Sale dates and notices mix in old Columbus paper
Dates of sale November 6 and 20 and December 4 and 18, 1900. J. P. Mapven. Elberta, child of Rev. L. O. Blake, is dangerously ill with scarlet fever. For Rent sign and business notices flood the street. Waterworks improvements progress: walling of the well proceeding, new intake 200 feet long, 36 inch pipe to the crib, summer halt due to high water and cold weather. Columbus aims for the best waterworks plant in the region.
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Big Four
Sale
J. P. Mapven
Elberta
Rev. L. 0
Blake
Scarlet
Hege
Columbus
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Notice
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo declared trustworthy by West & Truax Walding Kinnau & Marvin wholesale druggists. Cure taken internally. price 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills advertised as best.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding
Kinnau & Marvin
Nothing Succeeds Like Success in Dress Goods Sale
A local retailer touts steady business through persistence and fair pricing. The ad invites customers to see offerings in dress goods cloaks furs undergarments oilcloths and linoleums and promises proof of success by serving shoppers promptly.
Edinburg and Columbus News Roundup
Edinburg residents traveled to Columbus and Indianapolis for visits and entertainment with several returning home last evening. The Knights of Maccabees at Jackson Club Hall held an initiation for fourteen new members followed by a banquet for about 180 attendees. Lyle & Prather secured a contract to supply 25 000 crossties for an electric railway from Greenwood to Franklin, to be delivered by May 15 along routes via the Pennsylvania and Big Four railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Club Hall
Columbus
Knights of Maccabees
Mennet’s Drug
Washington Street
Joseph Swain
Edward Flohr
John Wiler
N. R B. Clark
S. Brown
Frank Able
W. T. Bontrager
Ed Miller
W. W. Atkins
Franklin
George P. Herndon
Mel Bradley
Lyle & Prather Wednesdry
Will G. Irwin
Greenwood
Pennsylvania Railroad
Seymour
Big Four
Martinsville
Bartholomew County doctors host Typhoid Fever meeting
Bartholomew County Medical Society leaders and guests convened in the City Hall council chamber for a Typhoid Fever symposium. Drs. Hurty, Wood, Morris, McCoy, Roope, Banker, Norton and Hawley spoke on definition, pathology, diagnosis, manifestations, treatment and prevention with a lively discussion on water quality and sewerage in Columbus. A banquet at St Denis followed with toasts on the physician’s role, ethics, and education.
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Bartholomew County Medical Society
Cosby
Rockcreek Township
Carmichael
Walesboro
Norton
Nortonsburg
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Holder
Roope
Hawes
Wood
Herato
Anecdote Lesson Sparks Laughs in Class
A teacher asks Johnny to use the word anecdote in a sentence. Johnny writes a punny line about a rabbit and an anecdote. Willie wonders about the dog being intelligent and loyal, while Miss Cayenne notes the paradox.
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Johnny
Weather Bet Sparks Friendly Challenge in Courtroom
A playful wager unfolds between Mr Cobble and Miss Stone over the next 24 hours weather forecast. The judge sets the stage by proposing a tomorrow meeting at a specific hour to settle the bet.
Wit and whimsy fill old papers in comic snatches
A collection of humorous quips and light exchanges from period papers. Jokes touch on letters to Uncle John, generous cleaning debts, cow requests for milk, moths in gowns, and a quiet burglary noted by a detective, all reflecting playful era wit.
Attempt to Intimidate Reported by Postman
A postman mentions a threat from a woman who promises to switch letters to another postman if he does not come along earlier, reported in the Indianapolis Journal. The exchange suggests intimidation tactics affecting mail delivery.
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Indianapolis Journal
Dividing the Task and Light Gossip Snippets
A collection of short quips from Town Topics, New York Weekly, and Puck. Dialogues touch on cultivation plots, twins, derisive city visits, and a playful toast cadence after hits and misses.
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THE
Columbus Herald
Web
Thur
Hauser & Parker
Africa
Presbyterian Church
L. K. Ong
Meyer & Bronnic
Milt
Fehring's
Msasca Beulah
Hallie Brown
Indianapolis
Rev. Hood
F. T. Crump
Olis
John Jewell
E. Sadler
Cincinnati
J. Norton
Chas. Norton
Howard Dorsey
Ira Bryson
Ed. Call
A. M. Holland
Sey
Sayde Prosser
Mable Snively
Riley
Neil Hutchins
Scipio
Roy Draper
R Ross
Eva
Vernon
McQueen
Edinburg
C.C. Smith
N. d. Smith
M. DS
St. Danis
E.A. Wood
J. L. Morris
Pathol
Ogy
G. T. McCoy
A. P. Roope
A. J. Banker
F. D. Norton
E. D. Haw
Ninth Street
Hurty
St. Denis
BR. E. Holder
S M. Voris
N. J. Hurty
C. H
Mennet
Christian Scientist
Rev
E. B. Widger
Sigmund
Samuel Wertz
W. W. Lampert
J. A Carnagey
Indianapolis News
Democrate
Bartholomew
Boone
CASS
Clinton
Fulton
Dem
Jennings
Kosciusko
Laporte
Lawrence
Madison
Marion
Miami
Morgan. Polly
Sassee Ripley
C.ceerereene
Shelby
Spencer
St. Joseph
Switzerland
Whitley
Gig Four
Central Passenger Association
J. P. Mapper
New Mexico
Southern Pacific
New York
Mr. Wickes
Mr. Lampe
Anitale
Berlin
Zoo
Sasecesers Dom
Decatur
Elkhart
Remaee
Aeeneoas
Veanersee Dem
Vee Eee
Eer
Rep Saeer
Nes
Svavere Dem
Nad Ald
Sosaey Rop
Eeeveeee
Willie Wishington
Miss Cay
Enne
Washington Star
Yonkers Statesman
Jane
Chicago Post
Detroit Journal
Cleverton
van Piper
Dashaway
Mrs. Hayseed
Mr. Hayseed
Miranda
N. Y
Puck
Mia
Mrs. Robinson
Fie
Saas
Wash. St., Worth
Dr. Mott’s Chemical CO
Clevelam
Henry J. Piel
Columbus, Ind
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Eudee
Bea Dr. Peal
Peal
Gale
Adars
Shinkle
T. E. Otto
Neta
Q. J. Noblitt
Geo. T. Maccoy, M.D
Busch
Oni Id Eyo - Permant
Marketa
Schabfar Aa
Rethwisom & May
Wqtz
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