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Newspaper

Columbus Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1897

Page

4

Bargains in dresses shoes bicycles and phaeton sale

Advertisements list items for sale and prices including ladies lace cloth tops at $1.50, shoes at one price cash store, bicycles from $28 to $75, a first class phaeton in fair condition, and newspaper subscription offers. Listings include Huron area stores Reeves Seward Cycle Co and J A Newton at 313 Washington St. and Columbus Fuel & Ice Co contact details.

J. A. Newton Washington St Reeves Seward Cycle & M’c’h Co Laquire

Athletic sports in moderation and potential excesses

The North American Review argues athletic activity benefits health when pursued reasonably but warns against excessive training and rivalry. It notes some youths overestimate health gains and risk injury, while heart, lungs, and digestion can be harmed by overwork. It also cites many entrants in major city athletic events, sometimes 600 to 700.

Peruna promoted for female ailments and political notices

A 1897 layout promotes Peruna as a cure for female diseases with a free book offer from The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co. The text shifts to Republican meeting notices across precincts 2 and 5 in 1897 urging delegates to the Congressional Convention and announcing time and venues for precinct gatherings.

Hartman Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company Columbus Ohio

Sixth Precinct Republicans Meet to Choose Delegate

Republican voters of the Sixth Precinct will gather at Norton's law office at 7 30 P M on Saturday June 19 to select one delegate for the Congressional Convention on June 22 2013 W S Dons.

13Th Precinct Owens . Williams Ae Gity Hall Norton Isaac Bradford Fourth Washington Jackson

Republicans meet to pick delegate for June convention

The Republicans of the south precinct announce a meeting on Saturday June 19 1897 at 7 pm to select one delegate to the Congressional Convention to be held June 22 1897. Chairman Wm H Childs urges attendance and notes filing and venue details.

Ice Cream by the Dish Quart or Gallon Delivered

An advertisement offers ice cream by the dish quart or gallon for delivery anywhere in the city. The copy asserts their cream as the best in the market and is signed Mus. Andy Efinger with a street address 21716.

To Cure Sick Headache with Cascara Pills

M C Dunnington druggist offers a refund if the Cascara Pills fail to cure the sick headache. The 25 cent remedy is presented alongside Pearson's Best Popcorn at 2133.

C.C.C Teke Carter M. C. Dunnington

Unclear Scoreboard Fragments From Minneapolis Area Games

Partial sports notes list a series of scores including Minneapolis 3, Columbus 10, St. Paul 6, Grand Rapids 3, Milwaukee 3 and Detroit 4. No teams or dates are specified to establish a full game report.

Minneapolis Columbus St. Paul Grand Rapids Milwaukee Detroit

Prices for Wheat and Farm Produce in Local Market

Market prices show Wheat 74 cents per bushel, corn 22 cents, oats 20 cents, Timothy hay baled 9.50 a ton, loose 9.00, clover hay 3.00 baled and 7.50 loose, English clover seed 3.25, red clover seed 3.25 per bushel. Livestock ranges 2.50 to 4.00 per hundred for cattle, hogs 3.10 to 3.50 per hundred, horses 5 to 100 per head. Spring chickens, hens 5 per pound, roosters 2, ducks 5, turkeys 5, butter 5 a pound, eggs 7 per dozen, lard 5 per pound. Flour 2.60 per 100 pounds.

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Famine Relief Edicts New Rail Works in India and Odd Notes

The viceroy shifts from charity to work relief for North Indian famine casualties by funding rail projects in the northwest provinces, Oudh and the Punjab to create ongoing relief and future resilience. A rancher in Saint creek valley traps panthers. two are killed after a dramatic discovery. Russia reduces Turkish indemnity terms from 1873 while negotiating long-term payments. details reflect shifting imperial finance.

India Northwest Oudh Punjab New York Independent Asia Saint Creek Big Horn Mountains

Bicycle Contest Votes Cast for Star's Prize Wheel

Votes tally for Columbus ladies in the Star prize wheel contest show Susie Coons Lou Stadler Jessie McLeod and others with numbers listed beside each name. The event ends at 4 o'clock p m with a June 22 1897 date and Pure Kyarr as chairman referencing a God Fellows mock militia context.

Columbus Tion Pure Kyarr

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