01 Jul 1875
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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1875
Page
1
A fragment from a local paper notes subscription terms and a garbled line of names and places, with unreadable details. The readable bits indicate a weekly publication note tied to Aber Thersday and locations like Charles and GA.
The Empire piano is described as durable and highly tonally rich with excellent quality. It emphasizes attractive, carved cases and a refined appearance suited to any room. The ad mentions a modern AGRAFF action and piano Forte.
Fragmentary OCR suggests a piano trade notice praising the Empire brand piano, highlighting desirability and appeal. Remaining text is unclear but implies advocating the Empire piano as special and in good order.
Advertisement for WM A Pond and Sons organs detailing tone, style options, and liberal terms to agents. Promotes cheap prices, new piano method, and branch store at Union Square with mailed catalogs and responsive service.
A scathing clumsy reminiscence portrays Ulysses the First as a penniless omba and wood hauler who rose by opportunity to the highest U S Army rank and presidency. The piece disputes the idea of his merit and notes the awe of his power alongside public cynicism. It mentions other figures and a memory from Breckenridge’s era, with scattered notes on events and local affairs.
In Galveston telegraphic notes a pursuit by Minute men and a posse after a bandit on horseback ends with a confrontation near Burrville. The bandits flee on foot after a surrender demand and exchange gunfire. Schreiner’s party shoots at the raiders, injures a crew member, and wounds a horse, with ten captives reported.
A garbled passage discusses alcohol consumption and taxation in San Francisco, estimating drink purchases and revenues. It references a 200,000 population city and cites a Times insert from New Orleans with mentions of Briarean and Calis on in Reolombbr,nd Mississippi in November.
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