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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1897
Page
2
An old rate table lists inch ads with durations and prices including one year five dollars one month one week and other brief durations. The entries show different lengths and times such as six months four months three months and one month with prices ranging from one dollar to five dollars.
A clipped excerpt suggests a political maneuvering phrase about breaking affiliation with the Democrats and forming a new alignment. The text conveys partisan realignment sentiment without detailed context or names.
Editorial voices urge unity as government strength grows from recent Chicago and New York court decisions hostile to trusts. Citizens encouraged to honor fallen soldiers by broad national patriotism, not sectional zeal, amid shifting capital associations.
The article notes a Goop deal tied to the Republican caucus choosing a successor to Mr. McCullough. It suggests past caucus history favors listing all Republican names in the third ward as a method to select a new councilman.
Brown County Indiana sits near Indianapolis yet has no railway. Switzerland and Ohio counties also lack lines. The piece defends Hoosier identity while noting broad demand for city cost cuts and salary reductions as taxes rise, praising Columbus's tax and debt situation amid public skepticism of austerity talk.
The text notes Columbus residents resisting perceived tax burden in a political shift with Mally's bid for Florida senate creating a slim Democratic-populist majority. It also signals opening congressional campaigns and renewed vigor in monetary standards discussions.
During maneuvers at Aldershot the vedette system relayed an enemy sighting along the line. A private misadded a message asking for tobacco, causing a chain of misinterpretations until the captain answered with cigars. The major received the cigars and the joke ended.
A New York Journal report describes a woman angrily defending her hot bicycle ride and challenging a police officer after she is accused of scorching. She vows to report the officer and seeks the health board, then notes a lamp flare causing concern.
The temple of the Sacred Tooth supposedly survived an attempted deceit when powder and tin were cast into the river. Priests claim the tooth reformed, remains found intact in the riverbed, and the temple rebuilt with the tooth enshrined in a gold box wrapped in sacred film. Skeptics call it a relic or the tooth of a vanished giant animal.
The text contrasts Ferala's yearly governorship and harsh taxation with torture risks for dissenters, and cites a New Yorker’s remark on English vice. It notes alleged public executions, fanatic customs, and social double standards in England, including clergy and women gambling for money and views on “fast” behavior.
Local notices urge advertisers to submit additions to the Stack office to boost results. The call emphasizes prompt delivery of classified ads and placement timing to maximize reach and impact.
Don’t be tricked by high expenses. Buy at J. A Newtown where costs stay down and customers gain value. Ladies Slippers 35c, Boys Tennis Shoes 35c, Ladies Three Point Slippers 150c, Ladies Strap Sandals 75c, Youths Tan Shoes 100c. Niagara bicycles also featured at J. A. Newton.
A long list of names and locations appears, naming Courte Office districts in Harrison, Columbus, Taylorville, and nearby towns. It includes county supervisor J A Wade and multiple street corner designations such as Eleventh and Franklin and Fifth and Sycamore.
The Southern Railway extends access to Asheville and Hot Springs in North Carolina, offering one way and round trip excursion tickets via lines southward. Through vestibule trains from Cincinnati and Louisville and through Pullman sleepers from Louisville to Atlanta, the service markets America's Land of the Sky as a health and pleasure resort. A. Whedon P. & T. A. Louisville. Wm. H. Tayloe A. G. P. A. Louisville.
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