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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1900
Page
7
A fragment from Columbia Literary Monthly notes a meditation on memory and burial. Tison leads a grave prayer as the past, buried deep in loam, becomes a fraught presence in the narrative.
A New York Herald article recounts a regimented ant foray observed in South Africa. About 15,000 ants formed a marching column from a mud hut toward a fresh earth mound, encircling the structure and sending detachments to seize crickets and grasshoppers. The workforce coordinated through division of labor, deposited prey at the base, then returned for more, finishing when the mound was exhausted.
In a cafe two men discuss a millionaire’s plan to fund a psychology chair. One claims mind power, tests a subject by prompting numbers to reveal weakness. The test prompts "fourteen" and leads to a dispute over the word said, as reported by the New York Tribune.
Mrs. Ballington Booth in The Ladies' Home Journal laments child life in slums. She depicts sick, deformed, and evil newborns, crowded streets, drunken brutality, and dire homes. She recalls summer deaths, calling death an angel of light in grim disguise.
A Breslau physician induced gout in hens by feeding them meat and water while giving only borgeflesh with no fat. He attempted to remove uric acid by administering eggshell, which had some limited effect on the birds.
Hartford Times notes the Blue Point oyster as the premier desiring delicacy. Long Island Sound yields seed oysters from Norwalk and Bridgeport sunk into Great South Bay for maturation. Blue Points command high valuation and are sought worldwide as divine points.
A civil service chief with two flaws, a polite doorkeeper and a persistent relative, faced daily interference from an office seeker. After a final interview, the chief summoned the doorkeeper and revealed the visitor sought the chief’s job. The bore was finally barred from entry.
An East Indian king on the Island of Oghin reportedly fell nearly 1000 feet from a cliff. He was saved by dense vegetation at the base and suffered only a severe shaking with no serious injuries. The feat was vouched for by French writer H. de Parville.
A New York Sun column describes a novel social courtesy where a host provides a visiting card and a 50 cent coin to a butler who then delivers the card to the hostess, signaling that the original caller has paid his social obligations. The practice, common in London, is presented as a discreet way to acknowledge visits without formal calls.
In early Beecher days deacons asked if his frequent humor would hinder usefulness. He replied that if they knew how many funny things he kept in them they wouldn’t complain about the few he let out.
The writer explains the value of cotton seed in animal feed and presents a table of analyses for common feeding attributes. He notes previous correspondence interrupted by duties and promises to provide the full data in the letter.
Guidance on dosing emulsion for babies and children to improve nourishment. Recommends giving one fourth to one half teaspoon in bottle for infants, increasing to half to one teaspoon for older children. Suggests mother's milk inadequacy signals need for emulsion and notes availability from druggists Scott & Bowne in New York.
State Chemist Jouyn M. McCanpuzss argues cottonseed meal and hulls, after oil extraction, provide rich protein and carbohydrates for beef milk and pork. He explains digestion coefficients, indigestible portions, and the shift from fiber to seed-based feeds to improve national prosperity. A forthcoming letter promises practical methods to calculate scientific rations for stock.
A fragmented discussion on feeding cattle and fattening methods in Georgia farms. An excerpt from a letter sent to Ex-Governor Watson, via T R Sdwwllot Atlanta, dates several days prior.
O. B. Sayers, Commissioner, cites Mr T. R. Sawtell’s experiment in Georgia showing cattle fattened on cotton seed meal and hulls reach 188 pounds live weight after 180 days. He argues cattle fed on home-grown feed, Bermuda grass pastures, and proper hay can be profitably raised, stressing breed quality and efficient conversion for lower costs than western farms.
A San Francisco Argonaut quip recalls a plantation scene where a befo' de wali matron teaches a child to spell. Polly answers ox by reading the picture’s tail, drawing a quick clash between spelling and instinct in a pictorial primer set on a plantation.
A Chicago News item reports Tones rebuking an aged millionaire neighbor for daily ash barrel duty. The miser admits fault and says his wife will handle the task to save pennies, highlighting class and habit in a brief, pointed exchange.
A Venezuelan coconut grove owner remains independent as coconuts ripen year round and fetch good prices. Hach ’reo reports an annual income of 120 dollars. An Irish lawyer reflected on a colleague's death, stating he left a brilliant future behind him.
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