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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1897
Page
2
Columbus Ind July 27 1897 column reports the post office entry at Columbus as second class matter with CHAS A Turpin city editor.
Ad rates listed for various durations including one inch space and time spans from one month to one year. Local rates offer charged per word with discounts for repeated insertions and black letter locals. Special rates available for large contracts. renewals prorated per month.
The extra session of Congress called by President McKinley concluded with the tariff bill as its central objective. The process spanned March to July with committee deliberations and amendments, culminating in the conference report and presidential signing on July 24. The session also addressed appropriations, the Paris exposition, immigrant stations, armour plate costs for new battleships, and fiscal policy amid debates on wheat and silver prices.
A fragment from the Marion Gazette notes that a proposed change to a vote will not be altered. The brief item hints at ongoing local political discussion without detailing the proposal or outcome.
The 1898 act reserves about 21,000,000 acres as forest reservations pending President Cleveland's order. It also amends the sundry civil bill and outlines broad government protection schemes for the nation’s forest lands, including gilsonite and asphalt resources.
Our ladies Oxford shoes are cut from 2.00 to 1.50 and Tan Lace styles from 2.00 to 1.75. Men's Tan Lace reduced from 2.00 to 1.75 and 3.00 lines to 2.50. Black Lace and Tan options drop from 3.50 to 3.00. Fresh clean goods and genuine bargains advertised.
The Indianapolis Sentinel advertises itself as the state’s largest circulation paper. It pledges comprehensive coverage of McKinley’s cabinet and administration, state capitals, and foreign news, with extensive dispatches and Republican state government alignment. Subscriptions offered: daily 36, weekly 2, and annual rates.
For sale a good end spring box bed buggy in excellent condition priced cheap if sold at once. Inquire at Star Office Found. A pair of spectacles and case may be claimed by calling at the Star office. Also carpet and rug reductions ahead of move to the White House. tf 25 5-41
Lee Loy Thé announces prices for the new grocer at Belvedere Block with items including Lion coffee 12 per pound and Our own roast 15 cents. Staples such as Star Gloss Big 4 soap three cents, pie peaches three pounds seven cents, best corn ten cents, tomatoes seven cents, string beans five cents, bananas ten cents per dozen, lemons twenty cents per dozen, candy five cents a pound, and tobacco six cents a cut are listed with values.
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