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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1898
Page
4
A long list of discounted goods with prices, including fabrics, lace, linens, brocades, cretonnes, tablecloths, matches, towels, hosiery, shirts, neckwear, oil cloth, and household items. Items feature per yard prices, bulk discounts, and varied merchants. Aimed at bargain shoppers looking for cheap textiles, clothing, and household supplies.
The Vienna and Dooly County paper declares arrears must be paid or the Progress will be discontinued. It argues for business discipline, elevates teacher pay, condemns lazy patrons, and urges parental support, classroom standards, and cooperative effort to improve schools and governance.
An editorial argues that universal schooling is essential even without college ambitions. It urges eight month terms, regular attendance, quality textbooks, qualified teachers, and adequate buildings. It condemns thriftless, lazy patrons and calls for more focus on education over idle local distractions.
A collection of wry maxims on aging women politics and social behavior. The remarks touch on past years love and sea sickness, politics as disguise, and gendered observations about clothing and relationships.
An advertisement extols Bradfield’s Female Regulator as a standard remedy for weaknesses and irregularities in women. It claims it strengthens exhausted nature, relieves headaches and blues, and has been used for over twenty five years. The copy emphasizes medical endorsement and availability from druggists.
An ad touts Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic claiming it cures the most stubborn fever in a single day. The claim emphasizes rapid relief and unpacks a simple dosage instruction for users seeking quick results.
Money to loan on improved farm lands in Dooly County at a low interest rate. Funds available in from ten to fifteen days. Apply to W. V. Harvard Vienna Ga or J. W. Haygood Montezuma Ga. 127 97 6m.
An advertisement touts McElree's Wine of Cardus as a cure for irregular monthly periods and other female troubles. It claims the product makes women beautiful and keeps them well, selling at $1.00 per bottle in drug stores.
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