Owen, Pixley & Co Wins At Gentle Winds
Owen Pixley and Co navigate a windy contest in early autumn rounds. Onin Toley and Teunewee Wormer secure steady performances as Wonber and Wentains place behind.
30 Jan 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1885
Page
1
Owen Pixley and Co navigate a windy contest in early autumn rounds. Onin Toley and Teunewee Wormer secure steady performances as Wonber and Wentains place behind.
A scattered set of humorous mispronunciations and homely proverbs mix with advertisements for clothing and retail houses. The text includes garbled lines about depot pronunciations, a bell boy exchange with a hotel clerk, a mock sermon on virtue, and references to cheap knee pants and a Louisville batters suit case.
A collage of brief items covers labor talks in Mahoning Valley, a Reading Railroad wreck near Philadelphia injuring 25, political moves in Congress, Harper's Weekly editor case, and assorted notes on crime, fires, and society curiosities. Named places include Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington. figures mention Randall, Carlisle, Hoar, and Edison.
A negro man appears before a justice of the peace and signs a pledge to abstain from liquor. Ten days later he is intoxicated, claiming the pledge was altered by adding codicils. Erasmus asserts the codicils modify the original document and produces the paper, reading a legal clause to certify its meaning and intent.
A New York Sun fragment sketches a husband who talks to no one, while a wife pleads for conversation. Neighbors infer he is unkind as a related scene shows a wife desperate for spoken word. The piece riffs on marital neglect and social pressures among passengers and nearby couples.
Three-quarter extra fine navy blue twill flannel at 30 cents, valued at 45 cents. Ideal for dresses and comforts. On our cheap table, discover remnants and odds and ends.
A collage of quips and lines from multiple newspapers includes a boy’s curious response about time restrictions, a mother and daughter sparring over silk stockings for economy, a widower’s vow for an honest spouse, a remark on the Chinese war, a poker player’s ponderous joke, a wife quoting a stage dinner plan, and a city socialite’s view on marriage to a streetcar driver.
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