01 Aug 1872
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Newspaper
Petersburg Index
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1872
Page
1
An OCR fragment shows a liquor advertisement listing whiskey, wines, and spirits offered by Robertson, Weems & Co. The legible portions reference brandy, whiskey, and suppliers, indicating a general alcohol sales notice from a local firm.
The article recalls Pohick Church in Fairfax County Virginia as a Washington linked relic, noting his map and devotion, then recounts decay since the Civil War and modern calls to restore the church alongside a contrast with English precedents. It also reports disturbance in Lincolnton North Carolina with a soldier riot and police action, and mentions a Georgia legislative inquiry into fraud by Governor Lallock and associates.
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