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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1897
Page
3
Baltimore News reports Maryland farmers show growing interest in general tobacco cultivation and introducing rice farming. Once confined to Southern Maryland, tobacco may spread. rice, new to the state, could become profitable as yields reach 35 to 60 bushels per acre with net profits cited between 23 and 45 dollars per acre.
The article outlines Ottoman succession under Murad V's era. Rechad Effendi is the eldest surviving brother and heir candidate, while Prince Selim cannot succeed due to uncles and cousins. Selim is free, but remains a nonthreatened figure. Rechad is closely watched, popular, and described as handsome and well informed.
Yale Science Monthly reports a new floor mosaic process using wood dust and shavings combined with shellac and cement under heat and pressure. The resulting compound fuses with shellac and lime cement, tolerates temperature changes, and yields durable inlay for living rooms and private homes.
A Brooklyn resident recounts the so called trolley buzz heard on streetcars as speed rises and falls. He notes pedestrians claim the sound helps headaches and reports a three mile ride cures his own head pain. He suspects air currents or electricity in the car, though denies electrical contact.
The system places a safe inside a cabinet or vault with an electric lining of metal strips and thin sheets. A pin breach or tampering triggers an alarm. doors unlock only after a time lock disengages from the alarm. Steel alarm box, hooded for protection, signals any attempted breach.
For Sure a first class Columbia phaeton in fair condition to be sold at once. Phaeton under three years old. inquire at this office. Also a tornado and windstorm policy offer from Kinney & Kinney. Various ads for medicines and services follow with typical 19th century framing.
Wheat 7c per bushel Corn 22c per bushel Oats 20c per bushel Timothy baled 9.50 per ton Timothy loose 9.00 per ton Clover baled 8.00 per ton Clover loose 7.50 per ton Clover seed English 3.25 per bn Clover seed red 3.25 per bushel Cattle 2.50 to 4 per hundred Hogs 3.10 to 3.50 per hundred Horses 5 to 100 per head Flour 2.60 per 100 pounds Brand 100 pounds.
The Star announces fixed pricing for job work with assurance of best materials and satisfaction. All work solicited and guaranteed to meet high standards.
The Columbus Morning Star advertises a club arrangement with the Twice-a-Week Courier-Journal. Subscribers renewing in advance or new subscribers paying in advance can receive both papers for 1.25 per year. Sample copies are sent free on application. Paid at Columbus, Indiana by Kinney & Turpin.
San Francisco hosts the Y P and C E convention July 7 to 12 with the Big Four Route offering special low fares from all points via Chicago St Louis or Peoria. Through trains run from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Indianapolis to St Louis and Peoria and from Cincinnati Louisville to Chicago. Full information available from nearest agent.
The Big Four Route offers a Fourth of July half rate excursion with tickets at one fare for round trips from all stations to points within 200 miles. Tickets are good for return until July 6, 1897. See an agent for details from Passenger Traffic Manager.
Big Four Route offers Special Love Rates for Epworth League convention traveling from St. Louis to Toronto via multiple Midwestern hubs and Ontario points. Tickets highlighted with promotional emphasis and routing detail. Apply for full particulars.
Summer tours offer low rates to PutInBay and Lake Erie islands, Lake Chautauqua, Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence River, Adirondacks, Lake George, New England resorts, New York and Boston. Also to Great Lakes cities and Michigan resorts with routes via St. Louis and Chicago. For rates and schedules contact agents for the Big Four Route or SE. O. McCormick, Manager Traffic. August 61.
The Bic Four Route invites teachers to Milwaukee for the National Educational Association convention July 6 to 9 with special low fares. The Big Four Line serves Cincinnati Indianapolis Dayton Springfield Columbus and other points to Chicago and offers full trip information from agents.
Nashville Tenn Ma islatre Nov1 reports the great southern exposition arouses nationwide interest with applicants seeking best routes to reach Nashville. The Bio Four offers through trains from the East to Cincinnati via New York Dotter Jada Cava and Columbus from Detroit Toledo and Sandusky to Cincinnati and from Chicago Benton Harbor to Cincinnati and Louisville with direct connections to the () & C Route and the U N Ry. Full information available on request.
The Big Four Route will offer special low rates July 6 to 10 for Elks Reunion attendees. The route covers Cincinnati Louisville Indianapolis and surrounding territory to Chicago with superior service for members and friends of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Big Four Route offers a Tuesday July 20 trip to Niagara Falls with side trips to Toronto and Thousand Islands. Round trip to Niagara Falls eight dollars with Toronto add on one dollar more. Thousand Islands adds five fifty. Five days return from Niagara and Toronto. eight days from Thousand Islands. Elegant parlor and sleeping cars, guided by Big Four representatives. Pamphlet details available from J. Smith, 23 118 Be certain your storekeeper gives you what you order.
Chattanooga Tennessee hosts the B Y P U annual convention from July 15 to 18. The Four Route offers One Fare Round Trip from all points with through trains to Cincinnati and connections via the Q and C Route and L W N B way. Central Union Depot serves as hub with routes from the North via Cincinnati or Louisville. For rates and information contact Big Four Route representatives.
A local ad touts ice cream delivered by the dish quart or gallon anywhere in the city. It proclaims the cream as the best in the market and warns against pressuring customers to buy substitutes.
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