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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1897
Page
8
Raleigh October 18. The North Carolina State Fair opens tomorrow with strong attendance expected and fine weather. Notable exhibits come from George Vanderbilt at Biltmore, with diverse farm and ranch products. Local crime and political tensions rise including a Durham arrest, a contested bar hours issue at the fair, and calls for black voter organization amid party disputes.
A letter from A L Pury of Otterpond Caldwell County Ohio praises Dr Pierce and the Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets after a liver illness. It advertises the 1 003 page Common Sense Medical Adviser, claims huge sales and offers a free large edition or a cloth bound edition for twenty one one cent stamps plus mailing costs.
The Fxdenton Military company will attend the Elizabeth City Fair on Thursday. An old building on Past Cave street was partly destroyed by fire early today. After an illness, Mrs. Benjamin Evans died last Saturday at her home near Cisco and will be buried today. Evangelist Elsom led Baptist church services Sunday with a 7 a.m. prayer, 10 a.m. children's talk, 11 a.m. sermon, and a 3 p.m. men’s sermon.
The 7:30 p m sermon will run through Thursday if needed. The Chowan Association will convene with Shiloh church in Hertford on Tuesday October 18. Bridge work is starting with arriving ferries to aid crossing. Nathan Tucker travels to Baltimore to buy goods. The cotton gin press broke this morning delaying operations. Prof W G Galther adds an assistant tomorrow as enrollment tops one hundred. Hertford labels itself a well equipped school hub amid rising enrollments across Eastern North Carolina.
Weather unsettled in the cotton belt and heavy rains in Georgia accompany a mixed session in fruit trade. United States port receipts on yesterday totaled 69 032 bales, above last year but below 1894. New Orleans receipts and futures softened slightly while New York futures declined to mixed levels. Spot cotton eased to 63 16e as English and London markets showed limited change amid global demand estimates.
A miscellaneous column parades witty maxims about money love aging and daily life. It riffs on talk speed women dress etiquette work and social norms with humorous paradoxes and aphorisms drawn from everyday concerns.
A testimonial from Wm. S. Brown proprietor of Striebinger House Cleveland Ohio claims Salvation Oil cured fifteen years of rheumatism keeping him bedridden. He reports quick relief and mobility after use. The liniment sells for 25 cents everywhere. Try it to be convinced.
Norfolk Virginia Oct 15 1597 a letter from Joan Catliot Fer al manager American Protective Insurance recounts a five year ear discharge story. It credits Dr Firey a specialist for three months of treatment ending the discharge and claims others with similar ear problems were helped. The note lists Dr TL A Piray and provides office and residence addresses in a dated context.
Dr Firey presents specialty services for eye ear nose throat chest and stomach ailments at offices 1 and 2M Mann Street over Frank and Son offering hours 9 to 12 and 2 to 6:50 p m for patient appointments and consultations.
Consultation and examination are advertised as free, with medicines also free for patients. A regular eye examination for glasses is provided at no cost, emphasizing no charge for initial consultation and treatment.
The General Assembly act amends boundaries of Norfolk and schedules a special election dated October 21, 1897, to decide whether city taxes in Atlantic City Ward rise from 70 to 120 cents per $100 to fund bonds for sewerage and improvements. Public notice cites Norfolk City Treasurer Raman as official.
Sale notice from Morrla Auction House at 61 and 6 New Market Place lists bales for bidding today. Auctioneer calls for bidders to inspect goods and participate in the sale.
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