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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1885
Page
2
A mosaic of district notes and editorials: weather delays baseball, Governor candidates like Gouge M. Jewett and John K. McLean are discussed, Grant’s view of Napoleon is cited, and Michigans election fallout centers on Cooley. The pieces mix humor, critique, and regional gossip from multiple papers.
A long critique via the Anglo American Times warns Americans about chasing big fortunes in England. It recounts quasilegal schemes and family claims like Towneley and Townley estates, tracing faulty genealogies, legal actions, and dubious advisers while noting how credulous Americans are urged into costly ventures.
A garbled column recounts Canadian heirs to a Lawrence Towneley estate awaiting payment. It retells a Lincoln anecdote about a long dress and a cat’s tail, then a robin and a chicken who argue who can crow, concluding with a note about Grace F Coolidge in St Nicholas for April.
A desperate girl named Elsie, ready to leap into the river, is restrained by a kindly old man who reveals he is her long searched grandfather. He takes her in, assuring safety and a new life, while a Boston correspondent notes a sentiment on mercy and renewal.
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