23 Jan 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1885
Page
1
An ad style listing promotes striped mittens at 206 per pair and a range of garments from overcoats to shirts. It mentions reductions for boys wear, underwear sales, sample displays in the west window and various price points including 25¢ shirts and 23¢ socks.
London and Washington report rising anxiety over the fate of General Stewart and the Wolle battle. Captain Phelan vows to pursue Donovan Rose and his gang, while U S and British offices discuss war anxieties and potential actions. The Times and World publish dispatches on conspiracies, Oklahoma lands, and political maneuvering as Senate debates continue.
A reflective meditation on finding traces of nobler life beyond animal tracks. The essay uses snow, hunters, and saints to contemplate virtue, intelligence in nature, and the idea of a sanctity guiding human pursuit, ending with a mystic call from a Shorea journal.
A local furniture dealer shows a medium center table carved from ebony with a dark gray stone top. He notes petrified tree sections, including a limb outline, and mentions high values for Mexican onyx and petrified wood pieces while discussing price ranges from 150 to 1000 dollars.
An excerpted travelogue blends views on American manners with vivid scenes. It notes Texan pride in large hats and Mexican hat craftsmanship, contrasts English and American women, and recounts a South Carolina hotel incident where a Pittsburg judge threatens service fees. A constable later arrests him for threats while a waiter settles the dispute.
A nervous customer was told by a con man barber that life changes are awful. While shaving the man, the barber made morbid jokes about a fatal jugular accident. The customer panicked, leaped from the chair with a facial gash, and fled the shop. The tale ends with the barber noting cheerful talk helps nerves.
A brief note attributes a retro prescription to Phil Sheridan urging people to stay at home and avoid the cold while referencing remedies from the era. The item captures period voice and a healer persona in a concise public health hint.
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