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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1898
Page
4
The Official Organ for Dooly County and the Town of Vienna appears weekly on Thursdays. It serves as the local政al and community notice outlet, listing official postings and civic information for residents and stakeholders.
A formal notice warns many subscribers in Vienna and surrounding areas that they must pay overdue amounts to continue receiving the Proore. It emphasizes the need for timely payment as the paper is run as a business and may be discontinued if arrears remain unsettled.
An ad influenced piece touts Quinine and other fever medicines taking up to ten days while Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic claims cure in one day. It also notes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for skin issues and mentions naval figures like Admiral Dewey and Admiral Sampson in a casual, promotional tone.
The brief item notes quinine and other fever medicines were widely used around the period discussed. It mentions common remedies and general practices without detailing specific brands or dates.
A curious note from an Arizona rancher is posted on a cotton wood tree claiming his wife left him and warning any man who attacks her on his account will be punished. The piece mocks the word habit and laments wartime telegraph costs totaling about 2,500 dollars daily, with total bills near 500,000 dollars. It recalls Seward’s 1860 dispatch to France costing 15,000 in tolls.
The Sun reports soldiers in Cuba camps selling Mauser bullets as they starve, due to regimental ration rules delaying fresh food until last requisitions are paid. Volunteers fare better with surplus supplies, while regular camps suffer food shortages.
The ad copy promotes Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic as a rapid cure for fever, urging readers that even stubborn cases are resolved in a day. Chauncey Depew reflects on a Peekskill, New York observation about the fate of men who drank and contrasts with those who were thrifty and churchgoing, noting houses and savings as lasting legacies.
An advertisement extols Mother's Friend as a safe preparation to reduce distension and pain during pregnancy and childbirth. It claims physicians endorse it and offers the product for a dollar a bottle plus mail service from the Affold Regulator Co in Atlanta Georgia.
J B Scott Tax Collector lists dates and places for tax collection and voter registration. The schedule covers Vienna court house through September 25 and outlines late registration deadlines and Fi Fa issuance to delinquent accounts. Schedule includes towns such as Cordele, Unadilla, Pinehurst, Vienna, and Arabi with dates from November to December.
A historical advertisement claims McElree's Wine of Cardus cures female troubles and irregular periods. It asserts the remedy makes women beautiful and keeps them young, selling at $1.09 per bottle in drug stores.
Tickets on sale for a Tampa round trip at 17.80 dollars with 24 hour punch transit limits. Iron clad contracts enforced through October 31 1898 or as ordered, with night Pullman sleepers on Palatka Tampa route and berth rate two dollars each way. Tampa Bay Hotel now open.
Sacrifice sale of a seasonable stock with heavy reductions on laundried Negligee Shirts Calicoes and ginghams flannels and dress patterns. Shoes and notions cut 20 to 40 percent. New wool dress patterns priced 3 to 5 dollars. Pictures and entire stock to be cleared. Bicycle contest kept alive with prizes. wagon wheel given away when advertised time arrives.
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