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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1897
Page
3
A fragment lists a two day school program with events on Friday and Saturday including music reading writing spelling nature work violin solo vocal solo and committee reports. Names include Prof Woodruff Olcott Gantvoort Woold and Mrs Will Lincoln. Time slots run from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm with noon recess and post exercise Q and A.
Mr Oscar Deckard son of William Deckard residing near Hilkinsville accidentally shot himself on the 21st. He sat a double barreled gun by the manger and when lifting it discharged, tearing the left arm. Mrs Bettie Tabor visited friends in and around Story on the 21st and 22nd. Corn shucking is active in Brown County with William Carmichael owning about one thousand bushels and fifteen hundred more yet to husk. J G Griffett is moving from Jonesville to Nashville and will be welcomed back in Brown.
Advertises Bicola Pills as a universal remedy boosting blood for brain and spine and aiding female Regulators. Claims the Tornens of Philadelphia perfected the cure with Torvers' Little Liver Turners for infants and the weak, sold by Hauser & Parker.
A glowing tribute to Emma Salve praising her voice and performances, noting her nerves and engagements. The piece highlights Paine's celery compound as a health aid affecting weight, complexion, digestion, and overall vitality, citing a Boston letter from March 1897. It extols the product as a guardian against breakdown, with claims of improved appetite, blood, and vigor.
Notice to patrons announces the post office will close at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day and reopen for evening mails from 5 to 6 p.m. Regular early morning delivery will be made. Signed W. A. Stevens P M Bartholomew County Farmers Institute set for Hope on December 15 and 16, 1897. Pain has no show with Dr Miles Pain Pills.
Mrs W A Mooney hosted a La goniachy game evening with attendees including Mrs Dalgetta Kerr Mrs Wm Everroad Miss Randall Miss Mary Keyes Miss Stella Glassgo of Osgood Miss Belle Sergeant Miss Libbie Linton and Miss Mattie Whitten Prizes went to Miss Glassgo and Miss Sergeant.
A notice outlines exchange rights for one thousand mile tickets of the Big Four and companion lines. It lists many railroads including Ann Arbor, Baltimore & Ohio, Cleveland & Marietta, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, Michigan Central, New York Chicago & St Louis, Wabash, and others. A rebate of ten dollars is available if the cover is certified and returned within eighteen months.
City Marshal Vincent Thompson and County Clerk James Burk announce candidacies subject to Republican nominating conventions. Notices list forthcoming announcements for city and county offices and a daily or weekly insertion fee. Also includes ads for constipation remedies and accident sickness insurance offers.
In the Bartholomew Circuit Court September Term 1897 Andrew J Alexander as administrator filed his final account and vouchers for the estate of Francis M Galbraith deceased A hearing is set for December 13 1897 heirs creditors and legatees must appear and show cause why the account should not be approved Witness Clerk seal Columbus Ind November 13 1897 Gro Werner Clerk W W Lambert Att y 53 4t
A notice to gravel road contractors announces a project for setting gravel road foundations. The document directs bids and outlines scope, eligibility, and deadlines for participation.
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