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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1897
Page
2
Rates pages show various one inch ad costs from one month to one year with local word rates and discounts for contracts. The article notes tariff law optimism boosting farmers and financiers and cites the Nashville Populist Convention as elevating the party’s national profile and denouncing Hessianism in politics.
President McKinley proposed currency commission earns favorable comment from all parties. Voters feel the currency question should be considered and a revision plan devised, with a specially chosen business community commission seen as more effective than a single Congress committee.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports that global silver coinage has more than doubled since 1873, now exceeding 4.0 billion dollars. The publication notes a total addition of about 2.498 billion dollars, with 2.124 billion in full legal tender silver.
Dun's Review for July 10 notes manufacturing failures in June 1897 at 238 compared with 284 in June 1896. Liabilities total 96,365,010 dollars, down from 8,209,984 for June 1896 and 12,156,048 for June 1895. The general list of failures shows a narrowing pattern.
A misread tenderloin joke leads to a report of an attempted arson at Bethel Church in a township. Authorities found wood and fuel piled around the building after a morning incident. Other notes mention Miss Mary’s return from a visit with Miss Alma Palther of Madison.
Local notice urges readers to watch for bargains as Schwartz Kopf and Sons open a new furniture store. The item lists a for sale horse and gear at Shea and Fahey's stable and notes community religious meetings with Believer’s Life and Presbyterian congregations. Also mentions upcoming baseball enthusiasm between the Leans and the Fats and a sick list for Cecil Ham.
The report notes that commercial failures by traders brokers and transporters were markedly fewer than in June last year, with liabilities also reduced.
The Japanese Premier’s speech on adopting gold over silver is published in State Department reports and a Senate document. The move mirrors U S voters’ rejection of free coinage and shocks silver miners who had cited Japan as a silver-standard leader.
Hon John Overmeyer will speak in Columbus on Tuesday August 3 at 1 p m Democrats who said they would not support him if nominated should attend the speech and then tell the people what a bad man he is.
Observers note heightened jealousy among Democrats in Bartholomew County as factional rivalries flare over territory. The local party shows more contrariness on politics and religion than any other county in the state.
The Indianapolis Sentinel touts large circulation and abundant coverage including McKinley’s administration and state government news. It highlights foreign dispatches and extensive Indiana reporting, urging readers to subscribe for daily weekly and Sunday editions.
A traveler recalls cold European winters and compares coal costs in London and Germany with the comparatively warm American fire. He notes sixpence per scuttle, a lordly sense of comfort, and the contrasting imagery of Italian and German stoves versus American grate fires.
A spoof tale describes Benners and government papers surveying a field in southern England when a crusty farmer releases a bull. The bull charges as the party fled with their theodolite, while the farmer taunts them about government papers and prosecution for interruption.
Governor Mount names Theodore Templeton of Bartholomew county as a Fourth district delegate to the National Congress of Farmers in St. Paul Minnesota. Augustul Seymour serves as representative.
A bold claim of universal healing is echoed worldwide as researchers and practitioners pivot to universal remedies. Experts caution that efficacy varies by condition and individual, urging cautious adoption while continuing rigorous testing.
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