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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1897
Page
3
The article describes a lavish Burgundy wedding with multiple banquets and grand carriages, noting 69 guests drank 59 champagne bottles at one dinner along with wines and liqueurs. It details high expenses borne by parents and the bridegroom to cover outfits, ceremonies, and persistent merriment over three days.
In a Pittsburgh News report, a witness testifies under cross-examination that he spent fifteen months in prison at Andersonville. The attorney emphasizes this detail to cast doubt on the defense, while the witness remains calm and steady, reinforcing his testimony.
Odd wartime style fragment recounts smugglers or officers at a border post where a captain and a private exchange tobacco and cigars in a terse scene. The language hints at a comical misunderstanding and a terse reply about chewing tobacco, with a tone reminiscent of a dated military anecdote.
A bicyclist argues with a policeman over being stopped for alleged scorching as she pedaled under six miles per hour. The tale shifts to a lamp flare and a curious odor revealing a red hot lamp near her bloomers, followed by a note on tears cooling the eyes.
The piece surveys fashionable winter garments including coat bodices with lace trim, faced cloth gowns, and stylish jackets with fur accents. It highlights wool fabrics rivaling silk in quality, mink-bordered collars, sealskin jackets, delicate collaretti, and the empire sack-back coat gaining favor this season.
The Washington Star reports a scene at the capitol where two young children aged four and six wandered among the crowd after their guardians were separated. The moment shows a childlike view clashing with formal surroundings as the youngsters drift near the north entrance.
Four pairs of children slip past a tall legislator at a doorway as they chase Auntie through a crowded corridor. Two maids dash after, declaring the room was full of men and Auntie had gone the other way.
The Spanish minister feared a senatorial Havana trip to probe Maceo's death, but Secretary Foster reassured him it was a holiday pleasure visit. The exchange ended with the minister resolving the trip was merely a peek-neek and no threat.
Col. Wallace Jones, United States consul general at Rome, visits the United States. The Floridian, serving a decade in Italy, is praised for wit and tact. His quick reply to Queen Margherita, who asked his home state, cites Florida as the Utaloy of America, winning court favor.
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