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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1894
Page
13
A bankruptcy sale lists vast inventories including dress goods, silks, velvets, ginghams, cotton flannels, coats, cloaks, shawls, waistS, ladies and children underwear, hosiery, gloves, trimmings, sewing silks, ribbons, and men’s furnishings. Items span silks to domestics with prices and quantities partially noted.
A lengthy local column conveys Christmas reflections and holiday notices. It mentions charitable appeals, devotional passages, and seasonal greetings, with references to Plantation Prizes, confectioners, and local merchants. It also notes upcoming events and a Christmas Eve or Christmas week tone, reflecting community life and festive concerns.
A Shreveport grocer and saloon operator writes to Kaitor Hicks defending his business record after a December 1804 article, asking for fair treatment and noting prior acquittals. He recounts a $20 bill fraud incident and asserts his establishment has long operated orderly, inviting further inquiry rather than public accusations.
An OCR damaged note describes a patient, medical staff, and recovery steps with scattered names and locations. It mentions Doak, Kaensie, Shreveport, Lal, and a plan for rehabilitation while noting a paralyzed or injured individual and efforts toward recovery. The overall sense is a garbled medical progress fragment with unclear specifics.
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