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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1901
Page
3
Fair weather to continue with cooler temperatures tonight and Tuesday. Local items include Rev Weddel visiting Ogilville, a couple planning marriage, bankruptcy petition by F M Newcomb, Geo Scheidt's return from Oklahoma, W C T U meeting details, a poison vine incident, farm labor shortages, police temperament notes from Taunton, civil service remarks, and a letter from Buchanan Michigan about Grain-O coffee substitute.
James C. Taylor sues Minnie Glanton Lon Glanton and Jacob Hartman in circuit court over a note signed by Minnie Glanton as principal with Lon Glanton and Hartman as sureties. The note for 290 dollars was linked to Cal Hunter who arranged the loan. Glanton and Hartman deny signing the note. The case may reveal sensational details in court. Also noted: partition sale of 233 acres in German township from Michael Hartman estate brought 16 075 dollars, auctioneer Thos Winnedge praised. John P Vollmer, Lewiston banker, visits Columbia after 35 years. Also references to political doubts about McKinley and cabinet decisions. Also miscellaneous items: a horse and buggy for sale, Kirt Robinson buying a Washington cigar store, and frost protection in Rhine vineyards.
Miss Ida Gossage visits Weatfield College instructor plans summer in Scott county. Ednn Banker to Indianapolis to visit aunt Mrs Chas Ford. E E Frost of Indianapolis returns home after visit. Families travel to visit ill relatives in St Louis and Cincinnati. Commencement at Bloomington for Nina and Adah Hawley. Max Hawley graduates. Society notices include Miss Lillie Rost entertaining friends in honor of Harry Carfield. Married pair Jasper Good and Ida Phillips wed in Nashville. Local train schedule changes take effect May 26 with various routes to Indianapolis Chicago Seymour Louisville Madison and Camb City branches.
A humor piece recalls an Ohio girl who bets she can attract a husband by advertising and then wins the bet. The exchange includes a quip about a rival betting she would pay double advertising rates if she could lose him as she won him.
A Chicago Daily News quote notes that with will a man can find a path and cope as he begins a downhill descent, signaling perseverance despite decline.
A collage of light humor and quips from newspapers including Washington Star New York Weekly Yonkers Statesman and Chicago Daily News touches on minor life moments travel pests and dating with witty exchanges and sharp one lines. The snippets feature a medical student start in life reflections on aging hair color gray horses and social manners.
A collage of light rumor and quips from period columns features jests about education marriage and commute etiquette. The mix includes gossipy snippets from Chicago New York and Boston papers with witticisms on love poverty and Irish wit.
An advertisement touts a remedy claimed to restore health by aiding the stomach nerves and kidneys. It promises to strengthen the entire system and cure underlying causes, inviting readers to write Fern Bank Chemical Co for a free test edition and one dollar weekly supply.
Three travelers who departed New York aboard the steamship St. Paul last week paid for twelve additional firemen to ensure they could keep a dinner engagement in London next Wednesday evening. A new trolley line from New York to Connecticut aims for sixty mile per hour service outside city limits. A quip notes a woman before a mirror feels unsettled. Berlin records show the deepest cold on January 13 and highest heat on July 22 over fifty years.
A Corfu physician testifies to Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills aiding a long diagnosed epilepsy case later found to be nervous disorder due to menstrual issues. Other testimonials from St Clairsville and Sistersville praise relief of nervousness pain sleep and improved strength. Boxes priced 50 cents or six for 2 50 with Dr A W Chase signature on each box.
A regional advertisement extols Asheville North Carolina as the center of the land of the sky with balmy air scenic beauty and ample hotel accommodations. It highlights Southern Railway access from all directions and round trip tickets year round and cites postal agents and offices in Chicago St Louis and Washington as points of contact.
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