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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1896
Page
16
A street sale advertises heavy discounts on silks linens and ready to wear items. It highlights removal savings on gowns, draperies, curtains, lace, and dress fabrics with numerous references to silk, satin, and lawn textiles. Local shoppers are urged to attend to seize bargains before stock runs out.
A promotional notice urges buyers to collect silver coupons before April first noting that all coupons void after that date and warning that failures to act may cost 25 to 500 percent. The message emphasizes bargains and accumulating enough coupons to reach desired silver amounts.
A column reports a spectator event by the Red River with a risky bicycle stunt and a note on a white man dramatic halt. James I. Vincon of this city dies at home in Denform m Texas aged 82, father of Mayor R T Vincon. The article also mentions Bishop Hendrix visiting on April 7 and business moves including John Jackson and a water bicycle incident.
The firm Kahn Dry Co. denounces rivals for altering pricing and promotional sales tactics that harm competition. It claims the town faces deceptive schemes to boost sales of bundled goods, urging fair competition and honest pricing.
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