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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1898
Page
14
A long disjointed OCR fragment appears to weave through names, places, and events with numerous garbled words. It touches on death, relatives, heritage, and a sequence of unclear biographical details, creating a meandering, hard-to-parse notice.
A fragmentary obituary notes the death of a woman at her residence with survivors including a brother and son. She is buried at a local rest, and the piece references family names and a religious sentiment. The readable text is garbled with misspellings and missing context.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Marcus Hanna and a claim about a career in the United States Senate from Ohio. It references Monroe, Parasadac, and bureaucratic offices, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear facts or dates.
An obscure historical OCR fragment references Mr Hollowe and a ten day period, mentioning contempt and a legal hearing. It lacks clear names, dates, places, or outcomes, making the event difficult to identify.
A contempt ruling by Judge A D Lend was criticized for lacking power to punish and was appealed to the Supreme Court. The case centers on whether the lower court could continue contempt proceedings while questions about procedure and authority remain unsettled. Additional notes reference a local paint company advertisement and unrelated remarks.
A garbled note from W. B. Weaver of 610 Butler Street complains of damp conditions and seeks to arrange repairs. The message references root painting and sealing rats, mentions the traffic department of railroads, and notes a business session involving Cruess Khreve pore and others along the river.
The piece discusses methods for winter pig raising and lambing preparation, advising strong year round income from stock. It notes a wood pasture exercise for ewes, controlled feeding before lambing, and a method to ensure vigorous lambs. It also mentions the Colorado Wyoming land dispute over grazing and the Chicago cattle show prize steers at 1560 pounds each sold for 23.00 per hundred by Jay, Robinson & Co.
A farmer recounts selling three cars of Shorthorn cattle at Chicago for 5.35 a hundredweight, averaging 1699 pounds, matching a prior week’s sale. He details a yearlong feeding plan from November through spring, using shock corn, husked corn, and pasture, with careful water and bedding, aiming for steady growth and good appetite before market.
Good Housekeeping notes a wide range of ornate serving pieces for special dishes. Bread plates display a folded napkin motif, asparagus dishes feature stalk motifs, and there are baskets for rolls, covered cheese dishes, and long slender celery plates. Carving boards and knives shown with practical details, sauce bowls in inventive shapes, and china ladles paired with fragile ware. Bone dishes grow in popularity while silver ladles remain preferred for durability.
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