22 Apr 1869
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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1869
Page
1
The notice outlines advertising rates for the Weekly Echo. Advertising square of ten lines or less costs four dollars per installment with annual discounts for year or quarter ad buys. No credit for advertising or job work unless by special agreement. Judicial ads must be paid on publication day or sale day.
A fragment outlines wholesale and retail dealer fees for domestic dry hardware boots and shoes hats and a stationery assortment. The public is directed to a sale or event on March 21 1869 with Briones noted as handling.
Parish Judge David J. Read announces a parish court term starting January 3 1869 at Lake Charles Court House for all jurisdictional probate and related matters, with bi monthly terms and monthly probate sessions as required by law. The notice is given in English and French.
Partial OCR text indicates a subscription offer where ten dollars buys books and specimen numbers will be sent to any address. The note mentions subscribers will receive items and that numbers will be mailed, with unclear phrasing about costs and delivery.
A writer claims Freemasonry hides secrets and immortality myths as a joke against outsiders. He recounts a ritual involving a blindfolded goat, a wild escape from the goat’s perch, and a chaotic initiation scene, asserting Masons never die and that such displays are theater. He recalls past crashes and escapes while detailing skepticism toward the fraternity.
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