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Newspaper

Columbus Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1897

Page

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Sunshine Incubators and J A George Wooddeal on Washington

A terse note mentions Washington street activity involving Sunshine Incubators and J A George with references to substantial wood dealings or loads.

Literary Notes on Aldrich Verne Bjornson Carman and Colvin

Thomas Bailey Aldrich writes Judith and MHolofernes to be staged in London next spring Miss Nethersole plans a London production Sidney Colvin advances on a Stevenson biography with sixteen to eighteen months before publication Verne plans a world country themed story cycle Bjornson comments on Ibsen pessimism Canadian born Buss Carman cites Browning Emerson Arnold Swinburne as influences and is about thirty five years old.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich Judith Mholofernes Miss Nethersole London Sidney Colvin Robert Louis Stevenson Mr. Colvin Jules Verne Bjornsterne Bjornson Ibsen Norway Buss Carman Fredericton New Brunswick Bliss Concord Mass University of New Brunswick Hartford Edinburg Browning Emerson Arnold Swinburne Carman

Coffin Nails Drive Boy to Lunacy Adjudication

The Vincennes Sun reports Harry Woods a thirteen year old boy was adjudged insane by a lunacy commission after heavy smoking of cigarettes. Doctors treated the boy whose mind deteriorated and hallucinations led to unmanageable behavior. The commission named Squires McCoy and McClure found him unsound minded. The hospital notified the Southern Indiana Hospital for the Insane and the community offers sympathy to the parents.

Vincennes Sun Harry Woods East End Bloomington

Freight wreck disrupts Big Four traffic at Brookville yards

A freight wreck in Brookville Lyp. on February 6 after spreading rails derailed eight cars and partially wrecked them. Big Four traffic was suspended but no injuries were reported.

Brookville Lyp

Brave Women Rescue Woman From West Main Fire

Fire at James Lantz residence on West Main street in Xenia started in Mrs Bonner room an invalid. Mrs Lantz braved the blaze and rescued her but suffered serious burns. Property loss about 300 dollars.

Xenia James Lantz West Main Street Bonner

Humorist Snickers Seeks Change From Chestnuts

Life quotes a playful exchange where Mr. Pompon offers a bag of peanuts to the humorist Snickers. The humorist ponders the idea of a change from chestnuts, noting the irony with a thoughtful response.

Mr. Pompon Snickers

Noted Vaudeville Babes and Stage Tricks Dominate Northwest Tour

The Stage reports James O Niel shows in the northwest as Fanny Davenport resists imitation and Jessie Bartlett Davis laments too many actresses. Chauncy Olcott features a St Bernard in Sweet Inniscarra while Frederick Paulding earns 500 dollars weekly in New York vaudeville. The Herrmann company garners success in New England and Bancroft the magician astonishes Kansas City diners with a levitated wine illusion.

James O’niel Northwest Fanny Davenport Jessie Bartlett Davis Herrmann New England Herrman Adelaide Herrman

Fashion notes and home care tips from a woman's column

The coat style flatters the figure with a tight back and loose front. French women favor white satin stock collars with silk and velvet shirts, and high necked bodices dominate evening wear. Newest gowns feature accordion pleats and frills on the bodice. Barley water is recommended for fevers and coughs, with a detailed preparation method. Care guidance for silk undergarments advises gentle washing and careful rinsing to avoid damage.

Milk Digestion Tip From Early Health Column

The article explains that drinking milk too quickly causes it to form a single mass in the stomach. Sipping milk allows gastric juice to work more effectively, turning milk into a sponge-like form as digestion proceeds.

Editor seeks Cuban war dispatch editor in Chief role

A humorous job scene in the Cleveland Leader shows an editor asking a hopeful applicant if he has fits. The applicant replies yes and is hired to begin Monday to edit Cuban war dispatches, highlighting wartime newspaper work fantasies.

Distress Cleveland Leader

Politician Described As Ideal Populist Yet Silent in Indiana House

The Cincinnati Post profiles Decatur County representative W. H. Godard of Greensburg as an apparent populist with iron-gray hair eye glasses and a long beard, noting he is a Republican who has never risen to speak in the Indiana House.

Cincinnati Post Indiana Decatur County W. H. Godard Greensburg

Protection and tariff clash stirs political debate

A Cincinnati Times Star summary notes sharp calls from mugwump Democrats to drop protectionist pledges amid Cleveland era tariff fights. Separate item reports diphtheria outbreaks in Otis with deaths and a Michigan City sheriff enforcing disease laws. A street encounter shows class contrasts as a well dressed lady thanks a rough helper for aid across an icy crossing.

Otis Michigan City Twelfth Street Elm Race Streets Cincinnatti-Times- Star

Notable People and Oddities Across Cities

A mix of society notes and humorous items: William Waldorf Astor owns about 4,000 New York City houses and earns over 6 million dollars yearly. Tremont Temple in Boston is used for charity collections that fail to cover rent. Mrs. Susan Winans of Santa Anna, Alabama, is said to be the sole survivor of Fort Dearborn Massacre survivor talks pension with Chicago Historical Society. A Melbourne clergyman outfits male choristers in Highland dress while women wear Lady of the Lake costumes. hymns play with bagpipes. A cartoonish exchange about a revolver mishap appears from the Chicago Record. Miss Helen Pryor requests a sermon copy from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. a Columbus Indiana ad calls for a 10-hour daily collector job.

William Waldorf Astor New York City Mooney Tremont Temple Boston Susan Winans Santa Anna Fort Dearborn Chicago Historical Society United States Melbourne Australia

Shore Acres at Crump's Theater Tonight

A scenic production of James A. Herne's Shore Acres opens at Crump's theater tonight. The play offers a vivid New England coastal atmosphere with a lighthouse setting and native characters, delivering humor and pathos through its restrained剧情 and a rare climactic fight between two brothers in the lighthouse.

James A. Herne Shore Acres Crump’s New England Maine Light House

Oysters and Typhoid Report Urges Local Reform

The St James Gazette notes public alarm is unlikely and urges calm while summarizing a government board study on oysters and typhoid. Br Bulstrode found beds near sewer outfalls in places like Southend Grimsby Shoreham and the Isle of Wight pose risk, Whitstable and other beds are safe, reforms can remove danger, and authorities must act.

France United States Br. Bulstrode Southend Grimsby Shoreham Isle of Wight Whitstable St. James

Also Mentioned on This Page

Crystal John L. Bonham Telephone Columbus Fifth Street William Anderson Wm. Anderson Ington and Franklin Bell Phone Drake Jackson Washington ST T. G J. A. Newton Washington Street Sunshine Incubators J. A. George Humorist Chauncy Olcott St. Benard Prince Frederick Paulding Pleasure Palace New York Lucille Western Bancroft Midland Kansas City Woman's Column The Geensburg Cleveland McKinley Mugwump Chicago Helen Pryor Chambersburg Penn W. H. Sweet Ind Jagson Bagson Jayson Otto Voilet Prescription Druggiet H. L. Rost Miking Dunnington’s Dunnington White House Hope Lonsdale Geo. Clark’s Jos. V. Hilger Kinney & Kinney Insurance and Loans
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