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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1897
Page
4
A collage of brief items notes a Chicago sausage business ruin in Luet zert drial, Spain's hot drying crisis, stock quirks of Bugur Trust, poker’s sociability, a Brooklyn judge ruling an engagement ring is not a gift, onion prices at Klondike warnings, Germans training wolf hounds for war, and a Paris gala misprint about President Faure’s Russia trip with odd personal items listed.
The Pittsburg Post argues protective tariffs fail to curb labor disturbances. It notes eras of high tariffs coinciding with state troops and National Guard deployments, while after McKinney laws come into effect distress rises. It asks how tariffs can benefit the public food supply yet accompany greater want.
The New York Press argues postmasters should be community chosen and criticizes McKinley's appointments as unequal and politically driven. It notes the North condemns the policy more than the South, calling the system barbarous and uncivilized.
The Dingley tariff shows a deficiency of 17,916,378 for August and the first three weeks of September, compared with 11,191,415 under Wilson in 1896 and 4,112,964 for the same period in 1895. The Pittsburg Post notes the tariff's prominence and comments on partisan reactions to these figures.
The excerpt discusses tariff policy under McKinley and Cleveland, noting the Dingley tariff as a failing revenue measure and predicting deficits to force adjustments. It also shares a Chattanooga Times reply on yellow fever, detailing historical outbreaks, ship fumigation, and cautions against assuming towns north of the Klondike are immune.
A compilation of odds and ends including U S export figures for apples from 1896 to 1807, a first in colonial courts with a woman admitted to the bar in New Zealand, observations on Mexican consumption and disease, notes on Sir Henry Irving’s sons and Irving writings, Mel Leland Stanford’s jewel collection valued at 2 million dollars, and references to gemstones once owned by European royalty.
A collage of brief items includes a sailors jokes header and stray quips about British scientist ill at ease in India. It mentions Malay Polynesian origin theory, Klondike stories, Latimer killings, and Senator Mason’s hair, reflecting a fragmented 1910s newspaper personals page tone.
An array of children’s apparel including Pin Check Reefers and Plain Double Breasted jackets for ages up to 16, with heavy weight Cheviot two piece outfits and combination suits for Nova ages up to 3 and up to 10. Descriptions praise fashion and value, noting double seat pants, patent bands, and high quality wool materials.
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