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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1892
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text reports a Post Office matter at Secunia Mall between Milam and Crmelete areas with unclear names and dates. The readable portions suggest a local municipal touch on mail services. Further context is unavailable from the fragment.
Local ads show W L Barnes & Co offering family groceries and country produce at 524 and 525 Louisiana. Dr BE Allen moves his clinic to Texas Street near the opera house. Dr Wm P Vorry, formerly of Baltimore, joins Dr A C Martin at No 220 Milam Street, opposite City Hotel, offering dental work with guaranteed satisfaction. Real estate transfers note various property sales and suburban lots. Readers are urged to buy the People's Party paper Flag from Robeline. A stalk of corn on the levee is described as a local oddity, while neighbors report Mrs Jackson’s recovery and improved health.
A two year old girl died at her home on Monday night after brutal mistreatment. Court records describe the crime as a severe assault. officials found the body and ordered a thorough investigation. The case is being handled by local authorities with the aim of identifying the perpetrator and delivering justice promptly.
A local store markets a school department with blazers dresses shoes hats underwear gloves and hose. It promises the largest statewide variety and a 95 percent savings claim plus a guaranteed fit and sale on every item with a reward for better value.
A fragmented column of hearsay questions the reliability of newspapers and officials. It references a powerful figure resuming influence, decay in cart operations, Police Chief Nelson’s competence, pending political betrayals, and a graft shadow over the Workingmen's Club amid a contested ticket and payment for alleged evidence.
Bayrox Louisiana September 16 election day passed quietly with about 269 votes by 3 p.m. One regular Democratic ticket nominated for mayor W B Simpson and aldermen Creswell Wise Belcher Abney Carstepan.
Marriage licenses issued Friday include D5 Hawley to Mist Julia Hyde and Vi A Fury to Mine Marin Mewhuus, with other couples Hardeman to Eat Drown. Cleveland and Stevenson club formed, Democrats to meet that night at the coat room, urging vigorous campaign and unity in the party.
A compact note reports Bi iht adding toned beauty to his homestead through a decorative brick in front of a slender structure, enhancing curb appeal and neighborhood charm.
Unclear text describes a dye factory venture with references to uncertain sublunary things and a firm named Co ws here. Mentions a rented office in Phoenix and a large Milam street workspace, and notes about young men arriving from other points. Contains garbled names and a rear fence built by Mr. Jamon Helfoer.
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