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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1897
Page
4
New York office notice from Special Representative Ralph Me iH states the Virginian cannot be held responsible for the return of rejected communications or manuscripts. Room 47, mes Building, New York City.
Mixed snippets report hints of Gladstone in a royal procession, editorials on McKinley policy, Emperor William actions, Pettigrew anti trust tariff talk, Bryan reception in New York, and labor strikes in Massachusetts. Also notes on Southern progress, a New York actress suing a dentist, and a female charity fundraiser leveraging a car system in Des Moines.
A London dispatch reports from royal physicians that the Queen is nearly blind and may lose her sight at any moment. The note expresses deep sympathy, hoping the monarch’s twilight years remain free from such affliction and praising her long, steady rule.
The Chicago Journal, a Republican voice, condemns the party’s tariff push arguing high duties favor trusts like Sugar Trust and Pittsburgh Plate Glass. It says government preference for vast wealth to monopolies harms national prosperity and questions denmark-like motives.
General Latrobe told Baltimore’s Sixth Ward Democrats that reform efforts have failed in New York Philadelphia and Baltimore. He urged a return to the old party’s fiscal prudence, saying the city’s economy and taxes suffer when reform movements drift from traditional Democratic governance. He warned that straying from old moorings risks city and state harm.
The article contemplates Lt. Peary's planned attempt to reach the North Pole and the potential gains for science versus the immense costs and risks. It notes public optimism, the allure of discovery, and the likelihood that future expeditions would continue if he fails.
The text foresees a person reaching the pole of achievement, hailed by world scientific institutions with thanks and medals. He will lecture, earn money, and rest on laurels, while the pole continues ordinary business with a game of "freeze out." No film to man’s ambition.
A critical editorial argues against annexing Hawaii, labeling US efforts to overthrow a native government and press for treaty ratification as dangerous imperial overreach. It questions strategic need, cites German and Japanese opposition, and warns of navy expansion costs.
A compilation of humorous quips and social commentary from various papers. Dialogues touch on wealth, afterlife, public perception of royalty, and dating etiquette with wry wit and transferable themes.
On December 31 1896 Russia had 25756 miles of rail with 5031 miles double lined. The Papyrus club of Toston donated 1000 dollars to the public library in memory of John Boyle O Reilly. Alexander McTilroy, a Philadelphia based poet and educator, died recently and was a National Whig delegate to a convention nominating General William Harrison. Judge Harper S Cunningham Oklahoma attorney general led the Territorial Bar association from its start. Austin Gollaher, Lincoln’s boyhood friend, nears death at his Hodgenville Kentucky home recalling the time he pulled young Abe from a creel.
The ad touts deep discounts on men s wear with low prices for crash salts trousers suits and coats. It features One Eighty-Nine for washables, Forty-Nine Cent trousers, Ninety-Eight Cent young men suits, and Six Morty le for premium Cheviot suits amid vivid shopwide price cuts and flashy presentation.
An old fashion ad fragment notes a clearance of lightweight suits offered in sizes 2 to 8. The window shows a quirky price point of twenty three cents and emphasizes quick sale while stock lasts.
Bargains offer durable office coats and men suits at exceptional prices. Highlights include Seven Forty-Eight and Nine Forty-Seven lines featuring plaid Cheviot Sack Suits, unlined serges, navy serge coats, and cassimere outfits. Limited cash-sale from a manufacturer needing quick funds. Sailor suits and double breasted sets offered at low cents.
An item listing promotes washable brown duck salts for CuBus in reefers, noting ages from within eight to one year and a price of 99 cents. The quirky ad invites readers to consider the bargain and features compact pricing.
An advertisement promotes Handsome Sailor Salts clothing with oversized collars and long blouses. The line offers sizes up to age 10 in fabric varieties described as wash friendly and desirable.
An item for children features plaid fabric in sizes from S to 16 with pants designed with double seats and knees, patent bands and tape seams. A note mentions another record breaker for the One Thirty-Nine.
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