miss Miranda were dragged a mile on the cowcatcher before rescue.
Rumors circulate that Henry Smith of Ashburn after marrying and selling the Advance has baockslid and purchased the Vienna Progress in Poulan Herald fashion, signaling a possible reformation reversal.
H. D. Smith purchases the Vienna Progress and tops his prior work at the Ashburn Advance and Cor. Sentinel. Brothersmiths is described as a full team effort backing the move.
The Vienna Progress arrives this week in a reduced two column layout, offering an improved make-up. Readers should prefer the new form despite the smaller paper size.
The remark suggests a behind the scenes reason for calling out veteran troops, not necessary if only the Boers are involved.
Senator Gorman declares for the Democratic nomination though not fully backing Bryan. He favors aiding the party to avert Republican misrule and invites others aloof in 1896 to return to the fold.
A letter urges replacing the unenforced old road law with a new system. It proposes a three dollar tax or ten days work under district superintendents, using funds for mules plows and road improvements, and reallocating misdemeanor fines to the road fund. The author calls for a grand jury recommendation and fall tax collection.
A historical advertisement touts August Flower as the largest selling medicine in the civilized world for indigestion biliousness and general malaise. It claims doctors were scarce and lists ailments like appendicitis nervous prostration and heart failure as prevented by cleansing the system and regulating liver function. A sample bottle is offered at Dr. C T Stevall's Drug Store.
A newspaper ad lists dozens of winter bargains across menswear and kidswear. Overcoats drop from eight dollars to five and four dollars, suits from ten to seven fifty, plus multiple shoes and hats discounted for a Southern trade.
A wall of discounted garments and fabrics with prices cut deep below cost. Long black skirts, silk skirts, outing and calico fabrics, cashmere pieces, table linens, and overshirts are advertised with substantial markdowns for one week only. The note touts value for men women and children with prices ranging from 4c to several dollars.
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