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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1897
Page
2
The column lists daily and local advertisement rates by inch and duration for the Columbus Postoffice edition. It outlines first insertion charges, rate for additional insertions, and black letter locals rules, with special local contract terms and public notice details.
The piece notes cloudy and rainy weather on Wednesday and spring prospects rising nationwide. It urges continued effort and attendance at gatherings including a G A R meeting in Columbus and a push to Richmond encampment. It mentions Joseph J. Irwin of Columbus involvement in postmaster appointments and Senator Fairbanks already making recommendations.
In a Kentucky legislature session yesterday charges of bribery arose while Dr Hunter’s allies battled through ballots. Seven bolting Republicans persisted as Hunter fell short by three votes on the sixth ballot and stubbornly remained unchanged through the tenth. Bradley supporters predicted a forthcoming nomination.
A private Africa letter recounts Uganda mission visitors thrilling local women with their arrival. The natives marvel at English ladies noting their figures and sleeves with sharp wit. The king questions personal history and quips that fashion changes must be stored rather than consumed.
Ernst Stan Luut & Co. Druggists in Columbus Indiana lists many cough remedies and a broad range of brands and family names including Kings Allen 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 Phillips Moellers DeWitts Fellows Munyons Humphreys and more. The ad promotes Blue iine Expectorant and One Minute Cough Cure among others.
The Washington Star notes two four and six year old girls wandered into the Capitol doors chased by doorkeepers and a puzzled legislator. They slipped between legs, then were guided out by two maids with the remark that only men were inside and auntie might be elsewhere.
A Washington Post summary recalls Senator Call and Senator Proctor proposing a congressional probe into Maceo’s death. The tale of a Havana visit to study immigration and yellow fever becomes a joke as the Spanish minister mistakes the delegation’s trip for a holiday pleasure outing, exclaiming “a peek-neek.”
The stovepipe hat of Abraham Lincoln, described as a foot high with a wide brim, held papers and documents. On election night at Springfield, ladies used the hat as a football to celebrate Lincoln's projected victory, as others helped with preparations for a supper for visiting gentlemen.
The ad urges readers to choose Paine's Celery Compound for cleansing the blood nourishing the nerves and regulating digestion. It cites relief from rheumatism neuralgia headaches sleep problems kidney trouble heart palpitations and liver issues and quotes an New York attorney praising its sleep aiding effects after three bottles.
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