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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1894
Page
13
Local column items mix notices and social notes from Meridian area, urging renewals and payments, mentioning wagers on reform, shorthand courses, and a long list of names. It records a wedding, community plans, and various ads, with scattered local addresses and promotions amid chatter, ceremonies, and notices.
A notice describes a black horse mule with a white spot on the ear and a white back saddle, about fourteen hands high, brand unclear, offered for a liberal reward for return or information. The text also blends editorials and local notes on prices, meetings, and public events from Mt Divville and nearby areas.
A fragmentary ad promotes a commercial restaurant offering oysters and salt water fare, claiming to provide meals at a queenly pace with early breakfast and midday dinner hours. It mentions other goods and various local vendors in a damaged listing, with multiple nonsensical lines and misspellings.
The New York Tribune notes keen competition for hospital staff slots. Appointments follow medical board examinations and department rules. Examinations occur in April and May, with commissioners stating the best candidates come from the south and noting the department cannot make ad hoc appointments.
A Tennessee clergyman, named as a bridegroom, was acquitted after being accused of aiding and abetting the sale of intoxicants. He served as a stockholder in a bank that held whisky as collateral for a loan, and he testified he was ready to comply with lawful duties.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe various market items and prices. Mentions include ordinary and good ordinary goods, middling and good wildling, dry salt meats, breakfast bacon, hams, sugar, eggs, and grover items with unspecified quantities and conditions.
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