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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1897
Page
5
A compact vintage ad touts low-cut shoes Oxford ties slippers and correct neckwear with fine suits and ladies garments. It promises groceries hardware and furniture and promotes Rock Hill buggies as the pinnacle of vehicles, claiming Heard and Son handle everything.
Prof R Fields and other residents visit Vienna and nearby towns while chautauqua crowds, excursions, and a Tampa trip stir local life. A Georgia Southern excursion to Tampa attracts attention as Americus plans a bicycle race. a Tippettville farmer dies after a debt settlement dispute.
Cordele merchant R Boniske closes his Cordele business and opens a general store near the depot in Vienna. The Proa Rees welcomes him. Scarlet fever reappears in Vienna with Kellam Mathews and Robert Mathews affected but no fatalities expected. Precautionary measures are in place and no further cases reported.
Why take Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic because it cures the most stubborn fever in one day. Cordele and visitors enjoy Chau tauqua with praise for the opportunity of county and regional development. Attendees are urged to join all exercises daily.
Mrs E L Swearingen of Cordele Ga thanks kind people of Vienna for tender kindness and laying away her husband during illness and death services tenderly bestowed will never be forgotten May 11 1897 Notice dissolution of Stovall Forbes firm Forbes retires Dr Stovall assumes liabilities and will collect debts Vienna Ga April 21 1897
A notice states the author absolves ties with Stovall & Forbes and thanks patrons, asking continued support for the successor Dr. C. T. Stovall and B. F. Forbis, as the firm transitions in business. The message centers on patronage for the new arrangement and seeks goodwill from the public.
Smith and Baker advertise 100 envelopes and matches, groceries, cigars, sugar, and seal supplies. Calhoun & Co promote a carriage and team horses, while Howell's Stable offers horse care. L H Taylor markets Spanish seed potatoes, guano, and insurance guidance through New York Life. MO C Wood, Richwood GA, endorses guano fills and contracts.
Life insurance offered through Mr L H Taylor. Smith and Baker advertise yard wide sheeting and brocades at five cents with Rock Hill buggies arriving soon. J P Heard & Son note dress goods at cost. Calhoun Co introduces a new Smith and Baker firm promoting exceptional bargains in dry goods and groceries.
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