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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

6

Snakes for the trade on a Minnesota snake farm

Across the Zumbro River Rochester Minnesota a snake farm run by O W Estes breeds hatches and sells rattlesnakes and other reptiles for circuses menageries saloons and homes. The farm ships hundreds of snakes yearly and even a child Hazel eight handles deadly species with ease. Alligators and crocodiles from abroad supplement stock as Estes hunts snakes with bare hands and trains assistants to aid in this hazardous enterprise.

Rochester Minn Northwest North Amer Florida Mississippi O. W. Estes Estes United States Hazel Mr. Estes Minneapolis Fror Prince

Cyrus A Sulloway Tallest Congresan and Salvation Army Advocate

Cyrus A. Sulloway, from Manchester New Hampshire, stands about six feet seven inches and weighs 250 pounds. He is a prominent congressman known for his magnetic personality and quick wit. A lawyer by trade he championed the Salvation Army in Manchester defending them and paying fines while forming a personal bond with the movement and its supporters. He remains highly popular at home and in Washington for his generosity sincerity and vitality.

Cyrus A. Sulloway Congress Manchester Granite State Sulloway Washington Salvation Army Salvationists Army

Retired village postmistress ends long service marked by miles

For many years Hannah Drewer traveled a daily 11 mile round through sparse hamlets between Wick and Bitton, near Gloucester. Her father was sub postmaster, she never faced crime, and after a life of hardship she retires at 72 with a modest pension.

Wick Bitton Gloucester Bath Cristol Hannah Drewer

Old Hannah Brewer Carried Letters in England Sixty Years

Hannah Brewer the Bitton post mistress has just joined the superannuated. She told a Daily Mail representative that she had delivered letters without interruption during the queen's sixty-year reign. She began at age twelve and continued through nearly six decades of service.

England Hannah Brewer Bitton London Daily Mail

Bodenheimer and Lancaster Offer Safe Protection for Distilleries

Bodenheimer and Lancaster propose coverage for gin houses and other country risk properties, promising safer protection for rural businesses against fire and related hazards. The policy highlights include risk assessment, agile underwriting, and localized support for small operators.

Bodenheimer & Lancaster Furnish

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