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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1897
Page
4
Public notice of advertising rates and terms for the Norfolk Virginian. It lists rate per square, insertion charges, contract limits, and submission handling at the Virginian Annex and Times Building New York office. It also states the paper cannot guarantee return of rejected communications or manuscripts.
A garbled 1507 era roundup notes Doyle’s detective tales to police, a woman’s right to search a sleeping husband’s pockets tested in Pennsylvania, New York banks paying 244 percent interest, and assorted political quips. It mentions Van Wyck choosing a newspaper man, a New York harbor delay, Mason’s Senate article, and wage cuts in Pall Fulver district. Major Barclay seeks Democratic nomination in Virginia. Canadians deported as contract buyers prompt U S response.
The Louisville Courier Journal and the Chattanooga Times debate the spoil system and civil service reform. The Times argues reform is needed to curb scandal and maladministration while criticizing the old spoils practices as immensely ridiculous.
The article argues that Russia Germany and Italy intend a partition of China with force. It notes Britain has sent a fleet of seventeen warships to Chinese waters joined by thirty two ships from Japan. It warns that Great Britain and Japan act together to protect interests as tensions rise and peace remains uncertain.
The piece argues that the United States should avoid entanglements over China's complications and focus on protecting its established rights. It asserts that European powers may seek war, but that is none of America's business, as long as the U S remains isolated from entanglements.
The New York World explains private pension bills pass with little scrutiny. Lawmakers accept flawed bills, enabling payments to undeserving individuals. The piece labels private pensions a theft and a crime spree enabling government waste and fraud.
The Railway Age reports 1 564 miles of new railroad laid in twelve states and five with less than three miles each. Total U S mileage stands at 184 464 miles with six miles per 100 square miles and 26 miles per 1 000 inhabitants. Illinois and others show large totals while payrolls top 469 million annually.
Fragmentary notes describe the Grand Wall of Labrador with a thirty mile chasm and discuss global bread scarcity. Senator Plath of Connecticut is named as ill with an alleged lumbago like attack, labeled a wild claim in the report.
A jumble of archival quotes references varied topics from caterpillar muscles to gunboats, bicycle dominance over horses, and owls in Texas. It cites sources like the Louisville Post Washington Post and Dallas News noting humorous or curious observations about money, industry, and society.
Miss Emma Willington has been appointed as the National Guard of Arkansas colonel by Governor Jones The Rey. Dr McVicar of Philadelphia will not enter his new duties as Bishop Coadjutor of Rhode Island until March 1808. Five acres at Charing Cross once owned by the Marquis of Salisbury were bought years ago by ancestors for farming and rent at 10 shillings per acre for fifty years. Miss L M Johnson of Baltimore has been admitted as a student to the Maryland College of Pharmacy the first woman admitted since the college opened in 1841. The will of Henry Barnhart, California pioneer, directs his property be disposed of according to California law.
The article describes garments for young girls featuring spotted fabrics and contrasting materials to give an elegant look. It notes yokes of tusertion and vol deetolies, with a display aimed at presenting a refined appearance beyond actual simplicity.
A midline advertisement touts Dr Dull Cough Syrup as a quick and sure cure for coughs colds and croup. A customer testimonial from Ehmner BH Baker Blandon Pa praises the syrup and notes it is kept on hand and sold for 25 cents. Multiple distributors and drug stores including Cannon's Thirmaney Alfred West Nobt Tolmesa Co Melstand's Atlantic City Drug Store are listed.
An OCR fragment advertises construction materials including Portland Portland cement plaster and tile and lists suppliers such as Acme Cement Plaster New Wu and Batchelder and Collins. The text is garbled but indicates a sale or supplier notice for building goods.
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