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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1896

Page

15

Sermon on a City’s Moral Renewal and the Gospel’s Role

A fervent preacher delivers a citywide sermon urging spiritual awakening to cleanse vice and lift communities. He contrasts worldly prosperity with moral reform, arguing the gospel alone can redeem cities, not mere social or economic fixes. He invokes biblical imagery of morning light, universal salvation, and a transformed urban future led by Christian virtue. The talk blends exhortation on worship, church life, and civic duty with warnings against decadence and calls for collective reform.

Christ Earth Ayaven Hell Huw Hrea Fonthantie Haviner Churches of Christ Sven Church of Christ Ward

Artificial Eyes For Birds Animals And Inanimate Figures

Artificial eyes imitate birds and animals for millinery trims fur heads canes umbrellas and toys. Horses and dogs sometimes receive glass eyes with rare cases of calves having one. Most eyes serve mounting natural specimens and manufacturing uses. vast stock offers eyes from humming birds to alligators swans eagles and many others. Sold in pairs with high autumn and winter demand.

Lenal New York Sun

Man May Not Reach Everest According to Mosso

Turin professor Ugelino Mosso tested high altitude limits by climbing Monte Kowa near Mont Blanc and by simulating rare air in a sealed chamber. He reached 24 272 feet in the chamber but suffered severe effects, suggesting human ascent limits below Everest.

Ugelino Mosso Turin Mont Blanc Mosso Monte Kowa Alpa

Fragmentary note on invention and moral tradeoffs

The readable text debates invention versus divine creation, stating it was an accommodation to societal needs. It questions whether in Africa or America the extent of moral issues remains tied to human actions and consequences.

Drew Africa America Cains

The Fat Man Wins Wild Tug Chain Contest

A chaotic tug of war between two men escalates into a wild scene as bystanders and three bystanders emerge during the struggle. The Fat Man ultimately wins and rides away with the chain, amid shouted gibes and a disrupted street scene.

Bone marrow fad spreads from Paris to New York

The Newent Deliracy reports a Paris fad turning to bone marrow as a youth elixir. Doctors tout tonic benefits, but experts warn of risks as marrow consumption becomes fashionable in major cities, with mixed early results and international debate.

Paris Dy. Brown Renault New York Prof Goldecherters Berlin New York Herald

Apanian Financiering and Spain's Cuba Burden

The United Kingdom era commentary notes Spain, virtually bankrupt, must fund Cuba. An army of 176000 in Cuba costs and 60000 more to be sent. Estimated annual outlay near £16 million, while Cuba’s agriculture and industry are ruined, yet the 1896 budget shows a £600,000 surplus, claims Saturday Review.

Inggiero Us Punuva Finance Ag Spain Cuba Cortes

Antidote for Carbolic Acid Confounds Health Guides

A flawed report extols vinegar as a universal antidote for carbolic acid poisoning. It claims vinegar cleanses skin burns and neutralizes stomach ingestion, advising immediate dilution with water and continued treatment, despite uncertain reliability and health risks.

Odd Bits From Around the World and Local Missives

A miscellany reports a mix of curiosities and trivia from around the globe. Notable items include a claim about a Chinese Tibetan youth reaching the bar in Chines, near the Thibet hills, plus observations on weather, alcohol, and church losses to lightning. It also mentions Penn and the Duke of York’s deed, parliamentary doubt, a London notice about copper collections, and a German uniform material shift to aluminum. Additional notes cover a Philadelphia manufacturing yard, Delaware bridegroom bonds, a 300 pound sturgeon, the so-called funny bone, a Buffalo neck injury from a sunheated dispute, a Brooklyn temperance union stance on liquor-free groceries, and English bath buns fashion among girls.

Chines Thibet Chinn Sil Ma- Aoia Pennsylvania Duke of York William Penn House of Commons West End London Luling Tirondenis Paris Ayleigh M Malnuufacturing Philadelphia Delaware Wickford Narragansett Bay Buffalo Cherisetian Temperance Union Brooklyn N. V England Rownd Hale

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