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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1885
Page
2
An announcement states issuance of touring and evening editions on the 11th. Details imply schedule adjustments for readers across editions, reflecting a phased distribution plan and edition timing. Local readers are advised to note publication windows and access points for the updated newspaper formats.
Fragmentary OCR text lists multiple proper names such as Champalgi Claes Cormant AAU and Harmian with scattered terms like jardin, jardin Harmian, and Hocking Holness, suggesting a disputed or incomplete record of participants, organizers, or results from a regional athletic event.
A scattered 19th century column surveys Ohio campaigns, figures like Warner and Logan, Springfield’s looming convention, and a mix of public notices. It references Ada Sweet, Big Bear, Lt Schwatke, Seward, and a court case on equal access at public venues, all wrapped in partisan commentary.
An aged broker Kang is described through a grim reminiscence about wealth and politics. The narrator recalls Kang’s fortune, sly party shifts, and a boastful, brittle humor. A tragedy follows when Kang’s son-in-law abandons his wife and commits suicide, underscoring money’s ruinous power.
A fragmented 19th century voice recalls Squire Darboo and Squire Darbow, legends of Sans Darhes, in a sparsely readable river of speech about a fight, a township boundary, and a spring political candidacy. The garbled text references a native Yarday figure, grindstone rituals, and a conflict over land and power in Sullivan county with scorched axe imagery and unsettled claims.
A local tale recalls Squire Darkwe accusingly facing neighbors after locking his grindstun in a barn When election time looms the town votes to seek justice of the peace and restore order amid uproar over the hidden grindstun removal The narrative blends a village feud with a social meditation on average people and ambition while a quirky aside about ankle corsets and absent mindedness appears among the column pieces
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