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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1897
Page
3
WM. G. IRWIN administrator requires all debts owed to L. Rosenbush or Rosenbush & Moore be paid within 30 days from the date of notice. No excuses accepted. The administrator states payment is mandatory and unavoidable.
Marshal Schooler plans to attend the Cambridge City horse sale. County Clerk George Werner will visit Cambridge City this evening. The Bell company builds a city wide school line for teachers and the superintendent with a switchboard in the office to connect buildings. Line to be finished by midweek. Postmaster Rush prepared the Eastern Southern and Northwest mails and ensured departure on Monon and special north trains, praised for preventing business losses.
The piece critiques fur use as unnecessary and harmful, urges sumptuary laws, and notes current fashion trends. It highlights warm fur for comfort but condemns animal sacrifice. It also describes lace collars, chiffon pleatings, velvet tabs, florals, and corset detailing shaping evening wear.
A story follows a newlywed couple riding to the city in a car through a dark tunnel. The wife teases the sleeping husband by claiming he kissed her in the tunnel three times, a claim he denies while puzzled. The tale shifts to various unrelated notices and snippets.
A New Yorker argues that cheaper eateries employ mainly American waiters while pricier venues hire French staff. He attributes this to independence and deference expectations, noting tips still garner respect in the low-cost sectors despite the theory.
A traveler recalls a Zulu frontier tale where a young bull named Hulo faces a rhinoceros. After a bold initial rush, the bull uses strategy, stabs the attacker in the thighs, and with steel bullets defeats the horned foe, standing victorious on the carcass.
A Buffalo Commercial excerpted boy’s letter home praising a new sister and lamenting no boy, longing for a pony, asking for griddlecakes, noting game, mice, rats, chipmunks, and plans to bring home a pet. The child asks if a boy is a pig for small helps.
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