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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1897
Page
4
The passage describes neighbors kept awake by conversations and opium smoking in a hall across the passage, tea saloons employing singers and ventriloquists, and tea service with cakes and preserves. It also notes a dog and cat meat restaurant offering stews, pricier when the pets are black, reflecting popular beliefs.
Mrs Barbara Curran of East Orrington Maine guards a heirloom yeast crock from Ireland carried in 1846 aboard a sailing packet. She kept the yeast alive through generations from Cromwell's era to present, despite hardship, passing it along with stories of a great great grandmother warned by soldiers of King Charles I.
Experts distinguish genuine India cashmere shawls from French produced imitations. They note real shawls have uniform weaving, brighter colors, and borders sewn separately, while fakes are made in France and assembled. Subtle softness reflects thread spinning and Tibetan wool quality.
A French missionary in China witnessed men bitten by a mad dog who reportedly used raw dog liver as a preventive. Five Chinese bites cases from March of last year showed they ate liver within a time after exposure. The claim, noted by Modern Medicine, aligns with isopathic ideas linked to Pasteur and Koch, though efficacy remains unproven.
The Governor's Island tug displays a blue flag with white stars signaling a visiting general. The flag serves as a warning and ceremonial cue, while the jack and wash slang illustrate ship discipline and readiness during salute procedures.
A Castine Maine fisherman known for wit and politics tells a visiting New York Tribune correspondent a pessimistic view. The local tale ends with the fisherman joking that Gene Hale in the Senate will save the country from ruin.
Prof Aibhuo Thompson argues melting through massed tron and steel is possible with time and current but would require bulky gear and high risk. Miss Alice C Pletcher notes accurate transmission of unwritten Omaha songs via phonograph, matching a song heard and written 12 years earlier.
A well dressed woman asked for a nickel instead of five pennies as fare change. The conductor refused, but a man nearby slid the pennies to the conductor and handed the woman a nickel, making the switch quietly as amused passengers watched.
Leading Columbus tailors promote tailor made clothing and spring woolens. They highlight quality suitings and dress fabrics as the season's choicest patterns. C W Spurgeon of Brown County was in the city yesterday. A Kansas City woman seeks the tomb of Adam to lay a flower on the grave of a man who followed his wife’s advice.
Readable fragments report offers for Stahlhuths Fountain cold drinks and claret phosphate sales, bicycle bargains, and job notices. Mentions Miss Mayme Rhute’s school closure at Walesboro and a Columbus birthday dinner for Mrs Wu Miller. Historic rail and company updates appear alongside local business ads and community notices.
The Huntington Herald notes wool growers see a 5 cent per pound uptick this spring versus last year, while reflecting on market prospects. The Speymour Republican argues patience with the McKinley administration as reforms take time.
Bertea Waltzinger and George Bon iface belong to Kansas City's summer opera company. May Irwin ends engagement with Rich Harris and closes accounts, profits for last season exceed 14000 dollars. Next season Robert Downing produces a play David, theme matching Le Droit de l’Enfant. Summer salaries lower about 20 percent in several theatres. West Shore road Buffalo change aids through freight via Tontwanda, switching at Suspension Bridge now instead of East Buffalo.
Reeves Seward Cycle & Co advertises bicycles priced from 28 to 75 with a guaranteed quality promise. The shop emphasizes value and a range of models to fit different budgets.
A local ad lists flour at 2.60 dollars per pound and a brand at 0.65 dollars per pound. Prices shown per pound reflect grocery pricing for shoppers.
Wanted men and family washing offered by Ulrich's Bakery. Mrs Haefele. Carter's Cascara Pills promise cure or money refunds by druggist M C Dunnington. Star offers job printing. Michigan City News notes national business improvement. Elder T J Shuey to preach at Tabernacle Christian Church in Columbus tonight. Reeves Seward Cycle offers 25 percent off all bicycle grades.
A lunch counter offering the best city meals alongside a shop for fishing tackle croquet accessories highlights the Fashion district. Locals praise the variety and value as shoppers linger to browse gear and dine.
A St. Louis Republic report describes a Burlington line scam between Leavenworth and St. Joseph. A runner uses misread transfer rules to ride farther for lower fare, switching trains at Armour Junction and collecting extra miles while staying within tariff limits. The ploy nets about 13 miles of travel beyond the initial ticket.
The fragment lists votes and numbers tied to the Star prize wheel draw in Columbus with unclear dates. It references a sequence of tallies such as 78 1818 53 29 3 5, indicating results or counts from the prize event.
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