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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1897
Page
2
Rates for daily and weekly editions list pricing by length and duration. Local ads charged per word with discounts for multi insertion and contracts. Osage rate schedules note column and job pricing for “Locals in Daily” and contract terms.
A Philadelphia Times tale describes a wall card labeled Accidents showing steps to handle child emergencies at a glance. It lists actions for bites bruises burns fainting convulsions croup cuts and more with a box of remedies and doctors’ contacts, enabling even the inexperienced to act until help arrives.
The advertisement proclaims a headquarters for men’s furnishings with immense stock and a wide range of styles. It highlights colored and negligee shirts, underwear, bicycle and outing goods as fashion driven selections, insisting on quality over counterfeits.
Telegraph style notice urges patrons to use Postal Service rates in the city and cites Stahlhuth Clarolate for relief on hot days. It promotes a grand bicycle contest and tobacco cessation remedies from Sterling Remedy Co. with free booklet offers. A jokey cartoon caption ends with a hotel waiter quip about an egg.
A collage of quips and jokes from various periodicals. One line notes money speed over trains, while other jokes lampoon memory tricks wives use, equal interests in heirs, and playwrights versus critics.
An irritated father paces with his baby lamenting a cracked bowl he cannot fix. The Detroit Free Press notes the humorous exchange as he expresses a wish to be a baseball pitcher to throw better control.
A historical note traces lilac to Empress Elizabeth’s portrait in Vienna by Schrotzberg. The imperial robe in purple hues inspired fashion and a color craze linked to Munich galleries, ballrooms, and the term historical lilac. The piece links violet devotion to decadence and fashion.
The piece describes the “Christmas face” as a prevalent sight before holidays, resembling the bicycle face, with anxious eyes scanning shops and bargain items. It chronicles facial expressions and emotions of shoppers amid crowded streets and stores, citing Chicago Tribune and a recipe for red-apple stew from Good Health.
An inventive boy in Chicago uses two stakes and a wire to corral tomato plants from birds. He fastens a small ring and an empty box as a seat, then ties a lively black dog to the ring. The dog chases birds along the wire, deterring future raids.
Paris correspondent notes M. Tienri Rochefort, sole remaining member of the 1870 defense government, reflecting on the fall of the empire. He recalls many leaders who have died or been condemned, and explains he left his post in 2001 due to excessive talk and little action.
A chaotic courtroom exchange unfolds as the lawyer shouts at the witness. The witness asserts drinking coffee but the dialogue hints at a stronger substance. The scene emphasizes heated confrontation and uncertain testimony.
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