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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1885
Page
3
A jumble of local items lists Mr Peak J Welsh, Charles Darrington, and others visiting Springfield. Notes on city council, police, and street work mix with social events, a German woman in probate, a mayoral trip to Washington, and club meetings. A long anecdotal chronicle of neighbors, gatherings, and road conditions fills the page.
A Centre Street New York dealer warns boxwood supply will run out within a year as roller skating mania drains the market. Prices have tripled, with scarce wood fit for skates and wheels now commanding high costs. He notes English trade limits and reports attempts with alternative woods and materials have failed to meet durability needs.
The fragment discusses gear like wooden boards and metal wheels, noting wear, axles, and bushings. It asserts that traditional wooden or boxwood parts fail under strain and that metal wheels with axles have not yet proven durable, raising questions about gear suitability for skating wear.
A wary account describes trained cormorants used to fish for masters, detailing training steps, value of birds at various ages and sexes, and the logistics of feeding and signaling. It notes differences in capacity, the high price of prized birds, and a curious anecdote about royal rank and a remark on husbands gambling away wives in Siam.
A fragmentary advertorial cites a Newton Iowa woman praising De King’s New Discovery for persistent coughs and general debility, claiming rapid health relief after one bottle. It also promotes Ludlow’s Arnica Salve as a universal skin healer with a money back guarantee and lists local sellers.
An assortment of dubious advertisements touts Brown's Tunic and Burns Clark Hair Restorer promising digestion aid and hair color restoration. It lists agents and prices, plus Grigie serine Salve and a skin care claim with satisfaction guarantees and money refunds.
A fragmented 19th century ad style montage warns of kidney and liver disease and touts various tonics and pills. It highlights Mishler's Merb Bitters, Dr Jones' Red Clover Tonic, Carter's Little Liver Pills, and other remedies for stomach and digestive ailments, piles, throat and lung issues, with prices and druggists like Chas. Ludlow.
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