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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1897
Page
3
The fragment lists streets and intersections including Washington, Jackson, Third, Franklin, and Rightih end Franklin. It mentions a feverish or fever related context and a laundry area near Mecley's Lavvory with unclear details about the fire location.
Public notices describe rail routes and special rates for travel to major expositions and conventions. Details cover the Big Four Route through Cincinnati Indianapolis and Chicago, connections with L and N, and southern lines to Asheville, Buffalo, and Milwaukee events.
The Big Four Rourke will name special love rates for the convention and draws attention to its line from St. Louis to Toronto via Cleveland Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Apply for full particulars.
A large perfect lighthouse model is built inside St Marys parish church Whitkirk near Leeds as a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, famed for the Eddystone lighthouse. The rock base bears the inscription In memory of John Smeaton.
The Rev iew of Reviews notes the Matanzas region and western provinces resemble an ash heap after January fires. General Molinas decreed destruction of farms and crops in March. The writer observes widespread desolation, lack of local organization, and universal suffering amid reconcentration.
A Yale Divinity Hall student fired a toy rifle at a lamp. the ball pierced a professor of science’s window and lodged in a wall. The professor traced the bullet’s path to a colleague’s room, exposing the misfire and prompting confession. The matter was dropped after the student admitted involvement.
An eclectic column lists notable figures who allegedly died at fifty six, including Dante and Julius Caesar, alongside tips for long rides and hunting feats. It also recounts a theory about Adam and Eve’s complexion and comments on endurance and daily routines for travel, with scattered historical asides.
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