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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1897
Page
4
Local tailoring house in Volumbss promotes superior woolens for the season. The shop highlights a superb array of Sper woolens and invites customers to have clothing made to suit their figure and style.
The report notes heavy fog and frost damage across Wisconsin with strawberry crops suffering near total losses in several sections. Hurley received snow with several inches on the ground. other areas saw frosts affecting fruit and vegetation. Political candidates for congressional nominations were expected in the city.
A garbled mix of baseball scores and travel notes sits beside parodied science commentary. The text discusses chick mortality from spores, egg cleanliness, and a Pall Mall Gazette view on egg hygiene, followed by a Chicago Tribune note on death certificate rules requiring a 48 hour prior prescription.
Classified snippets show ads for washing services behind a bakery, a dry wood tip at a factory, and various medical and cosmetic claims. Mentions include Lee via Columbus Fact & Tee Co, a druggist M. Cy Dunningtom, and doctors. Local notices report travel and illness among residents and a councilman on the sick list.
A Washington editor reports that Paine's celery compound is extolled by senior government figures including Major General Birney Commodore Howell and others in the Interior Department General Land Office. Letters from congressmen and officials claim it restores health by cleansing the blood and aiding nerves and digestion.
Advertisement notes two special bargains on ladies dress shoes and a laser toe tape style. It highlights a price drop from $2 to $1.56 and lists J. Alnuwton as the store owner at 313 Washington St. with a cash sales pitch.
The ornate Bouchier timepiece once ordered by Duc dAumalie's grandfather for the prince of Wales and later George IV was sold in Paris. Its design features a bead form with jewel inlays and musical bells that chime the time when an earring is drawn.
The Star's prize wheel event in Columbus attracted local voters including Susie Coons and Lou Stadler with several participants listed. Separate listings show commodity prices for Wheat and Oats and notes on Timothy and alfalfa seed values along with a mention of Stahlhuths fountain serving Claret phosphate and other drinks.
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