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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1885
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text mentions temperatures and weather hints. Unable to extract a clear event or named entities. The readable bits suggest a temperature context and a sequence of measurements but no specific location date or organization is identifiable.
A busy Laureville item sheet reports social visits by Mr Coreull and Mr Grow, a fire at Johnson's tobacco and gas office with minor losses, and city council briefings on street cleaning, property assessments, and utility matters. It notes civic meetings, a lecture by Alfred Townsend on American presidents, and various local incidents including illnesses, thefts, and outbound travels.
The Christian Church protracted meeting carries on into the next Sunday with minor incidents reported. George Miller left for Texas to resume telegraph duties after weeks at his home. Henry Green and wife visited the Beech neighborhood couple. Jon J Arthur added a twelve pound boy to his family last week. Jacob Clive and family may move to Mishaniypl. Welcome additions include Mr Jings and family from a North Hampton letter. Mrs Gets of Anon died, leaving husband and children. interment at Fernliff, Springfield, Ohio.
A Milwaukee Wisconsin writer extols wooden shoes for farm work arguing they keep feet dry and warm in muddy seasons, are cheaper and longer lasting than leather, and easy to remove after chores. anecdotes follow including a Newfoundland dog rescued after falling overboard and a nimble ram in North Carolina.
Winter at present imellite glory. No services at P. Hill Sunday Monthly meeting at Catnwin. Frank Kenedy is having success in soliciting for a Rochester nursery. The Huffaun Bros have put up a nice stock of see preparatory to their new business this coming summer. Pa Nickiin is well plowed that it is a boy. Daniel McKislip and wife visiting their son in Lafayette Monday. There has been about $11,000 worth of grain and stock shipped from this point within the last 10 days. Mig Cara Puteger returned Monday from a class visit with relatives in Springheld. Some sneak the purse and oft tenacious propensities and one horse bob sled entered McConkey's barn Saturday night and carried away a pair of harness. See interest in the pro tracted efforts of Tey Bishap at Moorefield chapel. The writings are continued this week Suures new.
First Officer George Johnson recounts a whaling voyage incident from the Alaska fifty miles south of Alaska when a sea serpent attacked a boat. Crew including Andrew Nelson and William Johnson battled the monster, which was eventually towed aboard and displayed. the tail alone measured nine feet.
A ragbag of humorous and poignant vignettes from a 19th century page. A sorrowing youth in a city street laments a broken romance after a fortune teller’s darker prophecy. Fragments recount a Mackey Colonna tale in Rome and a comic exchange over money and whisky debts. An Ackworth, Georgia pair barter goods after a long journey.
Local notices tout tonics and bitters as cures for nervous debility and dyspepsia.endorsements claim Brown's Tron Bitters and Mishler's Herb Bitters restore strength and relieve cramps. Patches promote Diamond Light Pile Ointment and Burdock Blood Bitters as remedies with money-back guarantees.
A crowded ad column touts Kemp’s Balsam for coughs at 0c and $1.00, Dr T L Cooper’s shop, and many tonics and piles cures. It promotes Dr Bosanko’s Pile Remedy, Rock Candy Cough Cure, Dr Marchiai’s Rock Candy, and Bosanko’s Ugh and Lusy Syrup. Also advertised are Electro-Voltaic belts, Kidney-Wort, Diamond Dyes, and female health tonics from Utica and Health products.
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