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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1904
Page
1
A 1901 essay urges balanced saving for women, warning against hoarding time and money. It argues for outdoor activity, family engagement, and shared duties, promoting health, happiness, and stronger bonds with husband and children over excessive domestic frugality.
A New York minister predicts women will replace men in fifty years and compel men to seek them when desired. Women are already active in 145 branches of business and often show greater ability than men. The note on dress highlights gloves and shoes as key articles, and a comment argues true neatness lets one forget appearance.
The Atlanta Constitution offered 7500 dollars for the nearest estimate of bales of cotton received at all U S ports through April 20. The exact count stands at 6,897,471 bales. Check your guess against the official tally and see how close you were.
On the fifth Sunday in May a full day union sing will be held at Liberty church half a mile east of Findlay with dinner on the ground. Locals promise a pleasant time for visitors as neighbors supply the food. those south of Findlay can reach via the Shoofly and return by 6:45 PM.
A report from Vienna states Seymore Williams, convicted last fall in the murder at Coney, faces a possible hanging tomorrow. His case has bounced through the fall term supreme court and prison board with multiple delays. Despite petitions for mercy from Lee and Dooly counties, no commutation has been granted and the execution date remains set, with authorities prepared.
A terse historical reflection argues for public hangings again, recounting a shift from public to private executions during a possum protection law era sparked by a possum supper near Atlanta where politicians planned for the next campaign. The piece asserts the possum law was repealed and calls for return to public hangings.
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