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Newspaper

Columbus Evening Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1897

Page

3

Fragmentary Names List From Historic Page

A scattered OCR snippet lists multiple personal names including Oliver Ong George Clutch Dr Shane Dick Jones Wick Larue Frank Lowman P B Ensley West Jonathan Smith Walter Coup Charles Norton John Febring and Mrs James Lash with unclear context and formatting.

Oliver Ong George Clutch Penning Dr. Shane Dick Jones Wick Larue Frank Lowman P. B. Ensley West Jonathan Smith Walter Coup Charles Norton John Febring James Lash

To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Lexative Bromo Quinine

An old ad promises a 25 cent remedy named Lexative Bromo Quinine tablets to cure a cold in one day with a refund if it fails. The genuine product bears L. B. Q. on each tablet.

Irs Rover Ladies' Home Journal

Czar Peter Wrestling Challenge Ends With Dragoon Victory

A Peter the Great tale from St Petersburg recalls the czar challenging nobles to a wrestling match. A young dragoon steps forward and agrees to the perilous terms. The soldier pins the czar with his left arm and earns lifelong free drinks at crown inns.

Peter the Great T. Petersburg Imperial Palace Peter Dragoon Herod

Big Four Trains West Schedule Notes

Train times listed for the Big Four routes to Greensburg Columbus and nearby towns. Daily service with multiple stop times shown for stations including Burney's Hartsville and Lambert's across morning and evening runs.

Lo Cint’i Ar Greensburg Atwington Burney’s Hartsville Ing Hope Miller’s Lambert’s Columbus Lv

Queen Sophia of Holland and the Iron Chancellor Tale

An anecdote from earlier royal intrigue notes Queen Sophia of the Netherlands favored Napoleon and Eugenie, then mistakes the term greatest enemy for Bismarck during an Amsterdam exhibit. The actual exhibit shows a beetle or phylloxera image harming German agriculture, not Bismarck.

Bismarck Sophia Netherlands William III of Holland Napoleon I Eugenie France Luxembourg Amsterdam Germany Westminster Gazette

Poe's 1849 Visit and The Bells Timing

The New York Tribune recalls John Sartain and Poe a few days after Poe’s 1849 stay at Sartain’s Sansom Street home. Poe feared a killer conspiracy and hid two days, even having his mustache cut to avoid recognition. Sartain notes Poe’s work on The Bells earned $15 for two stanzas and $45 overall before publication.

John Sartain Poe Sansom Street Sartain Moyahusing Teven New York Tribune

Klondike Balloon and New Mining Machine From Ottawa

The New York Sun describes Joseph de l Etoile's Klondike balloon to transport mail and passengers to the Yukon, a cigar shaped craft with a car beneath for eight people and a hot air system. Ottawa capitalists back the project, aiming to aid travel to the goldfields. E B Haycock touts a thawer and excavator to mine frozen Klondike ground year round, reducing a 24 foot shaft cost from 960 to 160 dollars per hole.

Yukon Joseph de l’Etoile de l’Etoile Interior Department Ottawa Canada Fr. de Etoile Klondike Edmonton E. B. Haycock Haycock Waycock New York Sun

Two guard dogs guard Luetgert home in Chicago tale

The article recalls Adolph Luetgert’s Chicago home watched by two dogs Major and Tige. Major sits at the porch awaiting Luetgert’s return, patrolling by day and night to guard the family, with Tige joining at times. The dogs remain devoted to Luetgert and his children despite their fierceness to strangers.

Adolph L. Luetgert Chicago Major Tige Luetgert New York Journal

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H. E. Langdon & CO Third Street Phoenix Lion Capitol Fairbanks Gr. Seal Cheap Cash Belvedere Block 3D Street Atti Joe Young Majestic Steel Columbus J. G. Swartzkopf & Sons Ulrich’s C. Ulrich Choice Brands of Cigars Tion Dan Adam Old Stand Sanders & Tailor Crump’s Theatre George Habig Fred Ulrich Fred Kollemeyer Tom Hull Chas. Jones Lee Loy Albert Owens Sandy Tooley R.ol Lambert Attorney AT Law BIG Four R. R C., H. & G. Branch EAS Dog Guards Roxbury Gazette The Worcester Antiquarian Society Hoar Worcester Hell H. L. Rost Funkhouser 6Th and Washington Street Winans Grocery IND W. . Roland, M. D ICE Acti Western Union Telegraph Office Citizens Eighth and Chestnut Streets Conham Crystal Fifth Street Telephone Bell Harrison Drake JOS. Villa Jas.f. Cox Attorney-At-Law Office Crump’s Block Court House Fifth and Jackson Streets Men & Womn Romanza Agency Sycamore St Cincinnati
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