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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1869
Page
4
A fragmentary historical column compares China’s ancient status to Greece and Rome, then recounts a long anecdote about wealth, penury, and a humorous dinner tale involving a scampering calf and a moral tone. Names include Dolly Chandler and a crowd of others.
Directors Jas Bucas and W H Jennings and M Jas B Scr JArgen are listed as directors with officers of Louisiana Agency Gov C H Mouton BB and Simmes named in the roster.
Medical Examiners list and state reasons for insuring with Southern Life. It argues funds stay in the South, spur Western and Southern commerce, build towns, develop resources, and offer cheaper premiums with better dividends via a local board. It details policy types and rates, urging local citizens to invest and subscribe, with address for S. Abell & Co in Baltimore.
An 1880s style advertisement for Putnam's Magazine promises varied specimens from noted authors and a beautiful premium engraving titled One of Life's Happy Hours. It explains club subscriptions and a mailed copy including detailed particulars, inviting readers to obtain the issue through the Saturday Evening Post and related channels.
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