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Newspaper

Columbus Evening Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1898

Page

3

Notice to Heirs Creditors In Bartholomew Circuit Court

In Bartholomew Circuit Court December 1 1897 notice that Wm B Treadway administrator of Fen B Wallace estate has filed final settlement. The court will examine January 28 1808. Heirs creditors legatees and interested parties must appear to show cause or prove heirship. Clerk Greeves Winger Columbus Indiana. Attorneys Stansifer Baker.

Bartholomew Circuit Court Ellen L. Wallace Wm. B. Treadway Fen B. Wallace Circuit Court Columbus Indiana Greeves Winger Stansifer & Baker

Notice to Heirs and Creditors in Reed Estate

Notice is given in the Bartholomew Circuit Court December Term 1897 that Charles S. Reed administrator of the Nathan Reed, deceased, has filed final settlement. The court will examine the account on January 10, 1898, and all creditors, legatees, and heirs must appear to show cause why the settlement should not be approved.

Bartholomew Circuit Court Nathan Reed Chas. S. Reed Circuit Court

Granny's Yarbs Calmed No One But Drove Boy Toward Death

A poem by J. L. Heaton depicts Granny dosing a sick boy with calomel and various herbs. She administered catnip tea tansy boneset and rubs while feeding blue masa pills until the child weakened. The doctor later arrived and Felks declared Granny responsible for the boy's death.

The Value of Small Courtesies in Daily Life

The article emphasizes saying thank you as a simple act with wide impact. It cites Edward Bok on expressing gratitude for small favors and urges extending thanks beyond Thanksgiving while recognizing courtesy as essential to a brighter, better world.

Edward W. Bok Ladies Home Journal

Ancient music said to cure minds and bodies in old lore

The New York Ledger notes historians claim music calms Achilles harpists quiets sedition and cures diseases. It cites Mirandola Theophrastus Thebans Zenocrates and Phrygian pipe examples while admitting the belief borders on superstition though many cures are attributed to music.

Achilles Damon Asclepiades Corybantes Cybele Pindar Mirandola Theophrastus Zenocrates New York Ledger

Apartment House Nuisances Debate at Women’s Club

A meeting of the Woman's Advanced Thought and Practical Experience club shifts to a symposium on apartment house nuisances. Members eagerly anticipate discussing landlords, janitors, children and dogs, and flat building gossip in a planned, phased discussion.

Klondike Balloon Might Transform Snow Travel to Yukon

Ottawa inventor Joseph de l Etoile displays a cigar shaped airship designed to carry eight passengers with hot air propulsion and a detachable car. The project, backed by Ottawa capitalists, aims to speed mail to the goldfields and promises a trial in coming days.

Yukon Joseph de l’Etoile deEtoile Interior Department Ottawa Canada L. de l’Htoile Klondike Thenterprise Edmonton E. B. Haycock Haycock Jaycock New York Sun

Luetgert guard dogs defend Chicago home amid custody

The Luetgert home in Chicago is guarded by two dogs Major and Tige after his incarceration. Major sits on the porch awaiting Luetgert’s return and patrols by day and night, while Tige sometimes joins. Both dogs are loyal to Luetgert and his children, playing with them and learning tricks.

Adolph L. Luetgert Chicago Major Tige Luetgert New York Journal

Telegraph reform urged by Paris Chamber of Commerce

At a meeting of the British chamber of commerce in Paris, E J Hemebryk urged faster telegrams in France. He noted Liverpool to New York replies in three minutes versus Paris to New York five hours, with Austria taking six to seven hours. He cited Liverpool merchants telegraphing via Havre to beat direct delays. The Paris chamber agreed to study reform.

British Chamber of Commerce Paris E J. Hemebryk Liverpool Commierce Paris France New York Austria Havre United Kingdom

Prognostications and the Storm Ahead in History

The piece argues that major moral and political revolutions are often preceded by prognostications. It cites Lord Bacon and Bishop Williams as foreseeing upheavals, and notes Dugdale predicting destruction of monuments in 1641 while preserving inscriptions for the future.

Lord Bacon Bishop Williams Charles I England Dugdale

Tennyson Declines Peerage Barony Offer From Gladstone

In 1883 Gladstone offered Alfred Lord Tennyson a barony to honor literature. Tennyson refused repeatedly, insisting on remaining plain Mr Tennyson. He was finally persuaded that literature deserved public recognition, acknowledging Gladstone's friendship and the nation's esteem.

Tennyson Gladstone House of Lords Mr Gladstone Mr Tennyson Hingland Hamilton W Mabie Atlantia

Enigmatic Teasers on Charity and Justice From a Turbulent Ledger

A fragment from the New York Ledger reflects on charity and the moral cost of helping the sick beggar. It recalls a tale of a man who wheeled a beggar onto his horse, later regretting disclosure to avoid hindering relief for others. The piece frames the donor’s silence as a test of honesty in tough times.

Seegar New York Ledger

A Cemetery Story From Maine’s Lass Harbor

In a cold Sunday at Lass Harbor Maine an aged couple known for piety and charitable works rests in peace. Their graves bear inscribed ages and names with tombstones showing a crown and a tall blooming rose, witnessed by many visitors to the cemetery.

Lass Harbor Deer Isle

Also Mentioned on This Page

Estate and Loans Joe Young Jos. Villa Jas EL Cox Crump’s Tollet Choice Brands of Cigars Tion Dan Adam Old Stand Sanders & Tailor John Johnny Felks J. L. Heaton THE Dog Guards John Sartain Poe Sansom Street Teven Paris Chamber Paris Messenger the Peerage Maine Funkhouser Washington Street Winans Grocery Ind Giilildis Ulrich’s C. Ulrich, Prop Crump’s Theatre Wm. Calder Donazetta Bros Otto's ICH Iriffith Stover Western Union Telegraph Office Citizens Eighth and Chestnut Streets Conham Crystal Fifth Street Harrison Mit DRAKE Lambert Attorney AT Law Ron Firth and Jackson Streets Agen iVax
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