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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1897
Page
4
A verbose ad proclaims leading tailoring in Columbus with Spring woolens and custom fit suits. It praises quality fabrics, mentions tailored garments, and notes club standings and scattered sports scores among various teams and cities.
Kinney and Turpin announce a limited time deal: Twice-a-Week Courier Journal and their own Twice-a-Week Star or Journal combined for one year at 1.25. Available to renewals paying in advance or new subscribers paying in advance. Sample copies free. Subscriptions sent to Columbus Morning Star in Columbus Indiana. Offer valid until July 1 1807.
A new Cummins shop announces headquarters for fishing tackle and baseball gear. The notice advertises prices such as 25 cents and mentions education and caretaking themes along with a metallic listing of merchandise and opening details.
A Washington disbursing officer writes of Paine's celery compound as a reliable spring cure for rheumatism neuralgia and kidney disease. The advertisement contrasts it with unsafe spring remedies and cites Dartmouth College professor Edward KE Phelps as a champion of the product.
The article discusses officers detaining Walter McGravel for drunkenness and references officers McCalip and Jackson. It then surveys how wars have driven military use of dynamite, balloons, ironclads, submarines, and other inventions, noting Cuba’s early use of dynamite defensively and predicting future demonstrations of gun power and technology.
The article describes how dynamite was used in the Cuban war, including a plan to plant buried charges across open fields with insulated wiring and distant detonations. It notes insurgents' access to dynamite from the United States and cites inventor Hansen on the method and risks of such tactics.
A Washington attorney recalls a country Maryland case where the plaintiff’s claim failed at first, yet the justice took five minutes to decide in favor after the client spoke up, revealing a long tale of past misdeeds and local politics.
A Chicago-area farmer's son devises a clever method to protect a large tomato harvest. He uses a heavy wire with a ring and a trained bulldog chained to it to drive away persistent birds, keeping them from pecking ripe fruit.
Miss Alice Pierce of Boston is described by Richard Mansfield as a remarkable theatrical prodigy. Born in 1881, she debuted early as a child actress and has impressed critics with her intense, mature portrayals in The Merchant of Venice and Richard II. Her mother raised her as a devoted student of drama, and Mansfield plans private training to guide her future.
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