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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1897
Page
4
The note indicates public notification of Joe Whitten’s location early in the week. It mentions many friends in the city and county and hints at a forthcoming large business venture.
A quarrel over hogs ends with Joseph Horton shooting Albert Dinn in Amity. Dinn survives initial hours but may not live. Horton fled as bloodhounds pursue him. Also noted are a 2nd marriage in Ohio township and South Bethany, a theater show praised, a court overrules a new trial request in a railroad case, and a Salvation Army service linked to scarlet fever.
Classified style note offering Dr Milea nerve plasters for rheumatism. Mentions two items Radiant Home and Art Gar land base-burpers and directs inquiries to the office.
Real estate ads offer two story dwelling on ten acres Hartsville for 600 dollars with 100 down and 100 yearly payments. Other houses available in Orinoc and on Ninth and 16th streets with varied terms. Kinney Kinney of 436 Fourth Street Columbus also promotes fire and accident insurance policies.
The Southern Railway offers one way and round trip rates for settlers heading to the South and Southeast. Special prices apply on the third Tuesday of October and on the first and third Tuesdays of November and December. For rates and maps, contact Ws. H. Taror in Louisville and J. C. Bean in Chicago.
An advertisement touts Bronto Quiniine tablets with a money back guarantee if they fail to cure a cold. The piece also notes President and Mrs. Cleveland may dine with Mrs. McKinley around inauguration, with Cleveland planning to travel to Princeton for repairs and possible return to New York to resume law work after leaving office.
Joseph Pulitzer owner of the New York World buys the Jekyll Island cottage of Mr and Mrs W R Furness for 45000 dollars in cash. He plans winters there and is installing telegraph wires to stay in touch with the outside world. A dredge boat work near his cottage caused noise, prompting a $100 per day offer to halt work until his departure.
A physician with cycling and athletic experience advises cyclists not to take cold baths when tired. He explains that strenuous exercise creates waste that cold water cannot remove, while warm baths aid circulation. After a ride, check pulse. with normal or near normal rate, begin tepid water, then cold, to safely recover.
The piece notes France uses its alliance symbol to deter Russian exiles, with exiles in Zurich and Lausanne under scrutiny. It contrasts England where some Russians, like Stepnick, have moderated militant aims, while calls for representative assemblies surface in Free Russia. The text critiques czarist policy and European reactions.
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