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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1871
Page
2
The issue compiles scattered items from St Landry Parish and Chicago, including calls for strict local measures against crime, reports on Chicago fire losses to Catholic institutions, a mortgage insanity defense anecdote, and various U.S. election listings. It also covers emergencies, panther sightings near Fish River, and stark social distress stories from Alabama and the Carolinas.
A brief from Charleston reports fluctuating yellow fever fatalities with notes of deaths in the previous twenty four hours. Entries dated Oct 24 Oct 28 and Oct 29 indicate multiple fatalities, with varying counts and mentions of fever related deaths in the last twenty four hours.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a 1871 parish death for James Hicoms aged 18 months and a Metropolitan Police visit to the residence of Mike Aspil at Fourth and St Patrick streets followed by a town council proceedings snippet involving several names. Content is garbled with many unreadable segments.
The town board of Lake Chazi meets September 25 1871 with Spence Kiderman and Ros teat present. Jacob Ryan elected treasurer for the fiscal year ending and G Guillory confirmed as assessor and collector of taxes upon bond. The board orders works on Ryan Street and a project north of the courthouse square as motions pass and a next meeting scheduled.
A garbled old notice cites physicians and apothecaries offering various tonics. It mentions De Pilter's Syrup sold by druggists with a date around November 11, 1871, and includes stray phrases about diets and remedies, reflecting a fragmented 19th century medical advertisement.
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