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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1898
Page
4
On a quiet evening two lovers navigate talk of marriage and expectations. A playful exchange reveals both doubt and desire as they tease each other about who would marry whom. Their flirtation advances as their relationship hints at a future together.
A Detroit journalist recalls a theater incident at Whitney Grand where a young man asked to leave during a busy moment. The doorman, wary but curious, accepts the unusual request and the man confidently hands over a watch and chain as security. The tale ends with humor about the unlikely gamble and the manager's inability to fully recite the absurdity.
The passage argues that true attraction comes from a person's habitual kindness and character shown in their face, not just fair features. It cites Thoreau to claim nobleness refines appearance while meanness imbrates it.
Reports from Chicago News say the young Lumley, once blamed for squandering inheritance, has invested wisely by acquiring an interest in a boiler factory. The move signals confidence in a solid local business venture.
In Brooklyn Life a sympathetic exchange shows an elderly spinster and a hard of hearing bachelor debating vaccination. Tommy, 11, reluctantly bares his arm as his mother explains immunity wanes with age and time since the first inoculation.
The Fourth Indiana district Republicans invite members to a Greensburg meeting on February 6 1898 at 1130 AM to select a district committeeman. Delegates are apportioned by votes for Henry G Thayer in 1896 with county meetings planned January 22 1898 to pick delegates and a county committee member. County committees meet January 29 1898 to organize and appoint officers. James E Caskes district commissioner announces.
An experienced physician explains that avoiding heavy evening meals and keeping wrists covered prevents annoying dreams. He suggests pinning a sock to nightgown sleeves or wearing a wristlet, noting comfort on cold nights and the importance of not restricting circulation. A tiny wearable electric motor scarfpin is also described.
A humorous exchange between Fogg and Fenderson about a punctured wheel leads to a shoe store punchline as they joke about pumps and boots. The broader piece contrasts this with a parish rector's gentle warmth and long sermons in harsh weather.
The notice extols the Sentinel's wide circulation and thorough news service from the state capital and abroad. It urges readers to subscribe to The Weekly Sentinel edition and mentions Indianapolis circulation and dispatches. A separate item describes a runaway horse incident on Washington Street near the Western hotel.
A cheeky remark about women and a boastful line from a cynical boarder appears on an epitaph in the Caroline Islands quoted by the Indianapolis Journal. The exchange mocks gender and racial stereotypes in a historical newspaper fragment.
Local notices report the Rev J H Jans of the German Lutheran church at Atlanta accepting a pastoral call to Fr Wayne. The item also lists local arson, theft, and accident incidents including a dislocated ankle, a fraud claim, a grand theft near Prairietown, highway robberies, and a railroad accident, all drawn from a miscellaneous community record.
A school scene asks why the drowned bird fell in spring not season and a girl hints it lies in a ground spring. The piece shifts to San Francisco reports on dress matters and Fifth Avenue signs showing French names despite English spoken on premises.
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