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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1896

Page

10

Brooklyn minister frets over front step courtship

A Brooklyn judge and wedding tale unfolds as a minister urges couples to seize the moment while the ceremony prompts playful exchanges about memory and marriage. Aging notes include Mrs Greene's 102nd birthday and long residence near her birthplace in Rhode Island.

Mins Hilen Brooklyn Wishaw Clara Jrnge Charles Menges Stevenshilte Myptina Mary Disster Teadius Order Papa Mama Gracie Mman Mary Greene Kingston Rhode Island

Natural History Notes From a Gleaning Page

The item surveys varied curiosities including ducks eaten by nationalities, a kite at 1800 feet, coal tar color shades, a giant sea turtle weighing 800 pounds near South Shore light, a Newark dog reacting to trolley cars then killed, and counterfeit Mocha coffee claims with misrepresented berries shipped as Mocha.

Cora A. Smith Portland Jon Charles Lord South Shore Light Newark N. J United States Brazil

Lords of Creation and Brief Miscellany Snippet

A fragmented column includes observations on language fluency and voter worth in Hawaii, quotes on energy versus talent, and jokes about cabinet ages. It references M Dupuy and M Det casse as 42, plus mentions a 31 year old minister of public works. A stray line notes Chinner and a young Russian unidentified.

Hawaii M. Dupuy M. Detcasse Chinner Jaquero Romana

Ghostly captain story on the Great Lakes legend

Detroit Journal recounts Captain Grummond known as Capt. Steve who learned of Baxters death at Corona dock near Sarnia. While ashore at night fog, a spectral Baxter appeared beside the wood pile prompting Grummonds fright as the dim figure proved to be the widow’s husband returning.

Steve Mr. Grummond Great Lakes Buffalo Pulurh Capt Detroit Journal Sarnia Corona Baxter Grummond Baxters Capt. Grummond Mrs. Baxter

Visiting Japanese Gentleman Comments on Weather and Health

Mr. T. K. Date, a bright young Japanese visitor, expresses delight with America but notes extreme heat in Washington. He cites Japan's lighter clothing, temperate diet, and lower sunstroke risk, mentioning rice beer with modest alcohol as less harmful. He contrasts annual heat with Tokyo’s three hot months.

America T. K. Date Tokyo Washington Japan United States Washington Post

Arch bishop Ryan's wit in a parish jest

A famed priest sought a health related vacation. Arch bishop Ryan granted leave and suggested trying the parish air for a month. When a priest defended an old hat, the archbishop quipped that the hat belonged to the priest's father who fell in the rising of 48, implying the hat has history.

Ryan

Parigians See Renewed Suicides From Notre Dame Platform

A young woman climbed the platform between Notre Dame’s towers and leaped to her death. The act, part of a renewed personal crisis craze, followed earlier incidents at the Ven dome and Bastile columns, with instant death reported.

Notre Dame

Untitled Riverside Court Shows Rioters’ Sanity Claim

A Hamburg youth accused of violence and attempted capture claims ten years ago he had two bases in his heart. doctors testified he showed wounds and fatigue, while the case details remain uncertain as a mental health defense is examined by the Roestgen raya court.

Raya Hamburg Roestgen Raya Tim

New Orleans notes of gunfire theft and assaults

In New Orleans a string of petty crimes and accidents is reported. Incidents include a girl injured by a fall at home, a ferry crew resuming work after repairs, a man jailed on assault and conspiracy charges, a bridge nearing completion, and multiple local robberies and attacks. Also noted are arrests for theft, a stabbing over a quarrel at Longshoremen’s Hall, a laudanum incident, and a Chinaman assaulted over a dinner bill.

Alexandria Vermillion River Abbeville Mike Tillman Eye Bend Ida Legarde Magazine Street John Davis Davis Crecent City Credit Clothing Club Common Carondell Frank Bonig Lquor Cambranne Street New Orleans

Handbook for Women Diseases by Dr Hartman

Advertisement for a female health handbook by Dr Hartman describing a litera ture on diseases peculiar to women. The book outlines the common female ailments and their treatment.

Hartman

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