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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1896
Page
9
A fragment describes sale on dress goods including lawns India linen and figured batistes. It notes corsets, miscellaneous shoes, and hat items. Scarcely legible pricing hints at yard and per pair costs with mentions of mens shoes and domestic goods.
Fragmentary ad describes clothing store deals with shirts priced near ten dollars and suits at ten dollars flat, mentions grosser stock including dress shirts and pants. Includes garbled details unclear about brands or dates. The readable portions indicate a focus on affordable menswear items and discount pricing.
An odd fragment mentions convincing rhetoric and sharp fashion notes. The text references hats and ladies, with a fragmented plea about acceptable behavior and personal price. The piece reads like a street corner bulletin or stray OCR from a period column.
Dr C in Line, Ratzburg, dentist notes the fire alarm stations across districts in Sieevenart with corner streets listed from No. 12 to No. 28 and district headers Third and Hotwoth. The piece shifts to a civic rant praising 16 to 1, then quotes W. E. Weaver and ends with a prophecy of a March 4 1897 independence declaration led by Bryan.
The notice touts the Fort Worth and Denver City and Union Pacific routes to Colorado with six to one traveler ratio in favor of summer tourists. It cites faster times, spotless service, through trains, and favorable temperatures after leaving Fort Worth. It urges readers to contact agents J. P. Douglass or D. B. Keener for information and lists offices in New Orleans and Denver. The piece also includes political commentary on primaries, Corregemen candidates, lumber pricing, and local economic concerns.
A fragmented clipping lists items from Pond Improve Gin Book ad to restaurant notes at Serwich's in Shreveport, plus political cues about Illinois elections, a Bachburn editorial stance, railroad fare announcements for Indianapolis, and social notes on Miss Mattie Boggs visiting locally. Ripans Tabules is advertised for relief.
A collage of short items and ads includes plumbing shop moves at Milam Street, a medical laxative ad for Ripans Tabules, a travel ad offering rail tickets to St Paul for 2085, and political notes about Hoke Smith and Cleveland. Also mentions a Mr. Kant editor and a local call about education and protection for families.
A brisk note praising Lon Leverett's for prompt service and meat that is tender juicy and savory, promising a satisfying dining experience.
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