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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1897
Page
2
The Columbus Star proprietors are listed with Postoffice second class matter status as noted in the Columbus notice. The entry names Chas A Turpin as part of the masthead or filing line.
The notice outlines daily and weekly advertising rates by inch across time spans, with prices for one inch for various periods and contracts. Local ads add word-based charges for daily locals, game matter, and black-letter runs, plus special rates for larger contracts and monthly expiration terms.
A June first meeting night will address electing a school trustee and other business. The third ward seeks full representation with a councilman to fill the vacancy caused by Win J. McCullough’s death. The public is urged to participate as the people demand action.
The passage argues labor and capital must interdepend. anti union rhetoric targets anarchists and fools who despise labor. It links Britain’s alliance with Germany, France, and Russia to military actions in southern Africa and Egypt, forecasting Russia striking against British India and postwar global shifts with Canada, Australia, and the United States reshaping imperial power.
Heav y taxpayers urge balanced spending while opposing police and fire cuts. The piece envisions a festive Fourth with profit and music, noting political divisions among local leaders and urging to leave salaries alone.
City finances show an ongoing reduction in indebtness aiming for the lowest assessment ratio among nearby towns. Officials predict a clearer balance sheet and steadier tax outlook as reductions continue.
The article argues a rapid revival depends on three factors: good crops across the farm belt, favorable crop sales terms, and tariff settlement. It says farmers must market a crop at good prices before broader prosperity follows, with tariffs, wages, and merchants benefiting as agriculture improves. It asserts likely tariff settlement and promising crop prospects based on official reports.
An old column fragment touts Stahlhuth varnish stain for furniture and a claim of a cure by Cascara Pills from M C Dunnington druggist with refunds if ineffective. It advertises cheap hosiery from Columbus Iron Manufacturing Co and invites readers to place ads at the STAR office.
An advertisement touts new bicycle livery at J. A. Georges 409 with washing tops. It pitches Stahlhuths Varnish Stain to repair scratches and imitate fine woods, plus shoes discounted at J. A. Newton, emphasizing low expenses for customers.
James Seward of Majure Grove declines with hope of recovery. The Twice-A-Week Journal and Courier Journal Stoy Seacert cost $1.25 yearly. A special prepaid renewal and new subscription deal is available through the Columbus Morning Loan in Columbus Indiana. Offer valid until May 1, 1897.
The promotion touts one way settlers tickets and round trip excursion fares to view the Great Country in the eight Southern States via the Southern Railway. It advertises through trains from Cincinnati and Louisville with vestibule cars and sleepers to Atlanta, Georgia, via Louisville.
In a Yorkshire stone quarry a steam crane fails and a massive stone block breaks apart above Dick, who leaps to safety 60 feet below. The quarry owner, astonished, asks what saved him, and Dick calmly resumes work after the near miss.
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