This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1896
Page
13
Fragmented social notes recount a parade of individuals, families, and local life. Early sections mention Mary Dingte and a mix of community activities, followed by obituary-like passages about families and neighbors. The piece shifts to political notices and civic events, then to retail and social club mentions, concluding with scattered references to local personalities and ongoing public concerns.
A long fragmentary page notes a local market of farm produce and wares including chickens eggs hides wool and various hardware items with prices. It mentions streets and places like Minot Street and Jordan Street and references local vendors and a church service.
A fragmented early 20th century grocery catalog entry lists numerous items with prices and quantities. It mentions Provisions, Macontile Try Malt Mestis, Holos Sausage, Breaduts, patent products, per barrel costs, Crick soda crackers, rice, coffee, tea, stock on hand, molasses grades, grain and feedstuff, hay, oats, rye, bran, chopped corn, seed, wheat bagging and twine prices, and miscellaneous packing details.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.