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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1896
Page
2
City editor notes Post Office Crinunians Irediana class matter. Local conditions forecast for thirty six hours ending p m December 30 1896. Cloudy weather with possible light showers tonight and Wednesday.
Local physicians discuss a pending New Zealand bill to prevent enbaumotives from entering the country. The proposal would penalize ship captains who bring aboard or share cabins with passengers suffering from lung disease and hold captains personally liable for illnesses gained on voyage.
A fanciful duel between Pierrot and the Marquis de Sainte-Marie unfolds as a sparrow and a blackbird clash. Pistols fail as rustling leaves signal under a chestnut, Pierrot is wounded, then a sword duel leaves Sainte-Marie badly wounded.
A dramatic courtroom scene unfolds as a lawyer berates a hostler for speaking loudly. The witness, insisting he cannot shout, confirms he drank coffee with sugar. The attorney implies stronger substances, while the hostler deflects, maintaining a tense exchange before the cadence shifts.
An advertisement declares a toilet preparation the only product with anti zig modic properties that cures Chappa and pimples while keeping skin clear smooth and elastic. Sold in 25c bottles through Ernest Stahlhuth & Co Druggist Columbus Ind.
Streets and officials listed for county offices and city government. Includes county commissioners district names and meeting dates, county assessor and other county officers, and city officers for Columbus and surrounding towns. Also lists mail routes and daily schedules for Indiana towns and state court calendars and meetings.
The column surveys water power from sun driven evaporation and snow deposition highlands. It notes coral below 40 fathoms dies, and throws light on leather like horse tendons. It mentions alkali works near Pola and salt deposits, Santoria excavations, and Dr Willer von Gaertringen identifying ancient sites. It reports Great Western Railway with 2,500 miles of rails, 52,000 workers, weekly revenue of 200000 pounds, capital over 80 million pounds. It adds star brightness relative to the moon and introduces Lucium from monazite sand with atomic weight 104 for a Welsbach gaslight.
Central Union and Long Distance Telephone lines link Columbus with major U S cities. The company offers copper circuits and long distance equipment ready to service subscribers. Rates available on application or by contact with the manager.
In the 30 year arc since reforms began, New York’s death rate fell about 25 percent, aided by cleaner streets and better living conditions. A record heat wave tested resilience, yet infant mortality remained notably low, reflecting improved public health and sanitation. Jacob Riis notes the sanitarian progress in Century.
A San Luis Obispo County gas well described by a correspondent "breathes" by blowing out gas for three hours in settled weather then drawing air for three hours, a cycle repeating until weather changes. Before storms as barometric pressure falls the gas emission time shortens.
The Centra Union Telephone Company announces an apparatus allowing two or more subscribers to share a line without interference. The improvement reduces annoyances of party line service and aims to offer high quality, low cost options for grounded or metallic circuits. Rates will be quoted on application to the manager.
A compiled directory lists fire alarm boxes by intersection and landmark. Entries include cross streets such as 12-Second and Jackson, 138-Fifth and Brown, 11-Fifth and Washington, and 67-Seventh and Orinoco Avenue, among others like Mooney's Fannery and Starch Works.
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