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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1897
Page
4
Real estate listings advertise 3 to 5 room cottages with cellars wells cisterns and summer kitchens across Union Chestnut Franklin Wilson Seventh streets and more. Monthly rents range from 3.00 to 6.00, with several properties offering wood houses stables and desirable locations near schools and railroads.
Anecdotes portray Judge Bean as law west of the Pecos with unyielding frontier authority. An inquest on a man who died falls under his scrutiny as he fines the deceased $40 for carrying a concealed gun. The write up praises his efficient administration and predicts future publication of frontier law.
The viceroy shifts famine relief from charity to employment by building railways in the northwest provinces Oudh and the Punjab. The New York Independent notes this will ease immediate distress and fortify against future famines by improving interregional transport and supply.
Cassier's Magazine surveys how England France and Germany steer vessels. It notes Thames paddle steamers rely on shouted commands. Seine boats use a trumpet mouthpiece. Rhine steamers use a large central wheel with men passing handles amidships.
The range of Krapp's ton steel gun is a few yards over 15 miles with a 2600 pound shot. The 11 ton Armstrong gun reaches 14 miles with 1800 pound shell and 960 pounds powder. These guns are costly and impractical for repeated firings, leading to abandonment. Quick firing guns rise in usefulness, notably the Maxim capable of 660 shots in 2 minutes and light enough for carry.
The piece portrays a 13 year old Ulysses Grant as unusually capable and resourceful. It notes his self-reliance, practical skills, and steady judgment, including driving 600 miles, solving problems, training horses, and refusing folly. Even at 16 he fears retreat and is resolute, dependable, and determined to reach successful ends.
Daily at the Consolidated exchange a group of women in the Broadway gallery draws attention as a broker signals trades by hand gestures. One broker watches a particular woman who is said to read the future and guide his buy and sell decisions for wheat from 10:30 to 3.
Robert Gardhire, an uneducated laborer from Augusta employed at Interstate Cotton Oil, astonishes peers with instant correct results in multiplication and fractions. He cannot explain his skill, saying he immediately sees the answer when figures are presented and guesses at how he does it.
The Chautauquan notes French restaurants rush meals to fit sporadic patrons and club life grows, undermining traditional French cooking. It cites faster dejeuner, social shifts, fewer marriages, and Parisian chefs gravitating to fashionable clubs for better dining prestige.
In Noblestown Maine thirty seven bachelors live there and cook their own Johnny cake because they fear marriage. The quirky local report notes the strong reluctance of men to wed, highlighting their self sufficient bachelor life.
An optimistic pledge highlights the Indianapolis Daily and Weekly Sentinel as a comprehensive source of state and international news. The piece touts Republican governance and urges readers to subscribe for full dispatch coverage.
The Indianapolis Sentinel promotes its wide circulation and promises readers a year of engaging news on McKinley's cabinet and national policy. Subscriptions offered: daily $6, weekly $1, Sunday 2 dollars. weekly edition includes twelve pages with Indiana capital news and gossip. The Weekly Star pairs with the Indiana State Sentinel for 1.25 dollars.
Grain and livestock prices listed for corn oats timothy clover and hay at varied rates. Hogs horses chickens ducks turkeys butter eggs laird flour and other items show buying values. Notice states publication date June 6 with deadlines for bicycle contest entries and receipts through July at 6 PM.
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