24 Jul 1872
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Newspaper
Petersburg Index
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1872
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads Goferes Ps er Balt ioeg wrapping paper and twines bake a F Pon i with unclear context. The readable bits suggest a trade item or listing but lack discernible names, places, or dates to confirm a specific event or notice.
The ad touts Dr Tul Sa rilla and Queen's Delight as a powerful blood purifier and alterative, boasting rapid cures for scrofula and long suffering rheumatism caused by improper potato use, claiming wide physician use.
Telegraphs from Montgomery report Alabama flood losses near five million dollars with widespread destruction along the Warrior and Cabaha rivers. Bridges swept away, streams rose sixty to eighty feet, and farms along river bottoms suffered heavy damage while cotton and corn crops were badly hit across the state.
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