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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1885
Page
3
Fragmented weather column notes a January storm in LAS. It mentions high winds, 2 inches of rain, and damage to rails and trees. Winds shift, with concerns about wheat prospects and flood risk, while forecasters track pressure and cold fronts.
City Education Board meets tonight to discuss payrolls and additional school facilities at West Bea. A local court sentence includes a man named Hog Thing serving up to thirty days in jail. town gossip centers on Ohio Senate actions, a proposed city marshal bill, and a notable local lawyer Henry Warrington. A schoolmates gathering at No. 22 North Mrobank street celebrated Elmer Nelson's 11th birthday with a grand march.
Friends report Ly Olde grown increasingly unwell and seeking an asylum plan to trap lawmakers via fines for profane language. He returned to Springfield after a London arrest, while a crowd caused disturbances at the Grand Opera House leading to two youths jailed for disorder.
A late 19th century patrol and crime roundup notes Mack Kinning’s reported assaults, a Sunday disturbance at Welch's arcade, burglary at Young & Co.’s grocery on State Street near Yellow Springs, and a young suspect George Yates tied to the thefts. Curtis's station area and January police activity are described, with several arrests for drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and loitering.
A fragmented old newspaper excerpt surveys decline in British dominance, oyster shortages signaling broader woes, and shifting gender norms as women marry younger partners. It also critiques church etiquette and lists various patent medicines and cures, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century publication's mixed content.
An advertisement invites all to call on Dr. T J Casper for a free trial bottle of Kemp s Balsam for the Throat and Lungs a remedy sold to cure chronic and acute coughs asthma bronchitis and consumption at 60 cents to 1. A separate cure for piles claims rapid relief and permanent cure with Dr Ya Pile Remedy at 50 cents. Also promotes Kidney-Wort for malaria liver and bowel troubles and an advertised nerve tonic from Rev Joseph T Isman of New York Station D offering a cure spoken of as a missionary discovery.
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