The Virginian Classified Terms and Rates
Norfolk Virginian owner terms list with 10 cent weekly pay to carrier. Yearly rates and address for subscriptions, office location, and advertising rules. Notices priced per line, with 20 cents first insertion and 2 cents subsequent, plus special New York office representation.
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Norfolk
Uth
Kerkley
Buffolk
West Nor- Newport News
United States
NEW _YORK OFFICH
Ralph BR
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Room i
Ie Huilding
New York City
Campaign Notes and Trade Talks From 1896 Debates
The column surveys political maneuvers around Bryan and Sewall with a Virginian farmer’s yield of 900 watermelons and a 48 pound prize. It notes gold and silver production peaks, fashion remarks on the Prince of Wales, and opinions on bank cooperation, debates, and campaign headquarters setup in Chicago and Washington. It references Chauncey Black’s call for a second Democratic convention in St. Louis and forecasts on Bryan’s debate options and McKinley contrasts.
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Chauncey Black
Cuba
St. Louis
Black
Tila
Bryan and
Sewall
Gr Fusion
Fitzgerald GA to host corn and cotton exposition next month
Fitzgerald in southwest Georgia, founded by Imlon soldiers from the Northwest, plans a fifteen day corn and cotton exposition next month. The town has rapidly grown from no houses a year ago to one of the Souths most prosperous communities with new buildings rising for the event. A well planned program will be shown and Fitzgerald aims to outshine larger neighbors.
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Fitzgerald
Georgia
Lows Fitzgerald
McKinley Silence Attributed To Hanna In Campaign
The piece argues that McKinley speaks rarely due to Mark Hanna driving a policy of silence. It notes Hanna as the campaign’s moving spirit and mocks The New York Tribune for sensational coverage. It recounts a Stoughton man displaying lithographs of McKinley and Hobart on a barn, later torn by a storm, and cites local reactions to voting.
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New York Mail and Express
Pennsylvania Bankers’ Association
New York
Treasury
McKinley
Mark Hanna
Hanken
Major McKinney
Handa
Mum
Hanna
Major McKinley
New York Tribune
Hobart
Charles McCane
McCane
Bryan
Sewall
The
Tribune
Critics oppose abuse in public debate over money standard
The Buffalo Courier denounces the spread of invective among supporters of sound money and argues that vilification harms both the speaker and the cause. It notes even The Washington Post criticizes the soldier vote appeal and questions whether such appeals reflect American politics.
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Buffalo Courier
Bryan
Washington Post
Post
Soldier Vote Debate Shapes political lines
The letter argues the Republican use of the soldier vote since the war to sway elections, condemns appeals to soldiers, and predicts voters will act as individuals this campaign. It notes Hanna and allies will push hard, but soldiers will likely vote like other citizens based on current issues and personal judgment.
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Hanna
Hanna & Co
Flying frog and other curiosities from distant lands
A digest of odd notes describes a frog in Borneo with long webbed toes acting as parachutes, a canary feeding tip with a thimble of hard boiled mixture, and a survey of global peculiarities including Liverpool's cargoes, emigrant trends, and a proposed women's cycling corps to aid in national defense.
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Jabor
Borneo
Liverpool
Rochester Union
New York Central
Great West
British Isles
United States
Canada
Australia
India
British Colonies
London
England
Notable 19th Century Figures and Long-Running Careers
The piece surveys prominent figures with long careers and unusual anecdotes. It notes the Archbishop of Canterbury's nineteen years as a bishop at age 67, Thomas E Breckenridge at 71 among Fremont's pioneers, Edwin Lord Weeks living in Paris for two decades, and Dr. Samuel Fillmore Bennett's Wisconsin roots and Civil War service. It also mentions a wheat field finding of 23 heads from one grain, Cecil Rhodes's changing fortunes, Dean Hole's cathedral scene, a canon’s omissions, and Sig Manuel Garcia's long life and stage return.
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Canterbury
Fremont
Marcus Whitman
Thomas E. Breckenridge
Edwin Lord Weeks
Legion of Honor of France
Isa
Richmond
Wis
Bennett
Portieth Wisconsin Volunteers
J. C. Rudisil
Tron Station
WN C
Cecil Rhodes
Transvaal
Dean Hole
Rochester
Leston
Sig
Manuel Garcia
Jenny Lind
Catharine Hayes
Mme Marchési
Sig. Garcia
London
New Yor
The sweet old spring of the long ago poem
A nostalgic verse recalls the long ago spring with bidings of warmth frost and rain. The speaker invokes memories of walking among flowers and the world aglow while longing for past delights.
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Gummer
Joan Biowott
Free silver debate echoes from national finance scenes
Chicago financier Siegel Cooper praises free coinage of silver as a cure for stagnant business, higher prices, and farmer prosperity, arguing more money boosts demand across sectors. Virginia leaders predict Bryan Sewall victory and cite gold standard strength, while Richmond and Atlanta papers plan dual endorsements to cover both sides.
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Columbus Press
Chicago
Srrank
H. Cooper
Siegel, Cooper & Co
New York
Europe
Mr. Cooper
France
Washington Post
Virginia
W. A. Little, Jr
Post
Shoreham
Bryan
Sewall
Richmond
Makinley
Portrait of Bryan as a compelling American political figure
The writer paints William Jennings Bryan as a dynamic, sympathetic leader with magnetic presence, keen political insight, and exceptional quickness of travel intelligence. He compares Bryan to Lincoln in perceptive intuition and moral steadiness, arguing his ability to absorb national sentiment may drive him to head the era’s American movement.
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Tulian Hawthorn
New York Journal
MM Bryan
Mero
Lanve
Gladstone
John Bright
Choate
Hishop
Potter
Bourke
Qockran
Chauncey
Virvan
Bryan
Chicago
Andrew Johnson
General Grant
Lincoln
Ryan
Page fragment hints at Sewall and political nominees
The St Paul Dispatch excerpt mentions contested nominations and names Sewall and Sowall across Western outlets. It cites editorials from The Times and The Rochester Democrat, plus references to Maine and Savannah, noting financial influence and a church incident involving a young man reacting to a sermon.
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St. Paul
Maine
Arthur de Sowall
Rochester
Sowall
Savannah
Herald
Nieuw
Rmnaorksa
Magnitude of Rare Saving Chances at Big Store
The Big Store advertises an ongoing sale with large department participation and insistence on quality and value. It highlights men’s suits in staple dark blue and grey twill materials, calling them neat, stylish, and excellent for the price, available while supplies last.
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Alparel
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Walker Jordan
Prince of Wales
Mikephis Herald
Ailver
China
Joe Chamberlain
Mellor
Univesity College School
Pittsburg
Sa Wanneah News
Rourke ‘Cockran
Chicazo
Democratic Committee
Washington
Congressional Committee
Ban- M McMullin
Tennessee
Jones
Senator 2
Hi Tank
Mr. Bry
MAID
Folkinley
Ems
H Keane
Rieimond Fuper
Richmond State
Atlanta Constitution
Lynchburg
Manassas
Bull Run
Proerty
WilNan Simpson
Pensylvinia
Byan
Tribu
Eirinowin
Reyding
Mr. Gladstone
Hood
Fiood Ss
C.J. Jool & Co
Lowell
Mass
Moon
Burk Union
United Garment Workers OF America
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