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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1897
Page
3
A old cat shadows a singing little bird then pounces. The bird proclaims a wish to be good and reach Heaven. The cat kills the bird leaving scraps, while the bird is glad to have done good, and the cat enjoys a dinner.
Old firms praise reliable remedies while a Columbus Ohio company touts Peruna as a radical cure for catarrh. The ad warns against substitutes and urges buyers to question sales pitches during a crowded market of health products.
Cyrus O. Thornton of Volivar Massachusetts owns a polished bone chain made from amputated arm and leg bones. The chain, eight links long and ten inches, was carved over 13 months by a Twenty first New York infantry member in Libby prison and sold to Thornton in 18 64 for $50. Thornton wore it daily after the war, now only on Memorial Day and at reunions.
A Canadian man called a Richford drug and book store asking if they carried Webster's unabridged index. He claimed his wife gave him one for Christmas but it proved very slow for looking up words.
Richard D. Boyle argues in Southern Magazine that aggressive lawyers win cases by zeal over pure judgment. He cites cases where clients refused to pay and preferred costly battles, praising the sacred duty to advise against suits and arbitration. He contrasts local success with famed exemplars like Erskine and Choate.
A treasury clerk recalls before government service he worked as a general manager for a lumber company in North Carolina. An emergency call brought Steemes Martin from two and a half miles away, deemed a good and reliable man, to fill in.
A passerby recounts a clipping from a Christian Advocate about guarding against unnecessary purchases. A shopper’s note reads that buying what one does not need leads to future want, urging readers to seek real wants that come home.
Treasury figures show 343000 immigrants arrived last year with 127000 planning to stay in New York, 61000 heading for Pennsylvania, and 56000 for Massachusetts. These three states absorb about two thirds of all U S migration, contrary to the belief that most settle in the west.
An advertising and printing notice promotes Dodgers note heads bill heads and other items from Kinney and Turpin in Nashville Tennessee. It also lists cheap rates for weekly newspapers and a push for the Great Southern Exposition travel routes and train connections to Cincinnati and beyond.
Kinney and Turpin announce a clubbing offer: Twice-a-Week Courier Journal and the Columbus Morning Star together for 1.25 for one year with advance payment. Renewing subscribers or new subscribers paying in advance receive samples of the Courier Journal. Sent to Columbus Morning Star office in Columbus Indiana.
The piece contrasts a sleepy merchant with an alert neighbor who thrives by stocking in demand goods and avoiding unwanted items. It ends with a reminder that they are in the insurance business Kinney and Kinney.
Local contractor declares timely calls and deliveries with reasonable rates. Pledges repair work on request with guaranteed results and professional service.
Two day trip on September 6 7 2021 offers one fare plus 2.00 round trip to many states and territories including Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado and more. Tickets via any Big Four ticket agent or Warren J Lyxon assistant general passenger and ticket agent.
Mixed station times listed for a rail route show arrivals and departures from Greensburg Hartsville Ewington and other stops. Entries include morning and evening times with several figures and station names, but the fragment lacks full context or dates.
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