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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1897
Page
5
A compact collage of local items lists church meetings, sickness, ads, and civic notes. October events, a primary goal, rail and streetcar changes, and fire smoke are mentioned alongside court actions, accidents, and a hospital report.
An elderly passenger carrying clothing was grabbed by a black man on a crowded Lewiston Yar River road excursion train platform near Green Street. The assailant pulled the man from the car, escaping into the crowd as the car rolled on. The victim narrowly avoided being run over.
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This week’s specials offer Hue and Diack Cheviot double seat knee suits at $1.48 and Pancy QPields plain Black and Blues double suits knee at $1.08. Grey mixed Cheviot all wool suit at $4.87 and a rich brown plat single and double breasted Hawks at 38 cents. Wide range of patterns in neat stripes plaids and diagonals, plus men’s white unlaundered shirts and children’s knee panty in multiple prices.
A dated catalog style notice promotes fall and winter stock at prices beyond comparison. It lists scattered prices such as six dollars, eight fifty, nine fifty, twelve, and several rounded figures with discounts. The fragmented text hints at clearance style pricing and remaining inventory values.
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