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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1898
Page
3
The notice from General Manager Louis L. F. Lorer outlines time cards, fare rates, through baggage checks, and running guidance for trains on the Pittsburgh route. It references midnights and color descriptions, specifying parlor cars between Louisville and Chicago with Rex as a guiding instruction.
Fragmentary text references a figure described as a wonder worker and a cure promise with odd spellings. Mentions an address and uncertain names, offering little coherent event or context to report.
Daily train schedule shows westbound Big Four routes toward Cincinnati Greensburg Columbus and local stops including Burney’s Hartge Miller Lambert’s and Hopes with times ranging from morning to night. Trains operate daily except Sunday.
An old ad by Kinney and Kinney promotes insurance for fire, lightning and tornado losses, loans on real estate, accident or sickness coverage, and real estate investments. It invites property owners to rent houses and promises prompt offers, with an office at Corner Washington and Tiffh Streets.
Bartholomew Circuit Court subdivision. In the matter of Ellen B. Wallace deceased Wm B Treadway administrator has filed final settlement and vouchers The examination date is January 28 1908 Heirs creditors or legatees must appear to show cause why the account should not be approved George Werner Clerk Stansifer and Haker Attorneys Columbus Indiana
The Circuit Court returned a verdict this morning in BP H McCormack vs Mikey McLaughlin and Evans, with McCormack also granted against M McLaughlins. A Coryell murder trial drew a large crowd as witnesses were eliminated after a noon call. About fifty persons attended seymour this morning to attend the trial.
This afternoon William Smith was throwing one of his horses at his factory north of the city when the animal became unmanageable and threw him to the ground, cutting his head and injuring him. He was brought home on East Fifth Street and Dr. Kirkpatrick dressed the wound. Injury severity not yet known.
A Waterbury American item recalls a fatherless girl told of a Heavenly Father who would care for her. The child, hearing others call her “poor, fatherless,” declares that Poe has a Heavenly Father who is a shoemaker, startling the village sewing society with the blunt rebuke.
A witness says he was the last to play on the old opera house stage and swears to it under oath. The man identifies himself as a pipe man in a hose company, matching a Detroit Free Press report.
Advertisements tout Utah Kidney Beans as a cure for kidney and bladder trouble, with testimonials from E B Samuels of Hickman County Kentucky. The piece also promotes Turners products including Little Liver Turners and Wo-To-Bac, plus local notices about a vacant lot for sale and a visit by Miss Bessie Cook from Tannyhill.
Mrs. Charles Pruitt and Miss Gertie Myers went to North Vernon this morning. Mrs. Maud Newton came down from St. Louis Crossing. Miss Elizabeth Ruddick went to Indianapolis. Mrs. John Singer returned from a visit with her parents at Taylorsville.
Dr N G Smith and wife will entertain the Knights of the Maccabees and their families this evening at their home on Fourth and Brown Streets. Mrs Wim Ardery is improving at the city hospital. Miss Mattie Ardery of Burnsville visited the city today. Dr G L Curtis traveled to Jeffersonville this morning. Evangelist Moody appears to be gaining ground with the New York World. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Attempts at English on Tokyo signboards include phrases like wine beer medicines shop for umbrellas furniture from various countries prices no price changes all kinds of sundries skin products and a portman teau shop phrase from London Tit Bits reflecting early retail signage.
Reported sentiment shows Massachusetts women largely oppose suffrage in school matters and will not vote to raise salaries for women teachers. The remark highlights a reluctance to engage on educational staffing issues among female voters.
A Cleveland photographer famed for spirit pictures photographs a man claiming his mother died in the old country. The sitter reveals the mother did not die. his sister says it was a swoon and she is nearly well again. The photographer jokes that a spirit faked the image, while the man declines the portrait.
A New York Ledger excerpt argues that small gestures mean more than lavish gifts in marriage. It notes that tiny acts like a tres violet bouquet show thought, while many women seek home and wealth. but true affection values sentiment over money.
The article recalls Ludwig van Beethoven born in Bonn in a home troubled by his father’s drinking. It notes Beethoven’s restraint toward his father and his compassion when others spoke harshly of him. Adversity forged a strong character that sustained him through heavy burdens.
An excited citizen tells a detective he has seen the man sought in his suburb. The detective maps a course and notes the suspect is too smart to stay in one place, using the tip to narrow a non-location. Meteor sightings near Goodwins lead lifeboat crews to confirm falling meteors mistaken for rockets.
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