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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1896
Page
9
Anive advertises clothing items with silk parasols, white de, and negligee and shirts in mid price ranges. Notes on discounts and suit pricing appear amid a jumble of OCR errors. The sale emphasizes lower prices and remaining stock in casual fashion items.
A boastful notice extols a rare fleet of barges described as the largest ever offered for sale. The advertisement urges interested buyers to call and inspect, claiming unbeatable prices and unique features, with emphatic language urging immediate action.
The page lists street corners and market joints, then shifts to a political letter praising Free Silver and 16 to 1. It mentions W B Weaver and The Progress reporting on Bailey Elstner Blanch for Congress, with party support and local sentiment in Caddo.
A Sanborn style notice extols the faster through trains of Fort Worth and Denver City, Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railways with brief notes on heat relief, pleasant springlike breezes, and a push to contact local agents for schedules and fares. It mentions agents J P Dougles and Keever and a fort Worth Fort Worth meeting of local clubs.
The column advertises options for advancement and education, invites contact with Wm. C Agurs at an office above Phelps' corner, and notes travel deals for the National Encampment in St Paul with the Cotton Belt Route offering $20.35 tickets from Shreveport. It mentions a cyclone affecting Mr. Powers' mother and references various local figures and promotions.
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