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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1896
Page
8
An OCR read fragment from a local notice mentions eateries and a forthcoming event or listing. It references units and quality standards and hints at a regulatory or inspection context without clear details. The readable items include names and phrases suggesting a public or business notice in a historical paper.
The Progress notes the Texas & Pacific Railway as the popular route to the National Republican Convention in St Louis, promising special trains, day coaches, Pullman sleepers, and low round trip fares for June 13 14 and 15 with travel to June 21 186. It touts vestibule trains, agent contacts in Dallas and Shreveport, and mentions other travel options to Chicago for the Democratic convention. Buck Bradley advertises bicycles at 413 Market Street and Serwich’s restaurant promotes meals and dining parlors.
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