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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1897
Page
8
A wager over the circumference of an elephant's forefoot ends with Keeper Bazzle measuring the monster named Bazzle. The cord shows four feet two inches, illustrating the foot's size and the soft spreading effect under weight.
A humorous vignette from Tit-Bits where a teacher quizzes a sickly boy on arithmetic. The boy dodges questions about adding pigs jackets apples and cakes, revealing his confusion and the teacher’s patience as he resumes the lesson.
Idle men and women are urged to seek profitable summer employment by securing an agency with The Progress. No prior experience required. Write for particulars about earning potential and how to get started.
Osceola Tribe No 7 holds sessions on the first and third Fridays each month at Wigwam over Levy and Son store. Meetings start at 7 p.m. from October to April and at 7:30 p.m. from April to October.
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