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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1896
Page
13
A long, fragmented 19th century social notice covers weddings, parties, political debates, and local events. It mentions a Valentine party, church and civic activities, and discusses politics, candidates, and civic improvements in Shreveport with scattered names, dates, and places. The text blends personal notices, social happenings, and overheard political opinions amid rough OCR content.
A garbled OCR fragment references public notices and events including the Mary Gras at New Orleans, round trip railway tickets, and local political commentary. It mentions February 18 and dates around late February, plus a note about Populist and gold-bug positions and Foster. The text is highly fragmented with many illegible words and stray names.
A garbled OCR page fragment references tax or survey figures for January March and February, mentions new entries from abronel a Ta viawd, and lists various names and political snippets. It includes diplomatic critique of Venezuela and United States policy, plus local business notices and partisan lines from Brewer and Lingir. The item blends political editorials with advertisements and reader notices, with unclear dates and many misspellings.
Fragmentary OCR describes a sale event near Shreveport with January era references, mentioning places like Frank Serwick Market Street and a public notice tied to local politics. The text notes a gathering on Wednesday and an assortment of names, locations, and dates, though many lines are garbled.
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