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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1897
Page
2
Rates for daily and weekly ads are outlined for various lengths and formats in Columbus. Local ad costs include word-based charges and black-letter locals, with special rates for long contracts and monthly adjustments.
The writer asks if an enterprising citizen will lead a Fourth of July celebration campaign and voices strong patriotic sentiment promoting belligerence toward Cuba and urging Spain’s removal in the war.
The farmer reports fading plaints as wheat moves toward a dollar, hay at ten dollars a ton, beef cattle at twelve, and hogs at three dollars and sixty cents per cwt. Under these conditions, good times are expected to return quickly.
A columnist recalls Turkish restraint and honesty, contrasts Sunday baseball bans with bicycle riding freedom, and argues moral reform comes from teaching not policing. The piece critiques police raids on Cleveland players and laments overbearing secular control.
A call to Columbus residents to unite for town growth through practical effort rather than prayer. Emphasizes uniform action for enhancement, protection, and moral and educational leadership, arguing that productive labor and tillage—not pious philosophy—drive prosperity.
An OCR fragment discusses the Columbus Iron Manufacturing Company's pricing on an 18e¢ grade of use at 124 cents with cheaper prices in proportion. The text is incomplete and unreadable in places but notes pricing structure and grading.
A Utica observer recalls a 1559 anniversary with a 70 to 80 degree January day and the hanging of John Brown, then shifts to an Oregon logging rail road using logs as train cars. The piece moves to a Scribner’s description of La Mancha, Iberian history, and questions of memory and time.
Businesses are advised to bring their ads to the Stan office to maximize outreach and measurable results. Marketing staff promise visibility boosts and faster campaign outcomes for local merchants.
An old newspaper ad lists cheap slippers and sandals with prices for ladies and youths at J A Newton. It also promotes Niagara bicycles and mentions local officials and street corner contacts in Columbus and nearby towns. The garbled text includes scattered names of city offices and area streets.
One way settlers tickets and round trip excursion tickets are sold by lines leading south in connection with the Southern Railway to give the people a chance to see that Great Country.
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