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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1896
Page
5
A column blends civic news with religious reflection. The city council unanimously added four patrolmen to the police force, named as Combs, Wimbish, Danbruen, and Quigjes, aligning with the administration. Separately, a lengthy essay extols music’s power over the soul, linking sacred song to faith, heaven, and national unity, and closes with local business notices and a public notice about oyster sales and a street address change.
Journal notes strong local support for adequate public school buildings. Citizens pledge funds via private subscriptions with names such as H. Hargrove and W. K. Henderson contributing discounted sums, signaling broad civic backing for the education effort.
A small bay mare, 5 or 6 years old, about 14 hands, with a long mane and tail and a small star on the forehead, is missing from J B Slattery’s pasture near Shreveport around October 12. Reward offered for information leading to her return. contacts A Mitchell or H Rogers, Shreveport.
Jono Carter a well known local man was found dead Thursday morning in the yard behind Antoine school house. No violence seen and only conjecture of poisoning or foul play. He lay on Butler's hill, served in the Federal army, was a member of the G ABR and drew a pension. Corona's jury could not determine the cause. He was about 51 years old. The up-to-date Merchant Tailor 120 Texas st KE W Jackson.
The Shreveport market closes easy with cotton prices down 1 to 8e since Friday and Saturday. Provisions list bacon and dry salt meat steady, breadstuffs show patent flour around 4.75, cornmeal 1.75 per barrel, and various crackers and rice prices. coffee ranges from fair to good, tea stock ample, sugar and molasses with multiple grades, onions, navy beans, new potatoes, cabbage, kraut, bagging and ties priced, and miscellaneous commodities including corn, hay, and grain fed.
A fragmented note details rail routes via Fort Worth and Denver City, Unicon and Gulf lines, praising faster, cheaper, and courteous services. It mentions six hours from Fort Worth, mild spring drafts, and invites travelers to compare schedules, temperatures, and overall comfort. It lists assorted commodities and prices such as cotton, millet, wheat, meat, and hardware, reflecting a broad trade context.
W. B. Weaver remains the reliable roof painter and repairer offering guaranteed fixes for old and new shingles iron and tin roofs. He promises the roofs will not leak after painting and repairs and guarantees all work. The Little Gem offers the best oysters on the market.
The Texas and Pacific Railway offers round trip excursion tickets from all points on December 21 and 22, 1896 to Southeastern States at one fare. Tickets are valid 30 days from sale. Send eight cents postage for a copy of a Texas publication to Gaston Messier in Dallas.
A scanned list details candle weights at 10c per pound, cement prices in Louisville and Portland, canned meats, produce, oils, linseed, oystera cans, pickles, powder, sausage, salmon, tomatoes, sand, starch, salt, hides, wool, beeswax, tallow, skins, furs, and small animal pelts with varied per unit or per bag pricing and notes on quality and availability. The record reflects a late 19th or early 20th century commodity and trade ledger style.
Real estate agents advertise services on Texas Street opposite the court house handling sale and purchase of lands homestead entries land claims rent of houses and collection of rents plus general commission offerings.
A notice from S F Gordon at 210 Texas Street in Shreveport clarifies no ties to Gordon Jewelry Company Limited. He signs from October 24, 1896. The ad also mentions a comfortable residence on Crockett Street for sale and a promising rental at 25 Milam Street.
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