25 Feb 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1885
Page
1
The page mixes colonial era notices with a rail accident brief and a swindling arrest. Jodson Wilson, 22, arrested in Boerys Mass for a scheme targeting bank checks. Fire damage and warehouse losses in Gwathmeey and Vaughan stores cited. Advertisements tout shirts and suits with low prices and custom department services.
A garbled OCR page reports legislative actions in Ohio including appropriations for judgments and new cruisers, census work moved to the Interior, and various Senate and House bills. It mentions the British Bluebook dispatch with Germany, anarchist activity in Geneva, a Chicago area train crash, and multiple international items. Also notes about court actions, clergy appointments, and local society updates from Feb 24 to 25.
The item lists shipments of wheat from MacMillen to MooRefield and visits at Champaign County infirmary, plus residents moving near the Twitchell farm and plans for a new grocery room. It then shifts to a long essay on cross eyed men, discussing social challenges, marriage prospects, and personal courage, ending with a historical moralizing tone.
A reader recounts rats caught in a large open corn bin discovering a “rat ladder.” A single rat lowers itself by its forepaws, others seize its tail and climb out, solving the mystery of their escape from the smooth sloped sides.
Ida Bronson rejects Hargrave, earns respect after a tense confrontation. The party travels to Harley Bay where a vanished Ida sparks a perilous chase. Bert uncovers Hargrave attempting an abduction in the haunted ruins, Jesse rescues Ida, and Hargrave is restrained. Ida and Jesse wed, while the broader tale closes with a train scene and unrelated vignettes.
The Detroit Journal argues Congress should end allowances for contestants who file election contests. It compares current practice to a coon trap, noting unscrupulous rivals repeatedly press weak claims hoping for partisan support and payoffs, regardless of entitlement.
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