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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1894
Page
5
A fragmented wholesale listing details various goods such as silks velvets plushes and furnishing fabrics including table linens towels spreads napkins and lace. It notes items like Victoria lawn Swiss muslin ginghams and embroidery trimmings with references to clothing and hosiery for women men and children and several fabric categories and prices.
iE Progress prints a mix of notices from Evangeline Parish Louisiana including legal questions about justice jurisdiction in robby cases, a sales pitch for Plantation Sarsaparilia and Todide Potash, nursery offerings in Shreveport, a Methodist Mission Sunday School reminder, dining at Maloney’s Depot, a Mechanics Library meeting, church services, a women’s health ad, and a Christmas Eve Sunday school tale.
A.V. Carter commissioner of wre praised for efficiency and dedication. J. A. Tetts editor visits the office. Price of New Lewisville Ark calls in Monday. Tom is a reliable port boy with many duties. Yow Hicks returns from bed rest, KR. Hamilton travels to Texas to visit relatives. W. B Simpson of 4 offers friendly grip in Hot Springs. Harry D. Vroorman lecturer enjoyed a Saturday outing. Plantation Chill Cure advertised as a remedy guaranteed by Robinson and associates. Frank Serwich, the old reliable, remains in for the hungry man.
The Farmers' Union of Caddo parish meets with Welcome Union on Friday January 4, 188%. A full attendance is requested with delegates from each union. Also notes on local editor persona and various local ads and opinions appear in the text.
A Wednesday evening wedding at the bride’s home united Dr D H Bilin a notable physician of Louisiana with Miss Florence Van Hoose Lenox. Rev M Van Lear officiated, praising Bilin’s character and Lenox’s devotion, while the proclamation pageant extends heartfelt congratulations and wishes for a long life of bliss.
An old style hotel or restaurant notice advertises a commercial restaurant offering oysters, salt water fish, celery and season’s delicacies served with queen taste at its samos house. Meals a la carte and regular meals listed. Breakfast from 7 to 1 g, Dinner 12 to 3, Supper 6 to 72 Oo. Toomes, Prop. No. 204 Texas Steerer.
The ninth annual Louisiana State Agricultural meeting will be held in Natchitoches January 23 24 and 25 1595. Delegates are urged from all parishes and agricultural groups to join in addressing low prices labor soil depletion and high interest rates impacting farmers profits. Commissioner A B Canter invites planters and farmers statewide to attend and participate in the deliberations.
Fragmentary OCR text here mentions a reward and a missing person case across multiple garbled phrases. Core details insufficient to identify names, dates, or locations clearly. The fragment hints at a search for someone, a reward offer, and possible contact instructions but lacks verifiable entities.
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