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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1892
Page
3
A fragmented 19th century miscellany mixes a dramatic recitation scene with a plainspoken Conscientious Druggist exchange. It recalls a vivid Washington Price standup, then shifts to natural history notes on swans and other birds, tool hardening for engravers, a courtroom dialogue about justice, and a wedding prayer anecdote featuring Sam Soule and Grace.
A veteran recounts near Yorktown his shipboard fear and shellfire during a Civil War march outside Yuratown. He recalls driving cattle to slaughter, the chaos of shells overhead, paralysis of his body, and a sprint to safety, ending with his nerve tested at his first battle baptism.
An eminent Bertin sculptor pursues the ancient gold and ivory art by crafting a life size bust. Ivory plates eight millimeters thick are attached to a carved wooden core using small pins. Onyx eyes and gold leaf drapery complete the effect, with the Emperor reported as buyer. Commentary notes the challenges of joining ivory to wood and preserving the material.
A sprawling, sensationalized tale describes a sultan in Morocco hoarding vast riches. It details a heavily guarded treasure house near Miknas and Talilalety, with 300 slave guards, an underground chamber, and annual openings. The piece notes sub-treasuries, war fears, desert safekeeping, and plans to move funds to Sahara outposts for security.
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