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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1898
Page
2
Citizens express support for purchasing a street sweeper as current street cleaning materials prove unsatisfactory. Though current workers are diligent they cannot remove all dust, and an electric machine would provide economical, reliable cleaning for paved streets.
The piece argues against Bel Telephone Co. efforts to curb local users and urges residents to support Citizens Company for lower rates. It claims patronizing Bell would raise costs and harm small businesses and calls for backing local industry.
The Louisville Courier-Journal emphasizes its full, accurate war reporting and prioritizes war news over politics. It notes a price cut to 50 cents yearly for the Twice a Week edition and a one year offer with the WEEKLY Sink, with cash subscriptions through the STAR office.
An advertisement promotes No-To-Bac by Sterling Remedy Co claiming it removes tobacco craving and improves vigor. It promises a cure with a booklet and sample free and lists price as 50 cents, available through druggists in Chicago and New York.
A discussion notes that the marsh marigold shines bright yellow attracting a variety of spring insects while Syrphidae flies are its main pollen dispersers. The passage also includes a quoted line from Chautauquan about color and a humorous New York World exchange on a wife’s allowance.
An aristocratic faux pas unfolds when Lady Aberdeen attempts to rectify a double no show by phoning Mr and Mrs X to join the viceregal dinner. The Xs’ prior engagement and Mrs X’s irritation trigger a tense moment at the table. Lord Aberdeen blocks further phone reminders, stating they have had enough telephoning for one day.
The San Francisco Scientific Press describes a rust prevention method for iron using ferrocyanide mixed with a flaxseed garnish and a touch of turpentine or benzol. After evaporating the alcohol, a flaxseed varnish coat forms on the metal, protecting it once rust is removed. A second metallurgy note suggests manganese as a German silver substitute with specific alloy composition.
In a exchanges from Fliegende Blatter and Cleveland Leader the text notes children receive 5 cents per cod liver oil spoonful from mamma saved in a bank, a joke about patience and thrift, and references a son joining Judge Hobbs' office and other varied observations. The excerpt also mentions Italian vineyards spanning nearly 8 million acres.
A Maltese owned by Jones has fallen under a wagon and been left in a cellar. Believed dead, the cat survived as mice fed it scraps. The mice dragged meat to the cat, then cuddled beside her, drawing curious neighbors to witness the unusual scene in Philadelphia.
Experts debate causes of steel defects noting that blowholes in ingots may lie inside rails plates and bars. Such cavities cannot be detected by tests and may persist in the head of a rail or surface flaws, challenging current inspection methods.
A Pittsburg Dispatch excerpt contrasts population growth across Europe noting Germany and England advance while France lags, arguing demographic strength fuels national power. It also discusses fashion history, praising the cape as spring utility for matrons and its adaptable style from past to present.
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