29 Aug 1896
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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1896
Page
1
Local ad lists womens wear and accessories including six hook corset style, white silk parasols, black silk garments, and Heeland toe slippers. Also mentions bleached domestic fabric at low yard prices and a sale on mens lace shoes previously 2.40 now reduced.
An old OCR snippet from Cent’s Clothing advertises new shirts tiger shirts and white dress shirts at varied prices. It mentions caressmere pants and colored wares with sale figures like 75e and 33.00, plus items valued at 1.00 2.00.
One of the biggest bargains offered with limited choice ladies trim ed bats left. Call to see them and buy at your own price.
W. B. Weaver declares the sixteen to one bet as sweeping the country like a broom among cob work, claiming it is a magic word and promising satisfaction every time while noting recent roofing work and plans to paint sixteen to one in the future.
Dr C Ratzburg, dentist, mails a schedule of wire alarm stations for Shreveport. First district lists stations at corners of Commerce with Travis, Forrest with etc. Additional stations cover Forrest and Texas, Marshall and Fannin, Common and Cotton, Spring and Milam, Marshall and Crockett, Marshall and Line, McNeill and Texas, Louisiana and Cotton, Common and Milam, and Christian and Woodward.
The fragment discusses the ratio of sum values perhaps in a mathematical context. It remains unclear and does not provide concrete names or events but hints at an analysis of a ratio or proportion.
A fragmentary passage discusses railroad routes from Colorado and Utah via Fort Worth and Denver City, Utica Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railways and arguments among competitors about achieving the shortest and quickest travel times. The text emphasizes competing claims on efficiency and routing.
A rumor hints at rising political tension and social unrest poised to sweep across the land, signaling forthcoming disputes and heated debate among factions and communities.
The Populists of the fourth district nominate Hon. B. W. Bailey for Congress praising his bravery energy and loyalty to Populist causes. They urge Democrats to avoid old ballot box hacks under new election laws as Bailey would defeat any Democrat nominee. The notice mentions railroad ticket sales to Indianapolis and notes various local political figures and public notices amid a scatter of unrelated items.
Ginners are urged to save time and money using Ponds Improved Gin Book for sale by W. Hardy in Shreveport Louisiana. The fragmentary text also mentions a local dispute and a negative dismissal of a public figure, with unrelated lines promoting Ripans Tabules for biliousness, nausea, and constipation and referencing Lon Leverett’s on the cotton season streets.
A bustling fragment shows ads for insurance and education offerings, store moves, railway ticket sales to the National Encampment in St Paul, and notices about local merchants. It mentions Wm Agurg as a loan or education resource, Dalton & Alfred moving Rouse's Ranchet Store, and travel rates from Shreveport to St Paul. Also notes Miss Louise S Rew stocking millinery, D M Hodger visiting from Palestine, and political chatter about Judge Watkins. Ripans Tabules advertised for druggists.
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