07 Mar 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1885
Page
1
Owes Brothers is a Springfield Ohio clothing manufacturer and retailer listing a full cast of garments. The ad touts suits coats shirts hats gloves and accessories with a full ready stocked cast on display at 25 and 27 West Main Street. M Mats arrived this morning.
The article recounts a flurry of cabinet changes and oath ceremonies as Secretary Endicott, Chandler, Whitney, and others take office. It notes remarks by officials, arrivals of family members, and shifts in duties across State War and Navy, Treasury, and Justice departments with ceremonies led by Justices Field and Frelinghuysen.
In Lexington Ky Mambrino Patchen dies from brood vessel rupture. Ohio and Indiana reports include Bishop Bedell ill Gambier Grant improving, Ohio Supreme Court upholds burglary tools law, and pension fraud convictions. Also: railroad and church property moves, local incidents, and notable deaths and crimes across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.
A tale of Lieut Derby at the United States Military Academy near West Point recounts how he faked geology lessons to obtain a permit to visit Benny Haven's for flapjacks and flip. Derby staged a study turnaround, borrowed a milkman’s petrified finds, and impressed a geology professor, only to be exposed when he could not deliver the fossils. Derby was suspended then graduated later.
A historical note traces dynamite from its 1867 launch to early forms with nitroglycerine and kieselguhr, contrasting No.1 and No.2 blends. It cites blasts, headaches, and early absorbents, then previews Nobel’s gelatine as the superior, water-resistant blasting agent and notes Europe’s shift from dynamite to gelatine in industry.
The Seaforth Highlanders will retain the ostrich feather bonnet this year, despite questions about its Scottish authenticity. The piece notes regiment pride in distinct badges, mentions figures like Col. Stockwell, and laments uniform fancies while recalling old tales of love and church banns.
A Chicago reader argues that housework and motherhood are the noblest, most demanding labor for women, countering views that label women as non productive. The piece extols home making as essential, rivaling professional crafts, and highlights Miss Falls of Washington with vivid boastful description.
A chaotic fragment recounts a boy named Jimmy Tultboy who torments a household with a failed skirmish for skating and a discharged firecracker under a cradle. The piece veers into fanciful notices about a Chinese bride’s attire and comical costume ideas, ending with jumbled, whimsical phrasing.
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