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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1896
Page
10
The Shreveport Progress outlines a wide array of late 19th century items from Louisiana and nearby regions. It mentions political arguments, market chatter, and various local incidents across parishes and towns, including arrests, accidents, weather effects, and social unrest. The text mixes national topics with local mischief, crime, and curious anecdotes.
Fragmentary text from a historic page references the Upper Mississippi and unnamed individuals. Lacking clear names, dates, or outcomes, the readable portions suggest an event or discussion but do not provide verifiable facts or context.
A long excerpt discusses temperance, wisdom, and moral conduct drawn from biblical proverbs and doctrines. It cites Paul and Toyn Miller passages, exploring dangers of temper and envy, with references to scripture such as Proverbs and Psalms, and emphasizes inner virtue over outward piety. The text also critiques sensational rhetoric and stresses self-control as key to a righteous life.
The Hartford Times notes that exercise can aid certain heart patients and may strengthen a weak heart. Doctors studying the issue say bicycle riding is not universally dangerous and can be beneficial when heart action is feeble and fatty degeneration exists. Cautions include avoiding hill climbs headwinds excessive fatigue and overtaxing the heart with stimulants improper meals.
A fragment from Printer's Ink highlights quirky advertising curiosities. It cites a Boston house running a peculiar practice with inflated price mentions and an English debutante's newspaper ad asking if a society lady would accept a lucky 22 with stapes.
The Democratic platform argues for free coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1, demanding the silver dollar be legal tender, opposing gold monometallism, and calling for limited federal powers, return to simple government, and territory expansion while urging the public to back free homes and economic reform. The document condemns McKinley tariffs, supports pensions, antitrust protections, and territorial admissions, and endorses Cuba’s liberty.
An armchair slice of small town life notes a country home with a shark asphalt drive to the front. A mother urges a boy to sweep the drive, the hired man absent, as plans surface for a bicycle ride that afternoon. The piece also mentions a “stupified snake” observed in a yellowish creature that remains motionless on logs or reels, with a stray travelogue of Alesland and wife touring New England, a child seated on a such contraption, and a reflection on life’s thorniness.
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