Honest conscience makes the best company
A concise reflection extols the virtue of integrity, describing an honest conscience as most agreeable and edifying company for a person in daily life.
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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1898
Page
4
A concise reflection extols the virtue of integrity, describing an honest conscience as most agreeable and edifying company for a person in daily life.
A brief cryptic note appears as an aphoristic line about self sin sorrow and a command to crucify the first so the other two will flee. The fragment reads like a moral meditation, lacking clear context or names.
The text argues that proper enforcement of the curfew ordinance will bring gratitude to the McKellar administration. It criticizes girls for inviting disrespect and accuses ungentlemanly boys of encouraging hoodlum behavior at the Salvation Army Hall or elsewhere.
An unnamed advocate urges Christian households to restrict gossip at table and cultivate daily intelligent discussion. It argues such home talks form children’s moral and mental development, linking family tone to future character and urging adoption of wiser, more civil discourse. It notes global connections via rail, telegraph, and press, and warns gossip as a sin.
A local business promotes fine handmade harnesses and repairs with patronage requested. Vortex at Market Street opposite Kelly's Stable advertises Fourth of July excursion with the Cotton Belt Route offering round trip tickets from Shreveport to points within 200 miles at one fare plus 1 cent. Tickets on sale July 2 3 and 4 limited to July 6 return.
Orrin Dickson announces introductory rates for night school and day term classes in shorthand and typewriting. Special rates apply for arithmetic and penmanship, with limited spots for the first ten students. Come at once to enroll and take advantage of these offers.
Mr and Mrs Chas J Randall of Shreveport attend the resort session signaling an unusual attraction. Terms require addressing Randall at Mare shall Texas or his location for further details.
Press Association Nuptials announces the marriage of a prominent Louisiana journalist to a Catholic Church bride. The note congratulates the couple and wishes them happiness and a blessed life together.
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