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The Progress in Shreveport, Louisiana

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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1895

Page

11

Illness Traced to Shawl Sparks Village Outbreak Near Heweton

An illness cluster in a rural village follows a shawl lost in a railroad car last winter. A passenger later died of smallpox after unknown germs spread through families in the area. Authorities link the outbreak to the shawl and warn residents to watch for symptoms as the fever spreads.

Heweton Niles Das Purdy Wimira di Purdy Hector Pj Vcomn Evillee Conigal Watkins Apy Wonie Miles Franny Bayinge Casey Teastone Alamaneit

Frigid Quips and Fractured Dialogue Echo Newspaper Style

A fragment from Detroit Free Press quotes a remark about a tramp and dog chase, noting under strain a man needs wings. The piece then shifts to a banter from Chicago Record comparing a kiss to a chilly contact, presenting terse quips and streetwise humor.

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