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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1869
Page
2
The notice from Lake Charles lists Rev Mr Ford preaching at the Baptist Church next Saturday and Sunday. It also announces the New Orleans Daily News first issues arriving and praises Keefe and Bloomfield, the publishers, for their work.
Oscar J. Dunn acting Governor of Louisiana, the first recorded case of a Black man administering state affairs. Newspapers report quiet operation under his leadership as chief executive.
The two Levy brothers promise to reveal their intentions about a large stock issue once they open and present the bill. They warn that if Bhie Levy and Louis Levy are not gentlemen, they will retract their statements.
A Beaufort South Carolina author Miss Annie M Barnwell writes a Confederate story titled Rearing The Wainwmp Reaping the Whirlwind The first chapter will appear in Tar BaAnwen Tae Sovrn October 9 specimens available from L T Biome Co Angnata Ga Terms three dollars per year paper available via subscription
The article highlights Napuan Hinsa and contrasts with Mr Hirth who is busy with customers. It asserts that a merchant who keeps a first rate stock and sells at reasonable prices stands out. The piece remarks on the ship metaphor about two mates and a coartship.
The notice urges unpaid taxes to settle promptly under U S Internal Revenue Law and describes required publication and service steps. The article also reports Prof Hilgard’s geological reconnoissance of Louisiana noting limited oil flow from Calcasieu Oil Springs but a large pure sulphur bed beneath, with Sicily sulfur exports and regional distribution.
A Kansas City tale from the Times details a scandalous sequence beginning with a husband John Haag and his wife signing over rights to her property before fleeing with her lover Munch and their four children to St. Louis. The husband, upon discovery, shows blank acceptance, joins a saloon gathering, and ends with a surprising sense of closure as the wives’ actions unfold amid the town’s gossip.
A fragment discusses Texas reputation for sly behavior among wagoners. It notes a mix of clever and dishonest men, with insults toward ladies and gentlemen on public roads as perceived humor by some groups. The text hints at a broader mercantile milieu during unsettled times.
Mr Imke Bryan, a respected Liberty citizen and early Texas settler who migrated to the state around the time of the Texas Revolution, passed away Wednesday night. His death marks the loss of a long established figure in Liberty’s community memory.
All persons having claims against the Succession of Solomon Bonds are notified to present their claims without delay and duly authenticated to the at Fiat, right, La, or to George Abbott.
State of Louisiana Daniel Goos va Austin Clifton Parish Court No 11 Calcasien Parish by virtue of a writ directs sale for cash at the Court House of this Parish in the town of Lake Charles on the specified date.
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