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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1896
Page
8
A chaotic sale ad lists coats, silks, linens, table napkins, towels, and summer wear with slashed prices. Items include Lisle thread vests, printed linens, lawn fabrics, table coverings, Turkish towels, eye catching patterns, and assorted stock in the city. Names of fabrics and discounts appear, urging readers to visit the window display for bargains.
A fragmentary column from a Marshall Texas publication covers shopping at Plothing and Furnishing Goods, introduces Mr John Marks editor of the Assumption Pioneer, and notes a five dollar gold piece found by a young citizen. It comments on Populist delegates in St Louis, supports Bryan and Sewall, and hints at a forthcoming baseball club. It mentions local merchants Jordan and Hoek and drifting political chatter about Democratic prospects in the South. A violent incident in Florence involves pistols during a debate between Governor Evans and Judge Karl as tensions rise in the South Carolina Senate race.
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