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Newspaper

Norfolk Virginian

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1897

Page

4

Klondike Aid Talks and World News Debated

Fragments report government provisions for Klondike miners facing starvation next winter. London Globe critiques America’s influence. A Kansas farmer profits massively from wheat land. Local claims debated over Norfolk armor plan site. Dingley and McKinley policies discussed amid war news and Austrian reactions. The Siam king’s son may wed an English princess, but a suitable match is uncertain.

Siam Europe Harrow School

How Long Are Women Beautiful

A collage of newspaper takes on beauty asks how long women stay beautiful. The World reports a question, while Boston Globe, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Albany Argus, and Boston Transcript offer regional views, from age ranges to conditions of beauty. The piece argues beauty transcends appearance, highlighting enduring qualities and the spirit of womanhood.

New York Worl Boston Globe Cleveland Plain Dealer Albany Argus Boston Transcript Sue

Pigeons and their lost landmarks in myth and mythmaking

The item discusses the New York Times view on homing pigeons used on a North Mole trip. It questions the pigeons’ famed “mysterious power,” noting that birds aim for home but face long odds and dangers when released far from familiar landmarks. It emphasizes need for corroboration of such stories.

Andree Hin Mis New York Times Amiree Andres

New England's Manufacturing Pride Sparkles In Comments

Commentary from New England papers praises local banks exhibits and asserts the region excels due to its strong manufacturing base. The remark highlights a prevailing view that the area's economic class supports industry through patronage, shaping regional pride and identity.

Hartford Courant notes sevenfold depositors counted in one

The Hartford Courant reports an estate inventory of 145560 shows accounts in seven Connecticut savings banks totaling 35610. One individual worth 130000 appears as seven thrifty depositors, highlighting how mutual savings banks count wealth and deposits. Governor Coffin warned about this but no action followed.

Hartford Courant Courant Thia Connecticut Tn Mutual Savings Bank Wounany Surlus Coffin the Courant

World wheat supply outlook from Mark Lane Express

The Mark Lane Express argues against near term wheat price declines, citing adverse harvest weather and large grain quantities. French, Austro Hungarian, American crops are estimated. totals imply a world deficit around 140 million quarters. Domestic yields forecast for winter and spring wheat reach 668 million bushels.

Mark Lane Express London Paris Tamas France Europe Germany Sime

Notable Notes and Opinions From Far and Wide

A collage of bewildering anecdotes and misprints spans Europe to Texas. A pigeon returns to New York after two years in Trockton. Mennonites buy vast land near Houston and plan Westward colonization. A harsh magistrate vows harsh justice in a crude courtroom scene. A Dunkirk woman travels to Athens, Pa. and observes a boy of ten teeth, while a Blazes blaze in a newspaper page.

Europe Trockton Ain New York City Ecole Maine Houston Texas New York Cgalveston News N.Y Manny Athens Weford County Scott Tle Pate Hile Oles

Collector’s column lists varied 19th century curiosities and tributes

A jumble of notices mentions Dr Samuel Johnson memorabilia at a Cimelnintth bookshop owned by John Thorndale, long-serving city official John St Chambers honored with a portrait in Trenton, and Darmer style pay promises. It covers pensions for long service, valued estates including Belmonts marble house in New Park, Vandervill’s The Kreakers, and a NY court case with Miss Leow on a jury. It notes Samuel Chester Reid, Armstrong claim promoter, and naval fame from Fayal in 1814.

Samuel Johnson Cimelnintth John Thorndale Ireland John St. Chambers Trenton N. J Dut Saliey Sedewick Oliver WT. Belmont New Park Sin Potter Dahmer Cornelius Vandervill New York Leow Leon Aley Samuel Chester Reid Washington Armstrong Fayal

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