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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
4
A Thirteenth street barber cites a sharp Christmas lull in business with 20 percent of weekly customers dropping off before the holiday and not returning until January. He notes rising tipping expectations and patrons taking trips as part of the seasonal dip, a pattern he says is well known to barbers.
Cook County will pay 25 cents per birth reported to the county clerk after New Year’s day. The fee goes to the physician at birth. if the doctor fails, the parent pays. County Treasurer to issue payment after clerk notice. President Hanery estimates about 15000 dollars cost next year with nearly 50000 births last year.
David Long a 70 year old laborer deposited a dinner pail at the Second National Bank in Danville Illinois and revealed nearly $1500 in old war era notes. The bills, crumpled and crude with feathers and straw, were sent to Washington for exchange as most were unfit. Long offered no explanation of how he acquired the money.
An incident after a temperance meeting saw two gentlemen tossed from a vehicle as they returned through a dark lane. One man demanded an apology after reading the newspaper account that claimed both were sober, prompting a sharp reply from the editor.
A 19th century guidance argues bacon should be broiled in a hot oven rather than fried in grease. Thin slices are placed in a fine wire broiler above drippings, turned once, and drained on brown paper. Fat drippings flavor potatoes, liver can be cooked in them.
A Boston Traveler note explains limited closet space in modern houses. Boots and shoes collect dust if left loose, so a roomy, stout shoe bag with deep pockets tacked inside the closet door offers an effective solution. Habitual shoppers invent space saving devices like lids on couches and deep storage behind furniture.
A kitchen placard lists cooking times by item and method. It covers soft items like Biggs coffee clams oysters in three to five minutes, various vegetables from five to forty-five minutes, and meats from two to five hours for fowls mutton veal corned beef smoked tongue and ham.
A simple safe light uses a long pale glass bottle with a pea sized phosphorus piece. Fill with olive oil heated to boiling, one third full. Open cork to light and recork to restore air. The glowing space provides light and can be revived by uncorking briefly. One bottle lasts a winter.
Soak half a box of gelatin in cold water for one hour. Add boiling water, sugar, and lemon juice, boil, and strain into molds. Prepare six Charlottes by trimming tops and turning jelly out to serve. Garnish with charlotte russe tops.
A witty exchange notes an ambitious youth asking for fame and an indolent man’s reply. Fame means someone will write your article for the encyclopedia and today there are more articles than readers.
A humorous exchange in the Chicago News notes Uncle Hiram and Mrs Hayrix discussing how weather reporters forecast tomorrow's forecast. The characters joke that almanacks supply the weather clues, reflecting a historical view of forecasting.
A Midland county justice ruled in a kissing case that a widow and a widower can kiss under the constitution, echoing a quip by a former Adrian deacon, who said any law against kissing must be very modern.
Tissue paper, common in households, serves as a pencil mark eraser cleaner for glass and a packing aid. Fresh packs of white and colored sheets add daintiness brighten bureau drawers wrap small gifts protect silk lace and veils while preventing wrinkling during packing.
The text gives steps for effective carpet cleaning using a broom. It advises occasional thorough sweeping, removing upholstery if possible, covering furniture, opening windows, and using quick firm strokes. Damp broom prevents dust clouds, salt sprinkling brightens colors, then dusting furniture and woodwork, bric a brac, and walls with appropriate cloths and tools.
A scientific correspondent suggests cleaning a plaster bust or statue by inverting it, filling with iron-free water, and letting it filter through the plaster. After thorough filtration the exterior is washed with water and a soft brush, then dried to restore the cast to its original whiteness.
Absolute cleanliness and tidiness are essential in the sickroom. The furniture should be simple and easily cleansed with white washable curtains. Medicines and paraphernalia should be kept out of sight if possible, and utensils washed immediately after use for ready reuse.
A quip about Jackson loving newspaper notice glory suggests his vanity. The dialogue recalls his early morning habit of rising at five to study the wedding notices, illustrating a fascination with print and public recognition.
A brief courtroom exchange reveals Dashaway praising his treatment by Miss Pinkerly’s parents while the judge notes he has not met them. The dialogue highlights social tensions and etiquette in the case.
Parke explains to Lane that he always tells his wife the truth about himself. Lane replies she is a woman who isn’t easily shocked by such disclosures.
Senator Quay, returning from a fishing trip at St Lucie Florida, sits beside a farmer on an accommodation train. The farmer jokes about Quay being a faith healer and questions his Florida knowledge while Quay speaks of improving “the inner man.”
A New York Times clipping describes a Bleecker Street saloon offer listing a five cent coffee and bread with whisky, five cent beer or whisky with bread and sausage, and a note that customers may stay for a reasonable time after purchasing. The piece highlights low-cost, low-margin street-level dining.
General Basil Duke of Louisville, Kentucky, is noted for absentmindedness and street wandering as if seeking dollars on the sidewalk. He once passed his wife without recognizing her, and a moment when his civil engineer son boarded a car triggered a hearty handshake and the phrase How are you this morning, and how is your father. The joke woke the general from his reverie enough to recall his son.
News from Constantinople reports excitement as the British embassy hoisted three ensigns on its flagstaff. Rumors spread of peace in the Transvaal or an attack needing gunboat help, but officials learned a zealous servant dried the damp flags by hanging them to dry.
A Greek astrologer named Kumbu ris in the Turkish sultanate exemplified court superstition. He supposedly built a modern observatory at the Yildiz kiosk but could not use the instruments, forcing him to call in a professional Naples astronomer for help.
A French professor built a lamp using a pee globe on a metal stand filled with liquid of luminous marine microbes. Two tubes carry air to revive the microbes as light dims. The lamp’s grit lasts several weeks without refreshing the illuminating medium.
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