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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1897
Page
3
J A Newtons announces a one price cash shoe store policy inviting Columbus firms to prove any under selling claims. The ad declares trade integrity and urges competitors to meet its pricing standard.
Sashville Tenn Marist stto Nov 1 The great southern exposition has created interest across the country and applications seek the best route to reach this southern city. The Bie Four offers the best line from the East with through service to Cincinnati from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland and Columbus. Direct connections exist with the Q and C Route and the L and N Ry. Full information available upon application.
An old ad promises a one day cold cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee from druggists if it fails. The price listed is 25 cents.
Richard D. Doyle argues that clients prefer fighters in court and that a lawyer's morally bold advice against suing or compromising, though controversial, often yields modern success. He notes rising reliance on aggressive courtroom advocacy among typical local practitioners.
A crowded Friday event showcased a home kitchen range election with local residents and merchants listed among attendees. Names include Mrs. Fred Ulrich and Mr. George Habig along with several others in attendance.
A Washington Star report recounts a treasury clerk who worked as a general manager for a lumber company in the mountains of North Carolina. In an emergency a river gang member offered to help and named Jeemes Martin as a reliable man, living about a mile and a half away.
The text describes the carat as about 3168 troy grains and its subdivision into four grains. It notes historical variation in carat weights and a 1871 Paris syndicate proposal for a standard cat, later confirmed by agreements among diamond merchants in London, Paris and Amsterdam.
The administrator of the Willard Mitchell estate will sell at private sale at the east door of the Bartholomew County Courthouse in Columbus Indiana between 9 am and 4 pm on October 30 1897. The parcel is 40 feet by the north side of lot 5 in George W Cooper's addition to Columbus to settle debts including a mortgage to Citizens Building and Loan Association and taxes. Payment terms are one third cash one third in six months and one third in twelve months with a note and approved security. ACQUILLA Mitchell Adm W W Lampert Att’y.
In Bartholomew County Indiana a non resident defendant Richard A Norton is notified of a complaint for sale of real estate filed September 16 1897 by Lizziz E Norton. The defendant must appear by November 10 1897 in Columbus to answer or demur. Court clerk George Werner signs the notice with attorney Marshall Hacker.
A national experiment near St Anne Illinois known as the People's University uses 640 acres for a self sustaining community. Students and teachers work without pay to build the campus cultivate land and produce essentials for their own use and for study time remaining. The group started with 4500 dollars in capital and plans self reliance without endowments or charity.
An observer recalls an opinion piece critiquing the misuse of freedom and the nation's birthright. The speaker laments wasted resources, urges resistance to perpetual rotation in office, and questions equality and governance amid a weary audience.
A 13 year old boy exposed naked for 45 minutes to a powerful X ray device to have his picture taken developed circular red spots on the abdomen and itching blisters after six weeks the skin peeled and later returned to normal, resembling severe sunburn per the Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift.
Regina Keller and James Keller file for divorce and child custody in Bartholomew Circuit Court Indiana. Notice to non resident defendant Nikola Keller requires appearance by December 13, 1897 at Columbus Court House. failure to answer will result in judgment by default.
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