Weather notes for Owen and Pixley County Ohio Valley
The report notes slightly warmer temperatures in Owen and Pixley County with partly cloudy skies. A rising barometer suggests a changeable outlook as the day progresses.
07 Feb 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1885
Page
1
The report notes slightly warmer temperatures in Owen and Pixley County with partly cloudy skies. A rising barometer suggests a changeable outlook as the day progresses.
The foundation outlines five core principles for Own Pixley Co's Mammoth Clothing Establishment at 25 and 27 West Main Street. It emphasizes large, comprehensive stocks, direct producer-consumer contact to save retailer profit, honoring representations, returns on uninsured purchases if prices are not 10 to 25 percent below competitors or if dissatisfied, and operating large enough to ensure fair profits. The note also mentions Saturday evening hours until 10.
A fragmented account traces Lavelle, a Bw Asian former Army officer, leaving a vinegar factory job on Full Street near K. to pursue a wealthy life for his family. He reportedly learned of his father’s death in Russia, claims an entitlement to roughly 1000, received papers from the Secretary of State, and plans to cross to Russia to manage estates before returning to his home country.
A Pennsylvania bound freight collision on the Raritan River bridge near New Brunswick ignited exploding oil tanks and fire, destroying Janeway Co and Consoldated Fruit Jar works, damaging the Wall Paper plant, with extensive losses estimated from 800000 to 1 million dollars. Firefighters from Elizabeth and Jersey City aided. several workers killed or feared dead. trains delayed and bridge partially damaged.
Notes recount a Mt Sterling Ky opera house blaze and $69000 loss, local deaths and disappearances, court actions, robberies near Dayton, a Cincinnati wagon collision fatality, a Pittsburg divorce suit, an inauguration decoration contract, and other scattered items including el Mahdi reports and a Lima body find.
From Abu Kraom near the Nile and Metemneh reports reach London dated February 11 noting Khartoum campaigns. Gordon possibly alive despite rumors of death as Wilson’s party and native messengers describe fighting and hostility along the Nile. British positions near Metemneh face Mahdi forces with heavy guns and shelled camps while garbled reports describe shifting alliances and casualties.
Georgetown Ky youths face charges for Ku Kusari tied incident while a push for a large New Orleans expo appropriation looms. Mike Cleary KO’s Captain James Dalton in 2 minutes 48 seconds. Ohio seeks repeal of Scott law and tax reforms. Freemasons plan monument dedication. James F Legate from Kansas reveals murder plot to Democrats amid suspensions. Various business liabilities listed from Cincinnati to Baltimore. The Vicar General slain in cathedral. British cabinet grants Wolseley full authority. Russian interior security expands as anarchists face harsh sentences after attempted attacks.
Vivid fragments recount a rough booted stage journey with a dangerous passenger threat and a staged knife warning, followed by a reflective vignette on audiences. The text also surveys public halls, manners, and the evolving German student duel culture with sharp, ironic commentary.
A harsh portrait of struggling writers who must endure poverty as the market rewards few with payment. Editors favor familiar names, and most authors toil for pennies or barter, facing starvation unless they gain lucky breakthroughs or stable employment.
Full Width Sheetings W B W announces a Monday sale of cheap table linens Towels and towellings with extras in the mix Early buyers secure choice items including gloves at 50 cents and related goods.
The text debates what constitutes a lady beyond wealth or education, arguing true ladyhood is inward spiritual grace rather than pedigree or social rank. It notes the Old World signification persists in common speech and questions republican ideals shaping female citizenship.
At the depot a Westbound Rock Island train evacuted a man found paralyzed after a disturbance. Three assailants, described as from the upper region, assaulted him during a tense confrontation. Police and bystanders witnessed the scene before the group moved toward the hospital, leaving the victim and a bystander injured.
A man in a brass suspender batten and blind beggar's hat is noted as a fraud detector. Observers discuss how years of experience in coins let him discern a counterfeit by feel. The dialogue mentions a man’s long marriage and debates his skill and perception.
The article notes limited epidemic spread on summits and dense outbreaks in valleys, citing Himalayan hill stations and Munich barracks to illustrate how altitude and diet, water access, and living conditions influence cholera incidence. It further comments on English farming rents, worker mobility, and a brief nod to Chinese wartime goods boosting Europe.
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