27 Jan 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1885
Page
1
Weather outlook described as cloudy with variable winds and a cold wave. Owen, Pixley 4 Co advertises all wool knit underwear and camel’s hair textures in multiple lots with chest shields and double seated drawers priced from 40 cents to 2.50 dollars. Names listed include Lot numbers 2700 2260 56000 400 B. L. Scotch Wool items are highlighted.
The Daily News and The Times comment on Parnell silence amid dynamite outrages. Reports from Westminster and Whitehall note investigations into explosive plots linked to London bridges and the Gower Street station. Other items cover Congress actions, court appeals, Oklahoma colonization sentiment in Kansas, a major Indianapolis hospital fire, and cable rate changes.
A jumble of brief items: ex Senator Beebe of Akron faced a 75 000 loss claim. Brooklyn plumbers dismiss hundreds of union workers. Illinois State Senator Stratton paralyzed at home. New York Senate bill to regulate dynamite. Canada's agriculture minister voided a Bell patent. a Brooklyn bank thief linked to 120 000 thefts and 75 000 rail robbery accusations. London Court Dunn lawinghan guilty knowledge in dynamite blasts. Windsor Castle closed to visitors. Irish workers targeted by a railway company. ships to America subjected to strict searches. Chicago fatal shooting over a daughter’s honor. Schaefer tops Slomon 109 break in billiards. Wolseley and Stewart Army reports from London. Rome hints Italy ready to send 26 000 troops to Egypt. Abu Kea battle first news reach Kort. desert runners relay the tale.
Weather promises weeks of cold bleak days ahead making top coats a handy outside garment. Buy from Owen Pixley and Co as good looking serviceable and comfortable coats in men sizes five dollars youths five, boys three fifty, children one seventy five.
Readable fragments show a Springfield market page with varied prices for poultry meat vegetables and staples. Several items include chicken meat and beef cuts, meats priced per pound, per gallon, or per barrel. A mix of brand names and odd spellings reflects OCR noise from a dated retail listing.
Local blacksmith Torreyson displays a novel four wheel road cart designed to lighten labor for horses. The vehicle carries the driver atop the horse’s neck with a bellyband lifting the animal over hills. A steering apparatus and brake regulate speed while a crank can raise the horse off the ground on descent. The invention aims to give horses long rests during journeys and to protect them from sun and storm.
Capt. Ed Murphy, visiting Urbana, took his greyhound hunting. The hound cleared a 25 foot first jump and a 33 foot second leap over fences, landing in a lane amid fresh snow. Witnesses measured the prints to confirm the distance. Also noted are Weather Service records correcting the belief that Yuma California is dry and rainless with harsher winter temperatures.
A Philadelphia Times report outlines two counterfeit methods old style photo negatives and new color work. It describes check letters, plate printing, and immigrant deception, plus a Philadelphia Times warning that swift withdrawal of detected fakes will follow.
A Newport woman owns a King Charles spaniel named Too-too or Tatu or Toto. The dog performs surprising tricks at its owner’s home, reacting to crackers with handlike movements and sound cues. The keeper notes the spaniel’s intellect and ties to Darwinian ideas of intellect versus intelligence.
An 1808 Paris report recounts a balloon duel between M. Ihe Grandpre and M. De Pigne near the Tuileries. De Pigne misses as De Grandpre fires, the balloon collapses, and both men fall to rooftops. A second duel, Raoul De Vere and Barbier Dutal, ends with Raoul dead and Barbier mortally wounded during a carriage drive near Place Du Carroussel.
Ladies cloaks priced from 3 dollars. plush cloaks 13 dollars, value 25. childrens cloaks 1 50 to 3 dollars. remaining ladies cloaks limited at reduced prices. Men's underwear and child Union suits on sale. Navy blue twill flannel 30 cents. Bed spreads and comforts on sale. Cheap table features remnants and odds at attractive prices.
A garbled tale opens with a child’s tears arousing sympathy and a satirical note on teary infants. It moves to a report on Mrs Padduck of Salt City and a story of a crying baby, then shifts to a Grand Lodge commission for a memorial frame. The piece describes a historic frame carved from a 300 year old tree, engraved with oak waves, the Queen Victoria wreath, and a gold plate to the Gartiar family, with Latin inscriptions across the frame.
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