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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1893
Page
6
A garbled Progress piece recounts varied topics from public works to education and crime. It mentions parole plans for convicts, historical highwaymen, and the parabolic rise of university funding. It notes figures like Patti, Lyons, and Stanford, with scattered references to Madrid, Chicago theft, and a parachute origin tale.
The piece extols speakers at a Tamany Hall gathering led by Coxran and Fellows, praising their oratorical prowess, debating skill, and influence in New York politics. It names Cobran, Fellows, and other rivals in a bustling analysis of style, career, and potential impact on Congress and party leadership.
A fragmentary page presents a dense sermon on Christian unity, virtues, and duties drawn from various biblical passages. It weaves exhortations on humility, love, diligence, and moral living with quotes and references, interspersed with anecdotes and anecdotes about church life and religious instruction.
The readable lines parody political figures and legal careers with humorous quips about lawmakers and time. The garbled text mentions 356 congress members with 207 lawyers and cites Horace Greeley, ending with a stanza about a fool killer and a coward hiding.
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