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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1897
Page
2
Listings show postal designation Columbus Indiana with rates for daily and weekly editions, including one inch pricing for various time frames and local advertisement rules. It details per word charges for locals, black letters, and contract terms, noting expiration rules and special rates for large contracts.
Over fifty thousand gallons of strawberries have been shipped from New Albany this season. Growers report over 56000 dollars realized and money now plentiful for fruit firms. Jeth door nal.
A reader ponders if heat exposure is behind bicycle facial injuries and jokes about installment plans as a partial explanation.
Competent trainers in charges at J. A. George are mentioned as the bicycle issue appears in a comic court note. The star figure is noted but details are scarce.
A lung illness case in June 11 notes a child of Mr. and Mrs. L. Baker coughing violently until a bean was expelled from the bronchial passage. The bean had swollen and sprouted, and doctors say the child will not be harmed.
June 11 in Dallas Texas a train crewman Jake Corn of the Dallas and Henrietta division of the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad found a small child lying on the track. The child rose unharmed as the train passed. The father, wheat cutter nearby, rushed over in fright. The child had wandered from him and dozed on the rail line.
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled the three-cent streetcar fare constitutional, limited to Indianapolis. A conflicting federal ruling had barred enforcement, with injunctions in federal court. The state plans to press for three-cent fares pending appeal and anticipates Judge Showalter may adjust his order.
Two men from Grasville WA engaged in a dispute with Hensley after Hensley cut trot lines on the Indiana side of the Wabash. McKay and Woods returned and threatened confrontation. Hensley allegedly shot McKay and then Woods, who later died. Hensley surrendered to authorities, claiming self defense. case to be transported to Pusey County for further action.
The young daughter of Mrs. B S Gibson of Creelyville South Carolina grew weak and invalid despite medicines. Her anxious mother sought care with no success until a Vanished promising remedy letter urged sending for a free book from The Verandah Drug Manufacturing Company.
Distressed crowds witnessed the Delks tragedy as both Will and his son Photvas faced the gallows after years of crime. The condemned man claimed his son was elsewhere when the arrest occurred, but the court ordered their execution, citing a long history of terror and violent acts in Pike County.
A local notice touts a bargain on bicycles from Reeves Seward Cycle Company offering cheap units through a limited offer. The ad emphasizes affordability and quick availability to attract customers.
Severe weather sweeping across the western states triggers heavy rains in Denver and eastern Colorado. Rail washouts disrupt transit as block after block reports flooding and property losses. Homes and streets flood while residents evacuate to higher ground and utilities struggle to restore service.
The Jeff. Journal notes Peter Lynch and his farm near Little York twelve miles west of Scottsburg as the largest living family in Indiana with twenty three children twelve sons and eleven daughters. His wife survives him and they remain active on the farm as he is described as able as any son in one day. Grandchildren exceed sixty and the family support Democratic politics.
B Y PP U Bactrsion to Ghattanaca offers excursion tickets to Chattanooga at less than one fare for round trip. Tickets on sale until July 21 with limited duration. Joint agent at Chattanooga before July th. Southern Railway remains the only line from Louisville to Chattanooga. Inquiries to local ticket agents or Wm HL Taylor Pass Agent Jonesville NY.
A four-year-old girl, daughter of Noah Sweet of Waits Township, was bitten on the foot by a wild squirrel while playing at home. Blood poisoning followed, and the child died about a day later.
A brief notice records a patient falling ill with blood poisoning described as swelling and a supervening complication. She died this morning after a period of illness, with the event noted in the local record.
A reader asks when your plumber sails and explains the trip to Europe was canceled due to needed plumbing work. The exchange notes the speaker’s reluctance to travel this year and seeks a firm sail date.
The Republicans of Hartholowen county Indiana plan a 2:30 p m gathering on Saturday June 19 1807 at precincts to elect delegates for a convention in Columbus to nominate a congressional candidate for the Fourth district succeeding the late William Helman. Representation is one delegate per hundred votes cast for Gov. J A Monat in the last election. Official signs list precincts and officers WW Strickram county chairman F C Unnaiaj secretary. Cincinnati excursion Sunday June 4 offers a round trip by train Columbus to Cincinnati for one dollar with trips to Coney Island Zoological Gardens Chester Park and other attractions.
A heated exchange outlines the widening line between Harlem and surrounding areas. The dialogue centers on annual pay rising from 1500 to 3000 dollars as the defining limit of the region’s edges.
Detroit Free Press notes a playful exchange about sleep between a man and a woman with the line about keeping awase pow. The fragment hints at casual domestic banter.
A New York Ledger description recalls a southern city socialite of former years. She wore decollete ball gowns and prized a graceful neck and arms. She rose early the day of a ball, dined at noon, worked until late afternoon, then took a hot bath and perspired before dressing in elaborate attire for the evening. The household treated her routines as sacred. Her appearance drew steady admiration.
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