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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1898
Page
4
A citizen tells a detective the suspect is in the suburb as the detective consults a map. The passage also critiques Frances E. Willard on prohibition and suffrage, contrasting her advocacy with her views on reform and vote rights.
An old advertisement touts No-l'o Bac to quit tobacco easily and forever. It claims to make weak men strong and offers a booklet and free sample from Remedy Co. in Chicago New York with prices 50c or 1.
KAEO Cincinnati Ohio April 26th to May 1st one and one third fare round trip Tickets on sale April 23 24 25 26 27 28 good returning until May 4 1888 For full details call J B Smith agent Big Four Route or address E O McCormick Pass Traf Mgr WankrReEn J Lyncg Asst Gen Pass Tkt Agt For perfume lovers Fehrings drug store Wanted a middle aged woman or old girl for general house work Apply 1404 Mechanic street
Chicago Inter Ocean notes garters evolve with fashion and health views. It contrasts bright silk elastic designs with suspender garters, citing comfort issues and shifting preferences away from waist belts and tight corsets toward simpler stocking supports. The piece jokes that ultimate comfort may lie in a simple flannel strip.
Boston Herald recounts a rainy day encounter at Lincoln street crossing where a well dressed woman in a rainy day skirt received a formal compliment from a stranger who declared the garment worthy of respect. The exchange cheers the practicality and cleanliness of the short skirt amid wet streets.
A compact discussion explores how family life adapts to evolving social norms. It examines women's roles within the home and the impact of tradition on domestic life, noting tensions between customs and modern expectations.
A fragment describes a children’s game where a master calls the fool to identify objects chosen by players, with the fool carried off if correct. It also notes a moral reflection on the cost of raising a boy and reports Henrietta Scholder, a New York City child prodigy who, at five, imitates piano lessons, later performing with cellist Karl Grienauer.
A vivid, disjointed dialogue captures Algernon Alfred and others discussing children with fits mumps and whooping cough. Seraphina is blamed playfully for mischief while a young widow opens a barber shop with a sign reading Miss Boyd Barber.
A jumble of storefront pitches from 315 Washington to 423 Washington, listing services and products. Barber John G Lay offers shaves and haircuts. Sanders & Taylor dealers in paints drugs and oils. Ferguson photographer at 517 Washington. Wye Chy SANDERS & TAYLOR and Breining Co advertise hats millinery and stoves.
An odd ad copy touts reliability and satisfaction with tailored suits made to order by M Born Co Chicago and offers suits at 13.59 dollars and pants at 3.50 with orders taken at a New York store. It mentions Hauser Parker Pharmacistic and a promise of no experimentation.
WM. DONHOLT, manufacturer. Booth and Shoes offer first class shoemaking and all kinds of repairing. Prices to suit the times.
Grocer M A Snively at 16th and Home Ave offers finest groceries with low prices. Frank McNeal at 702 Chestnut Street is headquarters for fine delicacies and a cordial reception awaits patrons.
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