Progress in GaxEveport Dec 1 1804
Sparse OCR fragment reports progress in a Louisiana town with limited readable details. Potentially notes a dated public record or announcement but lacks clear names, events, or outcomes.
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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1894
Page
13
Sparse OCR fragment reports progress in a Louisiana town with limited readable details. Potentially notes a dated public record or announcement but lacks clear names, events, or outcomes.
The Rev J L Pierce pastor of the First Methodist Church of Shreveport delivers a farewell sermon marking the end of a four year allotment. He is praised as a skilled preacher and steadfast leader, with his wife and children receiving the city’s prayers and best wishes for happiness and success in their new charge.
Washington News Our Washington column highlights a special notice about unauthorized possession and a blue panel marking subscription ends. It also lists a Thanksgiving service at First Presbyterian and references holiday railroad fares and local social announcements with names and places.
The article notes the closing of the programed services led by Rev. Sid Williams after two weeks of strong attendance. Williams is praised for engaging sermons and apparent religious influence, with attendees’ belief in his Christian faith highlighted and references to his departure toward Monroe for further services. The piece also lists local notices, personal items, and upcoming civil service exam details for December 1924, including age requirements and filing deadlines.
The Board of State Engineers reported land exempt from levee tax bounded by bluffs along Lede Lake and Cenes Lake near Albany. It follows the navigable channel of Terelver Bille to Red River with the line between Sections 15 and 20 in Township 19 north Range 14 east, noting the six parcels and a denial of the exemption in the Albany area.
A fragmentary commentary urges civic reform in the town, praising women readers and Christian groups, naming Sid Williams and Gouncilman Alston as figures in the push. It notes concerns about corruption in Shreveport and New Orleans, plus calls for stricter council oversight after a looting incident and support for courthouse and railroad projects.
An old advertisement extols a commercial restaurant offering oysters and a full menu. It promises breakfast from seven to nine, dinner and supper hours, and a display of finishing goods, clothing, and accessories at low prices from merchants like A B Locums and a clothing house run by Jonathan Booth.
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