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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1896
Page
8
A compact log of local happenings from Monday through the week detailing court and navy yard work, a jail drunk, marriages and illnesses, parish services, a funeral home note, and a series of small incidents around Portsmouth. It lists names, places, and events in terse items from the community page.
The text notes the continuous public success of Ayer’s Cathartic Pills since their preparation and asserts the pills fulfill their promises where others fail. It highlights the pills’ world-wide popularity recognized by the World’s Fair medal of 1893, underscoring the record of achievement.
A worker at the American Perilizer Factory in Geoport was pulled around a shaft after his coat sleeve caught, causing severe injuries including torn body parts and internal damage. He was amputated at home near Teloge and Wade, with medical staff responding. a Virginian representative witnessed the man being carried from the shaft area. The incident recalls a similar injury six months earlier at the same plant.
Sunday religious services listed for multiple churches including Calvary Baptist Beulahville Fourth Street and Court Street Presbyterian with sermon topics and Sunday school times. A negro man stole a turkey. chasing by two locals resulted in the turkey being recovered and a scene of excitement. Blue Front Social Club reports a successful hunting trip in Surry County with one deer several wild turkeys rabbits and many birds killed.
Dr. A E Owen marks twenty fifth year of pastorate at Gallet Street Habitat Church. The Norfolk area event features a program with Esther pageant selections and a public address by a leading Virginian minister, inviting the community to attend the opening night of the 1 Y. P. U. revival series.
A note indicates A Natow will address the meeting this afternoon at 4 o'clock. George WW and Carin DD are mentioned with a large attendance expected. The Lawes Auxiliary is called to meet at 4. An important meeting is planned with full attendance, and members are urged to attend socially Thursday evening next.
An accident at the Norfolk and Carolina Railroad yard after a strong afternoon. Yard master George Story attempted to step onto a platform but slipped, a wheel passing over his arm. He was removed to his home on West Harrison Street where doctors amputated the arm just above the elbow.
Deputy Siverson and Constable Sykes returned from North Cipolla where they hunted Win Mosely, a colored man who robbed Allie John cP Gittins house and set the place on fire. The captured prisoner was brought home and suffers a fractured arm from a fight on election day.
Meetings this week report the Board of Police Commissioners holding their regular session on Monday at p.m. The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday at 1 p.m. for their regular monthly session, and the City Council will hold an adjourned meeting amid the week.
A fragment describes an attempted break-in at Dr Ennis residence on a Friday. The assailant tried to enter through a window as a watchdog reportedly reacted, but the attempt failed.
An old notice invites shoppers to inspect holiday stock at multiple Oxford Hall area stores. It lists Woolen dress goods, hats, and fabrics with many discounted prices and a closing out sale. Purchasers are urged to view patterns and fabrics, with emphasis on value and quick purchases.
An action seeks nearly 1,000,000 dollars from the West Point Terminal Railway and Warehousing Company. The suit, filed in New York, targets the Southern Railway and asks for rents and damages. Names include Charles P Carter, George Sherman, and Anthony J. Thorne, residents of New York, with the case heading to the Court of Appeals to settle if there is a law punishing such actions.
Madame Sarah Wernhardt withholds patronage then finds pills restore and refresh her after a taxing theatre night. George Bernard Shaw, the dramatist and critic, wrote repeatedly before publication, earning just 15 shillings after nine years of effort.
A garbled OCR fragment blends vivid duel scenes with stray historical references and critic quotes. It hints at a century old combat, named figures, and scattered analyses, including a chronicler’s note on a 6508 year creation according to Russian chronology and a critique of hotel architecture.
A jumble of notices reports a color guard at a ceremony, recitations by Mrs Sophia Williams, and remarks on closing ceremonies and prayer. It notes Major McCoy detaining a colored man, four tramps near a station house, the King's Daughters fair ending, and a union meeting at Pythian Castle Hall. It mentions Mrs Walter Marshall’s loss, two local marriages at different residences, and a planned wharf at Liberty Street. The Light Committee asks for a street light at Mulberry Corner and the schooner EB D Enidlcott ships no coal at Tide Water Terminal.
The passage notes Russia's suicide rate and a broader European trend, highlighting high self harm among professionals, especially doctors, with Kusulaa cited as a comparison. It claims most victims are aged 25 to 60 years.
A French colonel at Fanders teaches officers and men to crawl on their stomachs and hands. He has invented a leather glove to assist the process. The regiment claims the technique enables travel of 100 yards without fatigue.
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