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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1896
Page
9
The message touts millions in goods forced onto markets this season and claims large purchases of THOS GARY stock from New York. It promotes low prices as the cheapest available in the country and Europe, urging shoppers to buy one dollar worth to receive a ticket for a piano prize awarded to the holder of the most tickets.
A garbled OCR draft discusses Republican and Democratic tensions near a Chicago convention. It references Bla Blanchard Bailey Ogden and a campaign committee, criticizing indecision and alleged party influence. The text names McKinley and boltocrat rhetoric, with hostile tone toward election law and political factions.
Ex-Speaker Charles Crisp, famed Georgia Democrat and silver advocate, died in a private Georgia sanitarium last week. The piece lauds Crisp as a fearless congressman who stood by Democratic principles against Cleveland and supported bullion policies, while noting calls to unite the party and condemn ballot stuffing. The column also mentions political bosses and sector figures in Cadje and aligns with party loyalty amid wardroom intrigues.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention dairies and a price around 1.30 but names and context are unclear. The readable bits suggest a sale or price reference tied to dairy goods and a potential offer or protection claim without clear participants or place.
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