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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1902
Page
4
The prose piece reflects a harsh social climate in a Georgia town, with riffs on hard times and social mores. It blends editorials with satirical asides about women, age, and drinking culture and includes a tirade against a man urging liquor purchases for a drink.
A collection of aphoristic lines critiquing avarice honesty and social behavior. It contrasts abundance with want and warns against preaching without practice. It uses humorous metaphors about cleanliness, words, and narrow-mindedness to comment on personal conduct.
The London Daily Graphic covers Ellen M Stone's release from captivity in Strumitza with on site drawings and photos. It describes the meeting with rescuers led by Dr House and Gargiulo, Stone and Tsilka's reception, and Stone's injuries from captivity.
A citizen rants against public drunkenness seen in the Macon union depot. He decries liquor sales by legislators, contrasts churchgoers’ virtue with state crime, and urges lawmakers to end liquor licenses to curb drunkenness. He paints a vivid scene of a man in a public space amid Sunday worship.
A girl describes a week of chores with her sister Bridget and father listening in church. Dorothy Gay notes daily tasks from washing to baking and how Sunday keeps her father steady in sermon time.
A Connecticut clergyman shares Dr. Ducachet’s tale of feigned illness to avoid a sermon, ending with relief after the sermon is posted. Another anecdote features President Stillman of National City Bank observing people’s appearances vs. real profitability, noting many look prosperous but few pay dividends.
The late Colonel Alfred Bell owner and editor of the Galveston News and the Dallas News joked that reading the average newspaper story is harder than writing or editing it.
H. D. Smith & Co offer 25 acres and several lots from sheriff sales redeemable by owners. They list 38 Cordela city lots with specific block and lot numbers and invite inquiries. Write or apply in person to J. A. Walden, Vienna, Ga.
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