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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1897
Page
9
The text argues that wheat price increases do not aid farmers and are accidental. It warns that future costs will stay high, forcing continued wage and price pressures. It contrasts cautious, long view macro ideas with critics who see only short term swings, urging realism over optimistic chatter.
Oswald Garrison Villard recounts dogs in Constantinople and Scutari that learn train timetables. The Street Dogs of Constantinople notes how these dogs anticipate the Oriental Express arrivals three times weekly and seek scraps when it arrives. They distinguish long and short routes, showing precise knowledge of days between Friday and Monday.
The ruined St Mary chapel at Hastings castle once held great status with a dean and twelve prebendaries. At the Reformation it was dissolved and given by Henry VIII to a favorite lord, later owned by the Chisnister family who have since held it.
Curiosity rises among local Catholics over a photograph from a ruined chapel at the Olt Vingne port. A trick of light seems to reveal a woman in flowing garments with veil in devotional pose before a Madonna and Child statue, but closer inspection finds only a broken mattress and a doorless frame.
A Chicago Tribune item notes a mistaken impression about Klondike birds, clarifying that gulls do inhabit the region. The brief remark contrasts belief with observed wildlife.
Professor C T Winchester of Wesleyan University Middletown Conn is recommended to Epworth League for attention. He stands among the front ranks of American English scholars and is in high demand as a lecturer before social unions and conventions. He combines thorough mastery with a fine delivery style.
The passage urges securing Professor C. T. Winchester to deliver lectures that illuminate great English masterpieces. It calls for planning the coming months and adopting a course featuring a master lecturer to advance members’ study.
Rally Day signals the vacation pause ends and urges an autumn return to regular church, Sunday school, and league participation. It recommends early rally Sunday, public service, music, short talks, and roll calls to marshal forces before winter stalls progress.
J Corbett announces the removal of his business from Texas Street to the corner of Crockett and Texas Avenue. The notice confirms a change of location for the establishment.
A Vogel, The Upholsterer, relocates from the old Texas Avenue stand to 636 Common Street. He offers first class upholstering and furniture repairing and has secured large local jobs that will speak for themselves.
Opera House Tailoring Co unveils a new line of fall samples highlighting updated fabrics and cuts. Local clients see enhanced styles for men and women with promotions for early fittings.
The Silver King announces a new grocery department connected with the bar offering choice groceries beer whisky wines and cigars. Jug trade solicited. Proprietor Alex Napier invites future customers at 521 Louisiana Street opposite Market House.
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