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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1897
Page
3
A list of voters and participants records totals up to date for the Star's Prize Gold Watch contest. Names include J H Kaiser E L Williams Ottie Smith Susie Wilson Ed Jones Walter Waltman and others with scattered tallies 1255 1526 220 151 150 126 66 163 125 205. A dealer at 321 One Price Cash Shoe Store J A Newton challenges shoe firms to unsell him on the same grade of goods.
Beverly Mass assessor Ezekiel Obe ar testifies to Dr Miles Restorative Nervine aiding his sleeplessness nervous heart trouble. He reports improved sleep appetite and renewed energy after trying the remedy despite initial skepticism. Dr Miles remedies offered with guarantee and free disease book.
M C Dunnington druggist offers a refund if the cascara pills by Teke Carter fail to cure the headache remedy. The ad asserts guaranteed relief or money back.
Sashville Tenn Nov 1 The great southern exposition has created wide interest and applications seek best route to reach the city. The "Big Four" offers through trains to Cincinnati from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland and Columbus. from Detroit Toledo Sandusky to Cincinnati. and from Chicago Benton Harbor to Cincinnati and Louisville. Direct connections with the Q and C Route and the L N Ry. Full information available on application.
A poetic ad claiming Wo-To-Bau as a wonder-worker to make weak men strong. It offers a 50c or 1 dollar cure booklet and sample free from Sterling Remedy Co with addresses in Chicago or New York. Also advertises ACCIDENT and Sick BENEFIT insurance via Kinney & Kinney with small monthly premiums.
An advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee if it fails. The offer notes a 25 cent price and directs purchase from all druggists.
Richard D. Doyle argues in Southern Magazine that clients dislike being told their cases are weak yet admire a hard fighter. He recalls advising against suits, facing fee issues, and notes that aggressive practice often yields local success even without broad fame.
Housewives of the city gather for a lively kitchen range competition. Names listed include Mrs. Fred Ulrich Mrs. Fred Kollemeyer Mrs. Tom Hull and several others with entries from local residents such as Mrs. Lee Loy Albert Owens and Sandy Tooley.
The administrator of Willard Mitchell deceased will sell at private sale at the east door of Bartholomew County Court House in Columbus between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on October 80 1897. The 40 feet by parallel lines of the north side of lot 5 in George W. Cooper's addition to Columbus. Terms: one third cash one third in six months and one third in twelve months with note and approved surity. Acquilla Mitchell Adm'r. W W Lambert Att'y.
In Bartholomew County Indiana a non resident defendant Richard A Norton is required to appear and answer a real estate sale complaint filed September 16 1897 by Lizzig E Norton. The notice sets a November 10 1897 court appearance in Columbus to respond or demur. The clerk of court George Werner and attorney Marshall Hacker sign the notice.
A 640 acre rural tract near St Anne NL hosts a communal labor driven academy named the People’s University. Students and teachers build homes and buildings, cultivate land, and share resources with no wages or public endowment. They live, study, and produce essentials for their own comfort.
A treasury clerk recalls a mountains lumber job in North Carolina where a man hired through informal networks proved dependable despite a marriage. The story notes how personal connections and local knowledge aided quick staffing in an emergency at a distant sawmill.
Notice is given to Regina Keller and James Keller that in Bartholomew Circuit Court December Term 1897 a divorce and child custody action is filed. The non resident defendant must appear on the first day of the next term, December 1897, to answer the complaint or demur or the case will proceed in absence. Witness and seal affixed in Columbus Indiana.
The article outlines how gem weight is measured in carats and subdivided into four parts. It notes historical variations across countries and a 1871 Paris syndicate proposal that led to a standard carat later affirmed by London Paris and Amsterdam diamond merchants.
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