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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1896
Page
4
Published weekly notice advertising subscription details and advertising rates. Mentions general pricing terms and requests pen applications for rate information. Indicates post office handling and location in Vicenda with emphasis on liberal rates.
The Rome Hustler reports on political chatter surrounding William J. Bryan and the Chicago ticket, with mentions of Hon. I B Lewis, Mark Hanna, Palmer, and fusion prospects. It cites Seab Wright, Dr. W. H. Felton, and Watsons charges about a Hinton pardon, noting governor Atkinson’s administration amid partisan flare.
The Merriwether speech accuses district figures of rigging liquor policy with local option. The Marietta Journal notes Wright criticizes Atkinson while evading past allegiances, claiming bias and political maneuvering in Georgia politics. Evane backs Atkinson, Wright’s campaign lore is questioned amid Confederate veteran divides.
The speech set discusses the 1896 campaign themes, praising self government by American people, critiquing silver and gold standards, and urging citizens to understand their duties. It notes shifts in party alignment, voter behavior, and the role of party managers in shaping platforms.
The note reports improved business prospects with a planned sale of an 84 piece crockery set priced at $13.39. It acknowledges slim profits but prioritizes activity over idle waiting for better conditions.
An OCR fragment advertises shoe stores claiming mispriced goods and urging customers to buy now for savings. It mentions low prices on men suits and shoes, with promises of variety in cuts colors and weaves, inviting readers to visit to save money on footwear.
A speaker notes yellow paper branding McKinley men and a new yellow fever that harms the uninfected, while applauding courage and urging independence from foreign aid. He praises supporters of the Chicago platform and rejects appealing to kings and princes to govern the United States.
Stovall and Forbes recommend Dewitt’s Colic and Cholera Cure as an instantaneous relief for summer complaints in children. The ad asserts it relieves dysentery and diarrhea and claims it is a reliable remedy.
Tippettville reports very warm dry conditions as residents busy with cotton picking. Local social notes mention visits by Mrs. R. J. Cook to Sycamore and Mr. E. T. Tippett with Mr. J. F. Holt to Macon, plus Mr. J. F. Scarborough to Cordele. Alice Findleyson visits Hawk insville. Union Spring convention set for the third Sunday in September.
U V Whipple, an attorney based in Vienna Georgia, plans to practice in all courts of Dooly County except the Dooly County court. The notice identifies Whipple as a lawyer authorized to handle cases across multiple jurisdictions within the county.
Two F Powell Jno W Powell Jno Fi Ce & Son. They practice regularly in all the courts of the South western Ovo nee and Albany Circuits and in other Courts by special contract in writing. Office near Court House on Union Street Vienna Georgia.
Attorney Gee W. Wooten announces a new law office at Cotton Street near the New Court House in Vienna Georgia. He will practice in state and federal courts at Macon and Savannah with plans effective March 18, 1894.
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