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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1897
Page
2
A notice records the erection of a post office building in Columbus Diana as Second-Class Matter with city editor designation.
Daily and weekly rates shown for one inch and multiple time spans. Local ads priced per word with discounts for repeated insertions, plus contract pricing guidance and expiation note.
In Bartholomew County supporters voice hope for Dr. K D Hawley to secure county delegation solid backing. G W Miller is seen as an internal candidate for councilman to replace the late Wm J McCollough and would be a strong city officer if elected.
The text recalls the 1890 Fourth district election with Holman's 825 majority and a united silver alliance due to Cope's withdrawal. It cites 1892 electors votes and 1894 secretary of state votes for populists. Additional items mention storms, Meyer & Feigenbaum, The Fashion, and wheat prospects amid farming changes along with ads for keys and irrigation services.
Mrs Dr Shane and daughter Daisy of Columbus were here yesterday. Advertisements include Cannarets Candy Cathartic 25c to 4c. J A Newtown shoes with low expenses promised. Niagara bicycles and bicycle riding school at J A George 509 Washington St. Real estate trades offered for Columbus property. Kinney ads for Hartsville and Columbus properties.
A local bicycle shop Reeves Seward Cycle M’r'uR announces this week a lot of dine wheels at exceptionally low drives to make room for a new fine which will arrive in a few days. Customers urged not to miss the opportunity.
A collage of old notices describes remedies like Tikter’s Cascara Pills, Dunnington druggist refunds, and Kellar & Co corrugated hose rated at 1000 pounds pressure. It also touts Stahlhuth’s Varnish Stain for furniture gloss and scratch covering, plus references to water pipe repair ads and a historical note on private auxiliary naval fleets during a Russo Turkish war.
A list of scattered names and locations appears including Geor ge C Moore Hore Fistrock Dodd and many street corner references from neighborhoods such as Nineveh Rockcreek and Columbus. Entries mix people towns and cross streets with scattered numbers and place names like Sycamore Franklin Sycamore Chestnut and Union.
The volunteer fleet, based at Odessa, comprises 13 large steamers designed for 3 000 to 5 000 tons and speeds up to 19 knots. Built in England, they sail through the Suez Canal to Vladivostok in about 40 days, calling at Port Said Colombo Singapore and Nigueski. They haul materials for the Siberian railway immigrants convicts and soldiers, supporting British interests while expanding commerce in Asia.
Fragmentary lines show a clash of names and phrases including JonRs and colonel, with vend water and unclear actions. Readable pieces hint at a fragmented event or exchange but lack clear facts, participants, or outcomes to establish a coherent news item.
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