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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1896
Page
2
An old style advertorial invites customers to visit Rudolphi and Wallace at 339 Main Street to experience bespoke suits, claiming unparalleled satisfaction and urging shoppers to try their services. The copy emphasizes quality and tailored fittings.
The Atlantic City Common Council in a regular session adopted a 250 dollar police emergency fund and 1,100 dollars for a new city owned police patrol. It also approved cemetery extensions at Elmwood and Cedar Grove and other public works, with resignations and appointments noted.
Samuel Veale is listed as agent and four weddings were held last Wednesday. Levy's at 17 Granby Street supplied all the bride’s bouguela.
The Richmond Baseball Club owner Mr W B Bradley and Senator H L Maynard who planned a Richmond State League separate after Virginia State League dissolution have split. Maynard withdraws from the Stedmond Association, Bradley to take over the stake and pursue expansion with Portsmouth Danville and others while extending franchises in Richmond and Norfolk within Atlantic League constraints.
A garbled local notice describes proposed street work along Vote Street and adjacent Threen streets. It mentions opening lanes, property impacts, and access changes near a church and surrounding properties, hinting at road realignment and public safety considerations.
Fragmentary text mentions a relay and operation progress. Names, places, and times are garbled. Indicates an announced completion in a few days with unclear specifics and multiple typographical errors.
Fragmented OCR text shows names places and actions around a civic event or meeting. Readable items include a committee and references to a location and date though many words are garbled. The passage hints at community figures and a formal proceeding without clear outcomes or dates.
The May lantern parade scheduled for Thursday night has been postponed due to bad Nye weather and room conditions. A parade sign event is planned for New Year’s Day with participants in costumes expected to appear. The issue includes an advertisement by Dr George D Levy at 17 Granby Street offering free eye examinations and affordable glasses, promoting various optical products.
Report discusses joint use of Atlanta Seaboard depot by Seaboard Air Line, Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway, and Louisville and Nashville. It cites rising talk of traffic alliances and possible Norfolk and Western access via Bristol, with a focus on the depot’s construction details and strategic implications.
The Conial Land Company advertises speculative purchases in Hendleton area plots with seventeen monthly payments and a one quarter down, claiming buyers can resell at double. It urges investment now in Newport News on December 5 with Powell Brothers and Wing handling inquiries.
An OCR damaged sale notice lists various items such as coats, dresses, handkerchiefs, feather boas, hosiery, and blankets. It teases customers to learn prices before buying and mentions Rudolphi & Wallace labels as a sign of quality and a glassware dealer at 162 Main Street.
Friends mourn the death of J Cary Weston who died at 4 10 am yesterday at his residence on Reemagon street. He was 77, born May 1844 near Deep Creek Norfolk County. He married Jane Parks sister of Commodore Marshall Parks and later Mamie Mallory. Survives a son and his estate is valued at 150000 to 200000. The funeral will be held today at noon from his residence.
Spelesiten in Liverpool advanced gold, sales, 10,000 bales, contract market advanced to 24 points, closing quiet and steady. Bar ever in London unchanged at 2036 per ounce. Future contract market in New York irregular yesterday. The market opened firm at an advance of polite, January was sold at 7.68, moving toward 7.60, four to five polite toward noon. Murals, 7, Ways sates, 1Y 7.70 to 7.71, May 7.79 to 7.50, futures declined six points, January to 0,100 Liles, o. Meor, and the United States port receipts yesterday to 48,830 bales, year’s 46.00 to year, and 61,078 to 194. Receipts at Norfolk yesterday were $208 bales, Salt 216 bales last year. The five ink interior towns five to date this week. Stocks in Wales increased 2, 01 bales against 9,057 bales last year and 31,061 th 1st. The leading Southern markets advanced 1-16.
Fragments describe a historical arrest or inquiry involving a man linked to Grace apilat and a ship or town setting. Names and places are garbled, with notes about a miller, Bowith Lia, and Leone or Wil roul. The text hints at a disappearance or public notice but lacks clear dates or actions.
The readable text is garbled with misspellings and missing context. It mentions places and names vaguely and includes phrases about a show and possible public figures, but no clear event, date, or outcome emerges. The fragment lacks coherent facts suitable for a strong summary.
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