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Newspaper

Norfolk Virginian

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1896

Page

4

Terms of the Virginian advertising rates and notices

The Daily Virginian lists delivery areas Norfolk Portsmouth Berkley Suffolk West Nor folk Newport News with rates of 10 cents per week payable to carriers. Advertising costs include seven cent per square first insertion and ten to twelve cents for subsequent insertions. The Virginian disclaims responsibility for return of rejected communications or manuscripts.

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War talk and political bets amid a busy dispatches front

A collage of remarks notes war readiness, a senator’s allyship, and a courthouse mood. It cites pensions for a Chinese doctor, a gubernatorial link to Pingree, and bets on Carlisle’s Treasury job, with tantalizing allusions to McKinley and veteran parades around inauguration.

Concerted Norfolk harbor effort urged for warship depths

The Virginian urges Norfolk Portsmouth and Norfolk county to form an authorized harbor commission. The group would press Congress to deepen waters for warships, funded like bonded debt, and work with the Harbor Commissioners to secure federal recognition and sustained action. A similar advisory board model exists in other ports to align public and official efforts.

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Norfolk Welcomes New Peanut Oil Mill Project

The Charleston News congratulates Norfolk on securing the first peanut oil mill in the state. The American Food and Oil Company plans a $60,000 capital factory with patented peanut oil extraction methods. Experts note peanut oil potential could rival cottonseed oil and expand Southern markets.

Charleston News and Coser American Food and Onl Company Thin City Norfolk American Food and Oil Company Edward Atkinson

Southern ports must build import traffic to match rivals

The New Orleans Picayune argues the South can become formidable in commerce by expanding import traffic. It notes New York’s current monopoly on port business and grain trade is eroding as the South gains share, with Eastern ports no longer sole conduits for grain.

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Chesapeake Bay Wonder Described As Great Coastal Indentation

The Baltimore American extols the Chesapeake Bay as the largest indentation on the Atlantic coast and a remarkable inland sea. It praises its climate fertile lands and prosperous, happy people, lauding its beauty and the country that overlooks it.

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Notes and Opinions From a Chaotic Era

The piece touches on distant realms and oddities including a counterfeit world of empire, a sun's timing at 1 o clock, and a line about the introduction of Hallelujah and Amen into Christian worship around AD 190. It recalls vast silver holdings once stored in Philadelphia mint and ends with a Philadelphia mother’s birthday inscription from her three daughters and husband.

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Notable Names in Brief Personal Notes

The item lists figures such as McKinley and Admiral A Milne with comments on education and rank. It mentions novelist William Black's wife and a joke about Queen Titania, plus Edinburgh University classmates R J Stevenson Henry Drummond and Ian MacLaren, and Miss Justin Wichman a cranial school principal in New York City teaching fathers to care for children.

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Norfolk Virginian Endorsed as Strong Advocate and Daily

The Norfolk Virginian enters its thirty second year with renewed vigor and bright prospects. It is a strong advocate of workers interests and a standard daily on the eastern Shore, popular for its latest news.

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New Saving Values in Bargains for the Masses

An advertisement touts underprice fashion garments from a large store. It promises quality workmanship and a famous label from the United Garment Workers of America, claiming superior manufacture compared with typical sweatshop produced ready-made clothing.

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Men Over Gats and Goats Price List

A brief price list shows items labeled men over gats at 9.00 and 10.00, with goats priced at 12.00. Details unclear due to fragmented OCR.

Garbled Mens Suits Advertises Incoherent Text

Fragmented OCR text shows numerous scattered words on men’s suits, prices, fabrics, and brands with broken lines and stray letters. No coherent event or clear entities emerge beyond generic clothing sale references and unrelated fragments.

Boys suits and coats in durable fabrics for ages up to 16

The advertisement markets boys clothing including jackets with up to age 8 sizes, double and plain jackets, and three piece outfits in wool cheviot and plaid cheviot. It highlights knee pants for boys, sizes up to 16, with patterns described as neat and serviceable, and prices around eight dollars and twelve dollars for men’s class items.

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