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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1894
Page
6
A damaged OCR text fragment hints at a local public action or notice. Readable parts reference official proceedings or announcements, with names and places likely, but essential details are missing.
The Shreveport Progress from June 8 1894 notes arrival and departure times for multiple trains including No 81 West Hloune and No 1 West Berndeaves. It lists connections to ANNAN Lewisville Memphis Texarkana and Houston with arrivals and leaves throughout the day. Weather or service notes appear obscured by OCR.
A local column warns about newsletter renewal by cash and markets Plantation Chill Care sold by multiple vendors. It promotes Plantation Sarsaparilla and Plantation Pills, plus notes Thatcher Institute sessions and a push for custom clothing by Yorn's workmen. The piece mixes notices, ads, and health claims with names and locations Ash Point and Liveveport La.
The report reflects strong student and teacher progress at the Normal, praising the forenamed effort to maintain order and promise of continued success. Attendance grows weekly toward a hundred, evening lectures entertain and inform, and the public court hours prove a valued intellectual feast.
A fragmented newspaper snippet shows a wedding or union reference with names Chaples Wy Hutchens and Gillie Craig, plus stray lines promising oak wood for sale, a calendar of offerings, and advertisement slogans. It mixes personal wishes with rough notices and local business prompts.
Elegant closing exercises at Saint Mary's Convent in Shraveport featured the Juvenile Class harvest welcome, Miss Mattie Fink in Queen Vashti's Lament, Ella Gilliland's chorus, and fourteen little girls in the Ribbon Drill. Award winners included Rose Dreyfus Mattie Link and Lordie Doll earning gold medals, with Miss Lend List crowned. the event honored Sisters of Charity and praised the students’ talent amid hot weather and a large audience.
Vic Hailes describes property Mestit Lot fifteen with survey details and references to appraisal by sheriff’s office. The notice indicates sale under court order with appraisal guidance and mention of DETR and Chastitde authorities. Details are fragmentary but reference to sale subject to apprisement and official actions remain.
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