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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1897
Page
4
In Greenland, Arkansas, on April 16 two Hegson brothers aged 9 and 15 committed death by their own action while parents were away at Fayetteville. They dressed in their best clothes, wrote farewell notes pinned to the floor, took strychnine and died before any return.
Ada Sprague visits sister in Seymour while Mrs Nelson returns home from Seymour. Saloon opening in old A Strauss room. Marlett and Kellar wed at Joshua Nail home. Airship sighting claim amid barber shop scene. J A Georges promotes Niagara bicycles and new livery. Various sales, hats, carpets, and clothing ads fill the page.
The advertisement urges men to adopt new Spring art with exclusive Eastertide suiting. It promotes a varied stock of weolens and patterns, arguing ready-made suits lack individuality and that only a tailor can ensure a perfect fit.
Grace McDonald managed Sloptown with Frank Barrett leading the Fourth Ward. Jesse Philips hit a home run for Sloptown and Herb Grisler answered with a homer for the Fourth Ward, in a sunny afternoon matchup noted as the play of the game.
Mrs Dr Shane hosted a gathering with Mrs Hersch of Indianapolis as the guest of honor. Progressive euchre and refreshments highlighted the evening. Honors went to Miss Linton, Mrs W J Lucas, and Mrs W Beck.
A Tuesday morning continuation announces a feature titled Trials and Troubles of a Government Special in the Kentusky Mountains. The author, a city resident, asserts the narrative is based on factual events rather than fiction.
Preachers including presiding elder Town and the Sweet Songster of Israel led services at the Indiana Annual Conference with Easter program activities scheduled throughout the day. The township teachers institute met at the south school building with full attendance. morning session discussed “The Civilization of Europe” led by C. E. Bruce, Lynne Thompson, and George Wheeler.
Ten acres and a two story house with barn in Hartsville to trade for Columbus property or farm. Also a dwelling with barn and full lot in Columbus offered for sale cheap with small down payment or monthly terms. Inquiries to Ladd E. H. Kinney.
Paris Temps reports two Lionnet brothers once famous as a singing duo died weeks apart in misery and likely starvation. A music book they owned concealed three 500 franc bills, hidden by a wealthy English host who had given the book as a fragile gift of Nadand songs.
The Chicago Times-Herald notes a Dreidic tradition where a mistletoe sprig grants a man a kiss if the girl consents. Curtains hang mistletoe near chandeliers or doors during Christmas and now on hats, a trend seen this year. The piece hints at temptation among men in relation to the new practice.
A laborer nearly ran into disaster escaping a freight train when a nearby woman shouted for help. He thanked her and walked away as the express thundered by. The narrative shifts to a report on a lord mayor's officers and a clothier firm's odd exports to African kings, including uniforms and crowns.
An invention from Vienna, the pneumatophor, allows breathing in smoke and fumes. In its satchel it weighs four kilograms and provides air for about forty five minutes. It has passed tests by the Vienna fire department and in Silesian coal mines with great success.
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