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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1898
Page
7
The passage argues that true well being comes from a sound mind guided by a consecrated will and heart in God's service. It warns that discord in body, mind, or spirit disrupts all, anger can threaten life, and bodily indulgence weakens mental control, enslaving the soul.
The speaker argues that life’s course hinges on will not longing, stressing that creed and feeling are secondary to action. Determination decides destiny, requiring knowledge of right and a clear choice to do or not do. Even amid hardship, one must say no to wrong despite temptations.
The piece argues true influence rests on sincere concern for others, not beauty or wealth. It stresses giving of self without reserve, comparing to Christ, and suggests dying to self to win others through genuine goodness and transparency of motive.
A quip about medical bills and memory loss appears in the Detroit Free Press. A patient asks a doctor why he is being treated, and the doctor replies that the patient owes an $80 bill for two years.
A satirical item from Punch features the Sultan cheerily mocking the Chinese emperor and scoffing at European certainties. The exchange centers on the phrase Sick Man and lampoons political fragility with a brisk, period voice.
A New York Journal item recounts Senator Cantor’s tale of two missing colleagues Duffy and Mulcahy. He describes how close votes required every support and how the pair were delayed by a lunch and a game of peepuchele, nearly throwing the bill to defeat before they were finally brought to the floor.
A Civil War episode recounts General McCulloch crossing the Talahatchie River by pontoon. A Texan rider whipped a rope around a display dummy of a woman, dragging it along past a store where the figure hung in sight. On reaching the bridge the rider mounted away, while onlookers cheered but realized the gag.
A Chicago News quote exchanges doubts about brighter times and a resolve to stop bucket shop speculation as the speaker vows improved personal prospects. The dialogue hints at shifting attitudes toward gambling and risk in pursuit of stability.
A detailed price list from the Shreveport market covering cotton grades from ordinary to good middling, provisions, bread stuffs, coffee and tea, sugar and molasses, tobacco, edibles, potatoes, bagging and ties, grain and feed, poultry, eggs, butter, hides and wool, furs, and iron goods. Includes various per unit prices and barge-ready measurements for round lots from first hands.
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