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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1898
Page
3
A compact notice highlights a bakery and lunch counter claiming top bread in the city. It notes location and the dining option described as premier for quick meals and fresh bakery goods. The item emphasizes quality and service in a local context.
Advertising copy lists dates April 4 5 18 and 19 for home seekers excursion with one fare plus 2.00 to many states including Alabama Florida Georgia North and South Carolina Arizona Arkansas Colorado Idaho Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming. Includes contact for Callon J S Smith agent Diz Four route and EL O McCormick Cincinnati April 18 notes. Also essay on women rights habits and fashion trends with Easter gowns skirts and bodices from Ladies' Home Journal.
A Boston Herald report recalls a rainy day scene where a well dressed woman in a short rain skirt receives praise from a stranger who lifts his hat and salutes her attire. The exchange highlights public approval of practical fashion and the perceived progress of women adopting these garments.
The article argues that women endure strict home confinement and notes new civil privileges won by women in Switzerland and France. Switzerland grants women as witnesses in civil cases and allows guardianship with restraints. France extends capacity to witness wills and notarizations and enables women in commerce to vote for consular judges.
A fashion note advocates home sewn silk skirts as economical and practical. Spokane official stenographer Mrs. Rose Denny earns 96 dollars monthly and revised the municipal code in 1896, work valued at 2000 dollars but done without extra pay. A New York deployment bureau comment laments domestic workers’ wage gap and job competition.
Winona Lake Indiana, near Warsaw, grows rapidly as a summer resort with the Winona Assembly and Summer School. The 1898 season opens May 15 with excursion tickets via Pennsylvania Lines and extensive facilities including a 3000 seat auditorium, amphitheatre, race track, boats, cottages, tents, and healthful recreation under noted instructors. Inquiries to Sol C. Dickey secretary Winona Lake.
The page lists prices for grain Wheat hay oats bran flour hogs cattle calves hens turkeys roosters butter eggs sugar molasses sorghum syrup maple syrup apples bananas oranges potatoes and onions by various units such as per bushel per ton per dozen or per gallon. Prices shown include wheat per bushel and oats per bushel with other items like potatoes per bushel and apples per bushel, reflecting a market rate summary.
Gyp, terrier of Martin Berry, saved four West Rye workmen by grabbing a detonator amid a blast that's killed five sticks of dynamite and burning fuse. He carried the live dynamite to his kennel, then returned to the men wagging his tail as cheers rose.
An assorted page lists several shops and trades. C Schaefer Co offers White Lilly flour and candy kitchen items. Becht's Candy Kitchen announces fresh daily candies. F M Watt markets fancy groceries and produce. John M Newcomb advertises flour feed coal lime and wood with a motto to save money. Jos Stobo Blacksmith offers hoof care and farrier services.
Henry Meier offers coal wood feed grain and lime at 515 4th Street with trade value guarantee. Bruning and Yvonstrohe advertise Curry freshland line of fruit and vegetables plus Baltimore oysters and country meat. Call 194 720 Sycamore St for details and service.
A clustered display of 19th century ads listing F Donner watches jewelry and optics. Carman boarding stable. Hughes groceries. L C Moore Shoe Co sale. Wayland Wells groceries. Hartman butter eggs poultry buyer. Mo Scott baker crackers. Clarence W Adams drugs and wallpaper.
Seed potatoes including Triumphs and Six Weeks plus standard Northern and Eastern varieties are available at George's Grocery, 227 2nd Street. The Hummer Shoe Store advertises goods paid for by E E Waddington with 95e cash, and features fine footwear at low prices.
A collage of ads lists vendors selling air tight heaters, steel ranges, boys and girls skates, groceries, mince meat and Baltimore oysters, one price clothiers, coal wood and feed, blacksmithing, broms, and fashion livery with specials.
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