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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1893
Page
8
Local column notes Geo Hadley authorized to solicit subscriptions at Logansport Louisiana. Palias Common Sense Trunks marketed by Columbia Trunks agents. Kalin Dry Goods Company acknowledges Senator Wests silver speech. Dr Chase McCloud advertises painless dentistry. Parish clusy meeting announced at First Methodist Church Sundays at 4 PM.
Display announces a vast stock of wall goods, carpets, rugs, hosiery, shoes, and wearing apparel. It promotes public exhibit space, solicits tenants, and highlights letters from officials and exhibitors urging participation in the fair.
Stores promote carpets waiting rugs oil cloths and curtains while urging price vigilance against overcharges. Public notices urge cistern cleaning purification by Charles Steer and wartime style public meetings of Farmers Union at Welcome Union with open doors and speeches by Assistant Lecturer Benny promoting farmer unity. Ayer s Sarsaparilla advertised as a blood purifier and rheumatism remedy.
The article reflects a community mood of rising cotton prices and improving times in North Louisiana. It notes funds, machinery, and goods available from The Santos Hanowank Company and mentions local visits by Mr. W. Lew Wilson and Mr. Pesohy St, Gilmer. It recounts farmers adapting to lower merchant reliance in 1893, embracing self reliance and tighter budgeting. It ends with a ringing call for independence on Hope Street and a note about housing on Salt 24.
Bigart Co markets latest novelties in dress goods trimmings silks carpets and furnishings while offering a new supreme urdice department and special discounts. The piece notes public schools opening on the 18th with teachers ready and students eager, praising teachers and superintendent Flurgrave and urging continued support for better schoolhouses in Shreveport. It also lists oyster prices from Crispouet Raceren and reports a Farmers Union meeting in Caddo parish with speaker Brother Tree and public attendance invited.
Sealed proposals will be received at the secretarys office for all privileges until Saturday October 7 at 12 m Bids will also be received for rent of the associations dining hall For further information address secretary Jubu J Horan Shreveport La The improved appearance of brick buildings on the corner of Texas and Marshall streets and adjoining ones has been ornamented with iron frontals by Frank Donham noted as an accomplished mechanic and artist
An old notice advertises several sale items including a Kaabe piano, a little used upright Pleyel piano, a pair of platform scales, and a four to six gallon patent churn. It urges contact at The Puroness office and promotes a reform paper offer available until January 1 1805 with subscription encouragement.
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