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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1897
Page
4
Our yard offers a full selection of Al-wool fabrics for suits made to order. Fall woolens are rich in new, handsome patterns. Stock provides dressers with broad choices, matching market possibilities. Tailoring shows superior style, mirroring fashion in autumn moods.
Friday night thieves entered the Citizens Electric light plant and stole copper wire valued at around $50. The plant remained operating until midnight when the theft occurred, with wire located in the building's upper floors.
A notice from Nashville Tenn outlines subscriptions and travel routes to reach the great southern exposition. The Bie Four provides through service from New York and other eastern cities to Cincinnati with direct connections to Q and C Route and L N Ry. Information is available on request.
A reflective line counsels against drowning blues in alcohol suggesting readers face worries instead. It frames sobriety as a path to clarity and resilience.
A formal notice expresses readiness to undertake various job work and respectfully requests a share of the trade. The language signals intent to engage vendors and secure contracts in exchange for diligent service.
An old advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and guarantees a money back refund if it fails. It notes the price as 25 cents.
Kinney and Kinney at 436 Fourth St Columbus Indiana offer two story homes with ten acres in Hartsville from 600 dollars plus down payments, Orinoco and Ninth street properties with varied terms, plus fire insurance and accident sickness policies.
John Stevens Jr a painter at the Payneer Fan Mill factory sustained a painful injury to his left hand on Friday when it was caught between a door and a fan machine he was lifting.
J. E. Ferguson reported finding a leather purse with $1.35 and papers in front of his business. He holds the find subject to the owner proving ownership. In Shelbyville a sheriff escorted Joseph Rhodes to the Jeffersonville Reformatory after arrest in Columbus for breaking into and theft. Rhodes, from Louisville, faces a three year sentence.
In a playful note from the Indianapolis Journal a joke line explores German imports, limburger cheese, and Uncle Josh teasing about packaging in tinfoil.
The item lists varied tidbits including Dublin unionists, Detroit cigar factory co operatives, Boston Chinese laundrymen’s union, Cleveland tax on clairvoyants, Australian lodges, Belfast engineers eight hour day, and stray quotes about knowledge and social life. It compiles diverse reports and aphorisms without a single cohesive event.
An Edinburg maiden sent money to an eastern firm for a soft hands receipt and received a card advising dishwater soaking. In Franklin Star details David Noblet broke his left ankle while rolling logs and was treated by Dr Genolin in Nashville. Brown County Dems report five township trustees failed to publish August reports. Larz Branson faces suit as Franklin and Montgomery counties note legal actions against trustees.
A column lists multiple stereotypes of women in society challenging marriage norms. It condemns boasts of social polish and material excess while praising practical frugality and domestic competence. The piece targets outdated ideals through satirical examples.
A classroom exchange shows a pupil boasting on history only up to Adam and Eve while the teacher probes Charlemagne. Polichinelle remarks reflect the humorous, simple curriculum in the scene.
The text promotes The Sentinel as Indiana’s leading newspaper with broad coverage including McKinley era news and state government reports. It advertises subscriptions: Daily one year 3.00, Weekly one year 5.00, Sunday 2.00, and touts extensive news from the capital and foreign dispatches. The ad ends with Casarets Candy product placement.
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