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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1897
Page
3
Readable fragments show street corner references including Franklin Avenue and Sixth, Mechanic, Pearl, Sycamore, Union, and California. Also mentions Reeves Pulley Works and Hutchinen Avenue with several numbered intersections, suggesting a city map or traffic layout note.
A long list of city officials and candidates is followed by notes on travel routes to the Great Southern Exposition. The Big Four Route offers through trains and one fare round trip from many points with connections to Cincinnati and Louisville. Additional details and rates are available from Big Four representatives.
The Big Four Route via Buffalo promotes travel to the National Encampment with a special one cent per mile rate for all parts of its system. The route offers superior through service from Peoria St Louis Louisville Indianapolis Cincinnati Dayton and intermediate points via Cleveland or via Toledo and Detroit. Full information is available from any agent.
Advertisement from Bonanza Agency in Cincinnati offering a free sample for 10 cents postage paid and a 60 percent commission to agents. Promises 40 other items and descriptive circulars with details. Postal weight 6 pounds, height 18 inches, regular price 1.00.
Y P and C E convention in San Francisco July 7 12 will feature the Big Four Route naming special low rates from all points on its system via Chicago St Louis or Peoria. The Big Four operates through trains from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Indianapolis to St Louis and Peoria and from Cincinnati and Louisville to Chicago. Contact nearest agent for full information.
The Big Four Route announces special low fares from Cincinnati Indianapolis and surrounding territory to Milwaukee for the National Educational Association convention July 6 to 9. Teachers and heads travel to the annual meeting with easy access from Cincinnati Indianapolis Dayton Springfield Columbus and intermediate points to Chicago. Information available from any Big Four Route agent.
Kinney and Turpin announce a special clubbing arrangement with the Twice-A-Week Courier-Journal and their own paper. Subscriptions must be prepaid, with renewals or new subscribers eligible, and sample copies are mailed on request. Offer good until July 1, 1897, via Columbus Morning Star, Columbus Indiana.
Rates for one way settlers tickets from Ohio and Mississippi River points to the south at two cents per mile on the first and third Tuesdays June to October. Round trip tickets at one fare plus two dollars. Best time to go south is now. For schedules and special rates apply. Wm H Tayloe Assistant General Passenger Agent Louisville Kentucky. The Southern Railway is the only line penetrating the eight Great South states. 1Y538t
A discussion notes Alfred Pease, traveling abroad during a vacancy, was nominated and elected MP for Cleveland by a strong majority. Sir Joseph Pease received a telegram from Arden confirming the candidacy and election, highlighting an unusual electoral circumstance. The piece contrasts this with attitudes toward public representation. The second section argues moderation in athletic activity, warning against overtraining while praising overall health benefits and noting large numbers entering competitions.
A comic savage tale about a careless bird and a cat ends with the bird praising Heaven before losing its life. A Libby Prison relic, a bone chain worn as jewelry, draws attention from a Mass. farmer who bought it. Kansas Gov Leedy rejects porcelain fixtures, preferring a tin wash bowl. A Canadian asks about Webster’s dictionary indexes.
The Big Four Route announces special love rates for the DPWORTH league convention in Toronto from July 14 to 18. The article highlights its line from St Louis to Niagara Falls via Cleveland and Buffalo, or via Toledo and Detroit, and invites applications for full particulars.
The Engineering and Mining Journal notes Denmark limits return tickets, offering direct fares between all stations. A government bill proposes third class travel across the country for under 1.60 dollars, covering about 300 by 200 miles, a 50 percent cut.
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