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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1895
Page
12
A muddled 1809 era document outlines political corruption fears, calls for reform, and a push for equal rights, with discussions on prohibition, labor, and elections. Mentions Miss Susan B. Anthony lectures, Lincoln era ideas, and local presses The Judge and The Progress shaping public discourse.
A lone observer recalls a perilous trek in a rattlesnake and wolf country. He fights wolves with a revolver, survives cold, and catalogs nine rattlers found after dawn. Wolves howl, coyotes scavenge, and the expedition returns with a bag of rattlers and a tale of survival under starlit skies.
A Shreveport judge urges enterprise and generous investment by businessmen to revive retail trade and raise prosperity for workers. He laments cautious wealth holders and calls for acts of right and social welfare as a cold snap brings more tramps to the suburbs.
Crone day Teel correspondent writes from Wasinscros dated 7 alministestion. The piece discusses a proposed administration bill with amendments on currency and carnage at the silver diguiorage, and reports Sen Put and Sen Il examining Senate pathways. It mentions Disney and Stewart's Castle diplomacy concerns and a Senate inquiry into Mr Jobin W. Poster’s official status.
A 1895 letter notes the telephone transmitter patent expiry ends American Bell Co dominance since 1876. Phones could drop to about $200, enabling mail order and new competition. a call to local groups to push affordable service and lower exchange rentals. Also mentions a People’s Party meeting in Keithville Louisiana on January 19 1895 with emphasis on strong attendance.
Advertises a clearance sale of Warhieme and goods at low prices from a residence after closing the Chean Saddlery and Harness shop on Pecas Street. Calls for would-be buyers to view stock and claim bargains before stock runs out.
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