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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1897
Page
3
An emperor scathes Li Taotai for relying on a borrowed reputation in a court audience. The Taotai, pressed about English knowledge, answers yes and is overwhelmed by questions in English, then forced to kowtow. The emperor orders him to keep an English book under his nose for three years to improve.
An old South Park policeman told the Chicago Tribune that sparrows now dominate city parks and branches. He recalled a time of thrushes robins and warblers, but bicycles and crowds have driven birds from nests and roosts, leaving sparrows as the sole visitors.
The piece describes Duluth and Superior, Wisconsin, as rival Lake Superior towns bound by the St Louis River. It notes a proposed bridge, stalled by debates in Congress and state senators, with Quay pushing for action and Vilas opposing until the span is completed.
A New York Herald observation notes the modern fixation on quotations. People pepper speech with famous lines like The last rose of summer and A thing of beauty is a joy forever, while misquoting or overusing phrases, revealing a culture of ready quotes.
The notice lists pricing for display ads by inch and time span including daily weekly and monthly rates, with special locals pricing for word counts and contract terms. It mentions discounts for long and yearly ad contracts and a note on charge increments and contract expirations.
A compressed notice urges Columbus residents to consider Kinney & Kinney tornado and windstorm insurance. It positions the policy as affordable, though noting a cost. The message hints at preparing for severe weather.
M C Dunnington druggist refunds the money if they fail to cure. 25c. Refuse inferior articles offered in stores. You know what you want better than the storekeeper. Use decisive selection for health remedies in local ads.
The Star offers printing work with good materials and guaranteed satisfaction. It invites all work and promises top quality at reasonable, consistent prices.
Kinney and Turrin announce a clubbing deal sending the Twice a Week Courier Journal and the Columbus Morning Star for 1.25 to renewing or new subscribers who pay in advance. Sample copies are mailed free on application. Offers valid for Columbus Indiana readers.
Public notices advertise rail connections to Nashville Tenn. for the Great Southern Exposition including through service to Cincinnati from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland and Columbus and connections via Q and C Route and I N Ry with full information on request. Local ads promote Columbus Handle and Tool Company products and a sale on Leadus Genuine Dongolia road boot shoes at $1 by J A Newton.
A fragment describes Chinese tea houses with small rooms where travelers sleep and overhear neighbors. Tea saloons employ singers and ventriloquists to entertain drinkers. It notes a dog and eat meat restaurant serving stews labeled as tabby and Fido, sometimes priced higher if the animal is black.
Barbara Curran of East Orrington Maine preserves a two-quart brown crock of yeast said to have sailed from Ireland in 1846. Renewed with potatoes during voyage and kept alive through generations since Cromwell times, the yeast connects Curran ancestry to Civil War era breadmaking and family lore.
The Chautauquan notes that French made imitations of Tibet goat cashmere shawls are highly exact. Experts say genuine India shawls differ in weave uniformity and brighter colors. Real shawls often have borders woven in small pieces stitched to the center and then sewn to size, with centers and borders produced separately.
A French missionary in China witnessed two carriers killed by a mad dog and heard Chinese claim a safe preventive: eating raw dog liver after bite, within a set time, may prevent hydrophobia. Some suggest cooking the liver and drinking broth if raw intake is impossible. The method warrants investigation as a sopathic precursor to Pasteur Roch work. Jenny Lind’s last public appearance noted in England on July 23, 1883 for Railway Servants Benevolent Fund.
Train times list for multiple stations includes departures and arrivals in both directions. Several stops such as Greensburg Ewington Burney's Hartsville and Hope show varying morning and evening times across the two daily runs.
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