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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1897
Page
2
A lengthy moral list warns women about small repeated leaks that drain a household budget. It catalogs countless everyday wastes from worn shoes to open cans, unused scraps, improper drying, spoiled foods, and neglected cleaning tools, urging preventive thrift.
A historical roster lists county superintendent J. A Wade and city leaders including Mayor Wai J Beck and Clerk John Suverkrup. It then provides a long catalog of street corner and business locations such as Fifth and Brown, Starch Works, Reeves Pulley Works, and various avenues, with named residents and firms in Ogilville Jackson and surrounding areas.
H Maitland Kersey reports White Star Line plans a twin steamship to serve Liverpool and New York with high speed and enhanced passenger comfort. The vessel, larger than the Great Eastern, will resemble the Teutonic and Majestic and is to be launched in January as Oceanic, honoring the company’s pioneering earlier ship.
The Cycle Carnival Co will stage a week of bicycle races at the Music Hall building starting Monday March 8. Noted riders Tillie Anderson Miss Farnsworth and Miss Baldwin will contest for prizes, drawing large crowds in Cleveland Columbus and Indianapolis. Mique O'Brien will manage locally and invites local entrants to compete hoping a Cincinnati girl claims the top prize.
Local readers recall a boastful line about a remarkable detective dog that tracked criminals from burglar to road agents. The piece parodies period speech and highlights a showy, unreliable boast amid witty dialogue between characters.
A vivid panorama lists dramatic scenes including a tornado, a rigging display, a high speed collision of two ocean liners, an open sea scene with towering waves, and a dissecting room at a medical college, along with Chicago at night and other scenic wonders.
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