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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1896
Page
13
Autumn days described with vivid imagery and social happenings. coverage includes church bazaars at Armory Hall, a concert benefiting a blind musician, and various local notices. mentions educators, obituaries, and community figures, with multiple brief items from Baton Rouge region society life.
A long illustrated feature extols an elephant act at Shreveport on Monday October 1. It presents two major elephant troupes, the Adam Forepaugh troupe and the Bells Bro troupe, describing their trained feats from armed and humorous to acrobatic, riding, pantomime, and musical acts. It notes the elephant’s enduring popularity with both adults and children, and promises a special school and a grand program featuring diverse animal performers from Asia and Africa. The piece highlights the novelty and majesty of elephants and other animal acts providing entertainment for a wide audience.
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