08 May 1901
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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1901
Page
1
The notice appeals to readers of The Progress to send greetings and family news. It invites reports of births, marriages, and notable family events to brighten households, recalling loved ones and sharing updates from distant friends and relatives. The tone urges community participation and shared memories.
Farmers plant cotton as warm weather returns and headlines note Junelike sun. Local notes report town events, school picnics, road plans, and civic jokes while warning about money, subscriptions, and fire safety. Minor crime news includes a train robbery conviction and public interest items cover mail routes and local business notes.
The Dooly county Society of Medicine met at the courthouse Wagday to discuss professional topics. Dr HA Mobley hosted a banquet at the Southern hotel with Edenfield McArthur Smith Edward Harvard Dorming Wood 8 B StovalL and HA Mobly Haslam present.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Heard and Sons and dodgy references to printers and preachers. It notes a printer in Dodty county and a time when one must stay and declares something about wine and bettie. The readable content is scattered and unclear.
Mr C Archard of Ade visited Wednesday evening to see his mother in law. Mr and Mrs Capes mourn the loss of their baby, a sorrowful misfortune. Misses Pinaar and Bertil Carmack helped Adel dt Baech Haven Tuesday. We are proud to have had the little showers. The farms need aid. Mr Carmack went to Macon Saturday and stayed Sunday with South Macon's fairest dames.
A garbled ad fragment promises sixty dollars given away and counterfeit notes to customers if unsatisfied with a razor or a pair of scissors. The text is incomplete but hints at a deceitful sales pitch, urging caution and scrutiny of the offer.
Miss Josephine Patton shows improving health after a stretch of illness. The Wilkes family reports measles affecting household members. Mrs Eugene Gilmore and the Weaver family visited. Avera and Mina Della Ayers visited JD Avera’s family last week. Sunday school planned at Beverly schoolhouse with Hope leading. Rey W Snow kept his Friendship appointment. Farmers seek rain to boost poor cotton stands. Mrs Hee Morgan and family from Montezuma visited. Daily mail relief credited to Uncle Sam and Congressman Ey Lewis.
An advertisement notes a magnificent new ladies street sandals patent leathers and oxfords just received at J P Heard & Sons, urging customers to visit and view the fresh stock.
Lathrop Oil Mill Co of Hawkinsville Ga advertises a limited supply of 7 12 per cent cotton seed meal at 80 dollars per ton. Cash or draft attached to bill of lading are accepted terms. The company claims unbeatable price versus other mills and urges prompt communication.
Fragmentary text conveys a call to action and reassurance amid peril. It references rescue efforts, a plan to demonstrate safety steps, and encouragement not to lose heart despite dire circumstances. Specific names or dates do not clearly emerge.
A fragmentary historic news item alleges vandals disturbed old graves near Vienna. It claims bones from two graves were moved into a goods box buried in a lot opening into the cemetery. The piece names a Bob Jacke and a former enslaved person among the interments and notes prior cemetery reshuffles by town authorities.
A readable fragment shows a customer asking for a good toothbrush and clothes. The note mentions Birlish-allbargainee and Coxe Drug Store as a point of sale or supplier.
A century old Jacksonville fire last Friday, driven by strong winds toward the city center, swept a three quarter mile by two mile area to the St Johns River destroying about 1800 houses on 148 blocks. Losses reach eleven million dollars as ten thousand residents are left homeless with goods lost. Cities churches and individuals aid arrive while railroads transport donations free.
An advertisement from East Vienna Ginnery promotes cotton marketing and processing advances. It urges growers to sing along with a local chorus, highlighting up-to-date plans, honest hands in production, and a promise that cotton will be valued as it is rolled. The notice invites seed, dry cotton, and cash arrangements, with music to be heard after August 20, 1901.
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