18 Jun 1881
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Newspaper
Wilmington Daily Gazette
Location
Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1881
Page
1
A garbled Daily Gazette fragment mentions unclear personal names and words like TERED Aa BECO wilmner or DOLASE MATTEM, leaving readers without identifiable event or context.
Report notes Philadelphia City Hall project at about 7.1 million spent with total near 11 million and a five year timeline amid taxpayer discontent. Obituary items cover Joseph B. Donow and Carrie K. Byringer. Classified blurbs promote clothing and remedies and a local hospital admission.
The council met after a joint session at Front and Union to audit the 6 Lhd passenger railway and inspect sewer work on Prout street. Inspectors found the sewer poorly laid and under the contract, delaying Front street closures as the public grows impatient. The Street Committee was ordered to rectify or relet the contract, with adjournment set for next Tuesday to reexamine the river road issue.
The National Dredging Company operates along the Delaware river front opposite Fourus Street with night work lit by electric lights. Dredging for Cherry Island flats continues under a contract with a heavy forfeiture for speed, while the city may allow cable use along main poles. A report also notes older fishing seasons and local real estate plans including seventeen new houses on Walnut and Wilson streets.
A Cape May excursion by the First Presbyterian Church yielded a pleasant beach visit after a rough boat trip. Despite delays, the Young People's Musical and Literary Society provided entertainment aboard, and landing at Fourth Street wharf faced gaslight darkness with several careful actions to aid women and children.
Local ads announce a manual closing out sale of spring and summer clothing at the Boston One Price Clothing House. Promises inducements, presents with suit purchases, and urging shoppers to attend for bargains. Also notes a kick off at 213 Market Street and other trade notices.
A 50 member Minquariba No 8 Improved Order of Men visited New Castle last evening for Seminole Cribs. escorted through town with a parade to the hall. Grand officers conducted ceremonies and the visitors were treated before departing at 11 o clock, well pleased with the trip.
Readable fragments note deviled clams at Pollmers and croquet with clams, plus oysters at Thin s Falher s. Also mention of July ath, Cape May steamship, a missing boy, a death from consumption, and medical ads for Dr Judd and Dr Todd at 802 Market Street.
The narrator tours Genoa Pisa and Florence describing palaces churches and art treasures. They note the Leaning Tower of Pisa the Carrara quarries the Pitti and Uffizi galleries and the grand churches and tombs. The writers praise Florence as the birth place of great art and reflect on the enduring beauty of these historic sites.
A fragmented newspaper page notes art in churches with grand interiors and frescoes, and mentions President Garfield delaying Rhode Island visit in July. It lists local church services, an amalgam of city ordinances, and public notices including street grade changes and a medical advertisement.
Fragmentary notes tout Miller’s Good tobacco as preferred by military personnel with an emphasis on its taste and quality. No clear dates, places, or additional names are readable in the text.
Fragmentary OCR lines mentioning investments prices inflation and government references. Readable items include scattered names and numbers but no coherent event or clear individuals or organizations to anchor a report.
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