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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
4
A group of seven Russians banished to Siberia were freed in San Francisco years ago. The last man was sentenced to 40 to 21 years for burglary, another was hanged for murder, and investigations show all were exiled for crimes warranting harsher punishment elsewhere.
The piece recounts Quanah Parker's romantic lineage with his mother Cynthia Ann Parker, a white captive raised among the Comanches. It notes her capture, memory of her name, and eventual return to Jackson County Texas after General McKenzie's 1874 raid.
A Hawaiʻi census reported by the Manchester Union shows Americans below three percent of the population and just over two percent of males. The article notes long-standing power held by a small minority since Queen Liliuokalani's deposition, and fears over potential loss or limitation of that power under renewed annexation pressure.
A 13 year old boy exposed naked for 45 minutes to a powerful Roentgen apparatus for a portrait developed a circular red spot on the abdomen after two weeks. The spot itched, blistered, and spread, then gradually improved with skin peeling and eventual normalcy, mirroring severe sunburn.
In Marshfield Wisconsin boys Herman Decker and Anton Muehenbach found a coffee pot in a stump containing an 1850 Upper Bank of Canada copper coin, a Spanish coin dated 181% and a Georgia claim for nine pounds sterling from 1786. They also uncovered counterfeit shin planters and four proof sheets of engraving plates for U S currency. An antique seven pound key and lock from Fleet Street London, used since the Crusades, accompanied the find.
The ad touts Pittsburg coal as high grade fuel suitable for range furnace or open fires. It promises unmatched quality and customer satisfaction, claiming no other product can rival its quality.
Bartholomew county auditors invite sealed bids for construction of ten miles of free gravel roads in Sandcreek Township Indiana. The work is split into seven divisions with precise lengths and bidding rules including bonds, etc. Bids due November 18 1897 with opening and award to follow.
The Indianapolis Sentinel proclaims large statewide circulation and abundant news from McKinley’s cabinet and administration. It highlights republican state government, foreign news, and extensive dispatches, urging readers to subscribe for both daily and weekly editions.
Train notices indicate mixed service on eastern lines 405 401 404 412 with stations resuming operations. Details remain unclear in OCR text.
The notice references connections with the Queen and Crescent Route and asks readers to contact Wo. H. Taylox Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agt. Southern Railroad Co in Louisville Ky for particulars. It includes historical price and route details for travel and shipment through Louisville and Ginelat.
A vivid description extols a colored shirt as king of attire promising a long triumphant reign. The writer praises the splendid royal display of this shirt line and its incomparable color as unbeatable, urging readers to view the pictures.
An old advertisement promises relief from constipation with Cascarets Candy Cathartie. The copy touts a guaranteed refund if not satisfied and targets druggists as the selling channel.
Real estate ads list dwellings and barns for sale on 15th 16th and Ninth streets in Columbus Indiana with varied terms including $100 down and yearly payments. Kinney Kinney at 436 Fourth St promotes fire insurance accident policies and medical plasters for rheumatism.
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