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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1897
Page
2
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A Friday fire in Av Huntinsburg Indiana destroyed a large livery barn and endangered the St George hotel. Insurance coverage reported as small.
The piece argues Jesuit settlers in South America fostered prosperity through prudent work and lasting structures from Rio de Janeiro to Bahia, contrasting them with colonists driven by profit who left ruin and oppression. It notes unconnected anecdotes on Dumas and the wheel, then covers Russia’s volunteer fleet and British graves findings in Taunton.
A dialogue fragment shows Penelope asking Colonel Kaintuck if he would endure fire and water for love. He wavers, saying he would endure some dangers but doubts about the water. The exchange appears in the New York Truth.
A garbled OCR listing shows numerous names and places across Ohio towns including Columbus and Janesville. It references county superintendent J A Wade and multiple street corner locations like Fifth and Brown and Seventh and Jackson, indicating an old municipal or school directory snapshot with scattered business and landmark entries.
The text cautions on piglet health describing that when piglets start eating solid food they may suffer scours. It advises cooking food until safe, avoiding sour or filthy slop, and recommends clean wholesome feed in moderation to prevent waste and health issues.
Brecon grants freedom to Sdelinga Watts for neighborhood benefactions. Marquis de Merinville, newly married Gwen Caldwell, heads a long-standing Limousin estate clan. War artist Mellen Prior recounts 14 campaigns and eight wounds, with multiple royal wedding attendances. Mexican magnate Maximilian Damm built a $700,000 annual mine income through a manager’s bad debt. Louvre declined a £20,000 antiquities offer. Italian minister targets illicit exports under the Pacaa law, warning officials of criminal penalties.
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