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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1897
Page
2
The snippet outlines advertising rates and terms including daily and weekly classifications, word counts, and discount structures. It mentions one cent per word for first insertions, half cent for additional insertions, and special rates for local contracts of 500 lines or more with monthly charges.
Fimz at Kansas City Wednesday destroyed property to the amount of $75,000.
Louisville Baseball Club official PULLIAM has offered 5900 dollars for Cincinnati Shortstop Corcoran, prompting trade talks between the clubs as the market for infield talent heats up.
The Mississippi at New Orleans has risen to 18.7 feet above the low-water mark, marking a new record and surpassing the previous high by eight-tenths of a foot. The flood level threatens nearby areas and advisories may follow.
After six ballots in the Kentucky General Assembly, Democrats allied with Hunter refused to aid a quorum again. The Hunter forces signaled willingness to adjourn, though Hunter still required two votes to win election.
Several thousand men labor to save levees below Vicksburg as relief work expands through the inundated district and hopes of raising a trap this year fade away.
An old fragment notes Catarrhetic candies and remedies with a refund offer. Mentions 15312 Hon. Geo. W. Cooper now in Ft Worth Texas and Ike feeling fatigued after travel. Paper dyes at Stahlhuth's.
An assortment of ads and notices includes George E Ellis promoting wallpaper and mouldings, a new carpet and matting line at rock bottom prices, and bicycle-related sales at George’s bicycle store. A report notes visiting youths hosted by Edinburg officials and local newspaper subscription offers.
The ad copy touts a new gallery opening and cheap items including Photographic prints at $1.49 per dozen, Rainbow paints sold by Stahlhuth, ladies wear like gowns and hats shown at the White House, and room for rent on Washington Street with inquiries at George Werner's meat market. It also invites business cuts at the STAR office.
A list from a historical newspaper shows numerous street names and intersections across towns such as Columbus, Union, and Nortonbury. Names like J. A. Wade County Supt and addresses at Fifth and Brown, Seventh and Jackson, Sycamore, and Chestnut appear among scattered place references.
J A George’s at 509 Washington Street advertises dry handle wood and 11 2 cards for 1 with prices undercutting rivals. Shoes and sandals for men women and children priced plainly with glassy taglines and bold claims of value.
Stockholders of the Columbus Gas Light and wake Co. are notified of the annual election for five directors on Monday April 19 at their office 312 Washington Street. Polls open from 2:04 p.m. M Kener Secretary April 6 1897.
The battered seal is a seven line Greek inscription found in 1871 by Clermont-Ganneau near the mosque of Omar. It declares that no foreigner may enter the sanctuary and those caught will be responsible for their death, aligning with Josephus on Herod's temple barriers. The tablet is tied to parts of the inner sanctuary guarding the approach of unholy feet and is considered the most ancient Greek inscription from Jerusalem unearthed in archaeological work.
The viceroy Li Hung Chang chose Marguerite Wang and Dr Hu King Eng to represent China and its women at the 1898 Women’s Congress in London. Marguerite sought education in America but was betrothed abroad and forced home under consular rules, while Miss Hartford aided her journey back.
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