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Newspaper

Columbus Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1897

Page

3

Crump’s Theatre Draws Big Crowds As Court News Emerges

Hon Geo W Cooper remains ill with lagrippe. The Magniscope draws crowds at Crump’s theatre nightly. The Wilson Bevis versus Ohio Farmer’s Insurance trial filled the courthouse all day. Roads are poor for travel while Sugar Camps run full blast amid wet weather. Photographer Charles Redding plans exhibit of medal winner works. County court mulls highway opening between Harrison and Union townships and faces a possible vacation petition fought by Hamblin and Waltman.

Court House Wilson Bevis The Ohio Farmer's Insurance Company County Commissioners Court Harrison Union Townships Hamblin and Waltman

Magniscope Show Closes Soon at Crump's Theatre

Achille Philon, Magniscope manager, reports good business as Crump's Theatre nears season end. The Magniscope run ends in a few weeks and patrons are urged to attend. Shows priced at 10, 26 and 30 cents.

Achille Philon Crump’s

Suit Filed by Masonic Metal Insurance Against 30 Citizens

The Masonic Metal Insurance Company of Central Illinois sues about 30 prominent citizens in Circuit Court here claiming they are stockholders liable for company liabilities after the receiver took control. Rev Noah Harper preached at the Baptist church and stayed to lead Wednesday prayer meeting before leaving for Columbus.

Brazil Ind Masonic Metal Insurance Company Central Illinois Noah Harper Columbus Baptist Church Democrat Martinsville

Columbus minister seeks cure at local sanitarium waters

Rev. Z. T. Sweeney of Columbus arrived Tuesday evening and is staying at the Nutter Webster sanitarium to test the curative waters for rheumatism in his right arm. He plans to preach Sunday and return to Columbus Monday. He is otherwise in splendid health.

Z. T. Sweeney Columbus Nutter-Webster Democrat Martinsville

Anecdote From Anglers Basket About a Scottish Laird

In Mr. E. Pritt's Anglers Basket a tale describes a laird recounting a great fish to friends at dinner. The servant Donald answers with a stubbornly escalating weight, saying the fish weighed twelve pounds at breakfast, ten at dinner, and twenty six at supper with the captain. The laird declares he will not tell lies now in old age to please shooters.

E. Pritt Donald Lees

Beach find at Anastasia Fla. octopus identified after dig

A 22 foot long aquatic creature initially thought to be a whale was found partly buried in Anastasia Beach by St Augustine cyclists. The president of the local scientific society ruled it an octopus. missing tentacles may have been eroded by sand waves or eaten by sharks.

Anastasia Beach Fla St. Augustine

Nerves and Teeth Linked in Many Cases

The piece notes that bad nerves and bad teeth often occur together in a remarkable number of cases. It attributes this to modern life’s hustle and bustle, which strains nerves and damages teeth alike.

Superstitious Manxmen Among Civilized Peoples

The Manx people are described as the most superstitious among civilized communities. The remark highlights enduring folk beliefs on the Isle of Man.

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