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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1896
Page
11
A curious true story from Heston describes Mr W and his partner Mr S unable to travel to New York due to a minor accident. A telegram altered their plans with unexpected news, saying meet in New York Wednesday. The text also advertises health remedies and a late 19th century business seal and signatures.
An artist Carmichael narrates his volatile affair with Carita, a French dancer trapped in a brutal marriage. He recalls their time in a Paris studio commune, Carita’s beauty, and his obsession as she grows jealous and distant, culminating in mounting tension and rupture.
A humorous tale from the San Francisco News Letter recounts a club prank called the funnel trick. A senator and several peers attempt to balance a funnel in their trousers to pour water into it, ending with laughter as their efforts fail and temper joins the dry clothes. The piece notes the trick spreads to the senator’s circle, who explain the method and showcase the gag at the club.
An odd vintage ad touts a free catarrh book by Poricna and a remedy claimed to cure catarrh. It references The Pneumema Water Manufacturing Company of Colonnants Ohio, and promises guidance, pencils, and various medical tips. The copy is fragmented and hard to parse but centers on a health cure and promotional claims.
A San Francisco Post story quotes an undertaker defending worn white gloves and crepe rosettes used at funerals. He recalls paying little for initial supplies, noting steady income from gloves and pallbearer rosettes and estimating about $6,000 profit over fifteen years while keeping items in usable condition.
Rudyard Kipling, aboard the steamer Lahn at Bremerhaven, plans a continental stay before heading to England and possiblyTah Japan Samoa and other South Pacific islands. He expects to return to America but has no set date and calls America his home where he chooses to live.
An OCR damaged advertisement note references Iramide mur eye and WN U Dallas with a numeric code 42-1296. The fragment hints at an local paper insertion or answer location, but details are incomplete.
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