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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1893
Page
8
Local column reports sole agents for Palivas Common Sense Imnks and Kalin Dry Goods. It notes banks close at noon Saturday and urges customers to visit before then. Mentions Board of Reviewers and Assessor disputes, plus references to General Electric stocks, Captain Soapy, and dental innovations by Dr Chas McCloud.
A fragment of notices mentions bargains at The Fair with 112 piece dinner sets on sale alongside mentions of bank executions and real estate filings. The text also notes the Fourth of July not differing in town and reports local court actions and a keeper being appointed pending adjustments.
The piece describes DeSito Beker and others bringing plums peaches apples and strawberries to market, praises North Louisiana fruit varieties, notes Judge Carter figs and Am elia apples, and urges agricultural growth in Caddo and surrounding parishes. It also mentions a new city cemetery need and local vendor promotions including Wolf’s ice cream and Irish potatoes from Mrs. Lear.
A private to open session railroad committee meeting yielded no concrete rail matters. The body debated Hubbell’s date to Captain Simon Larg, with renewed requests for an interview and legal objections to be explored. A separate notice offers refrigerators at The Fair and details on trespass closures.
The public will be pleased that Shreveport's ice cream king Mr. Charles Steer opens the season today with his renowned resin. He introduces a new ice cream cake method and offers advance orders for improved service and cream. Telephone No. 42.
Fragmentary entry mentions Dr White's offices and a patient at a sanitarium with references to treatment and observers. The piece also includes an unrelated classified ad offering a new round-ear umbrella and weatherproof item for sale at a stated price, with location hints and contact details.
A garbled historical fragment explores family roles and social pleas, referencing Baby Ruth and a possible sister or brother. The piece shifts to broader hardship, mentioning a silver bill wall and collective suffering while characters sit idly in store doors.
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