02 Aug 1871
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1871
Page
1
Independent excerpt shows Jos Billings riffing on oats as a humorously muddled subject. It covers straw height, suckshun, stage bosses, gods and goddesses, and peculiar farming advice with many misspellings and asides about belief, value, and time. The piece blends satire with rural lore and mock wisdom.
A essay extols that every legitimate business benefits others more than the individual. It uses farming, printing, teaching, mariners, and telegraph training as examples, arguing that society grows through shared labor and that skilled workers uplift readers and communities alike.
The article extols the Signal Service Bureau as a vital constitutional element for commerce, praising the army weather observers for punctual, precise readings. It likens the corps to a vigilant guard, noting daily practice, discipline, and the division under General Albert J. Myer in Washington.
A reflective warning against chasing grand urban dreams. The piece urges cautious hope for youths seeking work and a comfortable home, noting scarce charity for strangers in the city and outlining harsher, longer hours for clerks versus farm work. It cautions against pride in relocating and emphasizes staying where you are to avoid greater woes.
A fragment urges self reliance and personal effort over seeking parental guidance or social support, noting that success and fortune depend on one's own unaided efforts and counsel. The passage emphasizes independence and the low odds of achieving greatness without personal work.
A critique from Sfail's Journal of Stealth derides sensational tomato health claims. It argues excessive tomato use rarely harms teeth or life, cites isolated anecdotes, and calls for responsible reporting to curb loose statements in newspapers.
A scatter of humorous and human-interest items, medical tips, legal notices, and biographical snippets. The column quotes sermons from Edinburgh church life, summarizes iron chloride uses for water disinfection, recounts Rufus Choate and Chief Justice Shaw anecdotes, and notes British claims settlements in Washington. It also reports a Clermont county Ohio inheritance with large legacies and charitable bequests.
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