The Straits Times, 17 April 1897

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED* 1831. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AIMML 17, 1897. NO. 19,204.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 839 1 fIMIK H'iKNKO COMF WV, LIMITED rSTHB stjuiilnnll.il.- A -iir.iii. N i i. li pßion In.. In linn... Booietj r--.i.)Mii.v (Kii.-j. i iranos 8 M it .1 Bt< Navigation Companj shaai Uagai Baar Ooasfaaj ii.. Harhasss laaaraaaa Company, Limited. ti,,. tui! sdnstlsuimTtl ..I Illl: BORNEO COMpany, i. imi i :n \i-.-m-.
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    • 1017 1 I BUCHANAN WHISKY -~-gm^ jg THE BEST 1«j int. i_> i_ o 1 SOLD BY ALL UOnWD SI'IKIT AI.KUS. BAMBAamtUsa M 111K Houses of I.okds and Commons am. p> ai.l oood London Cli m. 1- NOTICES. SMOKE "HELIOS' 1 I s MANILA LGAKS isßUiiOi 55^^ I'ACTORY AT .MANILA. Islf AN
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    • 554 1 Gold Medals, l:uis, IS7S: 1889 JOSEPH BILLOTT'S O f Highrat Quality, and H«vinn ft f II A Greatest Durability are Therefore U L l\| V 1 CHEAPEST. I L II 0 11. ABRAMSI HOBBE REPOSITORY AMi VEIBUNABY ESTABLISHMENT. MR. 11. \l:i:a.Msi.-.." 2IHI Imr.-e- in, In. lin-.-: I..iii in lumds of
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    • 394 1 MtniKs. TO IMIMfItTKKS. rOXDON iii-r .-Irint, .ire o|>en to Irani -it tlie boyiag aad lorwarding „f in irehandi f rerj deeeriptioa at liberal term-, l-i refsraakses A I. lre-: P. II HCHBOOER A I 0 US, Cheapeide, London, K. c. la.th.Aa.aVa Kn-1..,i ;<IMI>: .1. l>. A. PEREIRA. IIoHTI. 111 l
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    • 524 1 15 A N K S. Till-: NATIONAL BANK OK CHINA, IIMI I l-.h Authoris I'aplt I £1.000,000 -nl scribi i Capital t 800.000 'I in i OF DIRE< I'ORS: l> liillicc. Esq. Chan Ktt sh.-m. Em H. BtolUvfobt, Esq. < how Tung shun. K-.,. Kwan llo i Ch i, Esq.
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    • 831 1 FOR SAI.K; EMPLOYMENTS: TO I ET; ANDPERSOXALS. I-t time, ir> cenN a line; md and 3rd timea, lOient- :i line, Ith to fith timen 5 ..■ui- a line; 7th to IMh times 3 cents a line; afterward*. J seat* a lino; but no charge lees than one dollar. Thus a
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  • 473 2 WTffll M AI:KI;|"uI (ITATIONS. Siviai-OKK, ***** Al'Kll., l»»7. I'KODrCH. (teniliirr t,.\i, do No 1.. 10.(10. do iio Re I h.jii. Copra Bali, h.'f>. do Pontianak r >.«n. Pepper Illack IMB. >;._•■. Kl.iiirS.-irawak. ..no n.in.il MO, OS lirunei ->:M. Pearl Bafo 3.4(). oo# Ball, picked s&OflL Cons* Palembans, picked KJjOO.
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  • 46 2 Municipal Daawatate* I Do. Do. T»MJniiK r.-i^'iir B.imls. N.-vv Pry* liiv.r Dock Co, htadosM. RtralU Ice Co. Maynard I Baabs, Cootributon FOB BALK, Biogapon Ins 00, .In Uqaidatloo). Htraiu fin In*. Co, D* 'slii hi. Pahang Corporation Bban*. BOMEBVILLK4 QUSN, K\. ii.'.i,-.- share Broken
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  • 106 2 Km I'rrtlr. Ti,»f. To-Hav Hongkoag Ughtnimg, ;j mm. Raaejooa via port* Jim, .1 p.m. J'elmui! sad Mil CnhltO, ju, Hangkok K Wai, :t p.m. Dsll fa, .i Malacca A Klaag Sasswa, 3 p.m. Until I'nliat .1',,,/ .1n,.. 4 p.m. H*m«r*n*j rt* ports Keng Mi. Spun Batavia ris
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  • 109 2 I'i:om i:i i.-oi'K: Bytaar.AO.SLi sMsth dns oa *n. April «.tii antes le ike lad Ipril si,.- briogi raplita to the mall wUic-h left Binga|>or« on Ins M March. KitoMi'iiiNi: B) tbeM.M M di ii Tucihlhv. v Singapore 1 ><•• in I >m i. Mar.ttth I. I. ApL
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  • 20 2 Cvvnbj i. On ih, -'Jil. March, al Qleaesa, Tliornlon-hcalh. Surrey, Ki.i/\i.i.in. widow ofCIIABXSi Amik CKVHBLS, K-... ol Sar.iwas, Borneo,
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  • 187 2 IKKIVtl I 1 i 1.1 S'iraa ti .in ]'.:iijil; Mr. Bar. Lie. d Mr*. MacMillau. From Modnu Mr BatM bucI Mi-- Laugu. 11 troni I. ink Anton vU port*: Mr. Steven, Mr.. Bruce, Mei.m.J. A lam, W. Murray, v. r pan, Mr. and Mi < Qahagau Mei r*.
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  • 21 2 Kstadi.ihhed: 183!. PRICK 10 CENTS. \S il .--riptiun rate* itiut attrrrtuing rate* m>iy Ufmmi on the fourth page]
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  • 90 2 SATURDAY, 17TH APRIL, 1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. GREECE. WAR I'KKI'AKATIONS. Unaisn, 10M Ayril. M Delyaniiis. the (ireek Premier, has asked the Chamber of Deputies at Athens for a vote of twenty three, millinns of drachmas for the Army and Navy. A drachma is almost equal to a pound sterling] He hoped
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  • 46 2 II.AN m (AMI'AK.K. The Council of Minicters Ht Con«tHn- tinople have held a prolonged sitting. It is believed that they have prepared a plan of campaign The Turkish Government hat> decided to assume the offensive in ease of a fresh raiding incident on the frontier.
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  • 74 2 W.\K AT HAND. Mi.HTtNii on THE KIIHNTIKR 1.0n.1..-. Wh April. TneOcoak Csmmbarel DispanMi has v.it.d ihc war credit of twenty-three million drachma^ Tin- Turkish 'ommander has declared that the po-iiion on the frontier is unit 'liable, and has asked pennies), n to .nter Th. ssaly The Mini-teisat
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  • 43 2 NAVAI. MOVCMkNTs. Admiral K.iwson's squadron .1 nine vessels has airiiud unexpectedly ut Durban (Natal). The object in view and the destination of the si|iiadron are unknown Adssiral ■awasnii moasVm had ksea o|M-rating nt Benin ..ii tln> We, i Coast if Aflica
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  • 13 2 It is advert bed that the meeeeecm Stiens fat training on Mondky next
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  • 12 2 Mi; MHiMiKK was among the arrival* by mail from Kuiop.-, this ruing
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  • 14 2 On Monday, being Ksates Messisf Me Shmilt Kssm will publUhed at I p .m.
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  • 16 2 Tiik I „i .ii Insuran.e S ietv of Canton advertises an interim BOOMS to certain shareholders.
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  • 19 2 Tv moonlight music at the Wardens. an Thursday niglal wm largely attended Th* bind play- a-aiu on Tuesday night
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  • 21 2 Tills atten n, I'.illardV Opsn Co play "H. M.S. ;1 ,,,l a t night tli. y (.lay Le- OeoSM de Corneville
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  • 23 2 Mnsaas. Pownu Co. advertis.- an auction sal* of furniture belonging to \li f Ii i.iymaakei's. at Oran-e UlOVe, on the I'M I. iu-t
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  • 23 2 I mi: Municipal Finance Committee will meet oil Wednesday instead of Tuesday, and the Commissioners on Thursday instead of Wednesday of n-xt week.
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  • 29 2 UmsM Sikv. kk ,V CO. of Madras have a representative in Singapore at pie-nit trying to open up I trade in Indian cigar*. The Orm anverymrns manumeliiwH in India.
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  • 33 2 Ink rhilharnionic Orchestra will Wool next Thursday aftonsuuai at a I'iaitci to live o'clock, the Town 11, .11 Iwuig engaged that evening by Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company. A full atti ndan.e is deawod.
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  • 35 2 An agriculiural -h..w will be held „t Malacca about tl ad of June, imis I'i.e anew will consist of exhibits of paddy and rice, fruit, vegetables, general produce, manufactures, stock, poultry, and ini-n Uaneous articles.
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  • 48 2 I WmNM, Ml April. Tub placua at Hyderabad and Bukknr i- Mrioiuly Inrrming Tin- Boom return* are steady At Kurracheeaad Bouibay, than uc >liyiu daeMMw TM .\,inl I'll. |.|.i-u,' i- mi ■iv.isiii" mlhcriinjali. Two medical ofllvera bava b«M mei laU« deputed r.>i piafut duty in BtaiZ
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  • 80 2 Wi: an tony to laam tli.n tha Bt Uuurge'i liall gubacription Ud ii Ml tilling tu fail u was expected duly -jts Kiu!i-liiii.ii havine, mbI in tlirir siiIj-ii-riptiuni to far Km tha Committee ill imt iv 1 1 inr.iiiir.1 in nviaa the ball, uiili-M there ara al
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  • 26 2 (Hy upecial telegram.) Kiwl'i l«imp',r, frtaVy. Mr. John Wei.i.koki.. Chief Surveyor of Selangor [recently returned from leare] died this morning of laryngitis
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  • 161 2 A iim)I.IK TAX. A lin.i is to be intro.lueel into tb« Legislative Council, intituled an Ordinance to provide funds for the building of Immigrants' Kxamination l>e|»'ts The object of the Hill is to raise a fund for the purpose of building depot- for the examination of Chinese immigrants
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  • 199 2 Some thirty linn ami nun pwwtod in the Drill Hall, on Tliursd iv. at n m .mifimmmlni tiyhmnrh tit tmrrt where the usual Ka»ter('ampwa-loi in.. 1 A-i cu!«tomary, the Coinmaiulant mmln I «].eech aft erdinner.iu.J expressed a hope that the Corps would work well together under his
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  • 232 2 ALI.Ki.KI) MISMANA'.KMKNr (Ff.,m n OmmfimimtL) A MMt emlioilyinj; several grannda of complaint against what I- iilleged tv be iniMiianaiieiiiciit of the Soldlorf and Sailor- H.niie. is being ein n lated for signature aaaOOJg the mill t.iry who frequent this institution It is intended to -,i.,l this
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  • 524 2 The county in.'iKiMr.iN'- :it Kin.-t..i, j iin-TlimnvN lia<l remitted to them l( the ult.. lot cooriction (row the Queen's Bench division of the High Court, the MM "I ll;i«k.' x Dunn Mr ImjmM Itn.wn immj forth* appellant, and Mr T. Aifingtuuil r. pre -nted the defendant
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  • 1101 2 Tu k theft of the Jelehu Mven thou sund dollars is, I think, the lirsi theft of a treasure box recorded ben 1 Why there are not more .such theftn I i cannot tell. The temptation is great and, with ■afßeientaiiaugeuieni han. l. I lie ri«k would
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 592 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, 1,1). Manuf.'u.'turer' „f: DYNAMITE GELIGNITE GELATINE DYNAMITE BLASTING GELATINE DETONATORS EXPORTERS OF: All kinks of SAFETY FUZE AN, ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS. THE aBOTS BXPLOSIYBS, SBM All. MANI'KA'-ri'KKI. IN Q&IaT UIIII UN, AkK HADI TO I'ASH TIIK HIOH HTAXI.AHI, lih II HITV ANIJ HAKKTV I KHTH IMI'O-KI.
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    • 691 2 NOTICES. TOWN HALL POLLARD* j LILLIPUTIAR OPKHA 00MPAMY. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 17TII AI'KIL «.l; \ND MATINEE Foli CHILDREN. II M. s. PINAFORE." Children half pri,-. t,, all parts of thHall. DOOI lIIKN lIVKIIT, 111. I I. M. TO MQHT TO-NIGHT!! BATURDAY, I7TII k MONDAY, 19TH: "LBB CLOCHES DE CORNEVILLE." n EBDAY,
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    • 806 2 LATEST "ADVKIi'TisEMKm" NOTICI rpilK Etaee Coarse will I pi ii f..r 1 training on Mondsy, tin- luth instant. '<;. p. Owen, B. 8. C (Mi .s INSURANCE SOCIETY Of CANTON, UNITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. AN INTERIM BONUS ol twenty pi-r cent. ,iii ,in Cor rlbrtlons For tinyear l-w;. baa, this
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    • 93 2 1 MB. 8. int«nd»rt for tb« Slratlt Timu shemld !>• written on one aid. of Ih. paper only. By the neglect of that eon.lition, manj SI 8. 8. ar» ™^(ot«l il, i' mifht ntherwim he pnhlinhwl. All a<lverti»iD* <-ontnK-t« aro .nh-wt to the oond.. tion that th. Manager ma/ leare
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  • 1056 3 Tin iis-iiAY. I.Yni Ainu. IHKBKNT. ii k Thb Qovbmor, SibChabum Bvllh Mi ..ii Mnnim, D.C.M, Hon I' W. Bneyd-Kyunersley, Actinx Colonial Secretary. Hon W. K Collyer, Aitorn.y <J ml II. hi V. 'i Penney, Acting Colonl Mirer. Hon, r.-i|.i. Anderson, hi. Acting i Rngini i Hon. H H
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  • 321 3 ISI I "A-l 1.1-1 It l> T. Mn B. VV. BncH, the Acting Resident of Kegri Sembilan, paid a visit to the coast district ot tba state towards tin- middle of March On tin- ;:itli. bi reached Putir I'utch ati 1 visited Mr. Kiifrlt-i a clearing, ■fam lifty
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  • 389 3 I AM) .INII MINI I'm: deparniental report on land* and mines in Perak for l-.m. states thai the rear baa proved a record com tor the department mo»t material »i»l bbcouraging iTogreM Ium I aen made, Tna revenue is largely in exct bs ..i any ttgure which lia- ever
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  • 1629 3 XOTKS. NKW.n. AND RIFOKIS. T1IK bTKAITX < o.NVKRSAZIoNK The following in the formal ■anSOMStinent of the Straits conversazione in I. .inlon A awastons "ill l"> holil on Friday, thi rii If ay, at the Galleries of tbeBoral Institute h Patuten In Water Colour., Piccadilly, from S( to Ii
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  • 808 3 i Tmmmf&jlM > I.i.mkiv. Illi April. I w ..:ii, w .i.- |..-ii. -h |.ni.ii-ii.-.i »t Uabaa -t.it. that a NttagMM ItNt KmI i.v in.- native- ..f (imti. vita I «of t In Been and -■>■■' il.m. u rlininlu rl.iin. in repl) i.>a .|ii.-lioii I II. .11 i Owwftr—
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  • 915 3 Winr you think of MMMMjr* A unn.l.-rftil pl.-ii-c. inv.l.-ar Ikiv. womlrr fill'" H— that?" -II- II nl\ pla. Inn- ln\ i»vor »i<» led ill making mo Irink water." The MM! "I M ki I ajaffci*M, Royalty. ll.' inl.-r.-t- li If in li-h-iy nmtl.TK nii.l to i-t him bl
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  • 133 3 I IKS K(iK hi PAY cuaj mwttM While v. Srwn Itei.l Free. v. l.intoll. ii CUM BOMHAI sharp v. Wright. Ilium i Woodrofl.- v. M. -Arthur. LaM -iv.i.X". .-.0ii1.-ii r. '.raliam. Itnttar v. B. .1..;i.| urn Gad v. Be ■tin. CLAM i«.t Fil». Klliot and Maxwell v.
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  • 122 3 I 'All i ui&Kiu C*i*tAi> > |..s I I i i: i. IT IT I" Cakklian I ii .-.,,,1, Uauyi k..in \mi 11. 1 nil Kiau Vau| Kubj -,i li, K.-uuaWii Qril -ii .i.i.l.inn -1,. M.,i1,i!l -tr l h«i|«rd -I i. .11 tt»u i Mi. Uiubuu rtr. hvlw i.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 304 3 To-MolilioU > CHURCH SERVICE*. I. \-.l I >l \H.M CBUBCB "I I.M.I.ANK M llDIKW'l I kTMEMUl m HoIt Eurharint. m.. Hoi) Km. harUt. i'linml II ii. in. M .'hi- i" I I p. in. Children (ten K :...ai p. in EvenxMiR anil Hernion. m M u mi .> i in
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    • 382 3 FOR SALE; EMPLOYMENTS; TO LET; AND PERSONALS. Iht timk, lSii-ntH n linr: 2nd and 3rd timm, KMhl hue 4th to flth tinirM, S OMtll line; 7lh to l~fh liimx. :t ronU lino; nftorwiirdn. 2 oentR n linp hut no cbaifs ton than OMdoDar, Thu«, s /»wMm (wlvcrliN,.|,i.'nt, eloaatat, in thin
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 214 3 mtATHKi upon Kaaaaaj Mm I** i«w. taja.Sp.oi xp.ni. KKMARca. Bar. :>» MS !■»>< i I w.H(O IVmp. «,.u k7u >■» iril.Ther MMI xio 74:2 [Mr. of Wind sK. N.K. S.K. -o m %4 Max. Temp. W.I 55 a g Mm 74 _B Max. in Sun 166.4 -3 5 Terr. rail.
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 177 4 [••i.l.Ttl.nliivHliiiKth.-rollowingnKiirevia- ir,- ii- I -<r rtMOMr: »h.— shir Ih|.— iMmue; Brit.— British D. S. t'niteii Fr. Kr.-n.-li; <>.-r U-rman; DutIlvlt.li; .Toll.— Johnre; *r., << <• rw-r-i d.p.-^-«leck paKscnfe^rs U. Uncertain T. P. \V.-Tanjori(? I'aifnr Wharf I P. p.— Tßniong I'agar Dock B. W. H«rn«o Wharf; J.W. JaSinrt
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    • 1103 4 kMUMMSHMi Noom OF Tin HMI la Brit. -n- iJMteaa, cnpt .1 «.lni~- -iiItfth April, tm Saip.n. lath Apt. Bice I' Wnnni and Co. For London, loth H .1,;./..--.^, Brit *tr. KJB ton*. Capi Boielli, 17th Apl. From T. An-«.n. 14th Apl. <*..-.. ami l<a> .1 p. Wee Bin
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    • 397 4 Samt, port, probable datr of arrival, nnd namr nl aijrnti. \u l'al -ntta. Apl -2H; H. and Mow-. i Aden, Hongkong, May 27 P, to. i Ui-'i.ilin.l. Ii .•mautif, Apl IB: Bou-teiui Breconahire, Hongkong, Apl l'l a Wood Bayern, Hongkong, Hay 3; 8.-hn Meyer Borneo, London, .May 4;
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    • 17 4 > M 1.1 Si. I |oS I- Hut -hi!,,,-,!..,,,:, 1,.,,,'.::, "Anwterdam Batnvi,. l; MmiiU Uuston l:t. MAW
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    • 105 4 I Vh>.-ti.- Raih run A|.| IS Vyn«i IS Nun Yonf I". Ruby IS Ktnui K,..,,,V:u Beuledi I" Mii Buo Ifl 4ti M Ml-:, 17 Darwin 17 Sink 17 Van 17 ll, iv ,7 u a 17 IVrberui 17 lobelia 17 Aiuhonl 17 mi In. 17 Kant.v I7__M Kirkrm-ri I'llill~l
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 437 4 NOTICKS. JKR^AfIGA of Japan TOILET WATER Ajii'Mi Mi i! [rrfume and the feeling of wmfort mi U' ;hne.- *lm h il imparts lo the skin Kan an g a Extract A 111 I I II 111 I Ml I I. 1! I- HvMIKI.RMIIEF RICAUD ."< C", 8. 1 ii. Vivit
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    • 206 4 IJAHTFHV MilltTflAHl! AHB I M2j a<>: vi-y com; any, limited. Aut> (\.piiai ,-,,0 Bul. SOO^fiO A' 1 la in n II Ttragi if Fire- I he>M«. Bto rnvpd •Kliritl: tIK-r I j Pul'li-- I i and Ixuod .ipon the Loud I PATKBBOH, BIMO.VH ATo I DISINFECTANTS. diainfectanU. A lan nMortmeul
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    • 359 4 Norn i:s. Pureßlood is the source of good health. Ayer's Sarsaparilla Makes pure Mood, strengthens the nerves, sharpens the appetite, removes that tired feeling, and makes life worth living. Thousands of people have testified to the healing virtue of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Their letters come in every post. There's no attempt
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    • 628 4 NOTICES. Picking up Knowledge U easy enough if you look for it in tbc right place. This is the right place to Irani just what to do for that •VI litatiag condition which warm we.ulicr thmjn tirinps. Ho you want t.» bl raid „f tli.it languid feeling, gat 1..n '<
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