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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1897
Page
2
A bold offer urges men seeking made to order or ready to wear suits and overcoats to try their tailored goods. The ad promises big cuts for all sizes, claims equal style fit and finish to merchant tailors, and asserts prices are about half of traditional tailors.
The notice warns of an impending cold spell or snowstorm and urges stocking Pittsburg or Jackson lump coal and not coal, anthracite coal and coke, dry beech block and stove wood, handle factory wood and kindling, promising high grade fuel for grates and stoves and a warm breakfast in cool mornings.
A household guide notes that palms and rubber plants thrive with proper light and occasional repotting in spring after storms. Also recounted is Captain Petersons tale of the Norwegian ship Telefon rescuing a starving survivor from a drifting boat with four dead crewmen near Guadaloupe.
William George Jordan notes in Ladies' Home Journal how Queen Victoria’s sixty-year reign brought abolition of flogging in armed forces, child labor limits in Britain, humane criminal treatment, and widespread inventions. He contrasts 1837 with modern progress in transit, manufacturing, and technology.
An old Lonan resident, once a member of parliament, scoffed at new science. He claimed telegraphs could not move goods, insisting in 19th century tones that it would only handle letters and small bundles, not a cotton bale. Neighbors later watched telegraph wires go up before his house, and he faced the challenge with his famed stubborn wit.
An antiquated column links Wales near London with a tale about a Wales mansion never seen by an English lord and a later anecdote from the London Telegraph about misread military messages. The Welsh culture note praises preserved customs, language, and scenery amid travel distance and limited outward notice.
A New York City cyclist recounts a confrontation with a policeman after being accused of scorching. She defends her slow ride and threatens to report the officer to health authorities as a strange odor from her lamp triggers a memorable moment.
The Shah Muzaffer-ed-Din halves the Teheran harem to 60 wives. He has a 60 wife family with 23 daughters and four sons, amid feminist critique of polygamy. The article notes the previous shah kept 1,720 wives, now widows, and questions happiness and court gender equality.
Hartsville properties on ten acres with dwelling and barn offer 600 dollar sale price with 100 down and 100 yearly payments. Orinoco lot and dwelling priced with 100 down and 450 yearly payments. A 16th street house near the street car stable listed at 350 with half cash and half in one year. Ninth street property including house barn and lot offered at 450 with purchaser friendly terms. Also insurance and accident policies offered by Kinney & Kinney at 436 Fourth St Columbus Ind.
CITY MARSHAL Vincent Thompson announces his bid for City Marshal subject to the Republican primary convention. A public notice quotes Newton of 321 One Price Cash Shoe Store disputing firms that undercut him, challenging honest trade.
A list of numbered streets and intersections such as 12 Second and Jackson and 13 Fifth and Brown, alongside factories like Reeves Pulley Works and Cannerys, mapping a dense urban grid with multiple cross streets and local landmarks including Meccan and Orinoco avenues.
A listing of one thousand mile tickets of the Big Four railroads to be honored for exchange. Includes lines such as Ohio Central, Lake Shore, Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburgh, Cleveland Southern, and Louisville routes. Names: J Lynch assistant general passenger and ticket agent.
Richard D. Doyle argues in Southern Magazine that a hard fighting, aggressive lawyer often achieves practical success. He cites cases where clients refused to pay fees after following his advice and notes some lawyers thrive on zeal rather than pure judgment in local practice.
A Treasury clerk recounts being hired through a lumber company in North Carolina. He notes a mountain man from the river was sent to find a replacement for an emergency, and the exchange reveals rural dialect and resourcefulness in securing labor.
Barnesville lawyer tells friends he bought a suit of clothes on credit, insisting prestige matters more than cash. He boasts a Demosthenes like eloquence comes only with proper attire, asserting a jury and judge will judge by appearance and not substance.
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