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Newspaper

Columbus Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1897

Page

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The Bugler Boy Chapter Ten Escapes and Outlaw Chase

Don Ruiz plots to force Clara and Clara’s sisters into a marriage with Jose Pablo as Lucila guides the plan. Clara resists while Jose Pablo presses, and the group debates safety and escape as Captain Benjamin leads Shad’s pursuing force. Lieutenant Young and Weazel vanish from the camp amid a tense night departure by the outlaws.

Clara Pablo Ft. Duncan Jose Pablo Villian Lucila Shad Ben Benjamin Young Weazel Don Ruiz

Indiana News Roundup: Local Officials and Crimes

Indiana towns report political shifts as Elwood druggists unionize and Muncie installs a new police superintendent. Noblesville jurors acquit in a high profile murder case while Floyd County convicts a man for murder. Other items note a large Catholic church bid, a prosperous Acme cycle plant, and Mrs. Otis D. Tompson's rise to general manager in Elkhart.

Knepper Signed by Indianapolis Team Again for Season

Charles H. Knepper the local baseball player has rejoined the Indianapolis team for the coming season. He has been farmed out to the Burlington Ta team by Manager Watkins and will play there this season.

Flwwoop, Inc Charles H. J Knepper Indianapols Watkins Burlington

Had Faith And a Woman Dying of Consumption Was Cured

Mrs. Thomas Swift of Anderson Indiana was reported cured after a three week decline from consumption. Doctors had given up and she entered a trance like death before awakening to claim a message from the other shore. Physicians later found her lungs healed and she appeared in good health.

Jose Pablo Clara Sister Lou Jose Lottie Mendoza Villany Logansport Irene Chalmers Illinois Ft. Wayne Ind Deer Creek

Gasoline Explosion Sparks Fire at Local Store

An explosion of twenty gallons of gasoline in the Spot Cash store cellar caused a bad blaze in Springfield. Clerk Willis Foster and a companion stood amid flames pouring water while two others restrained them from further danger.

Springfield Spot Cash Geogery Willis Foster

Sewing machine agent helps save woman from fire

At dawn Mrs. Kate Teegar den's clothes caught fire from an open grate in her home while she was alone. A local sewing machine agent arrived and likely prevented fatal burns.

Koxonmo, Inc Kate Teegarden

Given a Nineteen Year Sentence

In New Albany on January 21 the Floyd circuit court jury found Carl Speis, a Black man, guilty in a case heard this afternoon. The verdict follows lengthy testimony and concerns a violent incident in the area. Details indicate the judge ordered the presentencing process for the defendant.

Carl Speis Floyd Penitentiary New Albany Carl, Speis

Castor Oil Used On Pupils As Punishment In South Benp

In Linden School Linden pupils misbehaved, and Principal Mrs. Bessie Ridgley proposed a novel remedy. Miss Ringle and nine students received homeopathic doses of castor oil to quiet disruptive behavior. Guy Nave fell ill after an extra dose. parents threaten arrest of the teacher.

South Benp Ind Linden School Miss Ringle Bessie Ridgley Guy Nave

Household Hints on Domestic Care and Cooking

The column offers tips on vinegar with spinach, avoiding saleratus in hot water, using pennies to scratch glass, zinc polishing with kerosene, proper cornmeal storage, care for cut glass, and a note on soup as a starter before meals. It also warns against rushing meals and recommends rests for digestion.

Beatrice Montgomery Encounters Harold Bentley in a Rapid Rise of Romance

The scene follows Beatrice as she meets Harold Bentley, a dashing Cleveland aristocrat, who speaks of his mother and sisters in Europe. She recalls Wellesley days and exotic studies while they charm each other with luxe fantasies, until a sudden interruption ends the moment. The Boston girl recovers from a swoon and demands Harold be removed.

Harold Bentley Cleveland Europe Beatrice Montgomery Wellesley Far East Boston

Wandering Jew Fascinated Missouri Man Calls It Utter Rot

L M Vincent of St. Louis recalled reading Eugene Sue’s Wandering Jew as a boy and being driven to neglect meals by the tale. He later found the same work so vile he discarded it, contrasting it with Walter Scott’s The Antiquary which he praises as masterful and enduring.

Missouri Eugene Sue L. M Vincent St. Louis Washington Post Rose Blanche Djalma Adrienne Antiquary

Flies and Wasps Compared in Natural World Observations

An 19th century sketch notes that the common wasp is a symbol of irritability yet performs beneficial work by catching flies. A farmer, Mr. Ky. M. Barrington, observed many wasps buzzing around his cows and noted their rapid movements as they pursued flies, reflecting hawk-like efficiency.

Nature Ky. M. Barrington

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