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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1898
Page
4
Local merchants proclaim a latest style hat line with deeply discounted prices. The ad claims standout value with hats the public desires marked at 1.75 instead of 2.50 and invites customers to inspect the window to be convinced.
A Midwestern ad column promotes the Big Four Two Step with a mail offer for ten cents and options to receive a full band arrangement for twenty five cents or an orchestration for thirty five cents, plus notices about vestibule trains and excursions. The Southern railway touts fast 25 hour trips Louisville to Jacksonville with no car changes and advance berths.
The Big Four announces special round trip tickets for Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Mobile priced at one fare. Tickets go on sale February 14 to 21 with returns valid until March 19 1898 and must read via the Big Four Route. Warren J. Lynch and E O McCormick sign as officials.
The piece traces early cab design in Paris and London with Joseph Hansom's 1834 patent improving efficiency and safety. It contrasts the two seat arrangement in private cabs and frames a critique of treating the woman question as a separate social tenet, likening home and society to a wheel with balanced spokes and a strong marriage rim.
A New York Tribune report details a Boston set of crewels and silk panels titled A Calm Evening Starry Night and Dawn. The display shows landscapes with oil-like color and vivid textures.
The Greenville Times praises Mrs. Robert Somerville of Greenville as president of the Mississippi WSA, noting her cultured intellect, social prestige, and leadership in the southern suffrage movement amid anticipated regional conservatism.
A homelike scene with Mrs. Washington and her granddaughter Nellie Custis as described by Mrs. James Gibson. The piece recalls nightly routines in Philadelphia with Bible readings, prayer, and Mellie singing before sleep, illustrating disciplined family habits and their lifelong impact.
Mrs G L Reynolds promotes Sunday dinners and home comforts. John G Lay advertises a cheap shave and haircut near the Post Office. Chas Pruitt sells Christmas and New Year goods at 426 Washington St. Ferguson advertises photography and low prices at 517 Washington St. Sanders Taylor market paints and drugs at 315 Washington St. J E Ferguson claims top quality. Mrs E W Ragsdale runs a large Columbus millinery house at 423 Washington St with a bazaar and wide selection. Lee Loy boasts low prices and high value on groceries. Country lard, bacon, hams, crackers, sorghum priced. A Merchant Ceased: Orleans syrup and sugar drip listed.
Hauser and Poker advertise PH NIX Drug Store and NEW YORK STORE offering bargain winter clothing. Overcoats priced as low as $2.25 to $6.75 with discounts on blankets and other winter goods. Pharmacists promote reliability while urging trade.
The Hot Springs Arkansas Big Four route announces all three major hotels Arlington Park and Fastman will be open this winter. The resort boasts about fifty hotels and three hundred boarding houses with affordable rates. The Surgeon General endorses the waters as curative. For illustrated materials and 90 day round trip rates contact J S Smith Big Four route agent.
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