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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1895
Page
5
The Hill Glinders and Truckers split a two game set in Portsmouth with Leach and Kagey winning the mound duel in the first game and Willia in the second. Portland crowds filled the stands as both teams produced offense and sharp fieldwork, while local obituaries and notices punctuated the pages.
Portamouth reports chicken thieves raiding Scotteville and a negro jailed for theft in Wenert Norfolk. The Board of Health eyes reservoir cleaning. city plans new houses and street work. Mayor points to needed improvements and water issues persist on Washington Street. Portsmouth Sailing Club held a weekly match at Port Norfolk. over 2,500 riders traveled electric cars to the area.
Suffolk notices report a move to lean-Sylvatin in one to two months by T. W. Vierree who ran a department store. Local crowd gathers on Washington Street for a bulky mule sale followed by various town items including teachers exams, a gold watch found and returned, store moves by Powell & Co., and two local butchers in a market dispute. Revival services begin at Providence M. E. Church with free dinners for attendees and a growing demand for a Woman’s building annex at the Cotton States exposition. multiple people, places, and small incidents fill the scene.
A garbled collection of commentary discusses Bland’s baseball remarks stirring Richmond papers and the major leagues. It notes former Virginia League pitchers officiating for clubs, mentions Pittsburg reporters and a wall kick, and records small town items such as Mrs Bell and children leaving for Hertford and a drunken case at the mayor’s court with a fine and costs.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative remedy from the California Fig Syrup Company. It claims it cleanses the system without weakening organs, relieving headaches and fevers, curing constipation, and appealing to physicians. The product is sold in 50c and $1 bottles with the company name on each bottle.
A proposal to hold a major northwest exposition in Seattle Washington in 1897 is being discussed in the Page found region.
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