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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1897
Page
3
A detective questions Mr. Jones about a two hundred fifty thousand dollar bond theft from his safe. The chain of elmination points to the governess as the suspect, but Jones resists until the detective pushes for a sleep-theft theory and a deeper search.
The Courier Journal announces a switch to a Wednesday and Saturday publication schedule starting January 1 1897. Each issue will be six pages, totaling twelve pages weekly and 104 pages yearly. Price remains $1 annually. Henry Watterson will write editorials on politics and current topics.
The Youth's Companion recounts a private Africa letter from Uganda describing native reactions to English ladies at a mission station. They peer at waists, call them slender-middied, and joke about sleeves as food storage, illustrating blunt, amusing views of unfamiliar fashion. The piece notes the king’s questions and the humor of an unmannered but insightful gaze.
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