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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1897
Page
3
The notice compiles voter names and totals with ads for accident and sickness insurance, printing services, odorless vault cleaning, tobacco products, and a real estate sale. It promotes Kinney & Turpin, newspaper subscriptions, and Sentinel circulation with price offers and subscription guidance.
An advertisement touts Lexative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a quick cure for colds and claims druggists will refund the money if not effective. The clip reads like a classic patent medicine pitch with bold assurances.
May 1 through November 1 marks the exposition period with strong inbound interest. The Big Four offers the best East to Cincinnati through trains from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland and Columbus and connections via Q & C Route and I N Ry. Full information available on request.
Local housewives participate in a friendly kitchen range competition with entries listed by participant name and a series of numbers. Notable names include Mrs Fred Ulrich Mrs George Habig Mrs Fred Kollemeyer Mrs Chas Jones and Mrs Tom Hull among others. The piece presents entry tallies and associated details in a community field event format.
No-To-eo cures tobacco habit claim outlines a program promising nicotine withdrawal relief. The ad asserts a guaranteed cure and mentions a location near Atel tase in WA.
Indiana Bartholomew County Circuit Court issues notice to Richard A Norton nonresident defendant in a sale of real estate case filed September 16, 1897 by Lizzie E Norton. Defendant ordered to appear November 10, 1897 or risk judgment in his absence. Clerk George Werner seals document. Marshall Hacker attorney for plaintiff.
The Atlanta Constitution reports four athletic daughters of Joseph Mans operating a small Mahoning valley coal mine near Shamokin. Kate oversees breakers, Annie manages pumps, Lizzie drives a mule hoist, and Mary sorts slate. They wear short skirts and join their father in mining, aided by his wife and other family members.
A robust English traveler arrives in America full of health and curiosity. The next morning he is found a wreck after seeing eight pictures of himself in American newspapers. The shocking change shocks onlookers.
Richard D. Doyle argues in Southern Magazine that a hard fighting lawyer often gains success and clients despite lacking deep judicial erudition. He cites cases where advising against lawsuits gave way to ethical duties and notes that local sharp practice, not fame, sustains many thriving practitioners in towns across the United States.
A Treasury clerk recalls his pre government service years as a lumber company manager in North Carolina. When an emergency required extra help, a river gang member suggested a reliable local man, Jeemes Martin, two and a half miles away, to fill in.
A Barnesville lawyer appeals to peers in a costly new suit. He jokes that the price was paid on credit and that appearance commands respect, echoing a belief that shabby clothes undermine a lawyer’s credibility and success.
A curious black cat wandered into Bristol Methodist Episcopal church during a Sunday service. It climbed to the loft then the pulpit, where it sat on the Bible, purred at the pastor, and was escorted out by a usher. The pastor called it a good omen.
Advertising rates listed for daily and weekly editions include one inch ads priced at 60.00 per year for daily, 5.00 per year for weekly, and 10.00 per year combined daily and weekly. Local ads charge one cent per word for first insertion and half cent per word for additional insertions with two cents per word for each further insertion in black letters. Special and all yearly contracts offered, with adjustments if not carried to expiration.
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