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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1897
Page
2
The Columbus Star lists city editors and staff with date stamping. Charles A Turpin is noted as city editor and Gertrude Jett as society reporter for Columbus Indiana, August 16, 1897.
A Detroit Free Press account portrays a cowboy in a saloon resisting a barkeep who insulted him. The man explains his restraint stems from reasons, including a life policy negotiated for the barkeep's widow. The narrative ends with him planning to confront the barkeep and then the widow.
Dramatist Colman testifies before a House of Commons theatrical inquiry saying he removes oaths in revisions but admits many remain. He disapproves of profane swearing as disfiguring scenes though he notes pride in his work and regrets only that some bad lines slipped in.
A black cat wandered into the Bristol Methodist Episcopal church on a recent Sunday evening. It roamed the choir loft and pulpit before the pastor gently removed it. The scene drew lighthearted remarks as worship began, with the pastor calling the cat a good omen.
A man in a black frock coat drops a silver quarter at a Detroit grocer’s counter. The clerk insists the finder must have dropped it, while the claimant asserts ownership and boasts about moves and propriety. The exchange ends with the grocer returning the coin.
Mrs Nansen at Christiania welcomed a carrier pigeon that had been away 30 months, then 80 months total, delivering a message from Fridtjof Nansen about his expedition. The bird flew across blizzards and seas to return home, prompting awe at the animal's endurance.
Superintendent Kimball recalls two boys harmed by poison ivy who tried leaves as medicine after reading a claim they could be harmless. They discovered fine dust on the leaf underside and tested whether each side mattered, leading to the mortality tale told by the life saving service official.
The Engineering and Mining Journal notes Denmark's government and private rail projects provide very cheap travel. A government bill aims to abolish return tickets, issuing direct tickets between all stations. The plan offers third class travel across roughly 300 by 200 miles for under $1.50, about a 50 percent reduction.
A collage of old ads promising Cascarets candy cathartic for constipation with discounts and refunds. Also a recruitment notice from The Dominion Company seeking travel agents in Indiana offering $65 monthly plus expenses. Additional lines promote Clarefate cooling product and No-To-Bac tobacco cure quotes.
An Arkansas observer recalls a vast gnat infestation along the St Francis River bottom lands. The pests do not bite but swarm faces and nest in mouths nostrils and ears, with larvae destroying membranes and killing livestock and game. Planters burn logs to create smoke to drive them away.
A young couple leaves a theater supper and debates the old adage about walking after dinner. The man tries a poetic sigh to cover carfare while the woman demands honesty and a loan, prompting reflections on the coming man and woman.
Sale notice for ladies footwear with oxford shoes discounted from $2.00 to $1.50. Limited quantities available.
A vivid field report describes a flooded plain near Jeanette's creek where paddling is free and vast flocks of ducks and geese fill the air. The writer notes dozens of duck species and hundreds of thousands of birds visible across the endless marshes likened to English fens.
The Sentinel advertises its wide circulation and timely coverage of McKinley era politics, cabinet news, state capital happenings, and foreign dispatches. It promotes daily and weekly subscriptions and emphasizes its thorough service and extensive news reach across Indiana.
Readers learn how royal travel includes bed linen and quilts for comfort. Queen's tapissiers oversee packing, with two lingerers in service: one travels with the court, the other at Windsor. Grand Duke Paul of Russia employs a built in movable bed due to height.
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