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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1904
Page
5
A fragmentary poem describes choosing a quiet garden spot away from city life. The speaker contemplates tending an onion bed and watching early blooms like Johnny-jump-ups and crocuses. The verses hint at simple rural pleasures, seasonality, and modest grounding in gardening.
A parable set in a large city follows a self made man obsessed with money. Two schemers push him into a political bid for president, paying him $495 while promising a $50 000 yearly payoff, exposing a moral about convincing a man of his own potential. The tale ends with moaning at the bar as the crowd notices the drunken outcome of the scheme.
A spectral clash erupts as critics accuse a candidate of slander while others defend free speech. The exchange touches on personal attacks and implications of skill or character, highlighting the heated tone of campaign rhetoric.
A collection of humorous quips on merit over bluff and social foibles. The author muses on humility before a Scotwalker, the impracticality of ex-presidents amid scarce wild ducks, and a father’s tolerance of many children as birthdays blur together. The piece ends mid thought about a baby show judge and women voters.
A fragmentary verse tale shows a wealthy household where a sought after man yields little interest. The woman’s evasive reasoning keeps her from commitment while a reformer named James vanishes from public life and gains an office.
A collection of short, aphoristic quips on manners finance gender and society. Notes on deception sleight of hand moral judgments and social expectations appear in compact humorous lines. The items reference editors nurses betting public health and marriage with a tone of sly critique.
The piece blends verse and prose humor reflecting on spring life and social satire. It references Mr Dooley and a Northern merger decision with mock dialogue about competition and law. The humor contrasts light verse with civic and personal observations.
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