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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1896
Page
9
Readable scraps describe prices and items such as gloves corsets shirts and pants for women and children. The text references assorted garments including corsets dresses vests and wool shirts with various price figures and notes on sizes and colors.
The article notes a motion by Mr Prowunas aided by Mr Poolay to organize a charity event or benefit for Mr H P Hyams. It recalls Hyams's long service to local churches and public causes while detailing social friction over his manners and public perception. It also recounts a separate note about a residence and a fraud-accused solicitor in Shreveport. The piece mentions a young impresario in Allendale publishing a newpaper and contrasts the town’s ongoing social tensions.
On Wheels advertises bikes for sale or rent with quick scenic rides and smooth handling. The notice promises repair services for pistols, locks, and keys and locates at Back of Market Street, near Dreyins, amid a somewhat poetic description of a bicycle in motion.
The text reports on the Honus Charitable Association annual election with officers named and a committee list, alongside a brief note that about 80 by 40 feet of Thatcher Turature roof was burned Wednesday morning, allegedly started by a detective, and mentions various local figures and activities in a garbled news fragment.
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