24 Aug 1897
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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1897
Page
1
A mix of society items notes on illness births travel and local events from Orinoco area. Mrs Will Cotton critically ill and Mrs Wm Shoemaker improving. Birth of a fine boy to A Strauss and wife. Various visits sales and legal notices with names such as Leasman Von Strode Holland and Nolting. Church gathering and a Sunday school picnic announced.
Wm. Snively donated fine plumbs this office. Wm. Beaver and Edd Ritzenthaler fined $1 each by Esq. Palmer. Tilton Collier and Smith Simpson dismissed after trouble on North Washington street. A young lady laments rain spoiling a buggy ride plan. Bartholomew County Teachers Institute convened at the High School, likely a week. Josiah Beaty worsened, Mrs. John Maring and Mina Fern Wetio ill, a Dunlap child on North Washington improving, Mrs. Ben Patterson recovering from malaria.
A compact collage notes press paying demands and editorials. It references a bank keeping hours to aid farmers, liquor shipments bound for Klondike, humorous jabs at public figures, and crude threats over road taxes and subscriptions in Kansas papers.
Mrs. Geo Angerman will lead her Sunday School Class to Harris Grove for a picnic this afternoon.
Local notes show Miss Grace and Carrie Rapp returning from Shelbyville, Lottie Brockman from Shelbyville, and Grodon Davis visiting family before returning to Louisville. Several others also travel or visit Madison Indianapolis Edinburg and Chicago for visits and work with Institute and ministry exams mentioned.
Mrs. Vincent Browning lies ill with no improvement at her Pearl Street home. Wm. Swank of Ohio township visited the city. Humorous notices recount a soda counter woes and various social jests. Mentions of politics, price shifts, and local dinners fill the column with light society and economic quips.
Chicago News notes a call for a live collector positions offering earnings. McKinley era references appear with Ethan A Hitchcock as Russia minister. The Star teases a Christmas prize for a reader with a coupon, urging humility in success.
A historical formula table explains how to calculate interest for any principal over a number of days. It lists rates from four to twenty four percent and provides the divisor for days to compute interest, with instructions on decimal placement for dollars and cents.
A large cluster of exceptionally fine plums was delivered to the office by Dr. Shane from his own orchard. The meat was delicious and the doctor’s generosity is noted with thanks. A Mexico City dispatch reports the government considers amassing a gold stock due to falling silver prices, with proposed tax exemptions for new mines and heavy taxes on gold exports.
The hay and corn crops are reported large, promising fatter livestock and stronger farm returns. Indiana optimism grows as industry and manufacturing rebound. anecdotal notes cite improved conditions in South Bend and St Joseph County, with tariff-driven demand cited by woolen mills nationwide.
Baseball standings overview shows team records and winning percentages across Western League entries. Teams listed include Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburg Louisville Philadelphia Brooklyn St. Louis Indianapolis Columbus St Paul Milwaukee Detroit Grand Rapids and more with wins losses and percentages.
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