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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1897
Page
2
A classifieds page lists advertising rates for daily and weekly editions, showing column widths and durations. Local ads in daily use per word charges with discounts for runs, plus separate rates for locals in bold and contract terms, outlining payment timelines.
The Star urges a Bartholomew County Republican to run for Congress and favors Columbus as the site for the 1898 G A R encampment and party conventions. It calls for a strong field, public nomination, and active effort to move the encampment and conventions to Columbus.
Prominent Columbus businessmen praise the Star as widely read and reaching the city’s best homes. They offer competitive pricing, emphasize proven value, and note a growing job department delivering quality work to win trials and satisfy clients.
The pension commissioner H. Clay Evans is rumored to issue an order barring further action on settled pension cases for a year. Critics call the move unjust to veterans, noting many claims are rejected for insufficient evidence or other causes. The Greek army reports no retreat from Thessaly, with troops still facing hostilities near Pharsalos and Dohe.P
The Star announces it will expand to four pages seven columns in size to boost its status as Columbus’s leading daily. Editor pledges to push for business, welcomes news items from readers, and thanks supporters who helped weather early struggles.
Local office advertises old papers at 10 cents per hundred amid assorted hardware and household goods. It promotes Kellar & Co. hoses and Stahlhuth varnish stains, touts a job opening at the Star office, and mentions cycle parts and curing health products with a range of sales pitches from manufacturers.
A dense roster lists city officers including Treasurer James Silbcy and City Attorney Norton, with various council and ward names. It also enumerates numerous street and location references such as Fifth and Brown, Seventh and Jackson, and many business sites across multiple towns, including Sa Sictsausa and California.
The New York World cites an English observer in Washington claiming W. K. Vanderbilt agreed to a settlement totaling ten million dollars for the marriage to the Marlborough heir. The plan splits ten million for the Vanderbilt daughter’s lifetime income and five million for the duke, with inheritance conditions and contingencies if issue or death alter the arrangement. The settlement was not cash.
In St Johnsbury Vermont a female seminary formed a football team all in bloomers. The girls practiced behind the Fairbanks mansion, faced town gossip with resolve, and continued play with athletic decorum despite local scorn. The piece lauds their resolve and notes they fielded a regular eleven in a defiant yet proper game.
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