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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1896
Page
5
A scrambled travel narrative mentions a New York steamer party observing the western Nekof river with imagined scenery and commerce. Characters include Lambert and Campbell Granger among others as the text drifts through ports, trains, and distant sights. The prose hints at bustling harbor life and changing postwar routines.
Readable bits mention Tara and Sherrie with unclear stakes and monetary hints. The text lists many garbled terms and places making a coherent event hard to identify, yielding a fragmented, nationwide newspaper style snippet with multiple improper names.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions Polis and various garbled terms. No clear event, date, or names emerge. The readable portion is too fragmented to determine the subject or outcome of any incident or notice.
Accounts detail poets and topics discussed on the Sheor tod fa tlices and Momes. A county court adjourned for ae SOS ab. Descriptions of repairs after damaged wires, a port Norfolk company, and local weather and social notes mark a busy day with scattered incidents and community updates.
Fragmentary OCR describes a disturbance near North and Street locations with a Colonel, Hew boots, and a halted action as someone attempted to stop an incident. Details are garbled and identities are not recoverable.
Local dealers advertise a dramatic closing sale featuring large stock of all wool covert cloth broadcloth and wool blouses. Yardage reduced from sixty cents to twenty four cents with cash terms and special souvenirs for shoppers.
A court inquiry into the Texas battle ship disaster reveals a defective valve in the starboard engine room allowed flooding that overwhelmed bulkheads. The report notes ports failed to hold water, doors failed to seal, and the vessel settled on the muck. Inspectors found hydraulic flaws and a lack of standard crew inspection after commissioning. Local report mentions a Portsmouth opera event surrounding the testimony.
A 1996 notice from Portsmouth appeals to comrades and friends to donate Christmas funds for the Wilows and poor of the Canty. A special committee invites contributions via listed names to aid the charitable effort.
At a regular meeting of Ocean Connell Royal Arernum No. 1088 officers were elected. Tescot N WW. Rutter was named Regent Zamis Crater Wy Jt Iswald Past Regent W KB Winnelson Secretary 5.0 Browne Treasurer CLM Meginsey Chaplain orn e M Peed Guide 11 Miller Warden H L Gray Senilyol Th M Parker Organist FLY astypoids Trustee John ¢. Niemeyer Representatives to Chaht auncll Chas Owins and W E Virneleon
Mr RR Devereux Doyle has been invited by Stonewall Camp of Portsmouth to deliver a lecture on The Campaign of Waterloo on December. Doyle has made a special study of Napoleon and the campaign and will discuss the career of Napoleon in his talk.
Large assortment of warm caps and hats with prices from $5.50. Levy and Jacob promote salable furniture including sewing machines, clothes, rugs, lamps, curtains, and house furnishing goods offered regardless of cost. Sale to begin at G. BELL’s store, 215 High Street.
Specials listed include New York creamery butter at low price and various fresh meats and produce. The ad promotes cheap prices, encouraging shoppers to visit the store and buy on the premises. Contact phone 140 for details.
Marting Life Vader Bifllenitios wed Miss Magile Britt at 1418 South Green Street. After the ceremony they rode a carriage to their future home when the horses bolted, the driver left, and the occupants escaped injury but with shaken nerves. Funeral service for Edwin T. Thasty held at 614 County Street, with interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
The Beekley fair closes with auctions of fresh fancy articles, dressed cloths, and toys for Christmas gifts. Miss Franely Tay and Miss Blanche Barry will lead a 4 o clock winter program, with Marylands Institute ladies and the Thorntanth Mirndolin club providing entertainment. Extra notes mention road and electric utility issues, a large funeral for Hilary Cason, and improvements along Chestnut Street.
Corduroy cloth and rough weather wear highlighted by W E Virn elson. J B Crawford on High street cuts prices on refrigerators doors and window screens. Big bargains await shoppers. Beecham products promoted with Beechams line noted.
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