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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1897
Page
3
Instructions explain voting with a blue pencil in the circle around the eagle for straight Republican tickets at the August election. The new rule requires an X inside the circle, not a dot, with the pencil supplied by election officials, and only one name per ticket.
A fragmented election guide describes how to mark ballots with a blue pencil, rules to avoid invalid ballots, and penalties for possessing official ballots. It shifts to a 1892 Cleveland campaign comparison of free traders and protectionists, noting tariff debates and party performance, then ad copy about straw hats and sales at local shops.
Rates list for one inch ads across durations from one month to one year. Includes daily and weekly, with per word charges for run-ons and special rates for local contracts. Also notes yearly contracts billed monthly, and typography in black letters.
The Columbus Morning Star offers a twice weekly Courier-Journal combo for one year at 25 cents, available to renewing subscribers who pay in advance or new subscribers paying in advance. Sample copies of Courier-Journal sent free on application. Subscriptions must be sent to Columbus Morning Star, Columbus, Ind. Ninney & Turpin.
Nashville May 1 to November 1 marks the Great Southern Exposition attracting nationwide attention. The Bia Four lines offer through service from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland and Columbus to Cincinnati with connections to the Q and C Route and Jo NJ Ry. Voters are instructed to use a pencil and place a cross in the eagle circle on the ballot.
Mixed schedule shows departures and arrivals between Greensburg and Columbus Indiana with listed stops including Burney's Hartsville Crossing Hope Miller's Lambert's and end at Columbus. Agent J.8 Sori notes trains operate daily except Sunday with morning and evening times across routes by station.
A physician warns cyclists not to take cold baths when fatigued, urging a tepid bath first and pulse checks after long rides. The piece blends other items on superstitious house repairs, a Sing Sing education anecdote, a Chestnut Street cafe Angora cat tale, and a barber shop mishap with a toothpick and a startled cat.
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