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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1897
Page
2
The article recalls Press Day at Louisiana Chautauqua with editors and fraternal members attending. Speakers, including Hon. Lane and H. H. Hargrove, urged statewide press organization and public school support while praising the day’s dinners, decorations, and program.
Rev W S Penick is described as a strong Louisiana pulpit figure and prominent minister. The Progress laments his departure, noting his culture and temperate influence will be missed in the community moral and social life. He will travel to Baltimore for rest and recreation.
An advertisement directs readers to mail jugs to A E Maloney for filling with Rose of the Valley, pitched as a liquid product that makes you feel affluent yet modest, lively yet tasteful.
Mr. N. I. Teade of this parish emerges as the top watermelon raiser in the town, bringing in large, early melons since June 20. A 90 pound beauty drew crowds in Shreveport, with Teade refusing 1.50 for the bigger fruit. He cultivates three acres yielding about 3000 melons, has netted 200 from them so far, and credits seed from I W Pickles of Hadley.
Mr Max Blum will conduct services at the Synagogue during Rabbi Saenger's extended health-related tour. The substitute arrangement covers all rites and prayers in the Rabbi's absence.
Sunday morning Rev. W. Ss. Penick, pastor of the First Baptist church for ten years, tendered his resignation and it was accepted with effect on November 1. This marks the second resignation within a year, previously reconciled after a reconsideration.
Dr Moss of Knox Point arrived this week to join the Trezegant Rifles and to drill for the encampment.
From the residence of Frank R. Hicks in Shreveport on Friday night May 28 1897 a red sorrel mare about 15 hands high long bodied shod on front feet stands tall and is about six or seven years old A liberal reward will be paid for her return to F H Hicks or Ed Nix
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