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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1897
Page
4
Owens and Williams advertise space telephone numbers Central No 188 and Citizens No 187 offering home ownership with rent savings. They promote flexible terms, direct or through Building and Loan, and invite interest in farm or home investments in the New South with frequent excursions and slow rates.
A lengthy classified advert lists No 116s through No 99 properties including cottages barns and farms. Items include 08 Cotize Ave locations between Ninth and Tenth Streets, 40 acre Harrison Township tract, 28 acre Clifty Township farm, and 140 acre Brown County holdings. Prices range from 700 to 2 600 with trades offered for city property. notes mention wells cisterns barns coal sheds and R R track proximity.
The Columbus Gas Light and Wake Co stockholders are notified of the annual election of five directors on Monday April 19 at the office 312 Washington Street. Polls open from 2 to 4 p.m. C. M. Krever Secretary. April 9, 1997.
The Citizens Telephone Co provides telephone connections with all towns in the county at no charge to subscribers. Prospective customers should contact the Manager for rates and terms, with rates described as reasonable and service guaranteed.
Dr J Corbett of the Surgical Hotel in Columbus Ohio will hold free consultations at Belvedere Columbus Indiana on Thursday April 19 1897 and then monthly. He offers free diagnosis and prescriptions if needed and will answer by correspondence between visits. The notice also promotes Easter woolen suit display and tailoring for a perfect fit.
Dan Cheatham died in a southern prison Sunday after being sent up on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. Columbus gas utility growth and new factories are mentioned as prospects for the town.
Druggist M. GC. Dunnington offers refunds if the Cascara Pills sold by Teke Carter fail to cure. The notice mentions price 25r and 149t as payment references.
The column mentions Liutz Niagara bicycles at J A Georges and a new bicycle livery at 509 Washingtonst. It also cites a jumble of ads and notes about shops, paints, hats, and a G A R building sale promo. The report references marriage rumors about W D Wells and Miss Cora Kimble in Columbus. verification unsuccessful per the Edinburg Tribune notice.
Cheap John announces a new photograph gallery with cabinet photos priced at $1.49 per dozen and discounts on furniture finishes and ladies wear. The ad promotes low prices, plain figures, and various shoe and fashion items alongside job work and wall paints at Stahlhut’s.
The English Flustrated Magazine notes a Turkish plot to massacre Armenians and accuses authorities of arming mobs. Witnesses describe police complicity and widespread killings, while guests express repugnance to fish diets amid Bosphorus drownings and arson accusations.
A New York Mail and Express tale recalls two young society men who, rushing to a Lenox dance, hide in a baggage car to dress as the train rocks along at speed. The conductor discovers them, one arrives in proper attire though lacking a tie and shoes, and the pair make the party despite the 80 minute delay.
An oysterman near Huntingfield pulled a rare catch when a perfect young oyster measuring 2.24% inches was found wedged inside the mouth of an old clay pipe. The oyster was so tightly lodged it could not be removed without breaking the pipe.
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