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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1896
Page
5
A stream of local remarks mocks public officials and police, notes about patrolman Weinstock and Baton Rouge politics, jokes about peace bonds and a parody headline, plus a lumber ad from Remant Lumber Company with stock quotes. The piece captures informal urban satire and market chatter.
Yue Progress reports fit up of a new hall at 208 Milam street by the Colored Knights of Pythias. Mr V L Fulton’s residence structured with chimney work and repairs. The Lafayette Recorder editor Vir S A McNish visited. Hoss building third story work condemned by health authorities. A patent medicine vendor circulated on streets Saturday night. A Negro man, David Hill, was arrested Monday with a gun. Job printing advertised as a specialty at Tue Proonzas office.
A local paper describes Patrolman Weinstock detaining a prisoner on Monday. The writer pokes fun at the scene while noting the patrolman appeared proud, likening it to a boy with new pants. The report also references upper ten judicial affairs and a murder warrant against Tom Thomas.
Residents of the Sixth Ward recall a man who wandered the streets collecting flowers from yards, once known for his quiet patrol and selective blooms, leaving neighbors puzzled about his fate and actions.
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