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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1897
Page
4
A jumbled mix of ads and snippets. A Chicago farm paper promotion offers special club rates to readers in Jeffersonville Indiana. Also reports a cliff accident at Charlestown landing where a man survived a fall with injuries after half a day of calling for help.
A collage of quips and snatches from various papers. It mentions rain in Cleveland and a woman in a cowboy hat near Virginia, plus snippets about railroad business and a mock apology from Colonel Blood.
A humorous clash unfolds as a suitor asks for a daughter's hand and is met with a blunt question about his means. The exchange highlights parental prudence and social expectations in a compact oddity from the era.
The Columbus Fuel and Ice Co delivers well screened high grade Pittsburg and Anthracite coal for stoves. Their Cracker Jack Nut Coal burns clean with no clinkers and double screening. They also stock dry beech stove wood and kindling at their yards. Columbus Fuel & Ice Co. 413 Wash. St.
A collage of short, dated quips from 19th or early 20th century newspapers. Notes on women's behavior at voting, gossip about widows and daughters, and socialite manners. Witty exchanges illustrate public life and gender norms of the era.
An advertisement notes sale via the Southern, through Louisville and Cincinnati on the Queen and Crescent Route with best routes and schedules. Contact Wo. H. Taylor, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Southern Railroad Company, January 198. Also mentions Prof Grimes of Anderson Indiana and a life annuity story from 1850 to present, detailing a $410 yearly payment totaling $8,200.
Claim states Cascarvets candy cathartic promises relief from constipation with 1c or 2c doses and offers refund if it fails to cure. The notice outlines a consumer remedy and money back guarantee governed by druggists.
Local notice advertises a furnished room for rent at the corner of 5th and Chestnut. Inquiries directed to the office via phone or address. Consumer health ad promotes Cancarets Candy Cathartic promising relief from constipation with money back guarantee. Also mentions wallpaper closing sale and a Paris police court quip about repeated convictions, attributed to a London Globe exchange.
An old Indiana newspaper ad extols Dr Miles nerve plasters as a remedy for rheumatism. It promotes subscriptions to The Sentinel with bold claims of broad circulation and extensive coverage of McKinley era news.
An OCR read shows fragmented references to eastbound tracks numbered 405 401 404 412 with repeated words mixed. The readable text appears to be part of a timetable or station note, lacking a clear event, date, or organization.
An old advertisement touts Lexative Bromo Quinine tablets as a one day cure for colds. It promises a refund from druggists if the remedy fails and lists a price of 25 cents.
For gale or trade two story dwelling in Hartsville with ten acres of ground. Dwellings and lots on 15th street and on Ninth street offered with varying down payments and yearly terms. One house near street car stable on 16th street priced at 350 with half cash and half in a year. Insurance and accident policies promoted by Kinney & Kinney at 436 Fourth Street Columbus Indiana.
An ornate ad praises a colored shirt as kingly and long lasting with grand imagery. It touts a splendid assortment and asserts the color as irresistibly pleasing, urging readers to see the lavish display.
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