President and Mrs Cleveland to dine with McKinleys in Washington
A New York Times Washington dispatch reports President and Mrs Cleveland will invite Mr and Mrs McKinley to dine the day before the inauguration. Mrs McKinley to arrive March 2 and stay at Ebbit house while Mr Cleveland plans a post presidency move to New York.
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Ole Cleveland
Harrison
New York Times
Washington
Cleveland
Mas
McKinley
NcKinley
New York City
Pulitzer Buys Jekyl Island Home for Winters
Joseph Pulitzer owner of the New York World purchases the Furness cottage on Jekyl Island for 45000 dollars in cash and plans winter stays with telegraph links. A dredgeboat near the cottage caused noise prompting Pulitzer to offer 100 dollars a day to halt work until his departure.
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Wnee
World
Wilk
Jekyl Island
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
W. B. Furness
Phildelphia
Jekyl Sound
Peanut commerce and navy boost cited by Judge Christiancy
Judge Christiancy extols peanuts as a major global commerce item ranking just behind bananas and notes widespread European markets from Paris to London. The article also covers the battleship Iowa’s official trials off Massachusetts coast, its speed surpassing targets, and a $200,000 bonus to builders the Cramp Company. It ends with a note on the French poodle's 14 carat jewel encrusted regalia for aristocratic lap dogs.
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Christiancy
Pension Office
Washington Star
Paris
London
Italy
Germany
England
Europe
Towa
Massachusetts
Cramps
Philadelphia
Blind Heiress Alice A Holmes In Jersey City
Miss Alice A Holmes a Jersey City heiress recently inherited over 500000 and remains a blind septuagenarian who spent years in poverty. She pursues charitable work and supported herself through music teaching while blind since age fourteen. Her Californian brother previously aided her but she refused to rely on him.
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Alice A. Holies
Miss Holmes
Pennsylvania
California
Jersey City
Ashim
Classified Advertising Rates From Local Paper
The notice lists advertising rates by duration and size for daily and weekly inserts. Rates include one inch ads from one month to one year, with higher costs for longer commitments and scalable charges for locals and multiple insertions. Special rates apply for local advertising contracts of 500 lines or more.
Kinney & Kinney Windstorm Policy Ad
Columbus readers urged to secure tornado and windstorm coverage with Kinney and Kinney. The note hints at anticipated severe weather and minimal cost for protection, citing a budget friendly policy option.
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Kinney & Kinney
Carter's Cascara Pills Claim Cure for Sick Headache
Advertising copy promises a cure for sick headache with Carter's Cascara Pills and offers a refund through druggist M. C. Dunnington. It urges consumers to refuse inferior articles and trust their own knowledge over store clerks.
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Carter
M. C. Dunnington
SYTARJOB PRINT Co Advertisement
The Star presents a notice that SYTARJOB PRINT Co offers guaranteed quality work at fair prices. It pledges reliable service and satisfaction for all solicited jobs using good materials.
Special clubbing offer for daily papers in Columbus
The Columbus Morning Star announces a combined subscription deal with the Twice-a-week Courier-Journal and the Weekly Star. For new or renewing subscribers who pay in advance, one year of both papers costs 1.25 dollars. Sample copies are mailed free on request. All orders go to Columbus Morning Star, Columbus, Indiana.
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Courier—Journal
The
Weekly
Star
Courier-Journal
curier—Journal
Great Southern Exposition draws travel interest
Nashville Tenn Marist state Nov 1 reports intense interest in the great southern exposition. The "Big Four" offers best routes with through trains to Cincinnati from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland Columbus Detroit Toledo Sandusky Chicago Benton Harbor to Cincinnati and Louisville. Direct connections with Q and C Route and L N Ry. Full info available on request.
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Nashville Tenn
Marist
Dealer Promises Fair Terms On Dry Handle Factory Wood
J A Newton advertises Leadus Genuine Dongolia rot and Dry Handle Factory wood at $1 per unit. He pledges not to pressure buyers and asserts easy returns if goods are unavailable, claiming unbeatable prices and reliable supply.
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J. A. Newton
Prudence in a Saloon Bystander Saga
In a Detroit Free Press item a cowboy named Dick sits in a saloon when a friend asks about a barkeep who accused him and bullied him for an hour. Dick explains he has reasons, fears no longer, and plans to confront the barkeep later with the widower’s claim of life insurance.
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Detroit Free Press
Widder
Dramatist Colman's License and London Signs
A British playwright Colman defends his revision practices while admitting oaths in plays may disfigure scenes. A New York report notes his pleasure in a good pun yet regret for bad lines. American visitors in London observe quirky signs and habits such as do not ring bells, mail slots, and humorous Yankee signage.
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Colman
House of Commons
New York Advertiser
John Bull
London
New York Mail and Express
Strand
Bank of England
Ancient Advertisements on House Walls and Early Public Adverts
The article traces how ancient merchants scratched trade symbols on wall Albums to advertise goods. It notes the emergence of pictorial public advertising, a precursor to modern commercial art, and captions its early role as a necessity in commerce.
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Lippincott
Mixed Train Timetable Reading West and East Routes
Train schedule fragment shows Big Four R R H G branch departures and arrivals. Stations listed Greensburg Ewington Hartsville Crossing Hope Miller's Lambert's and Burney's with mixed pm am times and fares.
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Lv. Cint’l Ar
Greensburg
Ewington
Burney’s
Hartsville Crossing
If Hope
Miller's
Lambert's
Crushed Conductor Outwitted by Clever Passenger
Crowded cable car scene described as a passenger defies a rude conductor who refused a nickel change. A well‑dressed woman asks for a nickel instead of five pennies to avoid losing a coin, prompting a witty exchange that amused nearby riders.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
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Sytarjob Print Co
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Mienaber
Central—169
Anteed
WM Anderson
Boot and Shoe Maker
Ton and
Franklin
Jas.f. Cox
Attorney-At-Law
Crump Court House
Men & Womn
Romanza Agency
Sycamore St
Cincinnati
Rogers & Bro
Seth Thomas
H. L. Rost
Washingon St
Funkhouser
6Th
Washington ‘Street
Winans Grocery
W. C. Roland M.D
OFICE
Griffith
Fifth St
Western Union Telegraph Office
Citizens
Plane
Eighth and
Chestnut Streets
BIG Four
R. R
H. & G. Branch
Fifth and
Jackson Streets
Attorney
At-Law
Drake
Messinger
Veeder Cyclometers
Morgan & Wright Tires
Reeves Seward
Silverman's
Silverman’s
Ir Columbus
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