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Newspaper

Norfolk Virginian

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1897

Page

4

Advertising Rates and Telegraphic Payment Details

The Virginian outlines payment methods and office contacts for Norfolk Virginian and Weekly Virginian. Rates are given per line and insertion, with notices and subscriptions handled at the Annex Office. Special representatives in New York are listed, and the paper disclaims responsibility for returned or rejected communications.

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Fragmented 1897 Notes From A Distant Paper

A collection of clipped items mentions the Boston Public Library Shakespeare collection costing $50,000, cotton export figures for 1580 and 1897, church hospital collections in New York, Salvation Army conversions in San Francisco, Chinese wedding and funeral dress customs, a Chicago wheat update, and a mix of political and international notes on pensions, Spain, and other curiosities from the era.

Legislative push on concealed weapon penalties in Virginia

A proposed bill to lower fines on carrying concealed weapons faces strong opposition. Critics warn reducing penalties would worsen public safety and create a class of people who become walking arsenals if enacted.

Commonwealth Virginia

North Carolina faces treasury crisis under Populist rule

A state committee reports the treasury as empty due to excessive spending and overdue warrants. A penitentiary management scandal and mis-spent road funds are cited, heightening public dissatisfaction with Populist governance and financial mismanagement.

North Carolina Jast

Fortrearance of the Jap Anene and Chinese Revolt Theory

A historical analysis argues that Chinese hatred of rulers stems from Manchu rule and that calls for revolt have been avoided to preserve dynastic stability. The piece notes European influence fears, Japan's restraint, and suggests China faces dismemberment much like Poland as European powers intervene in the Chinese crisis.

Pekin Japan China Straiggy Poland Russia Germany Italy

Education and crime debate in The Virginian letter

The Virginian comments on a Havre de Grace Republican piece arguing educated men commit many crimes. It notes that while educated people are often criminals, the overall number is small and many crimes are by uneducated individuals, raising questions about the role of education in crime.

Havre de Grace Econation

Be Natural and Be Yourself Says Maine Village

A Maine village offers a social philosophy praising natural behavior over posing as others. It argues many talents and roles are misaligned when people pursue artificial status, advising to embrace genuine skills and purposes. The piece notes widespread social artificiality and urges authenticity for humanity’s betterment.

VTE The Lowell News Maine

Notes and Opinions on War Ends and Global Issues

Across the clippings report prospects of a short plane war ending US relations with Germany shown as hardline and barbed wire diplomacy Japan faces a critical domestic view Coreans’ low wages noted German rail workers paid highly India’s wheat farms and outdated threshing methods mentioned Russia considers permitting women to practice law with a majority approving.

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Lord Coleridge Elected President of Trinity College

Notices report Lord Coleridge Q C elected president of Trinity College London to succeed Sir Richard Webster. A separate item notes Mr Richard Mansfield’s valet received a trouncing after an incident. A commemorative tablet is placed on the front of the building, and Mark Twain gave a humorous lecture in Boston about hymns and the German reception in Atlanta.

Lord Coleridge Q. C Trinity College London Richard Webster Richard Mansfield Manseld Washington Post Alexander Duman Boston PF. Smith D. D America Mark Twain Atlanta Constitution

Pink Liberty Sith Party Dress In Autumn Fashion Note

In the autumn fashions the small girl’s dress appears pretty with soft clinging materials and delicate colors. The Deligator design features a waist puffing out in front and smooth slides in the back, highlighting new modes for her attire.

Pattern description of 9300 garment with lace Bertha trim

A fashion notice describes a 9300 pattern with fullness at the sides of the closing, a tab peplum joining waist and skirt, a Bertha lace yoke, and lace edging over the front and back. The skirt features five Beres, a fashion flare at the bottom, minimal decoration, and optional trimming to match the waist. Prepared for the Butterick Publishing Company Limited.

Terick Publishing Company (Limited

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