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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1898
Page
15
A garbled Louisiana page mixes sermons, public notices, court items, and local events. It notes a Sunday sermon by Dr. Talmage, a fire tragedy, a hanging at the jail, a county fair planning, and various civic notices, with scattered reflections on marriage and social life in a period voice.
The excerpt presents a dense, damaged devotional scene filled with archaic phrasing and garbled names. It references love, belief, and the divine, with scattered mentions of angels, God the Son, and heavenly imagery, all conveyed in a distorted, early modern religious voice.
Madison New Jersey girl Miss Josephine Mulford aims to sew the longest American flag for sale by subscription to fund her mortgage. The 100 foot flag will feature a 40 by 40 foot field with 45 stars each 2 feet 5 inches across, stars embroidered with state names and admission dates. The project draws early support from prominent figures including Frank Stockton and others in the East.
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