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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1897
Page
17
A comparative note contrasts Shreveport Times issues dated November 15 1873 and October 24 1897 highlighting the contrast in local business presence and advertising. It cites yellow fever era low enterprise and rail center growth, listing several merchants and ads glimpsed in the surviving columns.
Long list of merchants and lines of business appears, including Dry Goods, Furniture, Groceries, and Wagons, with 1873 and 1897 dates scattered. The piece contrasts ad counts and urges renewed advertising to draw outside business, citing yellow fever fear and the paper’s role as a public-spirited local voice. Also contains political and obituary fragments mentioning Grover Cleveland and Birdie Doll, plus a memorial note on her death and funeral.
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