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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1896
Page
9
After the election, a retailer touts low prices and quick profits with a piano giveaway ticket offer. The ad lists fabrics, trimmings, flannels, staples, and apparel with literal price ranges and promotional tickets, urging shoppers to buy now for a chance to win.
A long local notice describes a benefit concert led by Mr Otto Polman at the opera house to aid community efforts. It praises Mr Polman as a gifted singer with formal training and a Chicago conservatory background. Local figures urge residents to attend, support the performer, and back city safety measures including adding patrolmen for the Sixth Ward.
Patrons are urged to call for a line of Lava Coatact Cooking Ware touted as indestructible, plus a full line of “Liske Gharatlee Anti Rost” items and the Improved New Mater prise stove. The ad also notes Mrs. W. T. Bonzman building a residence on Sycamore Street in the Shepherd and George subdivision.
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