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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1896
Page
6
A column offers a mosaic of anecdotes from social quirks to legal tiffs. It notes savagery of old courting customs, a Russian duel over love, a French officer risking all to save shipmates, and a New York magisterial clash over gowns and bloomers in court attire.
A flood of brief items records drownings, falls, burglaries, assaults, and accidents across New Orleans and nearby towns. Notable cases include Oscar Cook’s drowning, Mrs. Mopiarity’s fatal fall, and Robensek’s death from heat. Cited incidents span thefts, purse-robberies, cart injuries, a lighthouse jumper, fires, stabbings, and a later moral reflection.
Prince Lobanoff Rostovoski Russian minister of foreign affairs died suddenly while traveling from Vienna to London. His death disrupts planned European conferences and alters the czar’s tour, with Francis Joseph honoring him on recent visits. Rioting and bank invasion actions unfold in Constantinople as Armenian tensions rise. The U S state department notes Australian sugar law changes raising taxes and increasing export bounties to boost industry.
Alexander Felix Joseph Ribot, former French prime minister and finance minister under Faure, arrived in New York aboard La Bretagne. He is accompanied by his stepson Marcel Demarguet and his American wife, daughter of I N Burch of Chicago. They visit relatives in Vermont.
Athens Aug 31 The Crete reform plan concentrates power in a Christian governor generalorganizes gens darmes by European officials grants Crete an independent judiciary and economic autonomy including tribute payments The plan allows tax on Turkish imports to fund compensation for victims of the recent disorders
Long list of 19th century brief items begins with Li Hang Chang resting in New York. He meets Col Perrestey and visits Grant’s tomb, then tea with Col Meal Grant before departing on the Dolphin for West Point with officials and navy aides. Also notes various local disasters and crimes in Louisiana, Alabama, and Ohio, including a Bayou Plaquemine cave-in delaying government locks, a forgery arrest in New Orleans, a race trouble in Montgomery, a factory wage dispute in Beaver Falls, and other clerical and transport stories.
A historical religious excerpt surveys David’s psalms in 2 Samuel and 2 Chronicles, reflecting on divine protection. It notes David’s triumphs before his sin, the living God Jehovah, and the personal God who calls and saves. The passage compares biblical imagery to Elijah and emphasizes unity in Christ and confidence in God’s defense.
A guide advises women to fashion white gauze or muslin frames for mirrors. It suggests buying pure white material, polishing the glass surface, gathering fabric at the center top and letting it fall in folds at sides to frame the reflection. The method aims to reveal true tones and expressions more clearly.
The Sahara hosts vast livestock and date palm wealth. In 1892 Algerian Sahara had 9,000,000 sheep, 2,000,000 camels, and 260,000 boats. Oases hold 1,500,000 date palms producing about 3 million dollars annually, a value worth maintaining control over.
Dover firm to market paper boats soon. Monaca records May visitors at 44 461, over 3 000 more than previous peak. Etna dinner party totals 950 years across twelve guests. A bill legalizing motor wagon use on highways passed its third reading in the British House of Lords.
The Topeka city council considered a curfew ordinance restricting youths under 40 years from public streets without guardians after 9 pm with fines from four to twenty dollars. The measure includes a nightly fire bell warning at 7:24 or 6, and runs from September to March with police pledged to strict enforcement.
Report describes a fish said to have been ejected from Mrs. John Davis stomach in Scranton Pennsylvania. The unusual specimen was 7 inches long with violet liquid sections and a complete tail and fins. The source offers no clear explanation beyond possible ingestion of water.
The notice promotes Syrup of Figs by the California Fig Syrup Company as a safe remedy for ladies under various conditions. It urges readers to seek the genuine article and warns of fake imitations printed near the bottom of ads. A stray quote notes Pico’s Cure for Consumption as a top cough remedy.
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