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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1895
Page
4
A fragment from a Norfolk Portsmouth news sheet lists paper circulation claims in the East Virginia region, pricing for weekly and monthly issues, and advertising rates. It mentions 10 cent weekly delivery, one dollar and fifty cents for three months, and 47 Wests for subsequent insertions.
Norfolk advocates push to relocate the Southern Railway general offices from Washington. Local business leaders argue Norfolk harbor's deep water status makes it the ideal terminus and urge organized action to secure the move, promising major economic benefits.
The piece argues corn exports will exceed fourfold and that corn could overtake wheat as the leading export, noting corn is easier to grow and less soil exhausting. It contrasts corn with wheat, cites changing foreign trade, and mentions Democratic prospects and party outlook in national contests.
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