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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1897
Page
2
Note from the Columbus Indiana post office indicating Second-Class Matter status and editorial attribution to CHA A Turpin City Editor.
Advertising rates listed for one inch space across varying durations from one month to one year. Local insertions priced per word with discounts for repeated runs and special rates for large contracts of 500 lines or more. End-of-term contracts extend monthly rate charges if not carried to expiration.
Dr. Hunter, the Republicans caucus nominee in Kentucky, faces opposition from six to seven Republicans who will not support him. He asserts he can win with five gold Democrats, claiming that support would be enough to secure election to the United States Senate.
Heavy rain fell yesterday morning in the northwest part of the county. The brief report notes precipitation in a rural area with no injuries or further impacts recorded.
The general store of G W Chiisman in Portland Indiana was burglarized yesterday morning. About six hundred dollars in nations sigan and dry goods were stolen. A wagon and horse from Chas Wert were used to transport the loot. Bloodhounds were sent for and a posse trailed to Montpelier where the wagon and horse were found, but the goods remained hidden.
Advertises face curtains cleaning by City Steam Laundry with guaranteed satisfaction and instruction to send items to 129t¢ Lower Bros.
The article discusses popular silks including surah and a silk described as between merveilleux and surah. It notes moire taffeta as a novel tie with a fine cross line stripe, effective in both light and dark colors.
A comic exchange notes a horse bolting with a brother, leaving him two months laid up, while a counter jab cites a man who ran off with a horse and faces two years. City Steam Laundry advertised phone orders and prompt service.
Rosa Lee, alias Rosa Hall, a white woman, took morphine to end her life today in Danville. Her colored lover deserted her, and she left a note wishing him happiness and saying she would join Jackson and Walling. Her father was linked to the Mt. Taski triple murder of 1882.
Geo. Kirchner a Valparaiso piano tuner has created the American lever power motor a steam and electricity free design after six months of work finished yesterday The model will be sent to Washington tomorrow Two Chicago capitalists back Kirchner awaiting results from the model’s testing in the capital and potential adoption by federal agencies.
Treasury issues warrant for 277.78 to Grover Cleveland as final payment for four years as President. The total amount reaches 200000 dollars ending March 4 and will be mailed to the former president at Princeton New Jersey.
The notice lists numerous brand names and manufacturers including Bingime Expectorant One Minute Cough Cure and a broad range of surnames such as Kings Allens Halls Harters Jaynes Boschees Pisos Kilmers German English French Indian Brazilian Colombian Smith Browns Whites Goldens Layties Sellers Bulls Drakes Ransoms Chamberlains Scotts Crooks Angiers Warners Ackers Primleys Hierces Thillips Moellers DeWitts Fellows Munyons Humphreys. Ernst Stahlouth & Co. Drugists Columbus Ind.
In Huadalajara Mexico twenty years after Manuel Ruiz settled there, he died recently. Authorities opened his effects and found Spanish silver and paper money totaling 190000. Ruiz had no known relatives, so the government will claim the funds.
An old style drug advertisement touts Cascards Candy Cathartic as a pleasant medical discovery. It claims to cleanse the entire system, dispel colds, cure headaches, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Priced 50 cents per box, sold and guaranteed by druggists.
Report from Loxpon on March 21 notes a heated debate over Fitzsimmons nationality. English papers claim he is a native Englishman from Cornwall, while Irish outlets insist he is the son of Irish parents. An Irish MP born in Australia says Fitzsimmons was regarded as Irish in Australia. The surname is common in Dublin and Central Ireland but rare in Cornwall.
In a humorous exchange a teacher laments low pay while another claims to have stockpiled gum from students to support a long tenure. The lighthearted banter highlights school wage concerns and classroom anecdotes.
A witty exchange questions marriage and tobacco use, challenging social norms. The speaker rejects marrying a man who uses tobacco though she concedes that a good form might entice reconsideration, highlighting gendered expectations and wit.
In a wry exchange, Johnson reacts to a remark about a man waking to fame. The line allegedly hints at Johnson’s past late night on the front stoop. The banter hints at reputational scrutiny and social teasing.
A compilation of editorial excerpts from Indiana papers discusses civic duties and public reform. Topics include cleanliness, air quality, conscience as a moral guard, local pride in Cannelton, nature’s artistry, and critique of postmaster appointments influenced by newspaper interests.
Advertisement seeking an agent to represent the Fidelity Benevolent Association of Fort Wayne Indiana. Written request asks for terms to GRO M PRESTLER secretary Law Building Fort Wayne Ind.
A mendicant requests aid and a passerby offers one dollar. The brief exchange underscores shared hardship and fellowship observed in a Philadelphia North American fragment.
John Graham, longtime trainer and superintendent at the Boston Athletic Association, lauds Paine's celery compound as a remedy aiding strength and recovery for athletes and students. The piece credits Prof. Edward E. Phelps of Dartmouth with the formula and highlights widespread physician approval and reported health benefits.
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