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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1897
Page
4
Real estate agents advertise numerous properties for sale including cottages on Washington and Franklin Streets, vacant lots, farms in Brown and Jackson townships, and large modern residences in Maple Grove. Prices range from a few hundred dollars to thousands with payment plans and trades noted.
An ex-MP once dismissive of new science boasts telegraph ridicule but is cornered when poles rise before his house. He proclaims the device fits letters yet vows it cannot move a cotton bale, then passes away still defending his stance.
A Scottish critic notes Wales near London remains little known yet vivid with superstition language and charm. The piece links hypnotism to personal character showing true dignity defeats mind control and argues inner strength resists seduction beyond technique.
An excerpt cites widespread mass killings of Armenians and police complicity under Ottoman rule. It notes foreign observers discussed massacres, refugee tension, and a general aversion to fish in the hotel era, using period commentary to critique Turkish governance and Western behavior.
The Chautauquan notes that camp life makes cooking precarious yet appetites flourish in outdoor life. Primitive field stoves and ovens serve for bread beans and meats during marches, while soldiers receive basic utensils to eat and cook with, though weather and soil affect results.
Animal Keeper Reed reports a monkey named Cudge in a Chicago museum suffers from consumption. The emaciated primate received devoted nursing from cage mates while the keeper notes the illness mirrors human consumption and could be fatal in coming weeks.
Milwaukees long effort to hold a semicentennial exposition in 1898 is definitively dropped after opposition and failed fundraising. Alvin P Kletzsch had sought 400000 from Milwaukee to spur a state appropriation, but a shift to an historical celebration in Madison was favored and a records publication appropriation asked of the legislature.
The well known Englishman, healthy and eager for an American visit, lands in New York and is soon a wreck after reading eight different pictures of himself in American papers. Onlookers note his swift decline from vigorous health to a shaken state, a reaction linked to media exposure. Meanwhile zinc wallpaper tech is praised for imitating marble, offering durable, cheaper wall coverings that can mimic tiles and marble on any surface.
An ad promotes fashionable Sunday dinners at the Fashion Restaurant located at 609 Washington Street. It invites patrons to join fashionable gatherings with special attention to Sunday meals and claims past patrons have been highly pleased, aiming to continue pleasing future guests.
Richard D. Doyle argues in Southern Magazine that aggressive lawyers win more cases than those with deep judgment. He recalls advising clients against suit yet facing payment disputes and notes moral courage in opposing inclinations can be sacred. He contrasts fame with practical success among local leading practitioners.
A treasury clerk recalls in the Washington Star that his marriage did not stop him from entering government service. He describes early employment as a general manager for a North Carolina lumber outfit and an emergency call for extra help from a river gang led by Jeemes Martin who lived about a mile and a half away.
A Berlin trainer, Herr Straus, trains mastiffs and bulldogs to attack men for pursuing criminals. He uses life size dummy figures, then progresses to a living attendant, teaching dogs to tackle without injuring clothing or the wearer. The mastiffs prove easier to train than bulldogs.
The essay argues that universities must protect scholarship while supporting athletics, noting examples from Ohio University and college history. It asserts the coming dominance of the scholar over athletic prowess and references Harper's Weekly on the Roman Ideal, ending with a fragment about a Turkish sultan and a bicycle.
A Detroit Free Press tale recalls a bashful captain returning from war who proposed by letter and, upon receiving her reply, celebrated with comic mishaps. He fell over a Newfoundland dog at the post office, caused a townwide scene, and impressed a hotel brother with his awkward jubilation. The community reportedly enjoyed the lively incident as a local tradition.
The article passages discuss the peanut as a major global commodity and Judge Christiancy’s view on its worldwide consumption, the battleship Town’s official trial and bonuses paid to its builders, French fashion for poodles with jeweled 14 carat bracelets, and a clergyman’s theory on Adam and Eve’s skin color with climate change.
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