13 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
1
A long collection of reflections on personal conduct, gender roles, and social norms. It contrasts work and idleness, urges self reliance, cautions against gossip, and comments on drinking, propriety, and public behavior with a period tone and multiple named references.
A letter criticizes a 25 percent insurance rate increase as unjust, arguing insurers posted large profits and losses from Jacksonville, Patterson, and Elberton fires. The writer says rates should reflect real risk and questions the justification for raising costs on the general public.
Representative Shafroth recalls William J. Bryan facing an awkward moment when introduced at an Omaha gathering. The Nebraska governor asked if Bryan was a singer or a speaker before Bryan began a speech, revealing the governor had never heard of him or his speeches.
Representative Lanham stumbled on a young woman in a Washington streetcar and after she delivered a sharp rebuke he quipped that her small feet caused the mishap. He apologized in jest and she forgave him.
The Virginia legislature adopted resolutions urging the naming of a battleship after the state. The text directs the senators and requests the representatives, a phrasing noted as proper by parliamentary experts. The senator is the legislature's creature, while a representative is not bound to the body.
A tiny 8 by 6 foot playhouse near Highland Avenue and Cedar Street in West Somerville is described as the smallest house in Boston. Once a children's playhouse its 8 foot 6 inch height and cozy interior charm readers with images of miniature life and childhood echoes.
Instructions for a nut candy using hickory or English walnuts. Shells are removed and nuts placed in greased pans. A syrup is made from two pounds brown sugar one half pint water and one gill molasses boiled until a sample hardens in cold water. Candy is poured over nuts and cooled until hard.
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