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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1895
Page
4
The article describes Mexican porous pottery water jars that cool water by evaporation and deliver a steady supply of refreshing, non icy water. It also notes Australian ranchmen using skin bottles hung on verandahs to chill water as the air moves the skins.
Poole the tailor is praised as a most accommodating figure who dines with the great. A nobleman rebukes him for noticing a mixed party at table, remarking the need for more tailors. The note recalls a cable venture and warnings about counterfeit health tonics, urging readers to seek genuine syrups of figs for relief.
Brandon, an aspiring journalist novelist, faces poverty and pride in a tale where Minnie Horton helps his career secretly. He finishing a 40,000 word realist novel, gains a publishing deal for 1300 dollars, and learns Minnie secretly financed his ascent. He marries her, but the debut work flops while Minnie continues to steer his career.
A hospital patient suffered severe inflammation of the eyes face and hands from thousands of tiny hairs on primrose leaves. The hairs pierced the skin delivering poison like fangs. Doctors used a subcutaneous poison injection with reported improvement. Experiments with cancer serum showed rapid but preliminary benefits.
A telegram notes Vis countess Clifden opens a bonus shop at her London home. The piece lampoons English peers in bankruptcy courts and their shift toward commerce, naming Lords Burton Hindlip Iveagh Ardi Jaun Londonderry Dudley Rayleigh Masham Armstrong Ports mouth and others, plus Lady Colin Campbell and the Earl of Dysart in media roles.
Lord Kelvin revised his estimate of Earth's age from 100 million to 24 million years based on new cooling experiments. The Youth's Companion notes this is still a respectable age for a planet.
Discharged prisoners are approached by sidewalk traders who offer their new shoes for an old pair and small cash. The practice is common, with six or more merchants waiting outside the institution. The shoes from the correctional shop are sturdy and fetch good prices from workers.
A lengthy reminiscence from Bin Abria Alant in the Constitution reflects on Southern hospitality and reconciliation after the Civil War. He argues the north and south must drop pensions, seek mutual forgiveness, and promote social harmony while criticizing lingering bitterness and urging northern relocation to the South. The letter touches on governors Woodbury and Turney, Chickamauga, and a plea for genuine reunion.
A formatted market roundup from Atlanta lists wholesale prices for groceries including roasted coffee sugar tea and dairy goods with multiple grade and packaging notes. It also provides grain products Hay meal and seeds prices and ends with a note that the local cotton market closed steady at middling 5 16 cents.
At the fifth annual Ameri can Numismatic Association session in Washington coins of high value were shown. Value hinges on condition rather than date or age, with highly worn or damaged pieces bringing little. Gold coin premiums are modest. silver coins dominate most trades. Notable values include an 1804 dollar at 400, a 1797 half dollar at 40, and an 1804 dime at 10.
Adam calls to Eve at the gate of Eden accusing her of delaying, while Eve replies she cannot get the fig leaves pinned straight. The pair bicker as they confront the new world outside the gate.
A Washington Star quip contrasts sea shore grandeur with ruined engagements and finances in a wry exchange about a family trip and a missing twenty dollar bill. The dialogue sketches humor from misfortune and the sea’s vastness.
Mrs. George G. Reiss of 29 Montgomery Street Newark credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing long standing stomach pains severe headaches and weakness. She reports rapid relief and lasting improvement after use and notes the pills restore vitality and blood health. The advertisement touts the pills as a universal remedy for nervous and circulatory ailments and lists pricing and mail order details.
A long drought in a western settlement led to a Methodist church prayer meeting where Col Handy Polk, a real estate agent, spoke humbly urging divine rain to save business and crops. He asserted the town faced ruin unless relief arrived soon, noting debts, land sales, and inhabitants considering moving east. Within a day rain began to fall in torrents, per the New York Tribune.
A Chicago Record description portrays Judson Island on the Mississippi near Memphis as a unique all Negro town governed by Elmer Judson. It details 450 residents, tenancy under Judson, six stores, two churches, a school, and rich soil with annual crops. Judson, a white planter’s heir, forbids white entry except one visitor.
A middle aged man questions dyeing a soft felt hat to match his hair and refuses a $1 price, preferring a 35 cent dye instead. The clip also contains random ads for Halls Catarrh Cure and several patent remedy pitches.
A humorous dialogue reports a White Caps rumor about "Brother Wilgur" being run out of Plunkville five years ago. The minister admits it was mild, calling it a threatened donation party. Also notes care tips for chrysanthemums with supporting stems and weekly liquid manure.
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