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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1898
Page
12
The firm highlights daily arrivals of clothing hats furnishing goods and shoes with a claim that selections are the best and most popular makes in the state. It promises satisfaction and refunds if goods are not satisfactory and urges customers to call before making a purchase.
The Seventh Annual Louisiana State Chautauqua runs July 1 to July 31 with President Mrs Mattie H Williams secretary W K Duncan and managers J B Aswell Baxter Morton. The offer includes a free Peabody Summer Normal School plus paid advanced study with music drawing languages literature science and pedagogy and a robust schedule of lectures conferences and entertainments. Transportation lodging and outdoor facilities are improved with tennis basketball croquet and a wheel path to Ruston provisioned. For full details request the Chautauqua Annual from Baxter Morton or W K Duncan.
R P Morton offers handmade harnesses and saddles at reasonable prices with cleaning and repair as a specialty. Give him a trial. Located opposite Kellys stable on Market Street.
A church directory lists Methodist on Jordan Street and First Church on Texas Street with pastors Rev. Barnett Wright and Rev. William H. LaPrade, plus Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Catholic, and Jewish houses of worship. Each entry notes service times, Sunday school, Epworth League, and prayer meetings. District churches include First Methodist Trinity and St. Marks with rector Rev. W. T. Dickinson Dalzell and Rev. Matthew Van Lear. Catholic and Jewish congregations also shown.
C D Hicks is recommended to handle your non tariff work while you discuss accident insurance with W C Agurs. The note urges contacting Hicks for allied tasks and arranging policy details.
Rumor column notes flattery on return to speak for The Progress and warns of critics and box car letters. Mentions cement rumor, Edenborne, gubernatorial buzz, jail recall, Hidden Hand article, anti trust law talk, illegal $62,000 election claim, Labor in Shreveport, post office desk, Christianity, and Jordan Street Sunday School attendance.
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