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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1897
Page
2
The Star notes the death of Mrs Green Barringer a sister of J N Marsh at her Jennings County home yesterday. Burial is expected in Keddington Monday. The piece offers sympathy to Mr Marsh in his bereavement and reflects on the sorrow of losing loved ones.
George Goldman long associated with the Cerealine Mfg Co has left the firm and become a stockholder in a leading Chicago bakery. The enterprise operates 125 delivery wagons and produces only top quality goods with substandard items fed to horses. Goldman sent a barrel of bread home to friends yesterday, including a massive rye loaf that was well received.
Farmers gathered in the city yesterday while Wick LaRue serves on a railroad damage case jury. A big sale at Meyer & Feigenbaum promises bargains on dry goods and carpets. Mrs. Spangler of Aurora visits H. I. Host’s family, sister to Mr. Rost. Owes & Williams runs space ad on page four. Mrs. Turpin and Mrs. Hicks visit, Chas. A. Turpin’s relatives in town. Real estate loan offers appear from Kinney & Kinney and Owens & Williams. The Indiana forgery case jury was released at five. Miss Mayme McLaughlin recovers after a risky tumor operation by Dr. Banker. School fund totals corrected. Northside $1.09, South $9.09. Thornton Bright pleads guilty to Jackson street saloon violations. fined. Meyer and Feigenbaum announce a clearance sale and first spring-openings.
An advertisement touts a preparation that cures chaps pimples and other skin imperfections. It claims the product keeps skin clear smooth and elastic and asks why imitators copy it. Limited to 25 bottles available through druggists.
The city yesterday took down the final flag after three diphtheria cases were reported. The city is reportedly free from the disease now. Mrs. J. N. Marsh and her son Willie are seriously ill at their home on the corner of Firth and Sycamore streets.
The piece depicts American soldiers in ragged gear clashing with gleaming British troops, provoking laughter then a hush as a lawyer proclaims royal loyalty. A later section lists famous aversions, noting quirks of figures from Sullivan to Buffon and Swift.
A New York Journal note explains that magnets from nearby dynamos or static electricity in a person can magnetize steel watch parts and disrupt accuracy. It advises wearers to avoid horizontal night positions, suggests steel-cased watches for electrified individuals, and notes jolts from movement or car rides can briefly misalign the balance and hairspring.
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