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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1897
Page
6
A fragmented local column laments Texas avenue conditions and city leadership while noting court matters, public calls for paving, police concerns, and community updates. It references Judge Boarman, local figures like Mr. Tubbs and Mr. Wag ner, and remarks on the Southern League, street repairs, and charitable deeds.
A local narrator lashes at the council over jail conditions and seating authority. The speaker accuses police jurors of cowardice and taunts the vice president about connections with Shreveport and Port Arthur. Comments target hotel pretenders and alleged favoritism.
Market column lists prices for bacon and dry salt meats, lard, flour, cornmeal, crackers, coffee and tea, sugar and molasses, onions, potatoes, cabbage, kraut, grain and feed, eggs, butter, poultry, iron and hardware, tools, wagons, nails, hides and wool, beeswax, and tallow. Includes ranges for several items with units per pound or per bushel and notes on quality terms and regional variations.
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