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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1897
Page
4
Advertises numerous city and rural properties for sale including cottages, lots, farms, and a large modern residence. Describes prices, cash downs, and monthly terms, with numerous parcel numbers and locations in Columbus Brown and surrounding townships. Emphasizes trade options and part payment.
The state medical board in session faces cases where failure to obtain a license within ninety days and lacking a diploma bars practice entirely. Irredeemably lost, as the board member says, some physicians may be forced out despite good standing. The rule also impacts midwives and may sweep many from the profession. A separate recruitment ad offers travel jobs with $65 monthly plus expenses from Armour and Faithful.
A Washington Star item notes a cartoon showing Speaker Reed as a giant organ with a single reed and Reed’s head. The joke elicits a sharp reply from Reed about being played. Separate gossip claims William E Newcomb will quit drinking and enter the ministry, joking about sermon strength and the silver question.
Joseph B. Kealing, a Gresham leader in Indianapolis, who backed McKinley, was offered Sagashi Japan consulship with a $4,500 annual salary but telegraphed a 708 decline. The posting would have followed his stint on the Mississippi River Commission previously held by Judge Taylor.
The piece recalls the 1892 campaign vows by both parties, arguing Republicans pledged protection to sustain American labor and industry. It highlights the St. Louis platform promising protective tariffs, backed by a shift from free trade to domestic production goals including sugar and finished goods.
The Fashion Restaurant announces stylish Sunday dinners at 609 Washington Street for guests seeking fashionable dining. Patrons praise past offerings and are invited to enjoy the specially prepared meals and entertaining atmosphere for family and friends.
A farmer writes that drilling a deep hole into each tree, filling with sulphur, and sealing allows sap to carry the sulphur to all branches. He claims the caterpillars die immediately and reports no tree damage from this method after years of use.
A report notes the bill as the best ever framed and passed in record speed. It praises protection and reciprocity as core Republican policy, claiming they restored national prosperity and that no party ever fulfilled a major pledge so swiftly. Also small ad mentions a cheap sale of a horse and survey by Shea & Fahy.
The clerks toppled the barbers 49 to 19 in six innings as the score ran beyond the score card. A sizable crowd enjoyed the game with gate receipts earmarked for uniforms for a professional club being formed locally. Three fast horses from the track were sent to Osgood this morning.
Zerald Lemons, an inmate at the county asylum for the poor, leaped from a second story window while attempting escape and was found unconscious in a cellar passage. Her home is Etown. she has been an inmate for years and was discharged previously. Mrs. Lemons lies seriously injured at the asylum.
Readers are urged to keep interiors habitable during hot weather. Tips focus on reducing indoor heat and staying safe in homes and workplaces amid high temperatures. Seek shade, ventilation, and hydration to prevent heat stress.
The text describes Rechad Effending as a humane, well informed, popular yet closely watched figure in Constantinople. He lives in a palace nicknamed the cis agen and travels with guards while visitors are searched.
A Yale Scientific Monthly report describes an ornamental wood mosaic process for doors and flooring. Small wood particles are combined with shellac and cement, molded under heat and pressure, then cooled. The resulting hard, temperature-stable mosaic is praised for indoor use and color variation through wood dyeing.
A Brooklyn resident cites a belief that regular trolley car travel causes a trolley buzz from the rising and falling sounds. He claims a three mile ride can ease his headache, noting electricity and air in the car may help, though he admits he has not felt the buzz himself.
The St Louis Globe Democrat outlines an electric alarm system for safes and vaults. It uses embedded strips and a time lock to prevent door opening and trigger a steel hooded alarm if tampered with, with lag bolts securing the door and warning signals issued.
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