14 Mar 1896
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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1896
Page
1
A local vendor promotes a sale of dress goods described as beautiful and cool, aimed at women and children. The offer emphasizes affordable prices and appealing fabrics to please sweethearts and fathers, urging purchases from the seller.
Local column recaps welcoming J. J. Kline to the area, acknowledges the Ford family in Seat a, and notes various business mentions from Liewer & Laenger and R. Silverstein. It highlights shopping bargains at W. B. Boggs’s Plain Dealing visit and promotes Frank Lerwich’s Lunch Parlors. Also references two Chinamen on horseback creating a Sunday spectacle on Market Street.
April 7 lines note Hyams benet and address changes for C Ratzaura at Market and Texas. The piece blends civic rebukes of locals with comments on morality and home industry. It reports political chatter from Shreveport Progress, Banner of Liberty, Colfax Chronicle and Sabine Banner about Populists Tillman scrutiny. Jules Draymen returns with spring goods in Louisiana.
Advertisement offers ladies waists and shoes in stripes and solids from 50 cents to 1.50 for shoes and 1.00 to 8.00 for lace and button styles. Misses and childrens sizes priced from 0.50 to 2.00, plus oxford ties in tan and black from imported makers.
The dealer invites all ladies to view a fine assortment of hats plumes and artificial flowers on display throughout the week promising the finest selection seen and claiming no millinery store equals it.
An insurance ad invites protection for families with a policy for life while a campaign note mentions Governor Ioster ill and returning to Baton Rouge, urging attendance at a New Orleans rally. The text also promotes a store offering picture frames wall paper and artists materials at 475 Texas street and 405 Texas street.
The only house in the city offering ffr-trass furniture repair services. Texas S rest.
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