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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1897
Page
7
The piece urges teachers to accept the grind of daily duty without craving external praise. It argues that true worth comes from inner fidelity to duty, shaping future citizens, not from applause. Teachers should align effort with national progress, enduring rough days for lasting impact.
Fire destroyed editor S R Fields dwelling in Unadilla Sunday about 2 am The loss includes a piano library and most furniture Insured for 300 dollars on the dwelling which belonged to Jno Crumpler The Tonic and Chamberlains Cough Remedy are advertised with testimonials and local druggists selling them
Mrs GO V. Megan hosted a Sunday school age party at the Lashley residence to raise secure funds for a Baptist room. Guests paid one penny per year of age, totaling 7.35 dollars, and enjoyed a bucket of surprises as the farewell. Praise was offered to Mr and Mrs Goshley their daughter Miss Nixie and Mrs C Y Morgan for the hospitality.
Local report notes ongoing enrollment growth in fall schools and plans for 1898 after legislative action. Cordele High School hosts about 200 pupils in well run, up-to-date classes. Teachers complain warrants delays. state payments slow but Cordele aims to pay monthly. Dr J H McLean Liver and Kidney Balm advertised.
Notice invites landowners within five miles of the Cordelo to Unadilla railroad to contact the reporter for possible sale arrangements. It also reports St. Augustine San Marco hotel destroyed by fire on a Sunday morning causing $198 losses estimated at $250,000 with under $50,000 insured. Incendiaries suspected. a $500 reward offered by citizens for capture.
A health note recommends a fat forming, nutritious diet for well children not very robust. It suggests using a specific building food for two or three months in the fall so these children do not suffer from cold.
An old advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil with hypophosphites of lime and soda as a winter tonic. It claims children and adults will thrive, grow strong, and stay well through winter, recommending a fall course for weaker individuals and urging readers to ask doctors and ensure the Scott's Emulsion wrapper features the man and fish.
Ayroniville headlines a bizarre wildlife incident where a hawk locked with a deadly snake on a road. The bird overpowered by the reptile perishes, with companions aiding in recovering the hawk’s body while witnesses confirm events.
Notice that the firm Mayer Wills & Co undergoes change and that all notes, accounts, or other indebtedness not paid by December 1807 will be placed with attorneys for collection. The firm urges debtors to settle promptly or face legal action.
J A Johnson of Lynn Illinois credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with saving his three year old son's life during a severe croup attack. Johnson, a member of Johnson Bros in Lynn, notes they carry many throat and lung medicines but prefer this remedy for its proven safety and rapid relief. Sold by Dr GT Stovall.
Fragment from a 19th century notice showing Jno. C. Eads & Co. with reference to estate or business terms. Reads as an incomplete line likely part of a larger shipping or merchandise entry.
Report from Vienna Georgia details the Bank of Vienna condition as of October 30 1897 sworn by cashier W H Hamilton before J B Warinman N P D C with attestations that officers have not evaded any legal obligations since the prior return.
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