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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1899
Page
6
A New York Gerry Society agent arrested a mother after she failed to receive information about a ten year old boy. The mother was jailed after a harsh exchange, while her husband cared for six remaining children. The report questions officials trusted with public welfare.
The piece links health claims to Hood’s Sarsaparilla and discusses a women’s beagle business started from selling a dog for 45 dollars. It mentions outdoor life, dog chasing sport, and a growth to a thriving kennels venture. It also notes postal card exhibitions across European cities with Basle 1880 prints and Nice shows.
A historical piece notes bananas and plantains as nutritious staples dried into flour and candy. It cites the banana’s high nutritive value compared to potatoes and white bread, mentions French interest in cultivation in the Americas, and previews potential new industries tied to U S West Indies ties. It also describes simple sun drying methods and packing for export, plus a humorous travel-buying exchange about tickets.
Major Owen with fifty hospital corpsmen established a hospital on Corregidor Island near Manila Bay. The site, formerly a Spanish naval station, offers commanding views of Manila Bay. Three habitable buildings and two storehouses, a large boathouse, a blacksmith shop, and thirty-two patient tents were prepared quickly. An apothecary, linen, drug rooms, and a 6000 gallon reservoir supplied sterilizers and laundry. A daily boat from Manila and a guard from Pennsylvania supported operations as about 200 patients were treated in ten days. The climate differs markedly from Manila, with dry air and a brisk breeze.
A historic guidance piece on women fitness from a university medical director, detailing home and institutional gymnasiums, beginner gear, proper attire, corrective work for defects, and safe exercise timing. It notes corrective supervision by Miss Marion Faye Carter, medical room training, and Dr. Watson T. Savage's advice on meals, hydration, and breathing.
The article describes a home built wireless demonstration setup using the Marconi system as reported by London Times. It details a two-wing receiving station with a coherer in series with a sounder, allowing each signal to decohere filings via sounder movement. The transmitter features an induction coil and dual nickel balls with a triple gap, suitable for spark telegraphy experiments.
A health guidance piece explains breathing deeply through the mouth only during extreme effort, urges controlled breaths per minute, and recommends daily breath holds. It notes large animals breathe slower than small, and lists sleeping tips such as mattress over springs, side sleeping, nose breathing, fixed rise and retire times, and waking early.
Government guidance states that the address side must bear plainly printed words without scroll-work or ornamentation. The clarification aims to ensure economy of labor and good typography for printers and customers using authorized private mailing cards.
Georgia marks the Chickamauga battle with a grand monument at Chickamauga Park. Governor Candler, state officials, and Miss Myrtle Everett participated in ceremonies on Lafayette Road. Major Black praised Jefferson Davis, and General Boynton accepted on behalf of the U.S. government. The day featured stirring music, prayers, and statewide pride.
Major Thomas, head of the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railroad, comments on Atlanta council declining to hear railroad representatives. He says the city may move next, not the railroads, and notes the railroad was ready to present a good faith proposition.
Empire Iron and Steel Company newly incorporated in New Jersey acquires Greensboro Furnace Company in Greensboro North Carolina the Henry Clay furnaces in Reading Pennsylvania the Tipton furnace in the Schuylkill valley the Victoria furnace on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad in Virginia and the Huddle stale ore property in the Potte valley Virginia.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South schedules its next general conference for May 1902 in Dallas Texas. A committee chosen at the prior Boston meeting evaluated applicants from Dallas Houston St Louis Atlanta Nashville Chattanooga Charleston and Washington D.C. to host the event.
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