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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1898
Page
3
A man recounts returning to the city with his wife after a vacation to seek rest for the baby. He recalls a plan to hold a baby show, implicating seventy seven proud mothers and one overwhelmed judge, his wife among them, and his hasty exit as chaos ensued.
A fragmented compendium of quotations about human nature patience and virtue from various authors. It juxtaposes ideas from Herrick Solon Collier and others, noting self judgement over others and the ease of contradiction in human behavior.
The York Journal notes a Paris social uproar over a treatise by Vicomte A de Royer questioning noble legitimacy. He claims only about four hundred of forty five thousand so called noble families prove ancient lineage and that about forty new nobilities are manufactured annually.
A subterranean lake of hot water was discovered near Boise City Idaho. The lake lies feet below the earths surface with temperatures much higher than the surrounding ground. Researchers say the feature could reveal heat flow patterns and geothermal potential in the region.
The Fortnightly Review lauds Sir Herbert Kitchener for fair patronage and sharp judgment in Egypt. His appointments, often resisted by war office politics, have produced a cadre of capable officers the queen’s service can trust. Egyptian service offers rapid advancement, with Kitchener uniquely empowered and young officers rising quickly.
A humorous snippet from the Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a woman who left a home after the water ran in the bathtub, leaked through, and left her with a cold. She refused to stay in a house without water-tight floors.
A Cornish anecdote from a family at dinner ends in a boy signaling from the doorway to a church crowd, while a stream of snappy ad lines touts Hoarsteter’s Stomach Bitters and No-To-Bac. The era’s commerce prompts hopes of record gold shipments from Africa, Klondike, and Australia as tobacco cures and Hall’s Catarrh Cure claim broad sales.
The page mixes old patent medicine claims and humor with a veterinary note on buffalo herds. It includes Cascarets and No-To-Bac ads, a quip about golf in The New York Times, and a regional report on the Vanishing Buffalo, detailing Montana and Yellowstone herds and poaching issues.
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