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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1897
Page
3
In Canton several hotels flaunt grand names like The Fortune Star and The Happiness to lure guests. Rooms are tiny and thin-walled with neighboring chatter and smoke from opium pipes, while tea salons hire entertainers to amuse patrons. A dog and cat stew restaurant is noted as a costly dining oddity.
Barbara Curran of East Orrington Maine preserves a two quart hand made crock of yeast brought from Ireland in 1846. She says the yeast has endured through generations since pre Cromwell times when ancestors baked for King Charles I’s troops and faced hanging.
The Chautauquan notes French imitation of India cashmere shawls after Tibet goat introduction. Experts say genuine India shawls have less even weave and brighter colors. Borders are sewn in from separate pieces. many so called real India shawls are made in France. Genuine shawls are softer due to thread spin and Tibetan goat quality.
A French missionary in China observed Chinese bite victims who ate raw dog liver within hours of exposure and reportedly avoided hydrophobia. Plinius is cited on a similar remedy, with cautious note that efficacy remains unproven. The piece also touches on spider anecdotes and early telegraphic medical curiosities.
Rates for daily and weekly advertisements list prices by inch and duration. Local ads in daily editions charge one cent per word for the first insertion and half a cent for additional insertions, with black letter locals. Special rates apply for contracts of five hundred lines or more.
Notice warns that Columbus may face a stronger wind storm than a recent event and advises obtaining a Kinney and Kinney tornado and windstorm policy. The premium is described as a small cost.
M C Dunnington, druggist, offers refund if the pills fail to cure. Advertisement notes cost as 2 cents and mentions catalog or price line 149t.
A shopper asserts resolve to reject lower quality goods and insist on items that meet exact standards, aiming to guide the selection toward superior value and fit. The stance emphasizes clear criteria, confidence in judgment, and independence from sales pressure.
A promotion from the Starjob Print Co. announces fixed rates for all services and guarantees customer satisfaction through the use of top materials and skilled labor. It invites all work with a confidence in delivering the best possible results.
A Detroit Free Press tale places a cowhand Dick at a saloon where the barkeep insults him. Dick explains he has reasons for restraint as the barkeep covers life policy plans with his widow. Dick plans a measured confrontation after the policy is in place.
A late 18th century quarrel over Colman the dramatist shows him defending his revision policy by removing profane oaths from Heir at Law and John Bull, while admitting many remain. The piece also notes odd English signs such as Do Not Ring the Bell Unless an Answer Is Required and Yankie Cyder Is Sola Here, illustrating London’s peculiar signage.
An ad announces calling for and delivering shoe work with reasonable prices and a guarantee on workmanship.
The Columbus Morning Star announces a one year clubbing deal with the Twice-a-Week Courier Journal and the Weekly Sun for 1.25. New or renewing subscribers who pay in advance receive both papers. Sample copies are mailed free on request. Subscriptions must be sent to the Columbus Morning Star, Columbus, Ind.
Nashville readers learn the great southern exposition draws nationwide interest with applications for best travel routes to reach the event city. The Bie Four offers the best eastern line to Cincinnati with through trains from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland and Columbus and from Detroit Toledo Sandusky. Direct connections with Q and C routes and the L and N railway link travelers to Cincinnati, Louisville, and surrounding points. Full information available on request.
J A Newton advertises at the Columbus Handle and Tool Company. He promises fair dealings and offers Leadus Genuine Dongolia cat but ton shoe in all sizes at $1, claiming unmatched value and urging customers to test his claims.
A fragment-sounding reverie cites how ancient merchants used wall albums to scratch trade symbols on house walls. It notes early public advertising as a necessity and mentions Lippincott's reflection on how such wall art evolved toward influential pictorial ads for commerce and art.
Mixed times show the Big Four Rail Road routes west and east with station stops Greensburg Ewington Hartsville Crossing Hope Lambert’s Miller’s and Columbus. Timetable lists arrival and departure figures indicating pm am patterns and prices at several points across the system.
Crowded cable car passengers mock a brusque conductor who gives five pennies as change. A well-dressed woman asks for a nickel instead, explaining she has no purse and the extra coin would be lost. The witty exchange amuses the carload.
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