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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1897
Page
2
A dealer offers a selection of diamonds at The Casket with Crownwood and Bro. single stone rings for 40 dollars, far below the usual 70. The sale includes solid gold watches at 15, sterling silver waist sets, and other novelties at reduced prices, with Greenwood promising best goods and guaranteed satisfaction.
An auction like ad notes a handsome upright piano with mahogany case and tuning included at Charles M. Vet's Piano Warerooms. It also promotes comfortable SUER'S One Price Shoes at Bank Street near the court house and Campbell's Photographs on Main Street with price comparisons, urging customers to visit Wright's at 270 Main Street for bargains this week.
The Memorial Association held a Confederate veterans day ceremony despite a downpour. Troops, led by Colonel Harry Todson, marched from the armory to the cemetery where a gun salute paid tribute to fallen Confederate soldiers. The event featured the Jackson Light Infantry and Norfolk Light Artillery Blues, with Rev Dr Lacy delivering remarks on duty, memory, and reconciliation.
Judge Prentis heard arguments in an appeal from Judge Woodhouse's decision in Princess Anne county. The case challenges a local board ruling that granted a liquor license to the Princess Anne Hotel in Beaboard district. The hearing included injunctions and references to Cathy Shipp and other officials. further action awaited certification and possible grand jury matters.
The report lists cotton belt rainfall and temperature figures for 1897 1896 1595 with notes on weekly movement in Bombay receipts shipments stocks and a decline in Liverpool and New Orleans spot markets. It includes futures quotes for August October and July, and mentions a land sale at Lambert's Point Norfolk with details of parcels and improvements.
A garbled OCR fragment describes an upcoming Tennessee exposition in Nashville with mentions of various companies and destinations including New York and Montreal. It references travel, potential participation, and concerns about chronic coughs and throat trouble, with scattered names and places and uncertain dates.
Weather report for coastro d general conditions today fair for Virginia and North Carolina with coastal showers and westerly winds. Port calendar notes sun rise 4 57 am set 7 05 pm. Funeral of Mrs Brady at St Marys church with requiem mass by Frick and burial at Cedar Grove cemetery. Portrait of Captain Charles B F McIntosh displayed in Woodleys window. Strawberry Festival by Broad Creek Sunday school on shell road beyond Broad Creek bridge invites all.
Detective Snowden of the Norfolk police locates John Roberts, missing after the sailing ship Ciaram Brian King. a 325 dollar reward is announced. The log cites a farm in Prince Edward County.
In the text, Molt street opening is delayed by a few days with brick houses to be sold beforehand. Work will resume after that, and with spring coming, residents plan renovations. References to a liver remedy and various local names appear amid garbled phrasing and catalog-like listings.
Fragmentary text mentions dates, names and roles such as secretary and chair, with scattered hints of a school or committee meeting. Missing context prevents clear event identification. content reads like OCR noise with partial names and month references.
Fragmented OCR text presents scattered phrases about people places and events. The readable names and terms hint at a public notice or editorial fragment but lack coherent context or complete facts.
A reader describes a syndrome of frequent headaches nasal congestion dizziness mood swings fatigue and digestive upset labeled as DRY CATARRHEM with accompanying catarrh of stomach and bowels. The excerpt lists restless sleep belching heart palpitations and poor appetite among common symptoms.
Dr L B Firey offers treatments at rooms in Moritz building Jos Alin street listing specialties including catarrh asthma deafness and all diseases of eye ear nose and throat with hours from 8am to 12pm and 2pm to after noon dialing a broad ad for medical services in a local listing.
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