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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1896
Page
3
The document lists county and city officers including treasurer and sheriff, court meeting schedules, and a long roster of township supervisors and commissioners. It also details city offices, mayor and clerk, and a numbered map of fire alarm box locations at intersections and works sites across the area.
Taking effect November 15 trains will depart from Pennsylvania Passenger Depot for Indianapolis Louisville Madison Cambridge City and other cities with daily and Sunday schedules. Central Union and Long Distance Telephone Companies announce nationwide connections and copper metallic circuits with emphasis on new long distance service for subscribers.
A historical profile praises John R McLean and the Cincinnati Enquirer for steady pricing, broad truth telling, and expanding readership. It notes a upswing of 200000 new Weekly Enquirer subscribers and asserts the paper serves diverse business interests with faithful, enterprise driven management.
A collection of anecdotes and questions on suicide, psychology, and curious physics. Doctors discuss why young women in poverty seek death, and a physician notes monotony drives some to end their lives. A St. Louis answer explains weight at the earth’s center. A comic domestic scene shows a family debating an eleven year old’s finances.
An observer notes Rome houses rarely show 18 with many showing 12b or 14. In Berlin a merchant asked to change No 19 to 12b but was refused while in Frankfort owners of No 13 can change figures by simple application to authorities.
A Dublin journalist recalls a late night Liffey incident where a drowning man is told he is late for the last edition. The piece cites George Du Maurier’s portrait and a note on heraldic crowns, naming nine crown varieties and their insignia.
The article discusses theories on homing pigeon navigation, arguing sight and landmark memory as key. It details training steps, eye and skull characteristics, chest and wing design, and age-based progression from 10 weeks to race readiness, citing Mr. Starr and European fanciers, with emphasis on endurance and brain development.
A fragmentary reminiscence discusses Mark Twain’s disdain for interviews and his belief that his written work often surpassed any dialogue. It mentions Rudyard Kipling and hints at themes of memory, color symbolism, and faded sentiments from a dated source.
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