03 Dec 1891
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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1891
Page
1
An ad extols California Fig Syrup as healthy tasty and gentle on the stomach noting rapid action and broad benefits. It urges readers to try the remedy and warns against substitutes while listing cities including San Francisco Louisville and New York.
Local talk centers on a rumor about upgrading to an incandescent electrical system. Miller reports Westinghouse lamps incur dissatisfaction, a company rep toured the plant and discussed new lamps rather than repairs. Also notes Lizzie T. Smith concert at M E church, Wert to New York with poultry, K P celebration prep, Cerestine mills repair, and tonight's city council meeting.
A robber cave was discovered in Miami county. North Marion plans to raise $20 000 to locate factories. Delaware county farmers form a cooperative mill and warehouse. The American lion was killed at Dubois county recently. Fourth class postmasters in Hamilton county seek higher pay. Industries and updates mix across counties.
The United States armored cruiser New York was launched from Cramp Ship Building in Philadelphia with 15000 witnesses including secretaries and lawmakers. Miss Helen Page christened the ship with a wine bottle, and the vessel slid into the Delaware river amid cheers as details of its dimensions speed and armament were listed.
A sensational tale portrays Cyrus W. Field ruined by his son Edward who drained the elder’s fortune. Edward held power of attorney and emptied the strong box, leaving the once-great financier “poor as the day I came into the world.”
In Scottville Floyd County Indiana Wesley Scott postmaster since 1840 is praised as the nation's longest serving postmaster with fifty-one years of continuous service. Postmaster General Wanamaker notes the feat and honors Scott for steadfast duty. Separate items report a planned militia protection during a riot rumor near Boyleston and a grafting pledge by local women in La Porre to aid Ernst Smith’s burns.
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