Home talent praised as band rehearses for encampment week
The community cheers on the home band as T F Parker debuts a military march dedicated to the Louisiana State National Guards played by brass instruments during encampment week. Rev A S Lutz conducted Jordan Street church services and West Lake Herald editor Steidley arrived for lodge meetings. U S engineers under Major Willard surveyed river sand bars and pier depth ahead of potential caving.
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T. F. Parker
Louisiana State National Guards
Parker
Steidley
West Lake Herald
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Louisiana
Neith
Shreveport
U.S
Willard
Washington society tale of Belknap and Jewish conversion
Miss Alice Belknap, daughter of the late General Belknap and sister of Congressman Belknap, reportedly agreed to convert to Judaism to marry M. May of the Belgian legation. After a year apart in Japan, May returned and Belknap prepared to begin conversion, with her being a prominent Washington society figure.
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Alice Belknap
Washington
General Belknap
Congressman Belknap
Chicago
National Capital
M. Muay
Geleiin Legation
Leo
M. May
May
Belgium
Miss Belknap
Japan
Potpourri Recipe From NY Exchange For Fresh Rose Jars
A New York exchange offers a rose potpourri method for replenishing an old jar or starting a new one. Layer rose leaves with salt, then add spices including allspice cinnamon sticks cloves nutmeg aniseed orris lavender and citrus peels. Stir daily for a week then refresh yearly.
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New York
Local Market Prices and Provisions July 30 1897
Prices for July 30 1897 show weekly corrected quotations for round lots from first hand. Figures cover cotton terms for last week and today, including varieties of cotton such as Low Middling and Middling, with provided values for goods like bacon, flour, coffee tea and sugar, and assorted produce from onions to oats. Yardage for crops and staples are listed with units and per pound or per barrel pricing.
Tron and Hardware Prices From a Historic Catalog
Listings show prices for deer skins rope and twine steel castings and tools across a hardware catalog. Items include axles bellows hops horse shoes ir on wagon parts plows spades shovels trace chains bull tongues singletrees and rope with per pound per dozen or per coil rates, reflecting broad metalwood craft trade pricing.
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Kelly
Kelly Land
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Jordan Street Church
A. S. Lutz
City
DR. C. Ratzburc
Nentist
Ler
T. M. Comegys
Oding Bld
Texas
G W. Kendall
Notary Public
SILES
Court House
John E. Schilling
Plumber & Tinner
Louisiana Street
Milam and
Crockett Streets
John Cook
General Local Market
Sereveport Market
ABC
New
Louisiana
St. Emma
Arkansas
Hides and Wool Market
FURS
Gianc Oes
Alabama&vicksburg
Lemets
Queen & Crescent
Tr. McGroarty
P. A. Jackson
Miss
R. H. Garratt
A. G
New Orleans, la
I. Hardy
New Orleans
Fannin Street
Telephona Connectjon
Mechanics Exchange
H. Linman
Tony Faust
Texas Street
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