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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1876
Page
5
The Weekly Echo notes a May Day picnic for Lake Charles area families on the river below Johns’ Mill next Monday. No managers. parents asked to bring refreshments for the children from Bagdad and Goosport to ensure a joyful event for all.
The town council met April 17 1876 with Mayor Wm Meyer and Aldermen present. A committee on improvements and drainage was appointed to organize, employ labor, and report to each regular meeting, with secretary roles and operative rules outlined.
A long fragment notes support for gold and silver as the basis of currency, opposing paper contraction and favoring gradual substitution of government notes for national bank notes. It calls for repeal of the specie resumption act of 1879 and urges monetary harmony, wealth growth, and public credit. Additional items report Hendricks as unanimous choice, plague cases in Hillah and Bagdad, and a poet snub in a Sunday edition.
The Democratic Central Executive Committee of Liee of Calcasien met April 17 1876 at the Courthouse Lake. On motion Allen Gilley was elected Mayor pro tempore and the quorum was noted. Secretary pro tem Guener documented the proceedings.
Public sale set for Monday May 8 1876 at the front Plaza Lakefront to sell former Pujo store grounds and Hodges Pujo corner lots plus two grants and multiple riverback tracts in Township 9 South Range 8 West and Township 8 South Range 8 West. Fifteen percent cash on the spot and balance in two yearly installments with mortgage security bearing 8 percent interest. Plats will be shown and buyers must meet legal fees. Lake Charles Louisiana April 6 1876.
New bakery announcement states John Johnson opens a shop on Preg Street between the Eco Office and Ra. The establishment will feature baked goods, welcoming customers to the new eatery and its offerings.
The fragment notes careful fob printing of all descriptions with neatness and de- emphasis on errors. The text suggests meticulous preparation and orderly presentation for cataloging or labeling tasks.
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