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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1893
Page
8
The Progress records June train schedule updates for Shreveport Louisiana. Passenger traffic and timetable details outline arrivals and departures, noting station activity and service changes. Names of trains and times are listed with emphasis on reliability and punctuality for travelers.
Local column notes chaotic Sunday mail rush at a window ill located and crowded with people of all ages. It mentions Ayers Sarsaparilla for health and cites upcoming Medical Board consultations with physicians, promising public action Tuesday night and the Process intends to attend to report fully.
A garbled notice offers a mail order cure for calatra disease promising cure for 100 cases at $10. It advertises extra physician services with home remedies and full history and directions, claiming savings and urging readers to pay 30 to 8 percent more for six months. Shreveport address given for Dr Bye in Hi Can Expioe Building.
After two weeks of revival meetings led by Rev. Sam Jones, many in Shreveport consider inviting him again. Local writers praise his preaching, note dozens already joining churches, and urge coordinated effort to bring him back for ten days with broad rail and lodging support.
Prof Johnson of the Louisiana Mentor brightens the sanctum and weekly cults. Miss Vivian Foreman of near Baton Range visits Miss Mary Dingle in North Louisiana, pleased with the Queen City and new friends. Mr Thomas B Chase remains home healing a dislocated shoulder. Councilman Chas Quigles returns from Milwaukee and appears improved. Mr S A Price of Reiser Bay is praised. dinner set bargain advertised at The Fair.
A fragmented old column mixes business ethics with local notices. Henry Durerve & Sex promote low prices and stock ready for customers. The Methodist ladies plan a woman party at Cotton Street and Texas Avenue with ages and entry details. A lost girl Miss Jackson was found near Greenwood after a storm. Advertisements urge Lee's groceries and a cottage for rent on Jordan Street. Resolutions of respect honor late president Quy Ch. Helas and outline sympathy and memorials by the local Methodist group.
Local readers report renewed chatter about the Kansas City Pittsburg east route through wards 1 2 and 3 in Caddo parish and a possible line to Shreveport. Rumors place Hubbell in Texarkana with a plan to push the road early, while the public remains wary of shop disruption and dust from new construction.
The note lists Bath Tubs and toilet sets at The Fair, and mentions plans for ice cream from Shreveport's Charles Stor with new methods and advance orders. It notes a Tuesday afternoon accident with an electric car at a switch, drawing a crowd but causing no harm, and references Low prices and Alexandrian resolutions affecting local politics.
A vivid column praises Dr White's sanitarium for treating rheumatism with electronic therapy, noting a patient’s dramatic improvement from crutch to horseback. It also announces Mrs Jain Street helpers, Mr Frank Serwich opening a ladies restaurant at 510 Market Street, and local hardware prices for freezers and kitchen sets.
The town of Alexamtrix pushes reform sentiment across the state with calls to open political assemblies while exclusions appear. A civic column notes street improvements in front of the Fire National Bank, including new brick work and a sidewalk, and shares thanks for a local fruit specimen grown by Miss Willie Muniie Peterson.
Old listing fragment details properties in Shreveport area including 28 acre Gerber tract near Shreveport Junction and various lots on Onputian, Cudd, Crockett, William, Goramon, Beauregard and Spraze streets. Specifies undivided halves and multiple houses with planned sale by owner at 41 Market Street Shreveport. Auction to settle property claims and payouts.
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