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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1897
Page
4
The Star reports on a watch contest with total votes up to date and a prize of a gold watch. Participants named include Misa Emma Ping Beryl May Ollie Smith Susie Wilson Hi Jones Walter Waltman Leonard Lay and others amid a finish fight tone.
NCLE Ezekiel Obe ar assessor and tax collector of Beverly Massachusetts reports reaching his 80th life milestone and credits Dr Miles Restorative Nervine with restoring sleep appetite and energy after years of sleeplessness and nervous heart trouble. He endorses the medicine and offers to provide full particulars to inquirers. Dr Miles remedies are sold with a guarantee and a free heart and nerve diseases booklet.
Vincent Thompson announces candidacy for City Marshal subject to the Republican primary. David Parks as County Clerk records James Burk announcing for County Clerk under the Republican nominating convention.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with Lexative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It offers a 25 cent price and a refund if no cure, noting the genuine product bears L B Q on each tablet.
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper advertising thousands mile train tickets from Big Four lines with many railroads listed. It notes books sell for 30 dollars non transferable, with a ten dollar rebate if used by the original purchaser within eighteen months and certification requirements.
Dr Miles nerve plasters for rheumnailam advertised alongside heating wood and a Columbus based handle and tool company.
A Pittsburg Dispatch report describes Beta McCabe a four year old girl in Troy New York with severe mood swings alternating between friendly play and violent rage She reportedly injured her infant brother and later acted bizarrely at Union Station sitting on tracks then tearing a cell is necessary She allegedly harmed other children by stuffing buttons and beans into ears and nostrils in a striking case of early psychopathy in a child.
A diver aboard the Ironsides off Morris Island, South Carolina, faced crushing danger as the ship swung with the rising tide. He crawled under the keel to inspect damage while risking suffocation, and narrowly freed himself with one arm badly crushed.
The notice invites travel beyond Indianapolis on the Big Four line with tickets available via telephone 35. J S Smith is listed as ticket agent, with Warren J Lynch as assistant general ticket and pass traffic manager in Cincinnati. December 7 and 21 departures announced. Bartholomew County Farmers Institute to be held at Hope December 15–16, with speakers T B Terry and Mrs W W Stevens and premiums for farm products.
Andrew J. Alexander as administrator files final account for the estate of Francis M. Galbraith deceased. The Bartholomew Circuit Court will examine the account on December 13, 1897 in Columbus Indiana. Heirs creditors and legatees must appear and show cause if any. Clerk GEO. Werner seals the decree.
The Indianapolis paper touts its broad coverage of McKinley’s cabinet and administration policies, state government under Republicans, and expansive dispatches from Indiana and abroad. Subscribers urged to join as the weekly edition expands to twelve pages.
An OCR fragment touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as the wonderful medical discovery of the age. It promises cleansing of the system, dispelling colds, curing headache and biliousness, and every constipation issue. It urges purchase of eight boxes for 50 cents and notes druggists sell and guarantee the cure.
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