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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1885
Page
2
The frame recounts the August 1885 Saturday Burnin political scene with a Republican slate headed by Governor Konner P. Kesneoy and other state officers from Jefferson Summit Clarke and Warren counties. It notes campaign rhetoric, labor issues, and local editorials urging improvement in the economy, plus references to allied figures and press coverage in New York and London papers.
Remarkable notices describe Mary A. Dailey of Tarklunom Pa recovering from illness after using Kings New Divers and Free Tetal Bottier, with claims of rapid relief for liver issues, kidneys, urinary organs, and skin conditions. The ads promise money back if not satisfied with each bottle sold by Ludlow Drug Store and colored by Charl World, at fifty cents per bottle.
The narrator recalls a surreal hotel night with eerie mirrors and odd devices. A visitant in the corridor watches a gaunt reflection while conversations drift between fear and wit. The scene shifts to a mechanical voice and metal tongs, ending with a plea for relief from the unsettling electric glow.
A wartime veteran named Kilgley, once missing twenty years, gains a pension and return to old home life as memories unsteady. He recalls a brain injury and silver plate in his skull, while a chain of legal notices recount property transfers and a town street extension. Local scenes include a hanging rope tree tale and elevator accident musings, alongside cosmetic and medicinal ads about Zeodont and nostrums.
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