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Hats and social life in a Louisiana parish vignette
A fragment from a 19th century Louisiana page recounts social events in Ward 2 Caddo Parish including Mrs Eefelle Vance hosting guests in Shreveport with Miss Carrie Thornberry and Miss Jessie Frank visiting from Mississippi. It notes Mrs Lynn Lysight winning a prize, a Mardi Gras like Carnival practice, and local notices about a public ferry dispute and political reform ideas. It ends with a sad death notice for Frank Parker and an oyster ad.
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Caddo Parish
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Vivian
Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
McEnery
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Denegre
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