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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1871
Page
2
Local notice decries court house disrepair in Lake Charles urging Police Jury to repair. Criticizes bridges and roads, warns of mail delays due to floods, notes heavy rains and swollen creeks. Anticipates a visit from the king and advises prudent winter purchases.
A serviceable sewing machine will make money or help you save. Trial for 86 days at your home. Monthly payments by mail. Write Great American Machine Co. at John and Naseau Streets, New York, for a free County Right and agent opportunity.
Guesa Ho 38, known in town for cleaning knives china windows paint oil cloths tables doors and brightening tin and copper wares with Enoch Morgan's Sons. If unavailable in Lake Charles, orders may be sent to Enoch Johnsonx Soha 211 Washington Street New York with request for a box.
A stern appeal to delinquent subscribers. The printer warns that without payment the paper cannot continue, likening failure to settle to failing to reach heaven. The notice invokes old Belzebub and the "gentleman in black" to remind readers of debts owed in Lake Charles.
In a washout from consecutive rains, workers recount days of flooding that soaked the printing press, type, and tools, ruining equipment and threatening production. The narrative frames the incident as a significant disruption to the newsroom’s operations.
A brief opinion notes that leisure is an attractive look but a poor practical choice, warning it leads to ruin for many. The remark laments indulgence and excess as sources of decline, framing leisure as costly in the end.
Ernest Florenville returns from New Orleans ready to stock a large assortment of ladies dress goods boots hats toiletries groceries and western produce. A polite clerk will show goods to ladies and gentlemen as the new stock arrives. The Echo editor thanks readers for favors and notes district court to boost town activity next week. Yellow fever reports recur along the Mississippi coast including New Orleans Vicksburg. Parish Police Jury failed to form a quorum Monday.
A fragmented essay describes a colossal melon thriving in drought as nature arms its rind with long sharp thorns to deter beasts. Humans can access the fruit with knives while locals rely on abundance rather than fences due to its prolific growth and protective rind.
Official reports note 491 vessels traversed the Suez Canal in 1870 with nationalities including 319 English, 75 French, 32 Egyptian, 15 Turkish, 26 Austrian, nine Italian, three Spanish, three Ottoman, two Dutch, two Portuguese, and one each from Russia Denmark Greece Zambar and the United States. A Prussian or North German ship named Nu Verkel also passed through the canal.
The Boston jewelry trade has grown into a large, prosperous business with five or six wholesale dealers representing capital between $200,000 and $300,000. New styles for pins and ladies sets flood the market as societies and clubs increasingly adopt badge pins to wear.
In China, the grease tro s provide a large foreate grow. the oleaginous product has become an article of traffic. This grease forms an excellent tallow burning with a clear, brilliant white light.
In California there are eight woolen mills with 69 sets of machinery. In Oregon and Washington Territory there are eight more mills with 22 sets of machinery. The text notes extensive equipment on the Pacific coast and its inland reach.
The petition by James Richards seeks proof of marriage and legitimacy of a child. Testimony from Mitchel Hogan and Forrest Harvey supports the couple’s relationship and the child’s legitimacy, with Julia Richards identified as the informant. The court rules Richards entitled to be appointed, with letters patent and formal arrangements to follow under applicable constitutional law.
The text lists varied exchange values and currencies such as 48 cents for a unit, Holland guilders, and Buenos Ayres measures. It mentions depreciated currency, quantities like 96 pounds, and salted hides weighing about 100 pounds per quarter, with scattered references to Peru and other regions.
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