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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1895
Page
2
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20 000 miners strike in Pennsylvania last week. War department plans a Southern U S Army department in Atlanta. The tallest colored man in Georgia, 64 feet tall, lives in Newton County. Speaker Crisp plans work in Washington. 500 workers at Cotton States and International Exposition grounds, with most buildings due by June 1. Sam Rumph of Fort Valley comments on peach buds from recent cold. Wash Strong, Pulaski County murderer, confesses and awaits execution. Anna Gould marries Count de Castallone. Eastman Bond vote approves free schools. Various local notices on mining, races, and public affairs fill the page.
Deacon W H Poole of First Baptist Mt Vernon NL reports enduring La Grippe twice and being cured by Royal Germetuer after other remedies failed. He endorses the medicine for grippe colds and lung troubles, with price 1 dollar or six for 5 dollars, sold by Stovall Forbes.
The all absorbing question is the cotton acreage for the year. A concerted movement among planters aimed to reduce acreage appears a failure. Though many expect higher prices with smaller crops, honest assessment finds acreage unlikely to drop in this region this season. The next crop may be smaller if planters cut fertilizer use. guano sales may not reach 56 percent of prior levels.
The discussion centers on fertilizer impact, estimating one third of crop yield from fertilizer. If acreage stays the same and fertilizer use halves, the crop could drop about 15 percent to 20 percent, not enough to raise prices. The prevailing view is that next season’s price will rely on last crop unless a new large crop appears, potentially driving prices to three cents.
Modest Georgia girls are lampooned in a string of satirical anecdotes from Ringgold, Graysville, Lafayette, Dalton, Chattooga, Calhoun, Cartersville and Tunnel Hill. The items poke fun at extreme minimize personal contact, clothing and social norms with playful hyperbole.
A brief note suggests that nine times out of ten when people feel off their balance the remedy lies in a reliable traditional medicine. It emphasizes repeated personal experience and a common belief in the healing power of a trusted remedy.
An advertisement for Brown's Iron Bitters claims it cures many ailments including dyspepsia biliousness malaria and neuralgia. It highlights a 2707 strength formula with vegetable remedies, says it benefits women and children, won’t stain teeth or cause constipation, and offers a free booklet via a 2 cent stamp from Brown Chemical Co Baltimore MD.
A young humorist once declares intense affection for Miss M in a humorously florid letter. He compares his heart to an excited eel and guitar strings stretched across his chest, while wild, vivid images convey his unsettled joy and constant thoughts of her.
The town of Vienna Georgia to vote at the courthouse on April 10 1895 on establishing a public school system under the 1894 act. Ballots read For Public Schools or Against Public Schools. Election follows town officer rules, Mayor B F Fornes and J F Powent sign.
The sheriff of Dooly County Georgia announces sales on the first Tuesday in April at the courthouse. Properties include a Vi enna town lot tied to a mortgage for Lee Bryant, Cordele town lots 1–20 in block 247, and one seventh of the fourth undivided interest in several land lots in the 3rd district, all to satisfy court-ordered dispositions.
Notice invites bids by noon March 13 1995 for fireproof rail and cage work with samples and construction details. right to reject bids reserved. Dated January 17 1595 by J D Hargrove Ordinary P B Leonard and Samuel Carnes. Georgia Dooly County.
An 1895 heterogeneous notice extols the Georgia Business College of Macon Georgia as offering extremely affordable practical business education with post graduation employment assistance at no charge. The document also records a probate notice from Deoly County noting John Evans applies for administration with will annexed on Catherine Evans estate and a court date set for the first Monday in April.
Advertises Brown's Iron Bitters as a pleasant tonic for malaria indigestion and biliousness, claiming it cures these ailments. Promoted for children and those building up strength, with a note that all dealers keep it.
T. W. and D. L. Truluck executors announce full administration of John Truluck estate and petition the court for letters of dismission on the first Monday in April 1895. Notices dated December 24 1895 and published in Georgia Dooley County and Vienna Progress.
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