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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1897
Page
12
A reflective essay on family secrets and social pretensions cited from English Exchange, noting how each clan guards its private skeletons from visitors. Examples include dignity about inherited shifts from poverty to status, and the universal urge to hide humble origins behind polish and lies.
An acclaimed northern artist visits London's slums in search of inspiration. He observes a ragged boy disfiguring a street with blue stone and, impressed by the child’s originality, offers guidance and joins in sketching the old man’s head. The scene captures street life and artistic mentorship.
Folklore notes Australian shepherds may predict weather by sheep wool curl. More curl is said to indicate better weather.
Colonel Calliper recalls a man who faced despair at sea but delayed self harm due to lacking a mackintosh. The tale ends with the man’s long life and death both linked to not owning or wearing a rainproof coat. The anecdote, attributed to the New York Sun, illustrates how weather and attire intersect with fate.
A Cornhill Magazine note recounts the Irish dueling code drawn up at the Clonmel assizes in 1777. It outlines apologies and escalating exchanges, limits on firing, and staged responses to lies, detailing when retorts, explanations, and weapon use may occur.
A compact directory lists churches on Jordan Street and nearby avenues with pastors, prayer meetings, and service times. Includes First Church, Allendale Mission, Presbyterian First Church, St Marks, Catholic, and Jewish synagogue schedules with masses, Sunday school, and evening services.
The list details Fire Alarm stations by district in Shreveport with street corners. Entries include numbers 12 through 43 at various intersections such as Commerce and Travis, Market and Caddo, Marshall and Wanin, Common and Fanin, and other cross streets like Cotton, Milam, Texius, and Texas avenues.
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