14 Jun 1871
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Newspaper
Petersburg Index
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1871
Page
1
Farm items within 24 miles of the city listed for sale including mules sheep knives brooms and trapping paper. Several lard products choice meats and hams advertised with various quantities and prices by Davis Roper Co. Trapping paper and liquors also noted.
From the New York Evening Post report, a vivid Arctic pageant depicts an ice fleet advancing toward shore like an invading army. Ice blocks form a glittering bridge as ships become prisoners in frozen lattices, then retreat as wind shifts and fog lifts.
The fragment describes blocks of stone carried by icebergs across oceans and dropped far from their source. It explains how the sea bed in iceberg tracks becomes buried under mud and sand, with interspersed boulders that accumulate as deposits build up yearly.
A Sunday baptismal scene at Clover Hall pits Chesterfield County drew about 160 black worshippers and 340 white attendees amid a revival. Rev. Lewis Barnes led the ceremony as the crowd sang, while an excursion train from Richmond brought many more participants to witness the spiritual event in front of the water.
In Fairfax County last week Judge Keith presided over a war era dispute. The Farmer's Bank sued J M Gunnell as endorser for 3000 dollars on a Johnson note. Notice of protest had to be proven and was sent to Gunnell in Alexandria, Fairfax Courthouse, in August 1861. Gunnell was in Alexandria during the war and worked at the post office. The record notes the court’s conclusions regarding notice validity and implications.
Advertisement notesNEW open store with a large stock of dry goods notions and millinery. English Grenadines 2g% silk figured and Mohairs in new shades. Japanese Silks and fine linens among many fabrics. low prices on broadcloths lawn piques and linens. Household goods including napkins, towels, damask, quilts, and curtains offered at reduced rates.
A dense OCR shopping page touts dramatic savings on shawls drapes gloves stockings and lace linings. It markets hats parasols silks and ribbons with long lists of prices and fabrics and highlights a millinery department run by Miss A D Proctor offering latest fashion items at deep discounts.
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