Jailed poets, Christmas deals, snowstorms
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Editor’s note We’re continuing our tradition of taking a look back each Saturday at some of the important, interesting or even odd events as they were reported during the same week throughout the years, along with interesting advertising features from back in the day.
This week in 1885, The Hillsboro Gazette reported that Christmas travelers could enjoy palace sleeping cars when they traveled with the Columbus & Cincinnati Midland railroad. The railroad boasted low rates, fastest times, and the best accommodations from Cincinnati to all points east, including Wilmington, Columbus, Wheeling and Pittsburgh.