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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
4
A Talmage sermon on the sacred art of friendship emphasizes that friendly conduct reveals mutual regard, urges guards against false courtesies, and contrasts human friendship with divine fellowship. He urges inner godliness as the basis for easy, lasting friendship and cites biblical examples and moral cautions.
In a reminiscence from the Klondike era a Forty-niner recounts harsh pioneer life, exposure and illness including rheumatism cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills after years of pain, with sworn testimonial from Adam Vangundy. An unrelated military strategizing scene and a Civil War style skirmish narrative follow, featuring a daring shot at General Linares by Sergeant McInerney.
A lunar illuminated cloud formation over Atlanta revealed Cuba’s outline with bays and inlets, catching observers’ attention. Passengers on a southbound car saw the coast’s shadows and contours, described as perfect by witnesses including B. H. Career of Mississippi and J. H. Smythe, then the image faded from view.
The article surveys rat adaptability amid modern ship and home construction, noting gray rats’ dominance and black rats’ limits. It cites rats surviving steam age, thriving on ironclads like HMS Colossus, and learning to cope with gun fittings, pipes, drains, and cement floors in a changing urban sanitation era.
Vintage ad blurbs tout cleaning the blood for clear skin with Cascarets and Candy Cathartic as a ten cent beauty fix. Mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine for cold cure and a tire patch device. Claims satisfaction or money back, cites Casenreta and catalogs company employment figures.
A World War era joke describes soldiers eating beef preserved in a salt barrel. A man pretends a lame back needs mustard, then returns with a tick of pepper to claim it was for the back. The exchange ends with the line about the mustard being handy for therapy. An unrelated ad fragment follows promising patent services and tobacco.
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