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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1897
Page
8
NC notes show tax return data with old provisions and varied values across counties. The piece mentions state printers Barnes Bros, railroad lease disputes, convicts in penitentiary labor, and local civic updates from Henderson, New Bern, and Wilmington areas.
The South Mills area reports farmers facing drought threats while talks of projects and repairs continue. Individuals named include Mr Tantels the time-keeper, Mrs Bean and Miss Wade Spence, with plans on town move-ins and business shifts noted amid unsettled farming prospects.
George Parsona Lathrop notes Hawaii as a small republic with slender military power holding its own among nations. Regular and volunteer regiments protect the island, including Kanaka volunteers, while Americans on the islands have built commerce and local prosperity. A New York insurer is earning profits in China.
Mrs. Jose Mererson reports fifteen years of womb trouble and heart and breath difficulties. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash, she says she is perfectly cured and credits the remedies with saving her life.
In Pasquotank County Bradford will file one of the Heart sites in the element building on Main Street. The state appropriates 91 dollars toward public school needs across the state. The Primitive Baptists plan services at their church with Reverend J. P. Rowe preaching.
Letter from J. J. Saul to Dr. L. B. Firey praising his treatment for catarrh nose and throat, claiming complete cure and recommending others. Saul notes daughter also cured and that many patients were referred with satisfaction. St York Place.
YWILEE, Greenville, NLC, Lent Speed-Wo Watkins of Hienmond Va in town. A mask party at the Academy drew a quite a number of attendees. The evening featured a powdered ball at Cer inhhy hall in honor of Miss Minnte Skinner and Hyodain. The German was given by Misses Myra and Whinke Skinner. All enjoyed themselves fully.
A terse ad lists rooms 8 and 9 at 186 Main Street over a 6 and 10 cent store offering cures for catarrh asthma hay fever dyspepsia and all diseases of the nose throat chest and stomach with free consultation by Fred Lowell.
Windfall North Carolina September 3 Special Mr W AM Rawlings died very suddenly yesterday of heart failure. He leaves a wife and four children. One son Walter TH Minn Snes of this place and three daughters Mrs Edward FE Morris New Bern NC Mrs Watson Winslow Windfall NC and Men WF C Edwards of Hertford NC.
The fragment lists irregular hours from 1 to 9 and extending to 12:30 a m, followed by a reference to two looms or a loom operation. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or a definite event.
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