The Greatest Gift of Life The New Motherhood
The text extols a woman’s first bond with her newborn and urges women to seek health through Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Medical Discovery. It cites a testimonial from JWR. Malcolm of Knobel about a healthy birth and notes the products’ role in alleviating female ailments and supporting maternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joless
Pierce
Ev.pierce
Nvalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Jwr
Malcolm
Knobel
Clay County
Angusas
ROGERS list of properties in Gr any street and vicinity
Property ledger for T F Rogers lists rooms suites and dwellings at Columbia Building Granby Street plus multiple addresses on Boush Duke Main Cumberland Shields York Place and Church Street with stores offices warehouses a furnished cottage at Virginia Beach and space for rent from June 1 1897 Apply to Rooms 211 and 212 Columbia Building for details and tenancy options
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boush Street
York Place
Duke Street
Main Street
Cumberland Street
Bute Street
Bank Street
Shields Street
Houneke Dock
Dartmouth Street
Commercial Place
Church Street
Commerce
Gtores
Water Street
Granby
Commerce Streets
Virginia Beach
St. F. Rogers
Columbia Building
Real Estate Listings by Trice & Co Heathstate Agents
W H H Trice & Co list residences and offices with multiple street addresses in Heathstate area. Entries include May 1 1897 dates and properties on Granby Chapel Charlotte Gate larch Bank Ferguson Ellington and Mariner streets, plus Main Street offices and City National Bank building access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Duke
J Riley
Granby
Chapel St
Chanel St
Gate St
Larch: St
Bank St
Charlotte St
Falkland St
Ferguson Ave
Granby St
Ellington Place
Hamfastby Ave
Chapnel
Mariner St
Brelly
Eye expert opens clinic on Main Street
A notice lists F. H. at 452 Main Street locating an eye examination service run by a noted eye expert. The free examinations are advertised under the practice name oe eye expert, with address and contact details brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H
Main Street
You Are Not So Warm Minnimums Temperature Yesterday Was 68
A long weather column notes yesterday was the hottest day of the year according to public perception, with readers recalling extreme heat and comfortless street scenes. It details official readings, compares to past years, and provides regional weather synopses and rainfall data across several Texas and southern states, concluding cooler weather approaching eastern districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Gray
Rocky Mountain
Great Lakes
Cotton Belt
Meridian
Miss
Alexandria
Cheneyville
Mansfeld
Port Gibson
Robeline
Texarkana
Ark
Dallas
Tex
Hearne
Longview
San Marcos
Weatherford
Tax
Luling
Texas
Middle Atlantic
Atlantic Coast
Hood's Pills Promote Spring Purity and Relief
Ad claims Hood's Pills purify blood and relieve spring ailments including headaches. The pitch emphasizes quick action on the veins and bowels and positions the product as a universal spring medicine and purifier. The tone mimics old newspaper advertising language.
Campbell’s special offers cabinet photos this week
Campbell announces a two day sale Friday and Saturday offering six cabinet photographs and one large photo, nicely mounted for 1.60 dollars with no frame required. Address 840-344 Alain street. Terminates after two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Alain
jJel
Levy Bros Seasonal Dry Goods Bargains at 344 Main
Seasonable dry goods offered at low prices this week. 3 4 percales at 1c, worth 8c. Scotch lawn at 4c, worth 6c. best percales 74c per yard wide. Shirt waist stuffs at 6c, worth 8c. Many other bargains advertised. Beecham's Pills promoted as top choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levy Bros
Main Street
Local Brevities From Lewiston North Carolina and Norfolk
Local items note Mrs W L Taltis vacationing in Toronto and Susie Elam visiting from Hampton. Excursions to Norfolk Buckroe Beach Ocean View and Virginia Beach are announced. Socials include a Montefiore hall closing, Ryland Institute concert, and a Mower Mission Day setup. Multiple city visits by businessmen, editors, and hotel work progress at St James hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Taltis
Toronto
Susie Elam
Hampton
B. M. Batchelder
Grand Jury
Norfolk
Lewiston
N. C
A. B. Duesberry
Academy of Music
Richmond
Dusiness
Elven
Montefiore Hall
St. James Hotel
Legarre Hargrave
Drivers
H. U. Herrison
Washington
Virginia Beach
Ghent Park
Union Mission
Frances Durnes
Corporation Court Clerk
A. T. Mason
Ht. W. Palmer
Wilmington
N. GC
Dispatch
New York
Buckro
Newport News
Lottie Addenbrook
Boys’ Gospel Army of the WY. M. CG. A
William A .Wright
Freemason Street
New Orleans
Charles Borjes
J. Cassatt
New York, Philadelphia, and Norfolk Railroad
Eastern Branch
Philadelphia
Walter Sharp
S. L. Foster
Internation Commercial
Business Men's Association
John Graham, Jr
Hira
Pastor Services At Three Local Presbyterian Churches
First Presbyterian schedules sermons by Rev Edward Mack at 11 am and 8 pm with Sunday school at 9 0 am and Young People's meeting at 7 15 pm Second Presbyterian lists Rev W S Lacy D D preaching tomorrow at 9 0 am and Young People's meeting at 7 30 am Lambert's Point Presbyterian with G B L Hanrahan supplying. Sunday services are 11 am and 8 pm with Sunday school at 9 30 am Children's Day at 3 pm and Mr A H Mamblin to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Edward Mack
Second Presbyterian Church
W. S. Lacy
D. D
Lambert
A. H. Mamblin
Sacred concert by Borjes group at Virginia Beach Sunday
Prof Borjes and a twelve piece ensemble will perform a sacred concert in Virginia Beach on Sunday. The program runs from 2 to 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borjes
Virginia Beach
A Valuable Prescription for Consumption and Headache
Editor Morrison of Worthington Indiana Sun touts Electric Bitters as a cure for consumption sick headaches and general debility. Annie Stehle of Chicago recovered after six bottles, regaining health and strength. Price 60 cents and 1.00 sold by Burrow Martin Co.'s Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Worthington
Ind
Annie Stehle
Cottage Grove Avenue
Chicago
Burrow, Martin & Co
HELLER'S SITOR STORE Offers Wide Slipper Deals at Bank Street
A browed ad at 4 Bank Street promotes savings on shoes and slippers for all ages. Listings include Ladies' Carpet Slippers 28c, Men's Embroidered Slippers 48c, Tennis Oxfords for various sizes, and Opera Toe Shoes 98c. The ad urges readers to save money with low prices and fits a local shopping context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxfords
Foys
Heller
SITOR
Bank Street
Why Regular Physicians Fail Women in Illness
A physician often fails to diagnose female ailments when patients withhold information. Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Mass offers counsel through her Vegetable Compound, claiming vast experience and thousands treated, and urging women to write for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
America
Pinkham
Henneday Wins City Bike Race Between Kennedy and Harrison
George Kennedy and Willie Harrison, campus cyclists, debated who was superior at smashing records. Friends backed both riders before a race from Freemason Street Baptist Church to the Water Works. Kennedy won in seventeen minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kennedy
Willie Harrison
Freemason Street Baptist Church
Niele
Kenneday
Officers Named in Epworth League and Local Lodges
The Epworth League of Cumberland Street Methodist church announces officers including J N McBride as president and J W Hough as first vice president with other posts filled by Amy Capps Lulle Petree 8 H Hodges and Frank Gilbert Refreshments followed the election. Norfolk Lodge No 1 A I and A OM lists F C Chiswell W A W S Morris Jr S W A T Hofheimer J W Isaac Mortiz treasurer and George H Jenkins secretary Frank Jacobs S D C A Fisher J D also elected. Elizabeth Lodge No 1 A FP and A M names John T White Wo Mo Richard P Worth S W I J Pritchard W J L Venderson treasurer RH B Cleverly secretary TSA Brown Jerome Etheridge J D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Cumberland Street Methodist Church
J. N. McBride
J. W. Hough
Amy Capps
Lulle Petree
S. W
A. T. Hofheimer
J. W
Isaac Mortiz
George H. Jenkins
Frank Jacobs
S. D
C. A. Fisher
J. D
Egabeth Lodee No
A. M
John T. White
Richard Pohworth
Chandy Host Dinner as Club Reaches Membership Cap
Mr and Mrs A IT Chandy hosted a bow ing party at the Country club on Thursday. Entertainment was followed by refreshments. Guests included Miss Vaughan Miss Lee Miss Sallie Walke and Messrs Taylor Gwathmey Groner and Heath. The club has extended its membership to 275 but the limit is reached with fifty more applications awaiting approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.it. Chandy
Atttendance
Miss Vaughan
Miss Lee
Sallie Walke
Messrs. Taylor
Gwathmey
Groner
Heath Tayclub
Colored shore resort at Point Preeze It to open
A new colored shore resort named Point Preeze It will offer modern trimmings. The steamer Florence will begin service tomorrow from Perry wharf at Market Square, making frequent trips with a round trip fare of 24 cents, per the advertisement on the focal page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Preeze
Florence
Perry Wharf
Old Market Square
Focal Page
Exports of Pocahontas Coal For May 1897
Exports of Pocahontas coal for May 1897 cleared by William Lamb & Co. agents for Casiner & Curran. Figures show tonnage totals of 141,600 and 161,595.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lamb & Co
Casiner & Curran
New Stevenson adding machine salesman touring city
C I Shafer of St Louis canvassing the town for the Stevenson adding machine. The device is described as a small marvel that can add a column of figures a foot tall, with infallible results and cost deemed insignificant next to its practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. Shafer
St. Louis
New Jersey Grape Juice Sent to Europe
Mr. Speer of New Jersey has a world reputation as a reliable producer of Oporto Grape Juice and Port Wine. Oporto Juice and Port Wine are ordered by families in Dresden London and Paris for their medicinal virtues and blood making quality due to the soil where the vines grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Europe
Speer
Wis
Oporto
Dresden
London
Paris
New Switchboard Installed at Portsmouth Exchange
We have just installed a new and larger switchboard in the Portsmouth Exchange and ask subscribers to exercise patience while operators become acquainted. In a few days everything should run smoothly. Jeh-1t J. W. Crews, mgr. See Dr Week about your eyes. all glasses prescribed are guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
J. W. Crews
Mer
Weather Lights Up Virginia and North Carolina Outlook
Fair conditions predicted for Virginia with showers on the coast and northwesterly winds. North Carolina sees showers in eastern portions, cooler coastal temperatures, variable winds shifting to northwesterly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virginia
North Carolina
Port Calendar Sun rises and high tides noted
Port calendar lists sunrise at 44 f1 a m and sunset at 7 22 pm. High water at noon and 12 17 pm with low tides at 6 23 am and 6 24 pm.
Meteorological Data Norfolk June 4 Weather Bureau
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau records for Norfolk report four hours of observations. Measured temperatures and departures from normal are noted, with trace rainfall in the last 24 hours and since June 1. Observer J J Gray signs the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Norfolk
Minfimiiny
Nore Cossioner Dium
Martin
J.J. Gray
Ice box mishap injures worker at Baum store
Jim Williams of the Madeywater tea company fell ten feet from a platform in Mr. D. S. Baum’s city market store, injuring his hip and sustaining painful head wounds. He was sent home in a patrol wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. Baum
Jim Williams
Madeywater Teo Company
Regular semi annual Elvis service exam for clerk and carrier
The regular semi annual elvis service examination for the position of clerk and carrier in the post office will be held Saturday, June 5, 1897, in the United States Court room, commencing at twelve o'clock a.m. There are five applicants one male clerk one female clerk and three for waiters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court Room
Death of Mr Fr Runels a respected Princess Anne county citigren
Mr Fr Runels of Princess Anne county died Wednesday afternoon at an advanced age. He was a station agent at Oceana for the Norfolk Albemarle and Atlantic railroad, a position he held for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runels
Citigren
Princess Anne County
Tle
Oceana
Norfolk, Albemarle and Atlantic Railroad
Remains of Young W. Smith Sent to Milwaukee
The remains of young W. Smith who drowned off Craney Island on Sunday were shipped yesterday to Milwaukee, his home. He was accompanied by his brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. (. Smith
Craney Island
Milwaukee
Nat Sykes Amid Odd Stunts In City Jail
In a city jail Nat Sykes is reported to be engaging in unusual capers, including alleged bicycle theft, bigamy, and other acts. Authorities suspect he may be faling insanity and consider his mental state as part of the case.
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Nat Sykes
William Arnold Loses Part Of Finger After Dog Bite
William Arnold suffered serious injuries from a recent dog bite including the loss of a middle finger and a thumb due to blood poisoning. Medical authorities report the complications raised by the attack and the damaged digits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Arnold
Sagasta Seeks Liberal Cabinet Support in Madrid
Madrid June 4 Senor Sagasta after a palace conference with the Queen Regent said the Liberals are prepared to deal with all pending questions. Public opinion continues to favor a Liberal cabinet and cabinet formation progress remains the day's note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Lazista
Runnel ls Resident Carlton Park Aged 44 in Obituary
At his residence Ocounn Vat due a S87) at ito wom Carlton BK. Carl ton Runnels aged 44 years 10 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runnells
Ocounn
Ito Wom
Carlton BK
Runsmedlls
Notable social events in Norfolk College and church circles
Alumni reception for the Norfolk College graduates was a refined social hour in college parlors with Miss Neely presiding and Addie Bure responding. A second reception honored Miss Grace Sartwell and Miss Lee Cook. Epworth League at Huntersville M E church featured Rev W J Young and Mrs Boggs. First Presbyterian hosted a reception for Pastor Stev dward Mack and wife with a Westminster League program and varied musical numbers. Closing dancing soirée by Professor Bellezza at Montefiore Wall featured young dancers Lula Welly Madge Lowell Ruth Carrol and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk College
Odell
Freemason Street
Grace Marion Sartwell
Lee Glencora
Marty
Epworth League of
Huntersville
M. E
W. J. Young
D. D
Epworth M. E. Church
First Presbyterian Church
Stevdward Mack
St. Louis
Mack
Howerton
Westminster League
Joseph Brown
Weal Gy
Dr. Freeman
William Prsleben, Jr
Lucy Holt
Gates
Eva Campbell
Sadie Jernigan
Doris
Knee
Belle
Christine Groves
League
Kreamer
Kach
Wire
T. Branch
My. Orr
Bellezza
Wst
Montefiore Wall
Lula Welly
Madge Lowell
Ruth Carrol
Elaborate Folder Announces Sixteenth Christian Convention
A detailed folder issued announces the sixteenth International Christian An deaver Convention to be held in San Francisco from July 7 through July 12. The document outlines program highlights, speakers, schedules, and registration details for attendees and affiliated church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Also Mentioned on This Page
T. F. Rogers
Granby Sthelt
Ben't
W.H. H. Trice & Co
Heathstate
Corner Bank
Plume Streets
What St
Church St
Omoke Dock
Queen St
Wuats
Main St
High St
Fenchurch St
Aterear
Naal Bani
Atlantic St
Miayer & CO
West Market Square
Morfolk
Charles M
Max
Swee
Seeewes
Hood
Beecham
Presbyterian Church Notices
Henneday
Offeers Electord
New Shore Resort
S.s Cock Centas Desauce
Cyeeee
Telephone Exchange
Weather Report
Wer
Pidt. Rumeln
Sentome
Birini
Ibd Fla
Cooper Marble Works
A. E. Hall & CO
Waltem
Prop'r
Granby Street
Odell K
Edward Maack
Mikes
W. RB. Lanforth
Tam
Armory
WM. J. Bryan
Bryan
Ryan
Puck
Jas
Goo Ws
V2 Po
G. M. Mazg-Tr
Gail Borden Eagie
Mihy Bas Bil City Gas Co
J. Humphreys
Point Breeze
Robert F. Holmes & CO
Canroling
F. Ao. B
Charlotte
D. W. Gamage
W. N. Waller
Gamage & Waller Wholesale and
Plume Street
OOUR
Walter J. Simmons & Cos HL
THY
Deer Woot Purm
BR. Briggs
Old Market
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