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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1894
Page
2
Reading through a jumble of brief notes, the column touches on U.S. army morale, Ohio food labeling laws, burglar alarms in West Virginia, a Chinese partition idea, a satirical hare recipe, diverse career paths, evolving football rules, ships officers, German military service, Oliver Holmes, doctors lights for carriages, and debates over potatoes and physical culture amid Russia’s war chest.
Regular October meeting at UCalhoun reports new members and discussions on raising conditions. Governor Foster attends. Louisiana items include teachers’ dispute settled by competitive exam, New Orleans criminal verdict, assaults near Lafayette, New Orleans robberies, Homer local option wine ban, Shreveport court verdict, Magnolia plantation rebuilding, and local infrastructure gains. Rice yield estimated, oil deposits bought, fairs held, and elections appointments by Gov. Foster.
Jacinto Perez, once a Colombian soldier, rose to major general and became a Chinese mandarin and provincial governor after marrying the emperor’s aunt. He and his Peruvian partner built a firearms trade in Canton, led troops against a Mongolian rebellion, and Perez died as a wealthy provincial ruler with three children adopted by the emperor.
Rev Dr Tal mage reflects on the laver of brass in Exodus and the gospel as a mirror that shows sin and cleanses. He argues the Old Testament tabernacle foreshadows Christ, and that the gospel reveals humans as corrupt yet redeemable only by divine grace.
A Paris correspondent visits a Rue des Ecoles shop that sells second hand state issued sewer workers boots. Each man receives a new pair every six months at nine dollars, but used pairs fetch five cents. With at least 6000 pairs annually, the leather gains popularity for its tough yet light quality aiding the Louis XV heel.
At war’s end the Methodist Episcopal Church had 1,000,000 members, 10,000 churches, 8,500 parsonages worth 34 million. Now about 2,500,000 members, over 24,000 churches, nearly 10,000 parsonages, value around 125 million. This growth far surpasses national progress.
A quoted exchange shows a judge asking about causes of trouble while Mrs Dolan recounts harsh words from Mrs Grady and a suggestion about her husband. Ol responds affirmatively as the family narrative moves toward a violent clash with a black eye amid tensions.
A visitor to a Pennsylvania metropolis asks for excitement and is directed to the morgue by a courteous Philadelphian, illustrating a cheeky contrast between expectation and morbid humor in the Chicago Record.
An anxious mother learns her son in law is hopelessly entangled in financial woes and family disputes. The dialogue hints at inheritance plans and marital strain within a married daughter’s household.
A preacher likens the gospel to a living washing fountain. The sermon urges present forgiveness, warns against resting on past salvation, and invites all to cleanse their sins in Christ. It frames Calvary as the source of fresh daily mercy.
The article notes officers lose a fraction of full sea pay when ashore and details the scale of reductions from admiral to ensign. It also reports Mercer County farmers extracting bee venom in two methods and claims the venom treats a range of ailments.
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