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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1896
Page
6
The item covers Ingersoll remarks on a church, a fisheries commission bill, a five percent interest rate proposal in St Lawrence county, a US Supreme Court coin abrasion case, a moral reflection on true religion, and gas meter manufacturers forming a trust.
A fragmented historical text evokes Patrick Henry style rhetoric on preserving liberty, urging a united nation to cherish its political safety and prosperity. It warns against external interference and domestic factionalism, stressing neutral, principled relations with other nations and avoidance of entangling alliances.
The article discusses ivory from Africa Asia and mammoth tusks, noting that Africa produces finer ivory from near the equator and west Africa, while Asian Siam ivory is also highly regarded. It mentions color, density and workability, with caveats about drying and yellowing and that Asiatic tusks are rarely used for industrial purposes.
A Bavarian inventor Kroeger creates a cane with a removable metal handle and built in umbrella housed inside the cane. To switch to a combined umbrella stick, remove the handle, extend the umbrella, mount it, and screw the top. the transformation takes about half a minute, reported in St. Louis Republic.
Attention has been called to Missouri ranking first in timber and raves galled and salt. West is the largest mule market in the country Batine is the greatest route of supply. Ten thousand miles like a Munchausen story, claims Marshall has handled. A Sparks farm mile near the city breaks records at twenty hands high and weeks 2,200 pounds in St. Louis Republic.
The committee on transportation of the St Paul Chamber of Commerce is directed to study the desirability and practicality of a rapid transit link between St Paul and neighboring city Cusaputiy. The plan aims to move several tons with a single line in about thirty minutes, connecting city centers.
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