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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1897
Page
4
In San Diego County a veteran traveler describes his honey business with 144 beehives cared for by his son. He reports a 40,000 pound honey yield last season, bees living 45 days, and a single hive value of 2.50 dollars.
The Klondike balloon by Joseph de l Etoile in Ottawa aims to ease snow route mail to the Yukon while Adolph L. Luetgert’s Chicago home is watched by two guard dogs Major and Tige. A New York Sun report details the thawer excavator mining device by E B Haycock and the pawnbroker joke ends in LondonAnswers style.
James Burk announces himself as candidate for county clerk subject to the Republican nominating convention. Davin Phillips tabulates the county clerk race with Burk seeking party ballot support.
The Sentinel claims the widest circulation in the state and promises a year of very interesting news. It highlights McKinley era cabinet, administration, and state capital affairs as sources of abundant information for readers.
An old advertisement claims Jid-To Bac helps quit tobacco easily forever and makes users strong. It promises a 500 count or 81 sample kit, with a Sterling Remedy Co address in New York.
E J Hemebryk, vice president of the Liverpool chamber of commerce, urged the Paris chamber to press for faster telegram delivery in France. He cited Liverpool to New York responses in three minutes and Paris to New York taking five hours, with Austria sometimes six to seven hours. He noted Liverpool merchants’ use of Havre via New York to cut delays, while blaming no English postoffice. The Paris Chamber pledged serious consideration.
The New York Tribune recalls John Sartain’s memory of Poe’s last visit to his Sansom Street house in 1849. Poe, recently released from Moyamensing for intoxication, feared a conspiracy to kill him and hid for two days. Sartain even cut Poe’s mustache at his request. Poe’s poem The Bells earned $15 for two stanzas and $45 after added revisions before publication.
A Wells Fargo messenger on the Santa Fe line faced two wildcats in a cage en route to Martin’s Ferry Ohio. The two 56 and 40 pound cats fought fiercely, damaging the cage until only one 90 pound survivor remained. The note records the messenger’s close call and the grim outcome of the encounter. Also mentions meteors observed near Goodwins lights as ships in distress.
Fragmentary notice notes Cord3 advertising merit. Mentions 80 popular substitutes and known quantities. Version unclear. reads as a local advert or legal notice fragment with uncertain names and actions.
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