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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1897
Page
3
A fragment notes sale of laundry soap bars at five cents with quirky brand mentions including Ive's Family Fairbanks Gr. Seal and Santa Claus. The line suggests a humorous or promotional tone with a sample pitch for cheap toilet soaps.
An essay discusses prognostications as preludes to revolutions and cites Lord Bacon. It recalls Bishop Williams predicting the Puritan rise in England and Duedeare foreseeing destruction of medieval monuments in 1641 to preserve inscriptions for future times.
A nineteenth century consumer note states druggists refund money if the remedy fails to cure. Each tablet bears the mark L. B. Q. and the advertisement asserts genuineness of the product. The fragment implies a guarantee policy and authentic branding.
The fragment shows schedule times for trains and stations such as Greensburg and Columbus, plus a passage about King Oscar of Sweden detailing his daily routines, audiences, and literary pursuits. It also includes a miscellaneous note on bicycle travel for new parents and a brief clipped quote from Roxbery Gazette.
Three times offered a baronetcy to Tennyson he refused each time in 1883 Gladstone suggested a barony but faced worry over his right to wear a lordship. He finally accepted recognizing literature as a public calling and spoke of Gladstone’s kindness. His Own Uncle recalls a medical student meeting a distinguished man whose identity remained unknown.
A chaotic discussion in Chicago leads to a mass exodus as residents clash over landlords janitors pets and children. The chairman urges a structured approach while dismissing personal attacks amid the uproar. A New York Ledger moral about beggars underscores charity versus deceit.
Deer Isle Gazette reports a Bass Harbor Maine cemetery where an aging couple long known for piety is honored after death. His tombstone shows a crown while hers bears a rose, both clearly outlined to observers who visit the grave site.
In wet muddy stalls horses risk scratches or grease heel if feet are not washed and dried. Quick cleaning at night, tepid water and castile soap for affected feet, hot poultices with powdered charcoal, a sugar or lead lotion, veterinary vaseline, and ample bedding can cure in four days. Avoid neglect and keep the horse calm.
At a Worcester Antiquarian Society gathering Senator Hoar recalls a boyhood catechism. The sample asks Where is hell and Who lives there and What do they do in hell. The dialogue reflects as a historical view of religious instruction.
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