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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1897
Page
2
Listings show postoffice insertion rules for Columbus Indiana and daily weekly rates. Rates for one inch ads vary by duration with monthly and yearly terms, plus local ad rates. Single words priced per insertion and contracts quoted for five hundred lines or more, with black letter locals.
The Fourth district Democrats gathered in convention with a jaunty air claiming they had nominated a Democrat to be elected by Democratic votes. The noted leaders now drop that assurance, prompting questions about the party’s current strategy and unity.
President McKinley’s message urging a currency commission likely to wait until the Tariff Bill passes. Republicans may deem currency reform met for now, with the House favoring a bill authorizing the commission and the Senate delaying until December.
Advices from abroad foretell light crops in major grain nations including Russia Germany France Hungary and India while Argentina Australia show weaker yields This boosts U S demand and prices Bradstreets warns of favorable agriculturists prospects noting June price gains in cotton tobacco bacon rice lard cotton seed oil peas milk wheat barley oats corn and cotton seed across 98 farm items.
The striking workers urge all working men to remain away and not take their places and the city sees adherence. The political scene heats as speakers prepare to address the public from a democratic stance soon in this city. An Aug 10 election looms with movers out of precincts risking loss of vote. Telephone Columba Fuel & Ice Co. or Ice, 1951f.
The Presbyterian and English Lutheran congregations unite for a morning service led by Rev. Frazer on The Secret of Power with assistants Rev. Sigmund and the pastor. Afternoon Sunday School at 2:00 and a Senior Endeavor at 6:30 followed by a 7:30 Men’s Club service. Public invited. Local ads promote millinery, postal rates, Clarofate, and a bicycle contest.
The Indianapolis Sentinel claims the largest circulation and promises abundant national and state news. It highlights McKinley’s cabinet and administration, Republican governance, foreign items, and statewide dispatches, urging readers to subscribe for daily and weekly editions.
Popular Science News notes the Esquimaux thrive despite harsh diets. They cut walrus skin and meat into strips and swallow without cooking, rarely suffer indigestion, and even a child can bite through thick walrus hide.
An old advertisement touts Lie To Bar as a cure for tobacco use promising easy quitting with guaranteed results. It claims the product strengthens nerve and vitality and offers free samples from Berling Remedy Co. with nationwide distribution in Chicago or New York.
H Giriffith the grain buyer says he has taken in 300 bushels of new wheat at a price of 65d. Tom Hull dispatched a group to Nashville last night to install a set of flues in a boiler.
Geo Warner of this city drew one thousand dollars yesterday in the Louisiana lottery, a sizable win reported by local residents.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a pleasant cleansing remedy for kidneys liver and bowels. It claims to dispel illness cure headaches fevers constipation and biliousness, recommending a bar for 10 25 or 50 cents with a guarantee by druggists.
23917 Jimmy Conely of Sweet Ireland, aged 90, visited the Star office yesterday. Joseph Sackman who fell Friday night is nearly fully recovered after a back stitch incident.
Crowds gathered yesterday evening as the rope walk attracted many attendees. Officials reported the activity attracted many country visitors and a large city turnout.
A Lee Loy family child is very ill at their home on Highland Avenue. Authorities or doctors have not been named. The report notes corn in the country is in good condition and forecasts continued hot weather for the next two weeks.
Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror notes Barnstable jail stories eclipse local jail anecdotes. E C Knapp, serving five years for bank theft, was seen in prison garb giving jailer's wife bicycle lessons. Other inmates, including Lewis Rogers and a Portuguese man named Joe, figure in sympathetic or troubling local tales.
The article portrays Queen Olga of Greece as a maternal figure whose simple tastes and gentle nature endear her to Athenians. It recalls the sorrow over Grand Duchess Paul's death, the bridal sorrows in Athens, and a tale of a nurse's dream hinting at royal family fate.
A street scene in Detroit features a young man who helps a woman recover her scattered belongings after she drops her pocketbook in mud. He retrieves the items including a penny, receives no thanks, and quietly pockets the lost penny he found earlier. The anecdote sits beside a note about Lord Mayor’s uniforms and a London clothier’s curious trade.
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