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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1897
Page
2
Columbus Indiana proprietors Chas A Turpin and W Winney publish the city edition of the Columbus Star. The notice indicates their post office entry and misspelled class designation, marking the paper as a second class mintter and editorial venture in Columbus.
Rates listed for daily and weekly ads include per inch pricing across time spans from one month to one year. Local and game matter entries appear in bold text with wordage priced at cents per word per insertion and special rates offered on large contracts. contracts extending beyond expiration are charged at the ninth rate.
The Star's prize wheel results show votes for Columbus contestants with counts next to names including Lou Stadler Bon Suvie Coons Emma Moore Anna Tooley Dot Matthews Jessie McLeod Tone Vorts Hattie May Kate Rubbottom Hazel Gysie Bertha Lay Ivy Dunlap Maud Belle Jessie Mead and others with scattered totals and some withdrawals. CitySteam Laundry promotes shirt waists while Cascareta and other remedies advertise laxative products.
A Herald critique mocks overused quotes and the habit of puncturing wit with familiar lines. It argues that while many quotations annoy, some are indispensable in writing and conversation.
A piece from Ladies' Home Companion warns that a mother's early actions determine a child's honesty, obedience, and temperament. It argues that gentle discipline and truthful, consistent care prevent later deceit and defiance, stressing trust as central to lifelong influence.
A critic lauds Mitale as the era’s unrivaled painter across history, romance and portraits. Despite a late decline, his broad range, bold draughtsmanship and vivid color render his work unmatched in modern art. Immigrant patterns show Atlantic states drawing most newcomers, with New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts absorbing two thirds of arrivals. A Lincoln anecdote details a neighbor’s finances and an office with modest furnishings.
Popular Science News notes the Esquinal native race seems immune to modern dyspepsia. They eat raw blubber and walrus meat in strips, digesting tough hides with ease, while American children struggle with ordinary meals.
A terse note describes Crater lake as a deep, small surface body in Oregon’s Cascade mountains. It notes a depth of about 8,000 feet, highlighting the lake’s notable depth within the state’s geography.
A Detroit Free Press note describes a tiny moral tale. A street gamin helps a young woman recover her dropped pocketbook after it falls into the mud. She offers no thanks yet he finds a penny hidden beneath a stone, completing a rueful street drama.
A New Yorker notes in broad satire that cheaper eateries employ more American waiters, while pricier venues favor foreign staff. The piece threads through comic vignettes including a Boston debutante Beatrice Montgomery and a dashing Harold Bentley, ending with her dramatic rebuke as the scene collapses into farce.
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