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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1897
Page
2
The notice records that the Columbus Indiana post office is entered as second class matter, indicating the publication’s handling under postal classification for mail.
Char A Turpin City Editor advertises rates for daily and weekly papers in Columbus. Column shows pricing for one inch ads, durations from one day to one year, plus local ad options and contract rates.
The article notes that after tariff reform, attention shifts to currency reform. It outlines the sequence of economic measures and signals potential policy moves influencing exchange rates and monetary stability. Local officials discuss timing and expected impact on trade and prices.
The article notes good crops and strong prices for farmers selling abroad while other grain regions are light this year. It declares the new tariff measure as the most acceptable in years and as having become law earlier than any tariff since early American Congress days.
Loan agencies display confidence in a business revival by sending west reps to restart farm property lending at low interest. The tariff conference bill restores House rates on wool and nearly restores them on sugar, eliminating a chance for Democrats to claim sugar trust benefits while shielding wool producers with original protections.
The New York Sun reports farmers across the nation using high crop prices to reduce mortgage debt. Telegraphs from farming communities show widespread, rapid payoffs of farm mortgages and related obligations as strong prospects and prices seem to ease burdens.
The article notes Gop Democrats are the busiest in the country with a sharp fight underway in Kentucky and other states as they campaign vigorously.
Outsiders discussed the strike at length while the parties remained quiet. The general tone suggested hope for a final settlement to satisfy all involved at an early date.
The article lauds Secretary Sherman for a decisive State Department directive to Minister Hay on the fur seal issue. It rebukes opponents who questioned Sherman’s usefulness and portrays the letter as clear, bold, and just, highlighting the administration’s stance.
Heavy shipments of coal are now being made over the Pennsylvania lines. The text argues people should be honest in politics and other matters, noting some men find honesty difficult in anything.
Farmers in Shelbyville Edinburg and Franklin receive 70 cents per bushel for new wheat. The price indicates improving prospects for farmers and better times ahead.
The article presents county vote tables from the sixth biennial Bureau of Statistics report showing a Democratic plurality of 740 in the Fourth District and discusses the Mooney & Sons tannery. It notes the factory’s long operation since 1839, calls for reinstatement of former Mooney employees, and cites recent congressional vote figures and party totals from Bartholomew Brown Dearborn Decatur Jackson Jefferson Jennings Ohio Ripley and Switzerland.
The ad lists ladies and men's shoes discounted from two to three dollars. Oxords and tan laces reduced to around 1.50 to 2.50 with clean stock and genuine bargains.
The Indianapolis Sentinel promises extensive coverage of McKinley's cabinet policy and state capital affairs for the coming year. It offers daily, weekly, and Sunday editions with broad foreign news and dispatches, asserting large circulation and statewide service.
About 60 workers left Mooney tannery July 12 over a reduced wage scale. A conference with owners today failed to restore the old scale and nine hour day. Four men may return to work tomorrow as others from different shops join and potential sympathy strikes loom.
Editorial notes that claims linking silver agitation to the strike are false. It argues hard times blamed on the current administration, not the party, while warning politicians not to exploit the controversy for gain. The 1894 Chicago strike is described as a local matter without political blame.
LEE LOY The New Iacer Belvedere Block. Prices list includes Lion coffee 12 per pound Our own roast 15c worth 25. Star Gloss Big 4 soap 8c worth 53. Pie peaches 3 lb 7c worth 10c. Bestzoor 5c worth 10c. Tomatoes 7c worth 10c. Leas 5c worth 6c. Green beans 5c worth 10c. Bananas 10c per dozen worth 15c. Lemons 20c per dozen worth 30c.
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