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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1898
Page
2
A collage of local musings on public opinion, railroads, law, and daily life. Reflections on Shreveport politics, a rebuke of big business foes, and social observations about family, war, and pride. A blend of quoted witticisms and rural humor.
Advertises a solicitation for men of character to introduce a new educational specialty vacation program. Promises a liberal business proposition in a dignified manner and asks for references via postal cards or letters. Contact W. B. McCash Memphis and J. Venable Shreveport for references.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune note explains a children’s game where players pick names of fruits flowers or objects. A master calls the fool who must guess which child represents the demanded item. If correct the fool takes the choice. if not the fool leaves amid taunts and repeats until all children are claimed.
A recitation argues that raising a city or country boy costs about four thousand dollars by age twenty one. It notes yearly costs of food clothes schoolbooks and medical bills and suggests parents invest in boys to become good citizens. It contrasts parental labor with the imagined cost if performed by others.
A six year old girl named Henrietta Scholder from New York is described as a chubby pretty child with rosy cheeks and bright black eyes. Her father is a workingman.
A young girl named Henrietta, inspired by her father, learns piano by ear after he buys a piano and takes lessons. She soon imitates complex exercises, impresses Professor Lebm, and accompanies cellist Karl Grienauer in private rehearsal. She attends public school, enjoys dolls, and remains happy and healthy.
A weary parent lists the tireless tasks of washing, sweeping, baking, and soothing eight week old Maud while managing older children. The account mixes humor and hardship as teething, illnesses, mishaps, and daily care are described, ending with the children sent to bed and a fading sigh of parental endurance.
An Indianapolis Journal snippet quotes a speaker who says she knows all the rivals and can craft in ten minutes a list of men she would like to see go. The remark frames a casual, competitive mood amid wartime discourse.
In a Washington Star excerpt a man who knew the subject calls him humble, saying he is quiet and unassuming like a poor woman's dog, contrasting public perception with private restraint.
A brief quip notes a diner’s sharp reply to a waiter seeking a tip. The remark implies the diner's satisfaction vanished the moment the waiter spoke. The exchange captures a compact, period tone reflecting service friction.
Farrell Greene in New York explores the elusive message Nora hides in brief notes she writes. Each line reveals unspoken thoughts, a longing to understand love’s aim, and signs of her hidden heart.
Velvet beans should be planted in orchards only after late spring. They are vigorous and draw moisture, so wait for summer rains. Plant around June 1 or slightly earlier to start before the rainy season, but watch closely to prevent overgrowth that can damage young trees.
A Texas Farm and Ranch remark highlights growing crops neighbors do not cultivate to spread risk. Focus on quality and quantity to reduce labor trouble and avoid crowding by competition.
Florida exchange reports extensive tobacco damage from cutworms and late spring frosts in Texas hurt stone fruits. Texas truckers face replanting after cold snaps. North consumers favor grape fruit over oranges at meals. Beggar weed touted as superior hay. mules grow while horse numbers fall by 1,000,000 in two years.
In Chicago Tribune humor notes, Caesar laments being called a jingo by Romans while the commissary chief consoles him. He then distracts himself by dictating Latin for future school use.
A courtroom snippet from Yonkers Statesman shows a judge asking the charge against a prisoner as a woman explains she was kissed on the street. The magistrate notes the single kiss and sentences the offender to six months, dismissing the case.
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