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Newspaper

Norfolk Virginian

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1897

Page

4

Advertisements and insertion terms from New York office

Notice describes advertising rates and terms for insertions including 2 cents per line for first insertion and 12 cents for subsequent insertions, with 1h cents on alternate days. It mentions termination by waiver and avoids responsibility for rejected manuscripts. Special representative Ralph McKem located Times Buildings, New York.

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Fragmented Congress News and Irreverent Notes From Abroad

A garbled sixties era column mentions Congressman Lester taunting Hanna, wage figures for Ma Cartisle, and Byrnes on the New York police, with scattered references to President death rumors, education, language learning, and a Hawaiian treaty, plus debates on baseball and Cuba policy in a mosaic of misread phrases. It cites Derwent dispatches and Baltimore clergy, hinting at a turbulent Washington public sphere.

Outlook of Southern business improves says Trouston Post

The Trouston Post reports strong signs of revival across the South with manufacturers bustling, mills at full capacity, furnaces expanding output, and farmers in better financial shape than postwar levels. The piece notes improved mercantile activity and optimism spreading from coast to coast.

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War against new journalism sparks library bans

The Baltimore none tells of a war against new journalism as Century Club of New York excludes two prominent daily papers from its files. NY Mission and Traet Society, Y M C A of Kwvlem, and public libraries bar the papers, signaling a harsh setback for the new journalism movement.

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Can Spain Stand the Strain The 1898 Crisis Analysis

A crude analysis estimates Spain faces about 75,000 men available for home defense and field forces. It argues Spain’s treasury is strained to support mobilization, reserves are nearly exhausted, and ongoing campaigns in Cuba and the Philippines threaten collapse. The piece predicts Spain cannot endure the extended war and will relinquish colonies soon.

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Morfott District WoCUT Convention In Session

The Morfott District WoCUT convention is in session with officers present and delegates from districts. Reports praise the pressing work including provisions to the poor wood and meal distribution, visits to the sick, and the Wleawer Mission showing aid. The Dem erest Medal contest tonight is expected to draw a large crowd.

Morfott Wocut Wleawer Mission

Gage Promises Civil Service Support Amid Troubled Treasury

Mr Tinman Gage, new Secretary of the Treasury, vows civil service reform and to back the civil service law. He notes many applications to his office fall under civil service and hints at friction with ex Secretary Carlisle over personnel rules.

Mir Tinman Gage Preasury the Treasury Dle Carlishe

Politicians weigh Gage plan amid party tensions

The text argues that if Republicans in or out of Congress accept the rule outlined earlier, they are mistaken and will eventually concede. It suggests Will will be worn out and retreat from his stance, as politicians decide what to do for Mr. Gage’s peace of mind.

Tulfo Sanedie Cuba Guba Congress Mr. Gage

Fragrant Havana tobacco grown in Virginia tested by official

Colonel Thomas Whitehead, Commissioner of Agriculture, reports testing fragrant Havana tobacco seed in Virginia after securing seed from Havana. Instructions describe soil, planting, cultivation, and fertilizer needs, aiming to prove Virginia can produce perfumed Havana tobacco with careful management.

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Notes and Opinions on Greek Population and Royal Finances

The text cites a Greek population of 2,087,208 and notes rising treasury receipts for Isat by $5,000,000, suggesting increased revenue from tobacco and snuff. It also mentions restoration plans for Mabmnison, once Josephine’s residence, costing about $100,000 and led by M. Osiris, a patron of art and archaeological ages.

Prince Tole Mabmnison Minpress Josephine M. Osiris

Play produced in Maris by Chener al Boulanger’s relative Pierre Dewis

The Boulan personals note a Maris production by Chener al Boulanger’s first surviving comauguuant Pierre Dewis. A house burned on the Pawnee Movk site, dating to after the fire. A potsherd inscribed with Themistocles’ name, linked to Athens ostracism in V11, was found in Athens.

Maris Cheneral Boulanger Pierre Dewis PY Lehtner Pawnee Movk Kanes Vie Themistocles Athens

Olden Dream Echoes Through Time and Memory

A fragmented remembrance poem recalls a lost romance and shared dreams. Nostalgic lines speak of memory’s music, faded roses, and distant stars, urging a reunion and hopeful happiness despite years apart. The speaker envisions returning to a cherished moment with a beloved name Minturn, seeking solace in memory.

Swamp-Hoot Kidney Remedy Promises Quick Relief

An old advertisement touts Swamp-Hoot as a cure for kidney and urinary issues. It claims sediment in urine signals kidney trouble and promises relief from frequent urination, back pain, and scalding urination. Sold by the remedy’s proprietors with a pamphlet, mailed from Kilmera Co in New York, for fifty cents to one dollar.

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Big Stock Relief Sale Features Union Tailored Suits and Overcoats

Garments from Form Fitting Union Tailored line made in union shops by first class union tailors for exclusive direct trade. Includes Cheviots Worsteds Cassimers Tricots Diagonals Tweeds in nabby and solid patterns. White Label marks superior workmanship. savings of five to ten dollars per five suit or overcoat.

Extraordinary Bargains in Boys Knee Pants and Shirts

Bold offer of boys knee pants in neat dark designs in all sizes up to age 15. Laundered Mothers’ Friend patent band shirt waists with choice designs. Unusually low prices and attractive bargains for this period.

Big Bargains on Children’s Suits and Reefer Sets

Fifty eight children’s suits in black and blue cheviot with double seat and knee pants sizes 10 to 14. Also remaining Strictly All Wool Boys Reefer Suits with braided full width sailor collars. Advertises the biggest bargains in children’s attire with urgent call to act now.

Great Un loading Sale Slashes Prices on Pants

The sale slashes prices in the Pantaloon Stock creating extraordinary bargains on correct fitting finely tailored men's trousers. From worsteds cassimeres cheviots and tweeds in medium and dark effects with pin stripes checks plaids overplaids including blacks and blues in cheviots diagonals tricots bird eyes and serges.

Pants Offered at Special Prices from Union Workshops

The Pants are tailored in our own Union Workshops under our personal supervision and are beyond question as nicely finished as possible. Ready-to-Wear trousers, hundreds of remnants from suits, sold for less than cloth cost in some lots. Not a single pair fails to be a bargain and deserves immediate attention for economical single-pant purchase.

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