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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1897
Page
5
Administrator WM G Irwin demands immediate payment of all open accounts and past due notes due within 30 days. No excuses will be accepted as the administrator states action is necessary.
A Chicago Record piece quotes a quarrel about strength and trouble with a remark about a woman who smokes cigarettes being called manish. The dialogue centers on gender expectations and public behavior in sports culture.
A darkly humorous scene highlights students with books under their arms heading into law study while a stern figure in a gown sits at the bench, delivering judgments. The exchange, attributed to the New York Press, captures campus tensions and courtroom irony.
Five candidates for the G A R state encampment commander position announced. They are W D McCullough of Brazil J A Sweveland of Tipton John W Harding of Portland B B Campbell of Anderson and Irwin Robbins of Indianapolis.
A humorous dialogue features the Chronic Bachelor the Dearest Girl and the Youth With the First Mustache as characters exchange quips. Mrs Suspish notes Eddie should learn typing while the old man dismisses the idea. The purveyor mentions a missionary and a sailor amid playful banter.
A veteran colonel withdraws from a syndicate after recognizing weak business instincts and stock watering proposals. His prudent instinct ends involvement early, shielding him from risky speculation.
A brief sale notice notes special bargains offered by Meyer and Fiegenbaum's with casual dialogue about hope and searching for a mate. The item blends household humor with a shop promotion in a period newspaper voice.
Dayton Ohio reports three inmates Pearl Corus John Stephens and Charles Taylor escaped from a pesthouse two miles south of the city. They were recently moved from the County Jail and are sentenced to the State Reformatory. Each fled wrapped in a blanket and headed toward Miamisburg.
Knox C C affirmed. Comstock CJ holds that when a policy holder loses interest in insured property the policy becomes inoperative. an assignment of a fire policy with title transfer does not pass rights to the assignee without insurer consent. a written assignment may be unnecessary given supporting facts. and insurers may waive consent in writing or unwritten form.
Muncie reports Thomas F. Hart of the Western window glass manufacturers' association announces the largest single order for window glass in U S history. Sixty car loads will ship to W P Fuller Co of San Francisco for Pacific coast trade, ending prior imports by the firm. A Atlantic coast firm head will visit to place a supplementary order, signaling bright business prospects and no factory closings for the year.
The Atlantic Monthly notes how forgers and manipulators thrive in folk literature. It praises Percy and others for publishing old ballads as authentic, while stressing editors need a deep grasp of popular genius. Child’s instinctive knack for spotting genuine ballad tone is highlighted.
The Forum notes Boston society honors women who excel and stay active. It praises widows and spinsters who pursue vocations such as botany or oratory well into old age, citing a 70 year old student praised by younger peers for courage and achievement. It adds that a man may overlook a woman's age if she remains bright and engaging.
An Oregon Northwestern Lumberman feature describes a carless log train on a logging road near Bridal Veil, using a locomotive pulling or braking a string of logs on greased boards between rails. Logs slide to the flume at mills, delivering lumber down a 1200 foot descent to the planing mill and yard.
The Courier Journal announces changes starting 1897 to a six or twelve page weekly two editions weekly schedule on Wednesday and Saturday. The paper stays committed to pure Democracy and its editorials by Henry Watterson. Annual prices remain $1 for weekly, $6 for daily, and $3 for daily with Sunday.
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