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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1895
Page
4
The piece promotes the Journal subscriptions while urging farmers to shift from cotton to profitable crops. It includes names like Isaiah Kleinpeter and J. W. Mel, discusses socialism, voting rights, and calls for a future Louisiana governor chosen by the people with honesty and principle.
A letter denounces plans at the State Central Committee to alter parish representation by popular vote, aimed at aiding Governor Foster. It warns against political chicanery and urges justice and fair play. The note cites 50 000 bales of cotton on Red River valued around 500000 idle capital due to low water. It also reports a December 20 real estate vote in Ward on skeleton fence with anti supporters winning and calls for unity among farmers.
The piece argues President Cleveland did not err in rejecting the compromise tied to repealing the Sherman act purchasing clause. It questions granting swift forgiveness for a confession viewed as based on bad judgment and warns that continuing a harmful course risks personal and party harm.
Visitors to the zoological gardens expect a bird rivaling legends. A condor in the vultures’ aviary disappoints, with wingspan claim exaggerated and the bird grounded by perch space. Observations note scent irrelevant and sight-based feeding signals. juvenile plumage differs from adult.
A long, fragmentary note from Madam Rumor criticizes the police jury, calls for cheaper telephone and electric services, and questions waterworks handling. It mentions Susan B. Anthony's visit, a broken sidewalk near First Methodist Church, and local court-house square repairs while praising the Bayou Pierre bridge as a free passageway.
A list shows marriage licenses issued in the past week ending Friday January 18 1895 including W T Williams and Mrs M J Fields Robert Newton and Miss L Haynes Andrew Walker and Julia Johnson and many others. The sheriff’s office was burglarized Wednesday night with a thief taking 20 in money a piglet and silver watch.
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