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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1885
Page
1
Fragmentary local notice records a weather and travel brief mentioning Owen Brothers Anetbcations and Seightly warner conditions near White Valley. It notes fair weather, light winds, and a near-term stationsey tem Pertary in the vicinity.
A historical notice touts the Clothing House at 25 and 27 West Main Street as the town’s premier shop. It claims strict cash terms, large stock, and fixed price systems to offer equal access across social groups, noting a wide range of coats gloves buckskins trousers and shoes with prices from 50 cents to $1.95 and urging customers to remember their slogan and printing philosophy.
A Frase man circulates a note asking friends why they cultivate a barn and nine responses reveal quirky reasons from avoiding shaving to concealing or revealing body parts. Nevada’s Fanuel hot springs heat keeps mine workers safe as alligators arrive to Florula. Springfield markets report varied prices across meats, produce, and goods with fluctuating demand.
The Gladstone government faces a potential downfall as a crisis unfolds. An explosion killed two British officers near a royal installation while investigations by Hindman confirm the authenticity of a dispatch. Rebels and military actions complicate events across a wide range of European and colonial theaters as Parliament considers vast funding and policy shifts.
In a coastal social tale spanning moonlit beaches and hotel dances, Mollie Ames faces Ned Tremaine and Lee Stone amid flirtations and broken engagements. Mollie questions devotion as Ned’s jealousy and Lee’s pursuit collide, while a shifting circle of suits, rings, and social expectations tests loyalties and plans for marriage.
A walk through a type foundry reveals the metal room with copper, antimony, lead, and tin amalgam, the punch cutter shaping matrices, and tiny casting machines that pour out type. The piece covers the process, tools, and a banter about whist hands with mathematical odds, ending with reflections on a book store’s civic role and a Cornell cane rush incident.
Mrs Stockstill recovers from serious illness as local figures trade property and discuss postmaster prospects. The New Carlisle school district votes in March on a new schoolhouse with strong civic turnout urged. Building and Loan Association reports notable shares sold while a lecture on the Mound Builders excites residents. Township leaders push for support of the high school system and country schools as local politics heat up around justice of the peace race amid talk of a town gang and pursuit of suspects.
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