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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1897
Page
2
A local clothier promotes ready to wear limitations and showcases made to order tailored garments. They advertise large price cuts across long slim, short fat, and hard to fit sizes. The pitch promises equal fit and finish to merchant tailors at half the price, urging customers to compare and save.
Rate table lists pricing for advertising by inch with durations from one month to one year. It includes daily and weekly sections with prices for one year six months four months and shorter terms. The text mixes currency and unit symbols and contains several typographical errors.
A discussion cites Lippincott's on house repairs amid spirits of darkness, with astrologers choosing lucky days, bribes to unseen residents, and neighbor notices. It notes every street affected by Ah Sin and festivals delaying spring work, then affirms Chinese farming as scientific handwork in a 100 million person agriculture context.
H J Barling of Kodiak islands recounts large Grizzly skins from Alaska brought to San Francisco. An old Indian bear hunter, 62, used a spear and ground pit to ambush a pair of immense grizzlies near Karluk, stabbing a neck wound and impaling himself on the spear.
A Barnesville lawyer, before friends in a new costly suit, argues no man can afford shabby clothes as respect and outcomes hinge on appearance. A bystander quips he has not cash in months, while the lawyer insists true fairness means paying for quality.
A stray black cat climbed the Bristol Methodist Episcopal church pews and pulpit during a Sunday service. It perched in the choir loft and later sat on the Bible in the pulpit while the pastor watched. He escorted the cat outside and declared this a good omen before continuing the sermon.
The article describes improvised camp cooking in military life. It notes trench stoves and primitive field ovens for baking soft bread, and lists standard issue gear for soldiers. Despite hardships, camp meals can be prepared with simple implements and adaptable recipes.
A New York Sun inquiry notes women’s clubs differ from men’s by more than intellects. At a casual gathering a vice president discovers a watch is wound but not set, prompting laughs and a sly lesson on everyday reliability among women.
The article discusses Mennonite marriage customs with the minister orchestrating matches and engagements, sermons at weddings, and the bride and groom meeting privately two weeks before the ceremony. It also recounts a Jacksonville broker defending a “cracker” in a trial, using humor and legal reference to sway the jury to a not guilty verdict.
The notice urges readers to settle debts to Kinney & Turpin and humorously contrasts shrewd merchants. It warns that money is needed to run the newspaper and asks indebtors to pay when collectors arrive. The piece mirrors a local business reminder from a period advertorial and urges prompt payment.
The paper notes a special Sunday excursion on Oct 17 from Columbus Indiana to Cincinnati at one dollar round trip. Train departs Columbus 8 am, returns Cincinnati 7 pm. Tickets valid only for that date and train. See handbills for Opera House attractions in Cincinnati. Also political notices for Republican candidates and county clerk race announced.
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An ad promises quick cure with Biomo Quinine Tab laxative and refunds if it fails. It also promotes a clubbing deal: Twice-A-Week Courier Journal and Weekly Star at 1.25 per year for subscribers who renew or new subscribers who pay in advance. Sample copies and subscription details are offered through the Columbus Morning Star.
A catalog of street corners with pairings of numbered avenues and streets including Fifth and Browh Mooney's Tansery Starch Works Second and Franklin Eighth and Weaniaia Eleventh and Franklin Twenty Fourth Eleventh and Franklin Twenty Fifth and Fourteenth and Franklin Sixth and Mestanie Thirty First Third and Pearl Thirty Fourth Fifth and Sycamore Ninth and Sycamore Thirty Sixth Thirteenth and Sycamore Eighty Seventh Fifteenth and Pearl Forty Third Seventh and Chestnut Forty Fifth Fifth and Wilson Forty Sixth Eighth and Union Fifty Two Reeves Pulley Works Fifty Third Tenth and Hutchins Avenue Fifty Sixth Sixteenth and California Fifty Seventh Seventeenth and Orinoco Ave.
A list of numerous railroads connected to the Big Four system details a thousand mile interchangeable ticket that will be honored for exchange. The pass provides a $10 rebate if used entirely by the original purchaser and certified within eighteen months of issue. E. O. McCormick and Warren J. Lynch sign as pass and ticket managers.
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