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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1897
Page
2
Column notes city editors and editors wish readers a Happy New Year. Forecasts for the thirty six hours ending p.m. December 31 1896 predict cloudy weather with occasional rain. January 1 1897 message urges readers to turn over a new leaf and start the year with confidence peace and prosperity.
The piece extols W. R. McKeen of Terre Haute as a friend of the laboring masses and a trusted leader. It praises his farm roots, honesty, and poor-to-fortune rise, claims no strikes during his Vandalia presidency, and urges Indiana legislators to elect him U S Senator, noting party loyalty and public service.
A dealer promotes Black Velvet Harness Oil to preserve harnesses made of harness leather. Regular application keeps old sets from drying and cracking, promising they will look new with use. Sold by Ernest Stahlhuth & Co., Druggists in Columbus, Indiana, in cans and bulk.
Notices list schedule changes: trains to Indianapolis Madison and Cambridge City with daily and Sunday services, times, and stations. Columbus connected to Central Union and Long Distance lines. copper circuits available and rates on request.
A fragment from the Petersburg News recalls a mortgage extension granted to a sick purchaser. Mr McKeen in his own writing promised time and not to take a laborer’s home, praising his wealth yet showing care for the industrious poor. The note frames MecKeen as a friendly Republican standard bearer for labor.
A New York Journal piece explains watch sensitivity to temperature, magnetism, and electricity. It warns against placing a watch on cold surfaces or near dynamos, notes that static electricity in some people can affect timing, and advises steel cases for electrical types. It adds tips on position and rare jolts affecting balance and hairspring. Also mentions Malta’s mixed language and Italian noble speech.
The Central Union Telephone Company announces a new apparatus enabling two or more subscribers to operate on the same line without disturbing each other. The improved party line aims to reduce costs and improve transmission efficiency for grounded or metallic circuits, with rates quoted on application to the manager.
G W Cooper, Cooper & Coopers Attorneys at Law advertise professional services from the Masonic Building in Indiana. The notice highlights legal representation and firm branding for local clients.
A collage of satirical snippets displays sharp wits and punning chatter. Jests touch on aging performers, nervous dentists, burglars, engravings, family engagements, and a Count courting with money as the hook. Scattered lines sketch light social and literary gags in late 19th or early 20th century newspaper style.
A recipe passage describes mixing 14 percent cupfuls of coarse graham flour with one half cupful of hickory nut meal. The nuts are pressed through a fine colander to make meal, then dough is formed with ice water, kneaded, rolled to a thin sheet, cut into squares and baked on perforated tins until lightly browned on both sides.
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