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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1897
Page
3
Toronto Ontario hosts the Epworth League convention July 14 to 18 with the Big Four Cars announcing special rates. The feature advertises a historic line from St Louis to Toronto via several Midwestern and Great Lakes cities. Apply for full particulars.
The Big Four FourTE will announce special law rates to cover all members of the benevolent society and their friends. The route from Cincinnati to Louisville Indianapolis and surrounding territory to Chicago is recognized by all involved.
A youth stories in a Youth's Companion tale about a speculator who, after fortunes and a grand house, lacks epigrams for dessert. He discovers his cook cannot prepare epigrams, and is fired for failing to serve witty lines at table.
The Big Four Route announces one fare for round trips to the National Educational Association Convention in Milwaukee. East through trains connect in Cincinnati with the CR Route and the I N O N Ry at Central Union Depot. Travelers may choose Cincinnati or Louisville routes via Milwaukee for the June event and fares vary by origin. Contact any Big Four Route representative for full rates and details.
The great southern position has created interest as applications rise for the best route to reach this great southern city. Dig Four provides a line from the East with through service to Cincinnati from New York and Boston, Crewe and Columbus, Detroit, Toledo and Sandusky to Cincinnati, and from Chicago Benton Harbor to Cincinnati and Louisville. Direct connections link with the Q and C Route and the L and N Ry. Full information available on application.
At the Big Four Route convention in San Francisco held July 7 to 12, special low rates will be named from all points on its system via Chicago St Louis or Peoria. The through trains connect New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Indianapolis to St Louis and Peoria and from Cincinnati and Louisville to Chicago. Apply to the nearest agent for full information.
The Big Four Route is highlighted for the 31st National Encampment G A R in Buffalo New York with a one cent per mile rate and superior through train service from Peoria St Louis Louisville Indianapolis Cincinnati Dayton Springfield Columbus via Cleveland or via Toledo Detroit. Full information is available from any agent.
The narrator recalls landing a strong salmon after casting with an 18 foot rod. With no net or gaff, he towed the fish to a gravel bar, slipped, struggled, and finally grasped the salmon, slinging it with several head whacks to secure the catch.
A sea captain with an old slow steamer delays full cargo of tea from China. He plans to repair and speed the voyage to secure a large freight profit, noting bets on outcomes and expected rapid earnings despite the battered vessel.
H Audley Clarke and Dumont Clarke heirs of William A Clarke transfer land at Thames and Farewell streets in Newport to the Newport Historical Society. The deed memorializes the Liberty Tree to symbolize opposition to the Stamp Act and public liberty, with uses for Sons of Liberty and future generations.
The Cleveland Leader recounts Beatrice Montgomery a Boston girl and Harold Bentley a son of a widow as they meet at a social event. Beatrice envisions romance but learns his father is absent and reacts with shock demanding the man be removed.
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