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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1897
Page
2
Rates for KINNEY TURPIN and CHAS A TURPIN classifieds, locals pricing, and ad rules. Includes help wanted, apparel bargains, business pitches, and a nurse girl ad. Mentions Wantren manufacturing and J A Newton shoe store. May include local concerns from Columbus and care star reference.
Big Four offers a Tuesday July 20 round trip to Niagara Falls for 8.00 with Toronto add on 1.00 extra and Thousand Islands add on 5.50 more. Five day return from Niagara and Toronto, longer stays for Thousand Islands. Elegant cars parlor sleeping high backed coaches conducted by Big Four representatives. Agent J. 8. Smith 284018.
In the National League Chicago defeated Pittsburg 8 to 2 and Cincinnati routed Louisville 12 to 0. Cleveland beat St Louis 8 to 4. New York and Philadelphia tied 2 all with seven innings listed. Brooklyn beat Boston 5 to 4. Baltimore Washington had no game. In the Western League Columbus defeated Indianapolis 6 to 1. Grand Rapids defeated Detroit 13 to 12. Milwaukee beat Kansas City 11 to 5. Minneapolis defeated St Paul 6 to ?
The ad proclaims a large stock of men’s wear including colored and neglige shirts underwear bicycle and outing goods. It invites buyers to choose from a wide range and warns against cheap counterfeits, naming LIENBERGER as the source.
The process of Mennonite marriage involves the minister proposing to the bride through the groom, with lengthy negotiations and banns read from the pulpit. Engagements center on the minister aiding the couple, weddings occur in church with open admission, and a two hour sermon precedes the vows before the couple is pronounced husband and wife.
Miss Alice A. Holmes of Jersey City, 75, newly enriched by California inheritances, has lived in modest poverty and taught music for income. She plans to spend her fortune educating and aiding fellow blind people while continuing to support herself through teaching and performances.
The Denver Republic notes Madagascar ruler Ranavalo’s court bath ritual as a marker of state policy and etiquette. French envoy M. Le Myre de Vilers left convinced diplomacy thrives on starch with the queen’s ceremonial water, while an elder Hova warned little would come of it due to too much starch and stiffness.
Eight golden weddings were celebrated in Anderlues near Brussels with a townwide public dinner and ball. Each elderly honoree received an armchair as a gift. The government’s return lists Scotland’s agricultural holdings by size: 9,237 under one acre. 20,150 from one to five. 33,921 from five to 50. 25,568 above 50. and 76 over 1,000 acres.
The London Echo outlines the Ottoman succession where the sultan’s heir is chosen from four brothers led by Rechad Effendi, the eldest after ex-Sultan Murad V. Prince Selim, heir apparent, has little chance, while Rechad is seen as courteous, popular, and guarded at the Tcheragan palace amid Armenia unrest.
The Yale Scientific Monthly reports a new wood mosaic process using sawdust wood flour and shavings treated with shellac alcohol and cement made from cord and lime. Heat and pressure fuse the mix into durable moldings, color by dyeing, and the finished product resists temperature changes, suitable for living rooms and homes.
A Brooklyn resident discusses the so called trolley buzz heard by regular riders. He notes the rising buzzy sound as cars speed up and slow down and claims a three mile trolley ride can relieve his headaches without electricity in the car.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports a new safe protection system using an electric lining inside a cabinet or vault. Thin metal sheets detect pin-thrusts, triggering alarms. doors stay locked until a time-lock releases the mechanism. The alert box is steel hooded and tamper resistant, with multiple lag bolts preventing entry.
The Indianapolis Sentinel touts the largest circulation in the state and guarantees abundant news from McKinley’s administration and state government. Subscriptions are offered for daily weekly and Sunday editions with extensive foreign news and dispatches. Also notes a July 5 market sale at Fashion Restaurant.
A local deal offers eleven playing cards for one dollar at J A George’s located at 509 Washington Street. The offer highlights a budget pack sale and references the shop’s address for customers seeking the deal.
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