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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1897
Page
2
Columbus Star publication details ownership BF Proprieties with H Kinney and A Turpin as editors and Columbus Indiana post office listing as second class matter.
The notice outlines advertising rates for daily and weekly spaces, including price tiers for one inch sizing across daily and weekly formats. Local rate details include word-based pricing for locals and special contracts for five hundred lines or more.
Residents note Columbus with 8 000 people can hardly sustain another daily. The Daily Democrat plans to start in Columbus, while Herald and Vimes already push silver advocacy. Advertisers and households would see minimal gain from another paper.
A reader from outside Columbus argues that the city already has enough newspapers and a new daily would harm the market, expressing that another paper would be a detriment rather than a benefit to the local press landscape.
The Star apologizes for missing today’s special edition due to missing important cuts ordered nearly a week ago. The special issue will reach the public Saturday morning and readers share the publisher’s disappointment.
The Indian Supreme Court holds that bribery or attempted bribery renders a person ineligible for election to public office and strengthens disqualification provisions under the electoral law.
Due to missing halftone cuts the oversized edition cannot be issued today and will instead roll out Saturday morning. Readers are advised to watch for delivery of the postponed issue.
Scribner's hails Millais for six decades of versatility across history romance poetry landscape and portraiture. Watts notes works remain strong and engaging though some later pieces show power both ample and sincere with a striking personal style and lasting vitality.
Indianapolis leads with 15 wins and 10 losses, Milwaukee 18 and 10, Columbus 13 and 11, Detroit 13 and 12, Minneapolis 11 and 15, Kansas City 10 and 19, Grand Rapids 7 and 17. Standings reflect close performances in the season.
A mixed excerpt argues for American charity to India amid drought and famine, warning of widespread starvation and disease from root-based diets and impure water. It cites leprosy, bubonic fever, and cannibalism as dangers, and notes a Ceylonese man, Mr. Tissera, connected to the World’s Fair.
A woman recalls a devoted relationship undermined by her partner’s harsh control. The friend notes the beauty’s independence, while she mentions his demand that she abandon her bicycle for his preferred ride, a conflict that ended the compatibility of their union. Nearby, Sedan in the Ardennes is noted as Napoleon III’s surrender site.
A playful critique of overused sayings and clichés in society. The piece lampoons frequent quotations from classic works and notes their persistent irritations, arguing some quotations remain indispensable in writing and speech.
A Chicago Tales speaker cites India's drought as among the worst, recounting famine horrors seen by Ceyton and criticizes British press reporting. He notes 200 million Hindus in distress, with alleged reluctance by Britain to accept aid and hints at Russian offers being refused for political reasons.
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