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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1871
Page
2
The Weekly Echo notes missing New Orleans papers for two weeks and apologizes for the lack of telegraphic and other important news in the issue dated Thursday April 20 1871. The editor explains delays in mail delivery affect content and readers’ expectations.
A parish journal extols Capt. Danl Goos and Capt. Lock for delivering over four million feet of lumber annually from river mills, praising their energy and German immigrant workers. It praises local gardens, reports on Grand Jury findings about the court house and roads, and notes the launch of the steamer AM 8 and other regional interests.
A fragmented line suggests a caution about transporting a newspaper by a weekday shaped carrier. The odd phrasing implies constraints on movement or carriage, possibly a metaphorical reminder about reliability or function of a vehicle or delivery method.
The foreman of the Grand Jury O. F. Lyons states that once the legislature’s notice is published, an effort will be made throughout the parish to repair the roads.
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