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Newspaper
The Grafton Eagle
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1884
Page
3
Reports describe relief efforts for Ohio valley flood victims with clothing and bedding sent from Grafton. Local items include repairs after a wagon accident, a barber shop incident, misfortunes of transient workers, and school enrollment data across multiple districts.
Partial obituary text notes interment at a Dunn cemetery. Mentions a woman with Christian name, a father, sister and several brothers referenced as survivors. Text is incomplete and garbled.
Fragmented notice from a river town newspaper advertising auctions and sales. It touts household furniture clocks books telescopes and reg ulator, Swiss items, Appleton Cyclopaedia, assorted merchandise, plus a New York Branch sale of clothing and dry goods. Also mentions overdue taxes, sheriff notices, and shop promotions for Adelson’s and Zeck’s with local price-cut appeals.
A fragment notes an exhibition event at the New York branch tied to an impending grand prize giveaway. The readable portion hints at viewing the prize display before the announcement. Specific participants or dates are not provided in the text.
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