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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1897
Page
3
The Star invites readers to vote as the prize watch contest heats up with mentions of contestants Walter Waltman George Schooler Leonard Lay Ed Everroad Miss Ethel Beaty Lloyd Smith Mrs Gill Nellie Long Charles Clark Joseph Hoelke and others. Readers are reminded to settle debts and support the newspaper as the page advertises insurance options cleaning services tobacco cessation aids and various remedies from Kinney Kinney and other firms.
Fine Work offers printing services in Dodgers Note Heads and related items with new presses and low prices. A public notice from Laporre Indiana reports Franz Maurer found dead in his sleeping room above his business, likely from a fit, after being unseen since Saturday night. A 140 acre farm near Waymansville is for rent for 3–5 years, cash terms, apply to Lronaky Harvey.
The Columbus Morning Star offers a clubbing arrangement with the Twice-a-week Courier Journal and the Weekly Stark. Subscribers who renew or new subscribers who pay in advance can receive both papers for 1.25 per year. Sample copies of the Courier Journal sent free on application.
An old advertisement extols a laxative and tonic benefits with claims of cleansing kidneys and liver and curing various ailments. It promotes Lexative Bromo Quinine Tablets with refund policy. An unrelated note mentions the Great Southern Exposition and the Big Four railroad routes to reach Cincinnati from multiple eastern and midwestern cities with direct connections to Q and C and IL and N railways.
The ad urges buyers to stand firm and refuse substitutes to gain advantage in negotiations. Dr Miles Pain Pills are claimed to cure neuralgia as a health note within the promotional text.
The Indianapolis Sentinel pledges abundant coverage of McKinley’s administration state government and national and foreign news. It invites subscriptions with daily weekly and Sunday editions and touts its large circulation and dispatches across Indiana.
Local competition draws housewives from the city to vote for popular kitchen ranges. Participants include Mrs. Fred Ulrich, George Habig, Mrs. Fred Kollemeyer, Mrs. Chas. Jones, Mrs. Tom Hull, Mrs. Lee Loy, Albert Owens, Vandy Tooley, Oliver Oog, George Clutch, Penning, Dr. Shane, P. B. Ensley, Dick Jones, Wick Larue, Frank Bowman, Jonathan Smith, Walter Coup, Charles Norton, John Fehring, Hal Daffy, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Joe Gysie, Mrs. N G Smith, Mrs. Mode Smith.
Indiana Bartholomew Circuit Court issues non resident notice against Richard A Norton in a suit by Lizzie E Norton to sell real estate. Court orders appearance November 10 1897 with clerk George Werner and attorney Marshall Hacker listed.
An old article advises on winter care for palms and rubber plants. It notes repotting in spring after storms, warns against drafts and insufficient light, and stresses regular gentle washing to keep leaves dust free for healthy growth and glossy green appearance.
A blaze at Toronto's central prison started in the broom factory dry kiln and spread to the rope factory and lumber piles. Eighty workers escaped with their lives as the fire burned until five, leaving nearly 60,000 dollars in damage. Government buildings will be a total loss while contractor losses are insured.
Captain Aley of the Prison South reports re arrest of Charles Beehm who had been paroled from the Reformatory in Richmond. Beehm violated parole conditions and his liberty was forfeited, marking the first remand under the new law. Thomas Wolf, released earlier, returned to serve the remaining year and plans to spend winter behind bars.
The Ohio Falls car works in Jeffersonville Minnesota reports multiple orders from railroads. Southern Railroad Company orders four coaches and 500 box and fruit cars. Cincinnati Southern two hundred freight cars. New York Ontario & Western five parlor cars and two coaches. Baltimore and Ohio Southwest repairs for 300 freight cars. Quarantine regulations in the South delay lumber and slow work.
Neatly painted three room house on Ninth Street with cement walk iron fence and good water well. Lot 30 by 120 feet. Seller offers near any price if paid cash, otherwise best reasonable terms. Inquiries at the Iran office for details.
Lord Douglass of Harwich England arrives from Nichipicoten gold fields with an interest in seven valuable arms. He plans to join brother Sholto in Seattle to explore the area. Returning prospectors report rich finds that promise fortunes for owners.
The notice lists advertising rates for various durations and formats. One inch ads priced at 5.00 per year, 3.00 for six months, 2.50 for four months, 1.00 for one month. Weekly and daily rates provided with similar structures. Local ads priced per word with tiered insertions and black letter runs. Special rates and contract terms mentioned for large local advertising contracts.
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