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Newspaper

Columbus Evening Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1898

Page

3

Train Schedule Notes and Mixed Gibberish From OCR

Fragmented OCR text mentions trains running daily except Monday with unclear details. The legible parts reference schedules and numbers but lack coherent context or verifiable facts.

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Fragmentary text shows unclear names and places with no coherent event or dates. The readable phrases reference a local scene and people but lack decisive actions or outcomes to summarize. The piece appears fragmented and requires clearer context to extract a proper news item.

Wss Aiba

Beethovens Early Life and Family Struggles

The passage recalls Beethoven as a boy born in a small town to a father with drinking troubles. It notes constant upheaval at home, harsh lessons from adversity, and the development of a strong character that endured heavy burdens.

Re Ahastiens Youthoven Beethoven Tie Geethoven

Thorns to Sit Upon Kidney Cure Ad Claims

An old advertisement warns that signs of kidney and bladder trouble include pain, feverishness, and fatigue. It promotes Utah Kidney Beans as a cure, claims testimonial from Hickman County official ER B. Samuels, and mentions Turners of Philadelphia and local agents HausER Parker. Also notes Turners Little Liver Pills as a laxative and after dinner aid.

Utah Philadelphia ER. B. Samuels Hickman County Clinton Kentucky

Local Notes and Social Items From the City

Miss Stella Sims returns from Tay lorsville after a week with her sister Mrs Richards. Mrs John Donaker and son of Indianapolis arrive to visit her mother Mrs Ardery at the city hospital. Dr Frank Doty of North Vernon in the city. Otto Wayland leaves for St Louis to be away awhile. Rumor of L Holcratt cigar store closed by creditors. Geo Boullie claims $40. Money to loan at 6 2 5 percent. Miss Gertrude Jeb indisposed. Democratic county convention set for Saturday February 12. Editors acknowledge invitation to attend Rushville courthouse project reception. Sousa march Stars and Stripes Forever discussed. concert at Crump's Theatre Wednesday afternoon. Peculiar freak noted about widow Nune, five master from Waycross. tree struck by lightning twice, damage inside smokehouse, clothes wire melted, pecans thriving. Atlanta Constitution.

John Philip Sousa Europe Sam Sousa Maud Reese Davies Jennie Floyle Crump’s ‘Theatre Nune Waycross Atlanta Constitution

Detective uses citizen tip to narrow suspect area

A citizen tells a detective that he has seen the man sought, pointing to a suburb where he lives. The detective thanks him, marks a map, and notes the criminal is too smart to stay put, using the lead to rule out locations instead of sending units.

Washington Star

The Sweet Pea Origins and Great Dane Traits

The article notes the sweet pea origins in Sicily and Ceylon around 1700 and advises spring planting as soon as the soil can be tilled. It also reviews the Great Dane, describing its German mastiff roots, size, temperament, and presence as a boarhound with imposing, yet courteous, behavior.

Sicily Ceylon

Portable hospital telephone aids sickroom communication

Pearson's Weekly describes the portable hospital telephone as a low effort device for infectious patients to speak with family, reducing isolation and travel needs. Hospitals may find it invaluable while private homes gain a method to maintain contact and request items without leaving the sickroom.

Pearson's Weekly

Publishing a Bath Maine Paper Without a Press

General Joseph O Smith of Maine recalls printing a paper long ago in Bath without a press. He describes laying type on a washstand with a hired girl sitting on it for weight to transfer ink, producing good impressions for 200 copies per edition.

Joseph 8. Smith Maine Bath United States

Rambling ascent tales and an irritable dawn

James Payn recalls climbing Helvellyn from Thirlmere to view sunrise, with a late night guide and a friend's sly prompt that the sunset might be equally lovely. He contrasts this with a dean rebuke from a student who called 7 am an inconvenient hour, wishing for 4 or 5.

James Payn Helvellyn Thirlmere Payn

The Limit and a Gentle Inquiry at the Hotel

A kindly old man asks Tommie about family while at a hotel. Tommie replies with humor stating he has many brothers to burn but only one papa, revealing a playful exchange in Harper's Bazaar style.

Tommie L Brothers Papas Harper's Bazar

Forest vanish in 50 years per statistician

A statistician warns that within fifty years no trees will remain in the country. He notes that every year 600,000 acres of timber are cut to supply sleepers for the railways.

Questioning Proposal in a Cautious Exchange

Rehoboth Sunday Herald notes a terse exchange about proposing with a cautious reply. The piece highlights a broader issue of trade between Britain and Belgium, where old worn horses are shipped from English ports to Antwerp and Ghent in pitiful condition.

Great Britain Belgium Antwer Ghent

Love Triangle Dilemma Stuns Readers in New York World

Marie confesses an impossible choice between two loves while Mirtis comments on the embarrassment. Marie says she cannot choose yet fears neither suitor can act decisively, leaving a tangled romantic situation to unfold in the New York World.

Marie Mirtis New York

Confounding Caddie Quip Rings Through Brooklyn Life

A lighthearted jab from Brooklyn Life humorists jokes about a caddie who disappears only at the tee. The playful line mocks a spectator’s quip and the elusive helper in golf slang.

Brooklyn

Greek Old Maids and Marriage Customs in Society

The Philadelphia Times notes in a cultural survey that in Greece old maid status is a severe disgrace, with girls betrothed young and marriages arranged for economic provision. Education focuses on social polish, languages, and refined arts while painting and domestic skills are emphasized for courtly life.

Greece Philadelphia Times

Treatment For Rheumatism By Ant Bath Immunity Cure

The Bresian peasants near Moscow use ant bath therapy for rheumatism. A sack with ants, eggs, and sometimes hill earth is sealed and placed in a warm bath. Formic acid fumes irritate the skin, drawing out the disease and easing pains, but overexposure risks skin disorganization.

Moscow New York Commercial

Clothes and the Man and a Canadian Statesman

A Canadian political figure, on the way to a friend in Quebec, asks an Irishman for Mr Hunter’s home. The guide warns and reveals Hunter has already hired a servant, prompting the statesman to buy a new hat. The anecdote highlights the tailor’s role in social perception.

Quebec the Inquirer Mr. Hunter

Elopement Plot Sparks Debate Over Wives at Barrage Office

A Chicago Post excerpt notes a New York widower applying at an immigration barge office seeking a wife described as respectable kind, patient, good looking, good with children, and obedient. The remark frames the man’s request as a blunt, judgmental measure of suitability.

New York Chicago Post

Willing a Tooth and other fragments of lore

A collage of quotations on dentistry and economy from rival papers. It notes a fugitive from a dentist chair tallying 80 hammer blows per gold piece and mentions Wadkin’s views on economy and debt. It also cites a British Museum glass lion head from Egypt’s eleventh dynasty and a toad secret used for shin gles in South America.

New York Times British Museum

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