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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1897
Page
3
The Indianapolis Sentinel pledges abundant state and national news as McKinley's cabinet and administration shape policy. It touts large circulation and rapid dispatches, notes Republican control of state government, and invites subscriptions and advertising for a broad readership. It also promotes printing services and notes routes to the Southern Exposition.
A collage of old notices and ads urges debt payment to Kinney & Turpin and Kinney & Kinney, promotes refunds if mispricing, and advertises Star and Indiana polis Journal subscriptions. It also mentions dances at Seymour, insurance plans, and cures like Dr Miles Pain Pills.
A local notice highlights a lively gathering where housewives vote on a kitchen range and other items, listing names such as Mrs. Fred Ulrich and Mrs. Chas Jones among participants. The piece notes wheat raising, trips to Seymour, and apple cutting events with Miss Love Rhule’s school making progress, ending with a proverb about speech.
The Star and Weekly Sentinel announce vote standings for the gold watch contest with names like Miss Emma Wing and Miss Ollie Smith among participants. Also noted is Cuba’s export ban on leaf tobacco from Havana and Pinar del Rio. A sales offer lists the Weekly Star and Weekly Sentinel at $1.25 for one year and notices about dances at Armory Hall during the Free Street Fair.
Columbus Morning Star offers a special clubbing rate for a year of the Courier Journal twice weekly and their own paper at 31.25. Renewing subscribers and new subscribers who pay in advance receive the discount. Sample copies of other journals sent free on application.
Indiana Bartholomew County Circuit Court issues notice to Richard A Norton of a real estate sale suit filed by Marshall Hacker. Defendant must appear or demur by November 6. case involves nonresidency and court actions proceeding at Columbus Court House. Clerk Wheeler, date September 16, attested seal.
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