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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1885
Page
3
A garbled notice from the Globe Republic mentions weather, temperatures, and timing with unclear place names and dates. The readable fragments reference a timetable or forecast and a specific day, but many words are corrupted and parts remain unreadable.
Fragmented report covers diverse Springfield area items. Mentions Mrs Peet death at 54, fire accident risk at Captain Koontz, school reform letters, village social events, and a Washington lifestyle note about Judge Shellabarger. Other short notes include postal and meeting reminders, local baptisms, and community commentary.
A critic laments listening to amateur musicians and vocalists at social gatherings arguing for skilled performers. The piece mocks various performers and notes the hostess’s boastful critique of musical guests, while detouring into unrelated antiquated anecdotes and trivia about Sevastopol, Vicksburg, and a housefly’s wingbeat.
In a Boston parlor a famed singer is surprised by Duff Brown, once a Nevada miner and now a mine owner. Emma Wixom, daughter of Dr Wixom, reunites with Brown amid memories of her Western rise from child prodigy to opera star. Brown plans to stay in Boston and showcase Nevada mining artifacts.
Local notices tout Dr Klug s new remedy for consumption coughs colds bronchitis hoarseness and throat lung ailments claiming immediate relief and a free trial bottle at Chew Ludlow s drug store Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg reports recovery after Electric Bitters and Hacklen s Arnica Salve. Bucklen s Arnica Salve advertised as best for cuts bruises sores and skin eruptions with money back guarantee.
The piece blends dinner table decor ideas with a catalog of tonics and remedies. It extols lavish feasts featuring a fifteen pound turkey and rib roast, praises Brown's Iron Bitters, Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic, and other patent medicines, and shares testimonial snippets about cures for cramps, indigestion, coughs, and fevers. It also advertises Starlight Flour, Diamond Light, and Dr. Jones' Red Clover Tonic, urging readers to buy products and trust period remedies.
A cluttered 19th century advertisement column touts Emma Clark’s Hair Restorer promising scalp cure and hair growth, and claims facial pimples vanish. It promotes Kemp’s Balsam for throat and lungs, various salves, cough syrups, and Dr. Marchisti remedies with prices, agents, and trial offers.
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