02 Apr 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1885
Page
1
Light rains move across the region with a quick shift to the south wind. Temperatures rise slightly, then fall in the western portion, followed by a gradual drop and variable conditions.
A local boys outfitting department advertises a large stock of boys suits and garments for ages two and up. It highlights shirts, underwear, neckwear, suspenders, hosiery, and related items. Buyers are invited to browse, with a guaranty promising satisfaction, and prices claimed 25 percent below competitors with refunds on return of uninsured goods.
Long, frantic night in New York as General Ulysses S Grant shows signs of life amid worsening illness. Doctors and family crowded the bed, and at 6:20 a.m. the nation waited as he drifted toward death yet spoke clearly, saying I bless you all before prayers opened a new day of anxious vigil.
The item reports Garfield denying a marriage rumor with Rev. Taylor of Pennsylvania while noting her quiet life in Cleveland. It also lists varied 19th century items: political moves, captives in Cincinnati, grants, and a range of brief notices from debt records to obituaries and domestic guidance across the era.
Grant, Armorica's most illustrious citizen, and the world's greatest military commander, dying at his New York home. Born April 27, 1822, he rose from humble origins to West Point, Palo Alto, and Civil War glory. He became General, Secretary of War, and a public figure honored worldwide.
A collage of antique witticisms and snatches from newspapers and journals. The humor spans adages about servants in Mexico, land allotments to Native Americans, urban contractor debates, philosophical quips, and brief anecdotes from Boston to San Francisco and Philadelphia to Detroit.
A Philadelphia article describes a toy bank maker at No 732 Chestnut Street creating a bronze monkey bank. The process uses wax models, two part molds, and brass casting with movable joints. The coin is retrieved by a spring loaded mechanism as the monkey operates with coconut and jaw actions.
A New York orchid breeder reports 2000 varieties and rising trends as delicate plants fetch high prices in Leedom while fashion growers compete. Washington star Irving mingles with Booth as a note requests tickets for Mrs Irving and her two sons to see him perform. A Lincoln portrait sits in Albany’s Capitol corner as divorce rates and marriages in Japan attract attention amid domestic stories.
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