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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1897
Page
3
New York Ledger notes wood can yield liquid pyroligneous acid and wood alcohol, with 16,000 acres cleared annually for this process. It also details costly pipes, including meerschaum with amber or gold mounts, jewels, and prices from 15 to 250 dollars, sold as fine gifts or luxury items.
The article explains how logging railroads replace snow sledges, with spurs reaching deep forests, fans of tamarack skids guiding logs to tracks, and horses pulling freight cars along steep grades. It notes the risk of derailment and the role of powerful mountain climber engines in mining regions, as described in The Story of a Pine Board.
London reports a dramatic $30,000,000 year over year rise in post office savings bank deposits. Government weighs lowering interest to curb thrift abuses by wealthy savers using the system, amid difficulty finding safe investments and concerns over public funds.
A 1897 Boston letter lauds Paine's celery compound as a nerve strengthener and health restorer. It claims weight gain, improved complexion, cleaner bowels kidneys and skin, plus relief from headaches rheumatism neuralgia and nervous debility. The testimonial links better appetite digestion and overall vigor to regular use.
An advertisement touts Bicola Pills as a universal remedy for sleeplessness nervousness loss of appetite and other troubles said to shatter the constitution. The pills are claimed to improve the heart lungs and nerves by purifying the blood and are marketed as a female regulator.
CURNErs of Philadelphia advertises TURNERS Little Liver pills marketed as a perfect food and a new discovery for the weak and little ones. Sold by HAUSER & PARKER with additional notes about a soft coal heater for sale at the office.
A list of one thousand mile tickets from major railroads is provided. Tickets are nontransferable, sell for 30 dollars, with a 10 dollar rebate if used by the original purchaser and returned with proper certification within eighteen months. Signatories include E. O. Mcconmicus and Warren J. Lynch.
City Marshal Vincent Thompson and County Clerk James Burk announce candidacies for their respective offices, subject to the Republican nominating convention. The paper will publish candidate notices at $2 daily or weekly until after the convention. the ad suggests the market rewards assertive bids and warns against substitutes.
Andrew J. Alexander as administrator of Francis M. Galbraith deceased has filed his final account in the Bartholomew Circuit Court. The examination will occur December 13, 1897, in Columbus Indiana. Heirs creditors and legatees must appear to show cause why the account should not be approved. Witness the Clerk GEO WERNER Columbus Ind November 13 1897. W W Lambert Attorney.
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