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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1893
Page
4
Local advertisement notes hard times and urges readers to buy winter goods cheaply. It mentions debt pressures and cash on hand enabling purchases, implying an offer from Mayer Watts & Co and The Advantage s as sellers. The copy stresses value and budget shopping during economic hardship.
The ad promotes selling goods cheaper than ever and urges shoppers not to be hoodwinked by high prices for shoddy items. It invites readers to visit and see the available selection and savings.
A local shop advertises a large, carefully selected stock of the latest fabrics and colors in solid, round good goods. Prices are said to be cut to fit the purses of shoppers.
This department holds a vast selection of useful items and more that you might not expect to find. It invites customers to visit and see everything on offer, promising a pleasant experience as staff demonstrate and explain the wares.
Our store boasts the greatest and best assortments in town and warns shoppers not to miss bargains. The mammoth stack promises better, prettier, cheaper lines than any rival, inviting customers to browse before buying.
Clothing department advertises a wide range of suits from cheap workwear to wedding outfits and overcoats in various styles and weights. Promises stylish options at lower prices than any dealer south of New York.
We offer a wide range from cheap goods to 16th Century and Antique Oak Bedroom Suites. Our furniture covers all needs and styles with prices clearly labeled to show value during hard times. Consult us before buying for best deals in furnishings.
All parties indebted to the estate of John Truluck deceased are notified to come forward and make immediate settlement. Mrs. 8. L. Truluck. T. W. Truluck. Executors, D. Z L. Truluck.
A notice offers loans on improved farm lands in Dooly County at a low rate. Contact Joan H. Woopwarp, Attorney and Real Estate Agent, Vienna, Georgia, for details or to apply.
The Georgia Alabama Business College in Macon GA advertises itself as the South’s most famous and successful business college. It claims exclusive practical instruction enabling graduation in two to three months and promising better training at lower cost, open to both sexes day and night year round.
A flurry of local notices from Vienna highlights Powell Bros as groceries and goods hub with heavy and fancy groceries, sales on jeans and fabrics, and renewed subscriptions. Residents like Miss Zola Carnes and Mrs Jean Vaughn visit relatives. Judge F T Rape visits from Byromville. talks of a proposed Cordele County act, a city court for Cordele, and civic developments circulate amid weather and road news.
A bill and petition circulated in Cordele ask for a city court to be established for Cordele and its district with expenses paid from fines and forfeitures. Opinion among residents is mixed, with officers fearing salary impacts. no other objections recorded.
Notice directs all teachers to file reports in the Commissioner’s office by December 10. Fall and spring attendance to be reported separately. Teachers with excused nonattendance must file at institutes to avoid fines. Board meets December 12 to wind up the year. teachers settle on December 20. November 11, 1893, O. P. Swearingen.
A dated notice asks customers to provide payment by October 1 to ease the seller’s financial strain and reduce costs and distress. It expresses urgency and gratitude for aid.
Mr W J Grantham son of Nathan Grantham of the Eastern side of the 6th district was found dead in the road on Tuesday. Coroner Graham held an inquest with no signs of foul play. Jury returned a verdict of death from heart failure or an unknown cause to them.
Our local cotton market this season has pride for the community. Buyers have provided full advantage to producers, boosting market receipts and good prices. Merchants Jelks & Willis, J J Lashley, and S P Adams lead a strong buying corps extending trade into new territory.
The Cordele Security Co. sale, overseen by Commissioner Dughtry on Monday last, drew strong bids on farm and timber lands at 7 to 15 dollars per acre and solid prices for vacant lots. The event pleased parties and the winding-down Commissioner, with a December sale scheduled for the second Monday.
A dark bay mare mule was stolen from the lot of N T Christmas three miles east of Vienna last Tuesday night. Three mules were present, but only one was taken. The thief left the bridle saddle and a coat behind and possibly rode south. A $50 reward is offered for the mule's recovery.
Advertisement from J. A. Smith acting agent touts Christmas toys shoes hats dry goods notions and millinery at cost with ribbon offered at wholesale prices. Urges readers to verify claims by visiting and seeing for themselves and thanks customers for past favors.
A letter from Taz Hous in Washington D C dated November 14 1893 describes life in the capital noting involvement with the Census printing office under Speaker Crisp and Hon. B W Coney. He details night schools for government workers the city’s modest manufacturing capital and the attractions of the Potomac region including the Smithsonian and Medical Museum while outlining vacation plans before Christmas. He mentions Dr L C Woodson a former Georgia schoolmate who is now a physician in the city.
A short message from W. All extends best wishes to Procrese readers and a Georgia boarding community. The writer notes the boarders are mostly from Georgia, creating a homey atmosphere, and expresses hope for continued happiness prosperity and usefulness for all involved.
Advertised letters listed for Vienna Georgia include J A Aultman Brown Bail Brown Daniel Bussey Nelson Miss Mattie Bryant Clark Mack Coley F L Dixon Miss Lucy J Eason Folds J W Fields M C Fields Geo Garvin Mrs Josephine Mims Miss Queen cf Everline Gilbert Mitchell Miss Minnie Moore Miss Fannie McCotter O C Pearson Martin ef P G Wood Pope H C Smith Henry Smith Adam cd Sanders Laura Simmons Miss Laura Sandlin John Henry Williams Gus Wilson Austen M Youngblood Jno I Youngblood Miss Mary Young Please ask for Advertised Letters Strayed One black horse mule small size left foot longer than others and Scar on nose made by halter J L Gunter.
Look Here Ladies it will pay you to come for millinery stock from New York at unheard of low prices. Hearing is not always believing but serene is knowing. See the stock with a sale for purchases over three dollars between now and Christmas at Hawkinsville End Unadilla Ga. Mrs Jas F McArthur.
C. T. Stovall, M. D. physician and surgeon based in Vienna Georgia offers obstetrics and diseases of children as specialties. Latest approved treatments with rates guaranteed low. Calls answered promptly day and night. Office at Stovall and Forbes Drug Store.
A vintage advertisement invites shoppers to visit Mrs. C. V. Morgan’s millinery store to view latest hat shapes shades and fads. Hats priced from 15 cents up to higher amounts with a cordial invitation to make her store a home while in town and to enjoy low prices on all items.
H BURNS and A C KNAPP announce revised routes for summer tourists from Palatka and Jacksonville to the World's Fair, with connections through Atlanta on Velvet Trains and Fast Mail Trains. Sleeper cars from Macon and Palatka, with breakfast at Macon, link trains to Chicago, Birmingham, Kansas City, and all points East, North and South.
Good Farms For Sale comprising 275 acres with three tenant houses and wells on Montezuma and Vienna road five miles above Vienna on Penehatchee creek. Property joins T. T. Morgan south Elihu Walton east and a public road west. Also 185 acres with two tenant houses and wells on Penehatchee creek. Joins J. E. DeVaughn south Wm. Minor west and J. N. Sumerford east. For particulars apply or address.
A brief notice from Stovall and Forbes urges the recipient to settle a drug account immediately to meet obligations. The message emphasizes timely payment and states they cannot wait any longer. Written as a personal appeal from the firm.
Huntsville Alabama text indicates a good investment with ready money to loan for property improvement. Local Board officers listed include W.H Wuierte as President A. V. Warerte as Attorney W. C. Willlis as Secretary and Treasurer J. A. Murray and L. A. Moreux as members. Vienna Ga referenced as a location or affiliation.
J. O. Hamilton announces close out of entire mercantile stock in coming weeks inviting all to claim bargains and stating bids from merchants for the whole inventory will be entertained.
Notice explains selling large quantities of fertilizers for 1894 and defends product quality, stressing customer satisfaction and long standing business. Warns against strangers with risky schemes and urges local purchases to support home customers relying on effective crops and ongoing supplies.
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