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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1904
Page
3
A collage of aphorisms, quotes, and brief notes on society, wealth, education, and politics. It mentions marriage ages in India, bicycle chains inventor Charles Sargent, and comparisons of labor value. It also reports on a court case with a hanging sentence and remarks on Japan, electricity, and advertising trends in the era.
The hot dry spell has spurred a labor rush as cotton work surges. Common laborers now earn about double their usual 75 cents a day, with washerwomen, servants, and cooks flocking to the fields. Macon reports 100 farmers seeking pickers Sunday, many driving hours to recruit, Vienna's wagons patrol streets at dawn for hands, and no farmer claims thirty bales ready.
A large fire destroyed Warkito use Lasseter's cotton warehouse with about 200 bales of cotton. Neighbors spotted the blaze near midnight Sunday as flames engulfed the building and surrounding sheds. No deaths reported, buildings nearby saved, and Lasseter pledged to pay all who had cotton insured.
An old time notice touts the Dr White Electric Comb patented January 1 1899 claiming cures for dandruff hair loss and headaches and promises curling hair in 25 days when used with Dr White’s Electric Hair Brush United States addresses Deabur Illinois and solicitations for agents and circulars for stamps offered with money back guarantee
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