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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1892
Page
4
Local readers report a broad mix of items from a community page: a Sunday meeting and vote on opening the World's Fair, church events at Methodist and other sites, concerns about waterworks quality, and notices of local gatherings, sales, and legal proceedings. The column also notes a notable murder case in Denison, militia patrols, and upcoming religious services with community figure J. L. Pierce and others cited.
A lengthy report covers Paris Sunday School Association meetings including a discourse by Mr Heynolds on organizing a parish event and plans for a yearlong program. The piece recounts a memorial for Mr. J. H. Reynolds, detailing family losses and community condolences, plus local society notices and a musical act at Beaver Quartette.
A badly garbled notice advertises city property for sale including a lot on Jordan Street near Tolte Line with 140 to 150 feet frontage, two Crockett Street lots with planned two story homes and sewerage, and four subdivisions on Minephyntrooty near Mumpitnl with rental income details. It notes a sixty day market window and asks interested buyers to call at 205 Milam Street.
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