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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1896
Page
5
The verse recalls the stamp on a letter bearing a tale of a cure for a loathsome sore from tainted blood. It credits Ayer’s name and his sarsaparilla as the source of famed remedies from fifty years past, noting how the product gained early fame.
The advertisement touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the original cure all with unrivaled blood purifying power. It claims a World’s Fair medal from 1893 and asserts competitors imitate the remedy but cannot copy its record.
The ad promotes low priced precious metals including gold ware at Greenwoods and related dealers. It mentions deposits and banking services by Burruss, Son & Co and urges prudent purchase of ware and staples. It notes new stock at The Casket and daily arrivals from a farm in Princess Anne county.
From the Atlanta Constitution July 24, executives drill down on sweeping freight rate cuts from Eastern points to Atlanta effective August 1. The Seaboard argues the move risks a protracted war and cites the Interstate Commerce law as a restraint, while Vice President St John of Seaboard meets with Georgia and Nashville leaders to seek a withdrawal of rates and a halt to further service reductions.
Norfolk Weather Bureau report notes fair Virginia and North Carolina, showers on Atlantic coast, and general temperature shifts. Article then shifts to Georgia rail politics with FE. St. John defending Southern lines against Seaboard expansion, accusing monopolistic tactics, while Georgia officials seek price cuts and map routes. Additional items cover cotton market notes and regional weather hot spells.
Justice Tomlin presided over a lively docket with minor cases in which Daniel Joseph and James Sexton were discharged as white drunks, John Whittaker fined for abusive language, Washington Jones dismissed on theft suspicion, Howard Brown and Charles West fined or discharged for fighting, and Ed Jackson held on a $150 bond for future conduct. A separate assault case saw Daniel McClandon charged with felonious assault on a boy named Riggins, resulting in a $6 fine. A crowd faced a general free-for-all in Jones Court with beer bottles and bricks involved, while several defendants were released on bonds or dismissed. Additional items include policy shop charges against W Church Lewis and David Hathaway, continued to Tuesday, and a six-month jail sentence for George Davis for attempted burglary at a Main Street store. Public notices include a probate grant to D. Alesdorf as executor and property transfers involving Keen Furniture Co and Norfolk Street Railway Co. A civil suit by American Tobacco Co. against J. Hotton & Sons seeks $1,500 in damages. A Pocahontas excursion with the Richmond Light Infantry Band is announced, and local death notices and obituaries conclude the column.
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