It is a difficult matter to believe the other fellow is ever right
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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1898
Page
11
City Item's Living Picture Gallery Delights Audience
The city exhibit showcases a rotating living picture gallery that draws crowds with humorous scenes and playful performances. Local artists present silent acts, costumed tableaux, and witty tableau setups, providing light entertainment for residents and visitors alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Item
Progress joins in sentiment expressed
The Progress weighs in on the prevailing feeling, as supporters align with a shared sentiment. Local figures echo the mood, underscoring a broader sense of unity and purpose across the community.
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Jin
A Good Resolution Short Lived After One Hour
A resolution that lasts only an hour is viewed as better than one that ends with Done at all. The brief decision highlights the fragility of partial commitments and the value of timely action in the face of vague or delayed follow through.
Quarantine Scheme Faces Congressional Opposition
The Progress hopes that the National Quarantine scheme will be buried deep beneath Congressional disapproval.
Tribute to Dr. W. H. Magruder at Institute for the Blind
The St. Helena Echo pays a handsome tribute to Dr. W. H. Magruder, principal of the Institute for the Blind, in Baton Rouge, highlighting his work and leadership.
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St. Helena
W. H. Magruder
The
Institute For the Blind
Baton Rouge
Questioning what act to perform this year to lift hearts
A reflective prompt asks which action we should undertake this year that we did not undertake last year to bring joy and meaning to our lives. It invites personal resolve and hopeful intention.
Morality and Progress Praised in Shreveport Youth
A community note highlights well behaved, moral young Black men in Shreveport who stand well in society and are expected to contribute to lifting their race.
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Shreveport
Reed compliments private Allan with chair pledge tribute
Speaker Reed commended private John Allan by tendering the chair during a temporary vacancy. The gesture was noted as a witty Mississippi tribute and received with praise.
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Reed
John Allan
Civic duty and patriotism urged for good government
A Florida Parishes editorial calls for strong patriotism and fulfilled citizen duties as the foundation of effective state and municipal governance. It argues that public integrity depends on engaged, responsible residents acting in daily civic affairs.
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Florida Parishes
Sun Shines Brightly on Tuesday Morning
A vivid account describes a radiant Tuesday morning with sunlit skies so brilliant that December could pass for April. The writer notes the scene’s warmth and beauty, portraying the day as unusually cheerful for the season.
Illness Notice for Homer J. Mouton in Lafayette Gazette
The Lafayette Gazette reports its esteemed confrere Homer J. Mouton is seriously ill in St. Martinville with typhoid, prompting well wishes from colleagues and readers.
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Homer J. Mouton
Lafayette Gazette
St. Martinville
Recovery Hope Expressed By Abbeyille Meridionel
The Abbeyille Meridionel notes cautious optimism about his recovery, asking if improvement may be soon observed and suggesting ongoing medical updates.
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Abbeyille
Will New Orleans Ring Submit to a Suffrage Law
Rhetorical query questions if New Orleans political ring will yield to a universal suffrage law that could strip votes from immigrant and criminal elements and doubts John Brewster's leadership without Dago support.
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New Orleans
John Brewster
Questioning unemployment and duty for society
Is there not something radically wrong when men and women of competence are unable to obtain work for the proper support of themselves and their dependents. And if there is something wrong, what are our good people going to do about it.
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Home Library Association
State newspapers ignore public matters amid faction bragging
They are too busy denouncing the opposition and boasting of patriotism to devote time to real issues. The result is a neglect of essential public concerns and governance.
Nominating process questioned in Red River parish
The text argues that if Wilkerson of Red River parish was nominated as Mr Marston described the process should be repudiated by the local Democracy. It states Marston’s statement casts the matter unfairly and challenges any honest man to consent to supporting Wilkerson.
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Wilkerson
Red River Parish
Marston
Organized effort to curb cotton futures attacks
The Cotton Planters Journal argues that organized action is needed to counter bear attacks and artificial supply created by futures trading. It claims traders with $100 can short sell 109 bales they do not own or intend to deliver, ruining cotton planters and urging legislation to abolish the practice.
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Cotton Planters Journal
Inconsistent Populists Question Editor’s Party Ties
The piece challenges Populists who urge the editor to join their party while fusing with corrupt Republicans. It questions which group is more inconsistent in stance on fair elections and honesty in politics.
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Democratic Party
Plaquemine Journal Praises McKinley Era Protection
A Plaquemine Journal writer lauds McKinley era protection though noting hard times across the nation. The piece reflects domestic prosperity in some sectors amid widespread business recession and unemployment pressures.
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Plaquemine Journal
McKinley
Political Campaign Speculation In Bienville Parish
The text notes debate over campaign arguments as truth and mocks Secretary John T. Michel as a rim fire politician. It mentions Foster's patent of 1896 and cites The Peoples Friend. It records Arcadia Advance and Jeffersonian Weekly supporting J. E. Reynolds for the Constitutional Convention and Bienville Bell backing Judge Boone. The piece hints at lively political activity.
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John T. Michel
Foster
Peoples Friend
Brother McAlpin
Bienville Parish
Arcadia Advance
Jeffersonian Weekly
J. E. Reynolds
Bienville Bell
Judge Boone
Christmas vigilance and library appeal from The Progress
The Progress lauds police vigilance preventing holiday accidents and promotes the Home Library Association. It notes Lake Charles American’s December 25 Christmas edition, mentions Rev J L P Sheppard at Jordan Street Church, and reports on Henry M Furman of New Orleans, assistant deputy port collector. The paper invites social and religious notices for publication.
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Lake Charles
Henry M. Furman
New Orleans
DeSoto
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