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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1893
Page
4
The article argues life expectancy rose from 27 to 34 in forty years, notes faster gains since sanitation advances, and claims could reach 100 if bad habits were eliminated, urging a rational, self caring lifestyle. It contrasts human aging with animal lifespans and endorses gradual societal change.
A Detroit Free Press quotation urges equal treatment for boys, encouraging mothers to show warmth and interest in their sons pastimes and friendships. It argues prompt attention to temper issues, hosting evenings, and sharing home refinements to earn sons confidence and foster righteous habits.
A brief street scene from Street and Smiths Good News features a child asking who builds a house and the mother clarifying that the father is the boss of the project as their dialogue reveals the household dynamics.
A historical note reports cholera failing to take hold in America that season. The American press quotes both foreign and domestic sources noting hardship with limited meals as readers contend with everyday struggle.
Advertisements tout Hostetters Stomach Bitters for liver and malarial dyspepsia constipation and nervousness with rapid relief and renewed digestion. Brown's Iron Bitters advertised to strengthen weak blood and youthen vitality. Hall's Catarrh Cure offered with testimonials, and a claim for rupture cures. Whiskey sorrows noted as preserved not drowned in spirits while bitters promise strength and appetite.
Return tallies from New York and other states show a broad Republican victory. Brooklyn Mayor Brody loses. William B. Gayner wins Supreme Court in the second district by about 20,000. New Jersey assembly goes GOP. Ohio votes McKinley landslide. Virginia Democratic sweep. Massachusetts GOP wins governor by about 30,000 with Greenhalge.
A $100000 woolen mill is under serious consideration as the next factory to be established at Huntsville Alabama. The item appears among southern brief notes detailing economic development in the region.
Lawyer Francis H Weeks the embezzler was taken to Sing Sing to serve a ten year sentence after extradition from Costa Rica. News from Chicago reports a gas motor explosion at North Side Cable road destroying eleven motors forty cars and barns with losses near one hundred thousand dollars. Other items note the New York navy yard cruiser New York and Edison lamp patent expiry in England.
The weekly industrial review shows renewed investor confidence, higher machinery demand, and plant startups across the South. Twenty-three new industries plus seven enlargements and five new buildings are listed, including firms in Texas, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Tennessee, with at least one lumber and mining development planned.
A Madrid dispatch reports the Santander catastrophe left about one thousand dead missing and wounded in a terrible disaster referenced by Tuesday sources.
Assistant Land Commissioner Bowers reviews an unusual land dispute from Louisiana. During the war the United States issued patents for 13 000 acres to Louisiana citizens, which were not recorded. The Louisiana governor issued state patents to the same individuals, claiming lands left the Union with the state. Those state patents are now the sole titles, and the owners seek U S patents to secure federal titles. This is the first such case presented to the land department.
The Georgia road congress meets in Augusta on the 28th as Augusta Exposition designates Road Congress Day. Vice presidents H P Smart O A Barry G W Jordan Jr W J Weeks J W Nelms W A Huff J O Waddell C M Strahan J W Robertson O H Beall A T Putnam. Basis of representation equals double the lower house count. low railroad rates enable full county representation. Georgia leads in road construction and convict labor use. Every county should send its ablest men.
Washington notes Secretary Hoke Smith travels to Macon Georgia for a week to participate in two major railroad case trials. The piece discusses 1896 presidential ticket speculation, tariff battles, and cabinet reactions to election results. It also covers silver rumors, recess appointments, and Hawaii policy signals from Washington officials.
Advices from Cape Town report native runners near Fort Victoria confirming Lobengula is trapped. He is blocked north by tsetse fly country and south by imperial troops and the British South Africa Company. His forces are said to be near the Shangani and Ganlo rivers, about 140 miles west of Fort Charter. Capture seems probable.
The Ditmar dynamite plant at Bay Chester New York exploded Tuesday morning. Reports indicate several workers were killed. local authorities and investigators inspect the debris as a number of nearby facilities may be affected.
In Chicago a fractured city council erupted into a brawl as two opposing factions fought for control of the chamber. A reading clerk and several aldermen tussled amid torn crepe decor and overturned desks while police cleared the area. The incident followed Mayor Harrison's death, highlighting a near even Republican majority with Democrats holding influence.
The Tobacco Manufacturers Association of the United States met in Washington on Wednesday to protest a proposed tax rise on manufactured tobacco. Southern and western manufacturers attended as they urged repeal of 1890 revenue laws to allow direct leaf tobacco sales to consumers without taxes. A ten member committee was appointed to confer with the Ways and Means subcommittee.
Frances Parkman eminent historian died at his Prince Street Jamaica Plain home from peritonitis. He recently celebrated his seventy ninth birthday quietly, with few visitors and many admirers from around the world.
Warper's Bazar argues that the cherished everyday doll holds more value than costly shop dolls. It cites M de Gourmond on childhood imagination thriving when play remains free from rigid adult constraints.
An ordinary barrel hoop can be cut into four pieces to make dress waist holders. Each piece is covered with silesia fabric and given a long loop for hanging. Hanging waists with these holders helps maintain shape better than hanging by armhole loops.
A humorous exchange from New York Weekly depicts a palace car porter joking with a passenger about train robber fears and delay tactics. The porter notes robbers target him first and implies passengers would be blamed if valuables are missing.
The Chicago Post notes real lace is hand made with irregular meshes. It explains machine woven lace cannot achieve the perfect regularity of true lace and urges understanding of the distinction even when the error is not harshly judged.
Bishop Fitz gerald endorses R W Jennings as a businessman of high reputation and solid knowledge of business affairs. His praise highlights Jennings Business College and notes Oscar, the bishop's son, graduated from the school and secured a teller position at American National Bank in Nashville with a good salary.
The guide lists boiling times for potatoes peas asparagus cabbage cauliflower string beans green corn lima beans carrots turnips beets onions and notes to use fast boiling water and avoid long soaking to preserve color and flavor.
A thoughtful mother condemns teasing of children as harmful, noting it harms trust and development. She argues that joking at a child’s expense reflects poor character and should be corrected as one would discipline a child, stressing consistent respect and care.
The text promotes August Flower as a cure for dyspepsia, claiming it targets stomach and liver issues and will cure dyspepsia. It stresses widespread acceptance in towns and country stores and notes a large manufacturing presence backing its use.
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