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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1895
Page
4
The excerpt appears garbled with unclear names and context. It references a weekly Virginian publication and possible monetary terms. No coherent event or person details are extractable to form a factual card.
The Virginian will not publish tomorrow as a holiday custom. Various editorials mock or praise political figures, note prison scandals, and cheer American patriotism. A Washington correspondent shares a Christmas story about Widow Bullivan’s home and urges acts of kindness.
The Senate last week introduced a bill to repeal the statute barring ex-Confederate officers who served in U S armed forces, passed on its third reading yesterday. The measure is hailed as justice long deferred, binding the nation in a stronger union of equal states. Washington reports say the Naval Experts may award battleship contracts to the Newport News Company, a conclusion the Virginian supports.
A column notes English threats to dump American securities amid US UK tensions. It contrasts Southern peacetime desires with war risks, citing the Hartford Times and Philadelphia Ledger. The piece argues war would harm the South, stresses holiday charity, and recalls Christmas teachings and patriotic duty.
The Virginian offers a seasonal message praising charity and universal joy. It urges readers to aid the less fortunate and to celebrate Christmas as a gift to all of God's creatures with blessings and warm wishes for many returns of the day.
A fragmented personal list mentions Mark Twain, Yvette Guilbert, William TL Adams, Oliver Path, and Mrs. Ernest Leverson. It notes travels from Boston toward the north with a four month return plan to Houston, compliments on dress, Parisian residence, and reflections on humble beginnings.
A garbled 19th century style note mentions a "The Sparrow" event in Kansas and a festive Christmas delivery by a carrier, with various distorted lines about religious practices, seasonal imagery, and local scenes. The text blends notices, poems, and advertisements in a single fragment.
Sound value department store ads tout low prices on full suits nine seventy five to thirteen fifty, with heavy wool options, special cut prices, and free alterations. Overcoats priced from ten to thirteen fifty feature quality fabrics, tailored construction, and guaranteed fit, with union-labeled workmanship.
Gray and brown fedoral hats stylish and well made. Cape overcoats from choice tweed materials, full lengths, neatly finished and serviceable. Boys sizes up to 15 with knee pants suits and all wool blue tweed outfits offered at a big bargain for complete outfits priced around 5.00.
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