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Library of Congress1876

Image 2 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), February 15, 1876

litt lD55ttr garnier SemiWeekly Published Tuesdays and Fridays OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF BOSSIER UARISH BY W H SCANLAND TERMS OK SUBSCRIPTION Twelve monthTwo Dollars Six mouths ne Dollar Three monthFifty Cents Five copies twelve months and one to getterup of clubTen Dollars Postage paid by the publisher BELL EVUE LA TUESDAYFebruary 15 1876 Change The time of the quar teily meetings for the North and South flossier Circuits is hereby changed as follows South Bossier at Fillmore April lstand2d North Bossier at Concord April 8th and yth Joel T Daves Presiding Elder The Political Field In the political field this year set your coulter deepplough a straight fur row to the endand if any decayed Badical roots hinder your progress turn them uuder Keep no scare crows but give it your personal su pervision and if any tresspassers come about coaxing you to mix Bad ical dirt with the native soil treat them in a way that they will not be likely to trouble you again With good culture this year we can bury all the insects and verminthat have been eating every green thing we have heretofore raised Spring time is coming and the voice of the turtle is heard

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Library of Congress1895

Image 4 of The Meridional (Abbeville, La.), February 23, 1895

LABEILLE DE LA NOUVELLEORLE ANS Journal quotidien avee une edition hebdoinadaire paraissant le samedi manin et cointenant toutes les ma tijres publides pendant la semaine dars l4dition quotidienne L6ditio i ebdoniaaaire rSunis isant en an seul numrndo toutes les ounvelles de la semnaine comnpte beaucoup dabonhs et de Iecteure PRIX DE LABONNEMENT Edition quotidienne Un an 12 Trois mois 3 Six mois 6 Un mtnis I EditionI hedomnadaire Un an 3 Qiatre mois 1 Six mois 1 50i rois mois 75 Bureaux et ateliers No 73 ruo de Chartres entre Conti et J3ienville FOR SALE One hundred and sixtyfive ar peint of land just below Perrys Bridge having a front of 5a urplents on the Vermilion river by a depth oi 31 arpents i his property is intersected by the public road leading directly to Perry and Abbeville has several beautiful Ih ilding sites is finely wooded and will make a rich sugar tarm It is partly improved havigl conideraible feucing upon it a dwelling housy and other builtiings Term Cash or time granntd as pur chaser deires Ary further information may he had by applying to Home Icuir or EnwARns GREENE attys Abbeville August 4 1894 NE1W YORK For

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Library of Congress1875

Image 4 of The Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, La.), January 13, 1875

ALEX ANDRIA JLIJUS LEVIN CTP TECTIONER and GO CER 80O0ND ST AIXANDRIA LA ZPSE STABLE Il8LS TAILOR Proprietor CORNER OF TjID D P d DESOTO STREETS 0 ALEXANbRIA LA C BUGGIES and HORSES TO LET InSII IT by the HIT WEeI NONrT The TABLEB Is ti LARGEgT and MOST COMFORTABLE Abe STATL w Pnrticular attention paid t o i ysea MP4 khrALE To IDrovers 8Pf1Y1EDi k MULE PEVN S by DAY or WEEK FOR HORSES SEli CARRIAGES BUGGIES S IiARNESS AL rAI TI on H4ffV FOA 8A A IIJNERY STORE IL1L M LY I Ih EnIil HAVING PURCHASED THE MIL linery Store of the late Mrs C 8RC0P se oer JOHNSTON St fps ifully inform the public and pa miof the establiuhatneut that tliy rif eeatine to carry it on in the amwe legld liie of basiness They have alaast rplboished tine stook of goods and materials and continue to keep LAUII4ASIIONABLE D0MS 600ODB OF ALL STYLRS SLAtES TULLtES S DENTELLES BOINETS S SfOES ETC i4 etryh kept in a frstclass rahdi adies Faronshidg Store TMS MODERATE AND CASLH Scr i DILER IN DuViY GO DS P1ULY G08RoERIES C 01g e ry Ornaer of Seoond dAia IaT S IlR BIVER

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Library of Congress1875

Image 4 of The Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, La.), January 20, 1875

ALEXANDRIA JULIS LEVIN CONFECTIONlO GtO CER sEC QIfSTw AL 4 A A ECLIPSE TABLE gLS gytI Froprieor CORNER OF THII 40 OIT STI ERZti 4LEXANDRIA LA CARRIAGES v BUGGIES and if iT URS1ýtatoE ISUN8lf by theBYi Y1 Will 1N111 1TU STABlEa it the LARGEST and MOST COMFORTABLE in the STATE _ti o w _ SToQLroyers SPLENDID MIULE PENS T Will rent STALLS by DAY et WEK FOR HORSES OR ý S HARNESS A LW 4M A on 11II47 FO 2 SA LE 1SI srill i CO ll H AVING PURCHASED THIE MIL H nriG a of tho late Mrs C Sollividn sfGt l SEC ob corer of JOUNSTON St respbetfully inform the public and pa tronaebg t4e eatplblishlmet that they will Wntpbme to carry it p in the same styleepgd I1pe p basiness They have already replenished the stock of goods and materials and continue to keep LAuWSASHI1JA6BLE DESS GOODS OP ALL STYLES RIBBO 8 LCE TULLES DENTELLES EMIBI ERIES ONNETS SHOES ETC In ftev tling kept in a firstelnss Frahionabld Ladies FParnishing Store TERMSMYODERATE AND GASH Jells I SRlHll DEALER IN DRY GOODS AND F4I Y GROCERIES I iard o Croo rc ereyl 800Ta8 EOATO Oorner of Seoond and

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Library of Congress1898

Image 1 of St. Tammany farmer (Covington, La.), March 26, 1898

The Blessings of Covemment Like the Dew from Heaven Should Descend Alike Upon the Rich and the Poor W G KENTZEL Editor COVINGTON ST TAMMANY PARISH LA SATURDAY MARCH 26 1898 VOL XXIIINO ALWAYS SOME ONE BELOW On the lowest round of the ladder I firmly planted my feet And looked up in the dim vast distance That made my future so sweet I climbed till my vision grew welay I climbed till my brain was on fire I planted each footstep with wisdom Yet I never seemed to get higher For this round was glazed with indiffer ence And that one was glazed with scorn And when I grasped firmly another I found under velvet a thorn Till my brain grew weary of planning And my heart strength began to fall And the flush of the mornings excitement Ere evening commenced to pale But Just as my hands were unclasping Their bold on the lastgained ground When my hopes coming back from the fu ture Were sinking again in the ground One who had climbed near the summit Reached backward a helping hand And refreshed encouraged and strength ened I took once again my stand And I wishoh I

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Library of Congress1914

Image 2 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), December 31, 1914

The Bossier Banner W H SCANLAND Editor and Proprietor j rr 777 BENTON Thursday December 31 1914 _____ I BEGINNIN G THE NEW EAR _ __week Always there is something impressive about the last of anything for the mere suggestion of finality sobers the finite mind Always a sense of parting sweeps r one just before the bells ring as they j 1 ove will tonight Whether as from friend or foeand surely no year ever passed without some friendlinesswe part thoughtfully and looking back we dwell for at least a little while upon the fullnessor emptiness of the last mile marked for us on the course Alwaysif we look closely enoughwe can see something to encourage us in the effort which will betaken up anew tomor row And this is true even though the backward glance reveals a seemingly un interrupted succession of mistakes and failings For tomorrow we shall have another chance and tomorrow the mistakes and stumblings of yesterday will serve as a guide and keep us from so faltering in the progress we long to make What a fine and helpful thing is this closing of the old set of books this open ing of the

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Library of Congress1875

Image 4 of The Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, La.), August 18, 1875

MISCELLANEOUS FOR E1 OT WEDATHLEEE BAY BUM EAU DE COLOGNE ROSE GLYCERINE LO TVON FINE TOI LET SOAPS TOILET POWDERS BATHING SPONGES FLESH BRUSHES Fans and Other Articles WHITE WINE VINEGAR SUPERIOR SALAD OIL AND ENGLISH PICKLES SGARl OF LEON FreshMade as the Frealsesat LEMON VANILLA ORGEAT AND OTHER CHOICE SYRUPS EAU DE COLOGNE in BOTTLES at 25 50 75c and UPWARDS CHOICE iad GENUINE FLAVOR ING EXTRACTS OF ALL EIIDS FOR SALE BY ýHNRY ST JOHN NEWTOWN THIS THOBOUGH bred Stallion will make the Spring sea son in and around ALEXANDRIA He will be allowed to some Mares by the season at 15 cash or 2 payable on the let of Oo tober net Note in every instance to accompany mare All possible care will be taken to prevent seaidents but SI will notbe responsible for any that may oeeur flDIGBR3 NEW TOWN waSIRED BY jJU 3Z JUL Imp Knight o St Geor his dam was by Zenith who was American Eclipse 8ec ond dam by Eaglette by Grey Eagle Third dam b Tiger who was by Cooks Whip Fourh dam Lady Robin by Robln Gray son ot Royalist Lady eobin warethe grand dam of Picayune who was the

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Library of Congress1882

Image 2 of The Opelousas courier (Opelousas, La.), January 28, 1882, (English)

Official Journal of Town of Opelousas IPUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY LEONCE L A SANDOZ O E IO ll S AS SATURDAY JAN 28 1882 52 TIMES l c o M E c 71 TIMES 4 T ME TImS I TIME Ir zo m 0 E d u lal2 Newspaper Laws and Rega1ui tious I Subscribers who do not give express no tice to the contrary are considered wishing to continue their subscriptions 2 If subscribers order the discontinuance of their periodicals the publisher may conti nue to sendl them until all arrearages are paid 3 If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their periodicals from the office to which they are directed they are held responsible until they have settled their bills and ordered them diseontiuued 4 If subscribers move to another place withqnt informing the publishers and the pa pers are sent to the former direction they are held responsible The courts have decided that refusing t stake the periodicals from the office or re moving and leaving them uncelled for is pri ma faiae evidence of intentional fraud B Any person who receives a newspaper and makes use of it whether he has ordered it or not is

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Library of Congress1875

Image 4 of The Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, La.), January 27, 1875

ALEXANDRIA JULIUS LEVIN CONFECTIONER and GROCER SECOND ST ALEXANDRIA LA ECLIPSE STABLE NELS TAYLOR Proprietor CORNER OP THIRD and DESOTO STREETS ALEXANDRIA LA CARRIAGES BUGGIES and HORSES TO LET IiUbE IEPT by the DAY WEEK IONTH The STABLE is the LARGEST and MOST COMFORTABLE in the STATE W Particular attention paid to HOUSES left on KEEP or for SALE I To Drovers SPLENDID MUllLE PENS Will rent STALLS by DAY or WEEK FOR HORSES HORSES CARRIAGES BUGGIES and HARNESS AL7r AT8on YfND FO 8ALF c MILLINERY STORE lI I C STilllY COPIFIY H AVING PURCHASED THE MIL linery Store of the late Mrs C Sullivan situated on SECOND eraner of JOHNSTON St respectfully inform the public and pa trons of the establishment that they wvill continue to carry it on in the same style and line of business They have already replenished the stock of goods and materials and continue to keep LADIES FASHIONABLE DRESS GOODS OF ALL STYLES RIBBONS LACES TULLES DENTELLES EMBROIDERIES BONNETS SHOES ETC In fact everything kept in a firstclass Fashionable Ladies Furnishing Store TERMS MODERATE AND CASII Jillt IIOTIAL DEALER IN DRY GOODS AND FAMILY GROCERIES IT arcdwrare and Crookery3 3OOTW81 Corner of Second and

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Library of Congress1899

Image 2 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), February 16, 1899

mt mmt W H Scanland Bditor and Proprietor BENTON LOUISIANA Thureday t February 16 1899 Cleveland Ohio will model her school system after that in vogue at St Louis________ Friday the Senate passed the House bill to establish a national military park at Vicksburg Miss Baltimore has about twofifths of the population of Maryland and pays about twothirds of the taxes The report of the United States treasury for January shows a deficit of about 9500000 for that month The North Carolina Legislature has passed a law making all contracts made by or with trustt null and void An epidemic of spotted fever or cerebro spinal meningitis was re ported raging at Morgantown Ky last we ek _ The Amerioan forces in front of Manila made an attaok on Calooean village last Friday and reduced it in short o rder _ It was so cold in Pittsburg Penn Friday that the ears of bogs in stock oars were frozen so stiff that they dropped off William Laird of the shipbuilding firm wbieh built the Confederate war Teasel Alabama died at Liverpool on the 7th inst The cost of the addmistration of the affairs of Cuba during the month of January

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Library of Congress1908

Image 2 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), August 13, 1908

IfIf Oi SV Zi îj BANNER VV H SCANLAND Editor and Proprietor 11IITDCn4V rri CT n 1908 1 __ ______ T I DEMOCRATIC TICKET for president William J Bryan of Nebraska for vicepresident John W Kern of Indiana JOHN T mNOKFS FOURTH DISTRICT WATKINS of Webster Parish FOR DISTRICT JUDGE K C DREW of Webster Parish FOR rnSRRICT ATTORNEY JOHN X SANDLIN of Webster Parish MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARD W E CONNELL for Ward One X w SENTELL for Ward Three L C HIGGS forWard Six announcements i 1 I j I t Ilento School anoiiio fi of the school Board irom ward two Mijet I th i um of th Democratic party VO a aiiirirlzed to announce Mr J M HENDERSON liVH It imiIllal tor lwml srrd fward j sbjici to the ac tion ot the Democratic party ll h COUNTRY NEWSPAPER j hy the editor of the Banner and read by Mr fmrid iMtsidcnt of the Louisiana Press As oftun asked What is News Pap rpri jocitin I Ditrn R Kach man answers it according to his way of thinking What one thinks is news mother condems as nonsense My answer is News is Something Worth Telling nil

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Library of Congress1891

Image 4 of The Meridional (Abbeville, La.), June 27, 1891

The steamship El Sol on her last trip from New York to New Orleans made the run between the bars on the ocean and gulf course in four days and twentyone hours the quickest on record She ran from Eads Jetties to New Orleans wharf in sevenl hours making six teen miles an hour against the cur rent a speed equal to that of the great R E Lee when she made her famous run from New Orleans to Cairo and St Louis in July 1870 now nearly twentyone years ago It costs one of the swiftest ocean racers 85000 to make a round trip voyage from Europe to America and return and the coal expense is from 15000 to 18000 A Womder Worker Mr Frank Huffmao a young man of Burlingtdn Ohio states that he had been under the care of two prominent physicians and used their treatment until he was not able to get around They pronounced his case to be Consumption and in curable He was persuaded to try Dr Kings New Discovery for Con sumption Coughs and Colds and at that time was not able to walk across the street without resting He found before he

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Library of Congress1891

Image 4 of The Meridional (Abbeville, La.), July 25, 1891

She Wore the Ring A sharming girl had a fine pair sof solitaire diamond earrings and she lost one of them to her infinite sorrow She could not find it any where and after months of grief and spasmodic search lhe resigned Therself to doing without diamond earrings Having lost the mate of it she did not know what to do with a single stone but she was full of womanly invention She was en gaged to a struggling young mati without money except what he earned and unable to bestow dia amonds on his fiancee One day she was walking with her sweetIheart and and suddenly pausing she pointed to a point of light in the street and said What is that a diamond He stooped and picked it up with delight and surprise I suppose whoever lost such a tem will advertise it he said Well you keep it said she until it is ad vertised for and if it is not you can have it set in a ring for me She wears the ring now and he does not know yet why that diamond was not advertised for or that his sweet iheart dropped it in

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Library of Congress1895

Image 4 of The Meridional (Abbeville, La.), September 28, 1895

The Phe ix Wheel nadue of structural steel is 125 feet in diain ere standlirg on Midway Heights seventy five feet above the lake The upper rim rising two hundred feet above the lower part of the grounds cuts a respectable firure against the horiron The wheel carries twelve cars with a capacity of twelve people each On Saturday the concessionaries invited the Ex position Lirectors to take a trial trip on the structure Dont Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away is the truthful startling title of a book about NoTo Bic the harmlecs gauranteed tobJbacco habit cure that braces up nicotinized nerves clim mnates the nicotine poison makes weuik men gain strength vigor and manhood You run no physical or financial risk as NoToBac is sold by druggists everywhere under guarantee to cure or money refunded Hook free Address Sterling Rem edy Co New York or Chicago As to tho TimnesDemocrat it is a great newspaper It has spent time large money and earnest efforts to make itself that But Burkeism does somehow attach to its skirts and instead of forming and moulding public sentiment and public opinion it seems oftener to have a weather eye to the

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Library of Congress1905

Image 2 of The Colfax chronicle (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.), June 3, 1905

The Chronicle COLFAX LOUISIANA Women in Business The pronouncement comes from Chl eago that the new woman is dead commercially speaking that prominent employers of that city have decla ed that they do not want women and that some have declared unequivocally that they will hire no more women Variou3 treen are given for this policy but Dmon that has not always existed and wlil not always exist asserts the In dianapolis News We have heard so much in recent years abxout the prog res of women in the business world their succeess their adaptibility their loyalty their good habits and what not which made them superior to men that this announcement from our most strenuous center of commerce comes with a good deal of a shock How much force really lies behind it is doubt tul That women are now employed in many places in preference to men is un questionable that they will continue to be employed in such places is altogether probable Affairs of this kind with women as well as with men have reached the utilitarian basis Where work and women are not suited the women must drop out There is a sur Vival of the

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Library of Congress1875

Image 4 of The Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, La.), February 3, 1875

ALEXANDRIA JULIUS LEVIN CONFECTIONER Sand GROCER SECOND ST ALEXANDRIA LA ECLIPSE STABLE NELS TAYLOR Proprietor CORNER OF THIRD and DeSOTO STREETS ALEXANDRIA LA ARRIAGES C BUGGIES and HORSES TO LET nOISES KEPT by tie DAY WEEK MONTH The STABLE is the LARGEST and MOST COMFORTABLE in the STATE l Particular attention paid to HORSES left on KEEP or for SALE I To Drovers SPLENDID jULE PEANS Will rent STALLS by DAY or WEEK FOR HORSES HORSES CARRIAGES BUGGIES and HARNESS L rJA rS on A4 PFOi lSA LE c MILLINERY STORE 0 MI C STAIEY COMIf IY HAVING PURCHASED THE MIL linery Store of the late Mrs C Sullivan situated on SECOND corner of JOHNSTON St respectfully inform the public and pa trons of the establishment that they will continue to carry it on in the same style and line of business They have already replenished the stock of goods and materials and continue to keep LADIES FASHIONABLE DRESS GOODS OF ALL STYLES RIBBONS LACES TULLES DENTELLES EMBROIDERIES BONNETS SHOES ETC In fact everything kept in a flrstclass Fashiooablo Ladies Furnishing Store TEtMS MODERATE AND CASH JOAllS IIOSK TIIIl DEALER IN DRY GOODS AND FAMILY GROCERIES IEE ardware and C1

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Library of Congress1875

Image 4 of The Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, La.), February 24, 1875

T AL AJlX4DRLA and Weekly Tuesday Packet TIg NEIAD TFA PAS GE k 91T TILL IAKE REGUf A1VRIPS rl ir _ t A dria Grand Ecoreand all intermnediate Si gs j freilt or passage 4 v CORNER OF THIRD and DISOTO STREETS TO LET NBOU KEPT by the IY WEEK MORIII The STABIaF is the LARGEST and MOSTr COMFORTAllE in toe STATE to Particular attention paid t f11SgS u ºKEEP er fotSALEj ToDrovers Will rent STALTL by DAY or WEEK S FOR HORSES I saCDBlO AG1 BUGTS IIARNESS M TLLI Elf S OR Hv ý AEFD THE MIL L liner Stoe of 1b rat6 Mrs C Sullivan 4itu Pou itN cornuer of i0oiitO St i eecbi2ly lbfotni the pdblle td pa trons of t4 egsltbithasent tlla they will continue to carry it on in the same style and line of bosiness They have t ontldES to keep LACES PWashionble LsdIea udnrallif Store TERMiS ObERATE AND ASil JOA fi DSflNTlA D1 GOODS FAMIL IROCERIES 11 Corner of Seoond and Murray 8ts rSAIJENtRIA Bt t F 0 r abitttltoitt MMss L Msleatwria DJlY aVl 2 oclockl P M making cloeedolliections at Red Riper Lauding with thei magnificent stean rs for New rliean

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Library of Congress1888

Image 3 of The Opelousas courier (Opelousas, La.), May 19, 1888

Jewspapers and Editors Y e Coles Remarks at the Louili UIere Association Convention i O Picayune The following address made Mrs M R Fieldour Cath nie Coleat the recent Lou siau State Press Association 0nvention at Opelousas was 0rticularly well received and is bjre published by request of py members who heard it MrPresident Ladies and Gen tlemenA man who had been publishing a weekly f ewspaps in entuclky for some years said rag 0 editor works 365 days a year to t Sot fiftytwo issues of a paper atis labor once in a while some S pays him a years subscription thats capital and once in a while i se soouofa gun of a deadbeat takes the paper for a year or two and vanish withoat paying for it thats anar cy but later on justice will overtake i that last named creature for there is splace where lie wi get his deserts The Kentucky editor mention ed an impolite tough place where broken type is thrown and whih is in a way familiar to us all You who are printers as well s editors kfiow where the man goes who robs a poor editor The only trouble is

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