Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 18 November 1907

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    26 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 663 VOL 111 T I J QTKrini A -n.^ m SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1907. [PRICE 5 CENTS.
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    A STRANGE SPOOK STORY.
    845 1 LONDON DOCTOR'S WEIRD EXPERIENCES. Some weird experiences of a doctor m good practice m the West-end of London are related by Mr. Inster Gilbertson m the current number of the Occult Review. The doctor— Dr. MacDonald is described as an astute and level-headed Scot who has
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    77 1 Somk remarkable climbing was done recently m the Alps by Miss Campbell, of Hastings. Starting from Argentiere, near Chatnonix, where the huge glacier of that name descends between the Aiguille Verte and the Aigulle dv Chardonnet, she climbed the Aiguille des Grands Charmoz the Aiguille dv Midi, the Aiguille des
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    SERMON FROM A SOAP-BOX.
    374 1 SERMON FROM A SOAP-BOX. ONLY ONE MORE POPULAR MAN IN U.S.A. The Bishop of London* furnished New York with a fresh sensation when, standing on a soap-box m the middle of Wall-street, he preached an open-air sermon on humility to a huge throng composed of millionaires, day labourers, sandwich men
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    SISTER ST. AUGUSTIN SENDS THANKS.
    491 1 She Tells How DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS Have Cured Anaemia Weak Watkry Blood), Malaria, and Beri-Beri among the children m The Kiala Lumpur Convent. Sister St. Augustin is the Lady Superior of the Kuala Lumpur Convent, F. M. S. "For the past three years we
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      260 1 CO. COGNAI jHedical Reserve 0 mn b^ndy ggXMIICNDED Ut -THE LfIN6ET." JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. s* __^_y___" -^fcj XMfIS «S| B fl Z fl fl R OPENS On Monday, November 18. SPECIALITY OF _r__ A. BRIOSCHI Cy. MILAN i Italy) Pricis awarded at all the Principal Exhibitions, Three Diplome* :i
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      266 1 Phonograph "PatKe" THE BEST AND CHEAPEST TALKING MACHINES. NO CHANGE OF NEEDLES. BS=* PRICES FROM $2O TO $80. ~=&Xk Records Pathe Records 11$ inch single $1,00 each. |j_ inch double $1.40 each. Stetail Jlgents. WEILL 6^ ZERNER 8 A POTTERY ROAD. Howarth ErskJne" Ep§ii>eers apd Contractors. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. I WjP*«M
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      19 1 FROMY, ROGEE CO. fl COGNAC Medical I Reserve" f PURE GRAPE BRANDY 1 i RECOMMKNDED BY •THE LANCET." I
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. MONDAY, 18th NOVEMBER PERILS TO NIGHT SCHOOL PUPILS.
    659 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. MONDAY, 18th NOVEMBER PERILS TO NIGHT SCHOOL PUPILS. From time to time, it comes to light that school children are molested on their way to and from school by unprincipled ruffians who do no work, but manage to eke out a precarious existence by preying upon
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    LAWYERS FEES.
    403 2 During the discussion on the Civil Procedure Code Amendment Bill m committee at the Legislative Council, on Friday last, the question of enhanced solicitors' fees cropped up, and Mr. J. Anderson while he gave every credit to the worth of the members of the local bar was curious
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    679 2 The port of Calcutta is declared infected owing to the existence of Cholera Sanh-ary Inspector Olsen had one Chan Tye before Mr. E. E. Colraan on i? Jl f r offerin 8 him a sum of $2. Mr. Colman has accommodated this Chinaman with board lodging and hard labour for
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    A VERY COSTLY VIOLIN.
    147 2 The Genoa correspondent of an exchange reports that the famous violin of Paganini, which is preserved m a glass case there, has been found to be rotting, and it is certain that the wood will not last many years longer. The d^ covery has caused agitation
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    ALLEGED MISCHIEF BY FIRE.
    443 2 ALLEGED MISCHIEF BY FIRE. Saturday I Street. Mo. C C knew tlu- V Vlthl^ W^l to his mother-in il" t ln '«ait|j r B £aSSsSa care of wi tMss He went for he key anH k "3H uness and defendant Hc^-1 upstairs front room TW Utofti *l f«Bht. Defendant 'did
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    71 2 wUI be held at the Council Cham* on Friday, »«d Novemuei. i.>3°P- m lU OftDEBSOI nttUAY. Police Force Ordfa^H m e,n Hill (Bill" I o amend he Force Ordinance i^')*33 Chinese Imm.grant. Ort'"^ Chineselmmigrant<<Vdmancci 2nd Reading. \mcndfflfD 1 3 Evidence ()nl.nancrA«f n Kill (Bill "To amend wr-..-IV, amend
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    THE ASSESSMENT LIST.
    25 2 i contain"'^ lI The Assessment U»l« anwunt 4 annual valuation of ani assessment to be ex j d „:lrn^ fourteen days dv
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    12 2 meeting- c Ford, Pc;.u.v lr>,m 'd reported h.»rc.u htJull,. .M pointmci.i on "'<■
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      246 2 ALHAMBRA 151 TO-NIGHT NEW FEATURES TO-NIGHT Living London A m.ignificient and highly interesting series of pictures illustrating the different phases of life, the principal scenes along the Thames, the noted Buildings, Parks, and thoroughfares and incidents transpiring daily m. THE WORLDS METROPOLIS Doing London m 30 minutes This Picture includes
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      571 2 Notice. All bills f o r7h7 Straits Press Syndicate should be receipted by our Bill Collector only. We shall not hold ourselves responsible for bills paid to anybody else. On payment please demand a separate printed receipt signed by the Bill Collector. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. SPENDERS will be received, up to
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      777 2 VESSELS JXPECTED. Nawr. Port, Probable date of Arrival and name of Agents. Steamers Achilles, China, Dec 12; Mansfield Airlie, Sydney, Dec 23 Boustead Alcinous, China, Dec 8 Mansfield Arcadia, Hongkong, Nov 21; P&O Coy Ayuthia, Bangkok, Nov— Borneo Coy A Apcar, Calcutta, Dec 3 P Simons A. Behic, Colombo, Dec
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      154 2 Mails Close TO-DAY. For p ER Steamer Time Malacca and Linggi Kheng Seng Ipm Muar and Malacca Hainam 2 pm Malacca P Dickson Hong Wan 2pm Muar and Malacca Jin Ho 2 pm Malacca, V Dickson, Port Swettenham and Teluk Anson Selangor 3 pm Hongkong C Apcar 3 pm n
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    Stocks and Shares.
    558 3 SINGAPORE, NOVEMBER ,8, .907. ot for- Capital cv. Number I 7 7 maton v apital Subscribed o f !»ue Paid p Shares Value up to KeBervt Company Quotations GOLD. I 3oo '^3.000 I S I ||o ESSroSPST Ltd H ref) I 640 unissued 1902 £30.000 £i 6,,75.70
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      50 4 ,h,n H 1 .-50 p.m. ■A^nondent m Melbourne Z Federal Government X^ 1 lltli !n- entered into I Z orient Royal Mail m%L ma Is between Eng- I| H contract which vide- tor 0 subsidy ■*°2r annum, and it stipuK^J^p fC, dofl7 knots I !?!hatonly white crewi are R£rdthe^a«Der.
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      UNKNOWN
      25 4 F member. '..i=-sc-p.m. Wr tfd, bet urea the Mate of 1 c. C team was I The W VicroKiA. £|SH It AM. wickets) 42
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      The Fifth Lancers.
      15 4 nbei >' l--5° P mEl Council has intimated its n to re-open the
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      UNKNOWN
      8 4 ia-5O p m. result of the 1
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      American Money Market.
      14 4 16, 1-35 p.m. York that addirs have been erto is 65,830,000
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      18 4 ■jfltNS TO LONDON. .ember 17, 12-30 p.m. ipbell Bannerman has his recent serious ill turned to London.
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      22 4 ember 17, 12-30 p.m. of Charles Bourbon celebrated to-day the most brilliant c queens of Spain Ogal and many other Royal-
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      STRICTLY GERM PROOF.
      96 4 aby and the Prophvgftrden when the gambolled up; d "pontheC,eature with a floodisguisedfclistd UlfeCU' d and il wasiVt -a.Microbe and a HotCUT1,!, 1 'n a va P°ur of a EJ* odd decrees; 1 freezer that was cold cdH opCf L. d Jt m permanganate with XT" :ed
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      Mankrate Increasing.
      16 4 NIN THE MONEY MARKET. c. Xovembci 17, 12-30 p.m. Bankrate F«preuiog the money mar-
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      H.M.'s. Minotaur.
      22 4 f:D serious LOSION. c^ber 17, 12-30 p.m. Wf% Minotaur returned to trbariogs being overheatve been abandoned. explosion to-day kers. J
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      16 4 KRLING GOLD. ember 17, 12-30 p.m. ■widen venwr 1 New York the newly gold worth
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      Cricket in Australia.
      27 4 ARVLEBONE. tvember 17, 12-30 p.m. Bgs the Maryleboue ed only 198 runs "ictoria. In its second a has got five runs f any wicket.
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    MOLESTING SCHOOL BOYS.
    45 4 J'Q thes"' I' 01'" c Court rc P° rt Sfaru° umns» Pving the J*tr c 1c m w»«ch two shady S lan gcd with molesting Krr3P uPi'- at a Chinese %t Erf delend ants were »*tre Y° mau remand, to six months
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      Banquet at Bristol.
      22 4 SPEECH BYJHE PREM, ER. /rui London, November 14 <D«Uy«, though 8.^.. Ertor m West). Liberals nm'o^ke off^h War"cd the
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      Two Gunboats on Fire.
      19 4 TWO BOATsTINDER CONS TRUCTION SERIOUSLY UAMAGtD. London, November 16, pm build.ng yard this morning lip"
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      Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman.
      31 4 Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman. PASSES A ~GOOD NIGHTIMPROVEMENT MAINTAINED. London, November 16, 1-35 p.m. A Henr >' Campbell Bannerman passeo a good night and the improvement m his condition is steadily maintained.
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      Mr. Bryan's Announcement.
      24 4 DEMOCRACY NOMINATION PRESIDENCY. London, November 16, 1-35 p.m. Mr. Bryan has announced that he would accept Democratic nomination to the Presidency.
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      Army and Navy Expenditure.
      53 4 RADICAL MEMORIAL FOR REDUCTION. London, November 16, 1-1- p m. 136 Radical Commoners have sent up a memorial to Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman urging some reduction m the Army and Navy expenditure m view of the Anglo Russian and French i agreements ami the improving relations
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      Mr. Balfour and the Liberal Papers.
      84 4 AS ELUSIVE AS EVER." London, November 16, 1.35 p.m. The Liberal papers consider Mr. Balfour as elusive as ever as he is refusing to enter into details while apparently he t was giving first place to Tariff Reform. The Morning Post says that the
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    THE AERATED WATER TRADE MARK CASE JUDGMENT.
    325 4 It will be remembered that Siang Hock was charged before Messrs. W. C Michell and VV. S. Gibson with having on the 22nd ultimo sold certain lemonade m bottle to which it was .alleged a false trade description, Fraser and Neaves bottles and
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    ARMY AND NAVY.
    119 4 NOTES FROM LONDON. (From our Own Correspondent] Tk.rv« Undon October 35th. KingAUvS al i ntin ation r^thc cruiser vcar,' ,ff n 8 a P° re f another iwo years effectual y disrjoses of thrumour that she was to Kplaad by Lm^ leS f ip Th£ new ere?
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    CHIEF JUSTICE'S HOUSE TURNED INTO AN INN.
    297 4 EXTRAORDINARY PRANK OF HONGKONG HOUSE BOY. During the last few months, says the Hongkong Press the Chief Justice, Sir francis Piggott. has been on holiday m Japan, and during his absence it occurred to his No. 1 boy, who is m charge of
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    FIRE PROTECTION OF MILITARY STATIONS IN INDIA.
    174 4 It is of the utmost importance that Army Depots, Factories and Barracks should be efficiently protected against the all powerful devouring element FIRE," and a steam fire engine forms a very effective means 10 achieve this end. Messrs. Merryweather Sons, of London have
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    CHAP JI KI.
    98 4 On Saturday, Mr. G. G. Seth continued the hearing of an allegation of assisting m the management of a Chap Ji Xi lottery brought by Mr. Gardiner, Assistant Superintendent of Police. Mr. T. Dudley Parsons defended. The case was concluded one of the defendants being fined S5OO,
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    AN OLD SINNER.
    93 4 Inspector Hart said there was no sleep for anyone at Kandang Kerbau on Friday night. This it seems was due to a Kling who had been during the day finishing up Dewah. He was locked up about 5 p.m. and kept things alive till midnight, when lie
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    AN APPEAL.
    77 4 In Saturday's issue a Police Court report headed Failure of Alibi appeared. Two boatmen had disagreed. One was found guilty of striking the other on the head with a pole and was sentenced to three months. On Saturday, Mr L. E. Gaunt mentioned to Mr. t. F. Green
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    THE KALLANG MURDER.
    53 4 No arrests have yet been made m connection with the savage and brutal murder of the late Tan Hong Wee. Rewards are therefore being offered for the apprehension and conviction of the murderers. The family and friends of the deceased offer «s<>o and the Police supplement this
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    SUPERSTITIONS ABOUT FLOWERS.
    506 4 SUPERSTITIONS ABOUT FLOWERS. .There is nothing which grows around which there is more superstition woven than the homely mints, Not only is mint the crowning enticement of a julep and a thing which makes sedate tabbies gambol and roil like six month-old kittens, but, according to tradition, the different mints
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    HALE AND HEARTY AT 102.
    198 4 THE KING'S MESSAGE TO A SHEPHERD One of the King's oldest subjects lives m the village of great Rollright, near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. His name is Richard Withers, and he recently celebrated the 102 nd anniversary ot his birthday. On this occasion the villagers presented
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    UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ATTACKED BY BEES.
    169 4 Great excitement, writes the compiler of the Ocht Kocht column m the Japan Times, seems, to have been experienced by the students of the College of Literature of Kioto University during a ramble m the hills. The professors and students went to Shirakawa hill on
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    TO OBTAIN WATER IN DRY SOILS.
    115 4 An account was recently given m the Gesundheits Ingenieur of the methods available' for obtaining water m dry soils. The theory on which the author found his procedure is that m all places where a porous soil has a temperature below that of the
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    A KIND BIGAMIST.
    356 4 MARRIED HER BECAUSE SHE WAS IN TROUBLE. Astonishing statements were made by a young woman, who Charles John Baker, foreman scaffolder, Gertrudestreet, Chelsea, was charged at Westminster Police Court with bigamously marrying. It was stated that Baker, who is a man about fifty years of age, gave
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    JAPANS NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
    332 4 WHOLESALE CURTAILMENT OF EXPENDITURE. A Tokio despatch states that the authorities concerned have received a definite intimation that the money for the maintenance of the Russian war prisoners m Japan will be handed to the representatives of the Japanese Government m London within a month. This
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    THE INCREASED COST OF LIVING IN JAPAN.
    232 4 The London and China Express remarks that the extremely rapid enhancement of the cost of living m Japan, and as a consequence the corresponding rise m the salaries of Industrial and agricultural workers, has been for long an observed fact, and is strikingly
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    PRESENCE OF MIND.
    135 4 Seated reading m his private room, the superintendent o r l a large prison heard a slight* sound, and, looking up, was confronted by a dangerous convict holding a long bar of iron. Don't you move," he muttered. M I'm going to get away, even it I
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    PRODUCE.
    115 4 Singapore, November 15, 1907. Gambier 7.30 do (Cube No. 1) unpicked 10.55 Copra Bali f| 8.35 do Pontianak n 7.70 Pepper, Black buyers 14.50 do White 5 o/c 20.50 Sago Flour Sarawak 3.124 do Brunei No. 1 3.07} Pearl Sago t| 4 55 Coffee Bali, picked 25.50 Coffee, Palembang,
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    EXCHANGE.
    141 4 On London. Bank a m/s 2/4 3/8 Demand a/3 13/16 Private 6 m/s a/415/16 do 3 m/s a/4 i/a O« Germany. Bank d/d 3.37 Private 3 m/s 2.42^ do 6 m/s a.44] On France. Bank d/d 2.91 Private 3 m/s 2.98J do 6 m/s 3.01 On India. Bank T.
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      63 4 ™E NEW Japanese Cinematograph BEACH ROAD TENT. TO-NIGHT 1 t TO-NIGHT I GRAND CHANGE OP PROGRAMME WE HAVE MADE A HIT The NEW JAP SHOW Is a Household Word Now To the very few that have not yet patronized as yet Our Show is not the BIG Show. It is
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      665 4 SHIPPING NEWS. MEN-OF-WAR, ETC. Draak, Dut. For'bt., 42 tons, 23 crew 1,500 h p. Capt Morruso, Nov 14. From Sabang, Nov 12. For Batavia, Nov 17— Rds. Krohodil, Dut. For'bt., 42 tons, 23 crew 1,500 h.p. Capt Zee, Nov 14. From Sabang, Nov 12. For Batavia, Nov 17 Rds. Kent,
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      354 4 Pocahontas, Brit str 1741 tons, Capt Cox, Sept 4. From Aroe Bay, Sept 2. Benzine. Paterson Simons Co. For Australia, LJ— Rds. Profit, Nor str 715 tons, Capt Schylter, Oct 23. From Saigon, Oct 20. Rice. Behn Meyer Co. U -Rds. Stettin, Brit str 1,396 tons, Capt Farrell, Nov 14.
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      1673 5 I^MttiajM" BAI«S. "E. 0. M." ADUTS. FOR SAU, WAHTEIIjr J ""is-S'ST" W "Hr 3=ss. > »>.»• i«*«»Lj!«in«™«. i A«xANSSr^H: Manatemmt. |G^i>& «^j OlOfC iW^iralioil rpENDERS will be received at the November 2 est 700- I A lfa«# A »X. c*«^ A v«rporauo«. J. colonial Secretary's Office up to A Grand
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      321 5 3 Months H J Months Notices,^. For inch S in^ f dai| V insertion. nl For 1 inch Single Brf I thnce weekly. J 50 P«r^ For 1 inch Single r\n I tw omsertions w^.' 5 Per F °S r ,co 2 3 C °^t,e J Marriage, Birth or Death
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