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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1901
Page
2
In a fragment from the Baltimore American, the dialogue features Death and Fame inviting a figure named Josh Wink to share a moment. Death speaks of homage and bidding sweatest fruits to taste, while Fame promises to attend the event, as they journey down the way with a greeting and a cryptic exchange.
In the Mount St Elias district Frank Pollock recalls a midwinter encounter with a gigantic unknown beast described by Indians as a bearlike terror that climbs trees and hunts through winter. The party fights the creature with a rifle in a brutal showdown, killing it after a long pursuit through snow and crevasse.
A vivid catalog of summer shirt waists features many fabrics from lawn and organdie to gingham and mercerized cloth. Descriptions highlight delicate detailing such as hematched, tucked, corded and embroidered work in a brisk, fashion-forward tone.
A Victorian column notes quirky engagement tokens from a horseshoe ring to a pistol barrel heirloom and rare gems like opals and an Egyptian mummy ring. Lovers seek luck and charm in jewelry. pink pearls with diamonds calm brides and banish tears as superstition fades.
A New Zealand newspaper symposium on parental duties features Dr. Symes arguing for strong paternal discipline. He contrasts father led rule with mother driven affection, warning that dominance by the mother may erode respect for duty and obedience in children.
A 19 year old Queen Victoria portrait by Thomas Sully, painted in Buckingham Palace, hangs in the South Broad Street home of Mr. and Mrs. KT Sully Darley. The image shows Victoria with a jeweled tiara, pale gold hues, and a gravely dignified gaze as Miss Sully posed in coronation robes for a full length study. The painting reflects the St George Society commission and ties to Sully’s family lineage.
The Queen visits a studio where painter Mr Sully and keeper of the robes are at work. She views the coronation robes and signs an autograph for Mr Sully, gifting a silver medallion to Miss Sully. The note bears Victoria R Buckingham Palace May 14 1838 and hangs in Mr Darley’s library.
A survey of fresh themes: 14 women earned medical degrees at Zurich last year, a Pan American display spotlights women manufacturers, Newton Mass Social Science Club trains girls in home arts, and Russia opens station master eligibility to women. Queen Helene counsels comfortable fashions, France requires seats for shopgirls, a women’s university opens soon in Tokyo, a $120 000 donation backs new campus, Mine Thyra Survelius funds a shelter for traveling horses in Finland, a Queen Victoria statue nears Manchester Cathedral completion, and Mrs Nation’s early activism in St Joseph is recalled after anti slavery harassment.
Tew designs in stock collars appear. Black and white dominate for the season. A turquoise set in gold makes a bold ring. Long lace sleeves with elbow puffs, empire and princess evening gowns, silk Eto n coats, satin belts, and separate taffeta skirts with flounces are noted. Elbow sleeves suggest buying summer gloves.
A Washington special in the New York Tribune reports Major C. J. Syueet of the Twenty third Infantry, stationed on the Island of Solo, sent to Adjutant General Corbin two curiosities in the form of flags of the Sultan of Sulu. The flags are noted as still allowed to fly in the Southern Philippines under Hin Sereno Highness.
General Bates negotiates a treaty and presents a calico flag to General Corbin at the War Department. The piece bears red, black and white colors with Moro weapons and five stars, symbolizing religious knowledge prayers indulgence money titles and pilgrimage. It is said to be the Mahommetans flag of the Sulu Archipelago.
A Peruvian inventor introduces a novel house fly destruction device. It uses a central rod with a sliding bell and a fixed bell, a ceiling eyelet, and a spring wire. Syrup on the rod lures flies. releasing the sliding bell traps them for disposal with hot water. The device is designed as a permanent, reusable trap to be stored each fall.
The Onlooker notes a handful of ladies who have lived under five monarchs, citing Lady Carew and Lady Sophia Cecil among them. Lady Sophia, survivor of Lady Louise Tighe, recalls past circles and maintains a dignified old‑world manner despite aging and limited mobility.
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