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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1896
Page
8
News notes report ongoing contest between Senator Pritchard and Senator Butler with rumors of conference and strategy, plus a large Mormon missionary presence in North Carolina with elders active across the state and a statewide church conference. Other items include New Year customs revival, a coming wedding, state budget requests, and local incidents in Edenton and surrounding towns.
The upcoming Almanac offers precise astronomical calculations and calendar data. It promises useful reading with statistics humor and non AI information, accompanied by fine illustrations. Published by The Hostetter Company at Pittsburg and printed on their press. No cost mentioned.
Mr J J Holland of Alehland avenue is on a visit to Franklin Virginia. The funeral of Mr John Eason occurred yesterday afternoon from the residence on Mogareavenue Brambleton with Rev FLOM Martin of Spureween Hapiser church officiating. Members of Washington Lodge AC Fetons and Weanilatte Tribe of Red Men attended. Interment at Etnano Henry Eilicoar aged months, son of Mr and Mrs Henry iad ied at residence No 10 North Millshall avenue yesterday. Mrs HT Mepherson of Washington DC visited her mother Mins DM Capra No 712 Tunstall avenue. Lewis Tebp and son Robert spent the holidays at their home 207 Brambleton avenue. Mr Laanbert, a poten mam Ves moved his firm to his new residence near Maltby avenue. The weather was fine for Triplay Suttiavsehead program and the Avenue Baptist entertainment. Avenue Presbyterian church held Christmas program last night with children performing.
Fragmented OCR text details a variety of names places and events with many garbled phrases. The readable portions reference a car exhibit a birthday celebration and a marriage, plus local people and locations such as York and Coley Morty.
A scrambled wire service brief notes avolition of a sialdom epidemic revived in Ree pers with Chinese elitet, Japanese ports impose quarantine, and a western city frailing amid famine driven by rice losses. It mentions deaths from famine, a landslide carrying a kingpin, and a large starving Chinese population.
Tandon Dec 29 Mr Gladstone celebrated his sixty birthday at Hawarien today surrounded by his family. Local demonstrations by villagers accompanied the cheering as church bells rang and deputations formed to visit the venerable statesman. Across the district a flood of congratulatory telegrams arrived from the United Kingdom United States and the Continent.
An assortment of old advertisements praises Dr Bus Cough Syrup and Hull's Cough Syrup with claims of curing coughs colds and hoarseness. Included are testimonials from James Hudfield in New York and J Schenck editor of Cardo Banner noting relief for a child with croup. Also mentions eyewear sales by Dr Week and local drugstores offering remedies and glasses with guaranteed prescriptions.
A local clearance proposes drastic price cuts to move rear coat stock. Hundreds of new garments are offered at aggressive prices with many well below former tags. Styles include Ladies Black Tweed, Beaver, Boucle, and Kersey jackets with new collars and tailor features. Deals emphasize quantities and rapid turnover to clear leftovers.
Readable text describes a ladies wraps sale offering full length and well made items at reduced prices. Items feature different names and price points including reductions from several dollars to small dollar amounts.
By direction a public sale of valuable real estate is announced. The tract lies on Washington Street and North Welwyn Way in the Norfolk region. Purchasers are informed the property includes a dwelling known as Sturmhart House with outbuildings and water frontage. The sale is conducted by Pender Trustee, with terms including twelve months credit and a reserved price, to be held at the clerk’s office in the Norfolk County Court on a specified January date in 19th century.
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