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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1885
Page
3
Fragmented readable scraps mention names and dates with unclear context. The text appears to include garbled references to February and person names, but lacks a coherent event or outcome. No definite actions or entities can be confirmed from the legible portions.
A busy Springfield page reports on city affairs including upcoming sales, church events, and civic plans. Notices cover mortgages, resignations, and staff changes at local businesses, plus council and sewer discussions, a fire incident, and community entertainments at St Paul and other venues. Residents prepare for elections, nominations, and ward caucuses as committees urge candidate names for city offices.
A special council session was held to consider water works funding and related ordinances. Topics included interest on bonds, street and sewer charges, compensation, and a motion to adopt a $9,000 total settlement toward court actions, with various committee reports and public notices reviewed.
A garbled collection of notes spans topics from science and politics to weather and industry. It cites figures on forestry, divorce rates, tea exports, and urban infrastructure, mentioning places like Scotland, Mexico City, Calcutta, and New York. The piece references editorials, royal fortunes, and various curiosities without a single cohesive focus.
The report presents testimonials from patients including James Thine and George Sauerbaum of St. Louis, describing chronic catarrh and heart strain. They credit Dr. Hartman and Panena treatment for relief, with various individuals noting symptom improvement, breath, cough, and energy gains after treatment.
A sculptor presents in position at the west and east ends new figures titled Thy Warrior and The Repose. The pieces, placed near a central fountain, feature four gaps with candidate figures modeled in Baryo’s style, emphasizing strength and poised tension.
A rambling, dialect filled tirade from Lime Kiln News in Detroit Press mocks a local figure and prescribes church and political loyalties. The speaker attacks pretended pieties and urges civic caution while weaving social satire and blunt advice into a chaotic plea.
A fragmented Victorian era tale describes a bride and groom’s strained performance of marriage, a joking aside about old married men, and their quiet eventual acceptance. The piece shifts to Vanderbilt’s plan to place sons in law into rail and shipping ventures, detailing marriages into a powerful business clan and the lucrative prospects tied to these alliances.
A humorous sketch recounts a new member learning that statehouse lodging is common for members, with a shoe shine, a cap, and a chair in a committee room. It contrasts with city habits and recalls historical notes on Eugenie and Sir Walter Raleigh. Local notices include advertisements for tonics, remedies, and medical products offered by pharmacists and generic testimonials.
A garbled antique column touts Bitter tonics and tonics for digestion and bile with names like Brown's Iron Bitters and Dr Hurter's Iron Tonic. It mentions Ely's Cream Balm for colds and catarrh, Mishler's Herb Bitters for various ailments, Kemp's Balsam for throat and lungs, and Dr. Marchesi's Rock Candy Cough Cure. Endorsed by readers and advertised by local druggists offering money back guarantees.
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