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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1898
Page
3
Letters rage over adding two and a half feet to Washington Street sidewalks claiming it wastes space while others say it would future proof the avenue. The Times mocks Jimmie Marsh and his influence, noting Columbus should not heed his advice. Ice cream at Febrings.
The column lists visitors and departures in Cambridge City and nearby areas, updates on health data for Indiana including marriages births and deaths, plus notices of local residents' travels, a hospital recovery, a blacksmith accident, insurance employment moves, ongoing illnesses, and local advertisements for wallpaper and a daily paper. It also mentions a forthcoming berry train schedule, G A R memorial services, and a debt settlement notice.
A Sunday excursion from Columbus to Louisville is offered at 1.25 for a round trip with an 8:45 a.m. departure and 6:10 p.m. return. The Indy Maemercher will join to help celebrate Louisville Leiderkranz’s fiftieth festival. Republican meetings in Clay and Nineveh townships set delegates for upcoming conventions. Rest. Hann Ice cream at Fehrings. Union Township Republicans plan May 28 gathering at school No. 3 for a state convention delegate.
A historical price roundup shows grain and farm produce in a county market, listing Wheat Bran Corn Hay Flour Oats Hogs Cattle Calves Turkeys Butter Eggs Sugar Molasses Syrup Maple syrup Apples Bananas Oranges Potatoes and Coffee with unit prices per bushel ton cwt and per pound or dozen. The entry reflects a period market snapshot with varied figures.
Henry Von Fange operates a neighborhood grocery at corner 11 and Sycamore offering fresh eggs canned goods apple butter and dried fruits. prompt service and delivery available with orders solicited.
Top two girls at Mrs Fe low's restaurant offer square meals for twenty cents. Citizens Phone 234. Q J Noblitt, Druggist. Albums, bibles, books of all kinds, toilet cases, gloves and handkerchiefs, a most complete line in the city.
Prall and Dennison advertise dentistry offering crowns and bridge work, avoiding dentures, with a promise to fit teeth without plates and caution not to extract teeth before visiting.
Advertisement list for awivtDSON & Henderson and others outlines furniture rockers millinery groceries drugs and hardware. Mentions Armours Star hams city hotel coffee sellers blacksmith shoer tailors and barbers with prices and offerings. Also advertises Breining Co furniture and stoves and a carload of binder twine.
Voters in East precinct Rockcreek township meet at Burnsville on Friday June 8 to choose nine delegates for the county convention in Columbus on June 4. Ice cream soda served at Fehring's.
An advertisement offers Triumphs and 91 Weeks early seed potatoes, standard Northern and Eastern varieties, at George's Grocery 227 2nd Street. Chas Danforth promises prompt fulfillment of mail orders for broms and related items.
A. L. Hartman sells butter eggs and poultry at top market price. Scott’s Baker and Grocer promotes crackers at 522 Washington St. John M. Newcomb offers flour feed coal lime wool with motto Always the Best always the cheapest and phone 143. Bruning Yonstrophe advertises fresh fruit vegetables Baltimore oysters and country meat from 19472 Sycamore St with satisfaction guaranteed.
Features include F Donneh leading in watches clocks jewelry and optical goods with fine repair service. Willer Carman offers boarding and stable care at competitive weekly rates. John Hughes promotes top groceries and fresh produce. L C Moore Shoe Co. reports a major ownership sale impacting stock. Fred Wolland showcases airtight heaters stoves and skate offerings.
A fragment advertises H. T. Burnett & Co as grocers offering Baltimore oysters and a line of McCormick mowers and reapers. It mentions the corner of Second and Jackson Streets and the Citizens' Phone 167.
The readable text shows partial phrases about demands and standing by them, but no coherent event or identifiable people, organizations, or places to ground a news card.
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