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The Progress in Shreveport, Louisiana

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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1897

Page

2

Courage and Faith Amid Turmoil and Court Critique

A devotional piece about courage and faith ending with a critique of Judge John Jay Jackson's injunctions. The piece contrasts personal resilience and gratitude with a sharp editorial attack on judiciary bias toward corporations, claiming courts favor big interests in conflicts with the people. It notes The Daily Item’s annual Trade Edition and mentions Bodenheimer and Lancaster offering gin house insurance.

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HER PECULIAR PETS Little Girl Adopts Orphan Pigs

A mother pig dies leaving many piglets to starve until a girl on a farm volunteers to feed them. She feeds them with a teapot milk bottle and later teaches them to eat from a trough, building a thriving litter that endears the child to the township. Chicago Record notes the touching care and the pigs’ charm.

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End to the Rope Secures Work for Irishman

An Irish out of work man boarded a vessel and asked the captain for work. The captain gave him a rope and challenged him to find three ends. He produced one end and called it one end, then showed the other end as two ends, and finally threw the rope overboard claiming an end to the rope. He was hired.

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Couldn't Kill This Cat Story Ends With Odd Twist

An insurance agent's move up country leads to a plan to dispose of his wife's cat. She tries to euthanize it by water in a bucket with a brick, but the cat survives by drinking the water and remaining atop the brick. The item closes with an ad for Job Printing at PROGRESS Job Office.

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