Massillon Area News: Road Opening Petition and Local Incidents
Cantor August report highlights open petition for a new Perry township road from South Erie Street toward Grape Street extension a two mile route near Massillon State Hospital. Also covered are accusations of improper billing by undertaker Clem Burwell relating to Rebstock estate, and local court and county official activities amid heat wave.
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Perry Township
R. A. Pinn
McCarty
Cantor
Clem Burwell
Magnolia
Burwell
Martin Rebstock
North Industry
Rebstock
J. P. Summer
Canton
Reed
Alliance
Board of Equalization
Massillon
McKinley
North Market Street
M. E
Crabaugh
George A. Hoover
Fulton Pit Car Company
A. L. Klaus
Andrew Schruck
Stark County Board of Commissioners
Erie Street
Forest Avenue
Grape Street
Death of John Reese in Idaho ends life in Buise
Word reached Massillon of John Reese death on August 1 in Buise Idaho. Former resident of Youngstown Hill his wife survives him. The remains will be brought here for burial and are expected to arrive Wednesday of this week.
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Joln Reese
Massillon
John Reese
Buise
Idaho
Reese
Youngstown Hill
Sunday Excursion to New Philadelphia August 12
An August 12 Sunday excursion for the Eighth Regiment O N G is offered with $1.25 tickets for a special Pennsylvania line train from Massillon 8 05 a m Canton 8 24 a m central time returning New Philadelphia 6 p m after dress parade.
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New Philadelphia
Eighth Regiment
Massillon
Canton
Pennsylvania
Seashore trips from Massillon to ten resorts $18.50 return
Massillon residents can travel to Atlantic City Cape May Avaton Anglesea Holly Beach Ocean City Sea Isle City Wildwood New Jersey or Rehoboth Delaware and Ocean City Maryland for 18 dollars 50 cents round trip. Tickets go on sale Thursday August 9 via Pennsylvania Lines. inquiries directed to J A Secemaker Massillon Buchanan Mich. May 22. Also an ad notes Grain-O coffee substitute praised by a five member family.
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Massillon
Atlantic City
Cape May
Avaton
Anglesea
Holly Beach
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Wildwood
New Jersey
Rehoboth
Delaware
Maryland
Pennsylvania Lines
Sem
J. A. Secemaker
Mam ma, a Sacred Name in the Womb of Life
In a Woman's Home Companion essay a young bride learns contentment in motherhood as the husband whispers mam ma. The piece celebrates the transition from mistress to mother and the holy significance of the name in a new shared life.
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Wamma
Clara
Mrs. Richards
Mamma
Seasick on Sea Legs in Navy Life
A naval surgeon explains that seasickness is common among officers and sailors despite long service. He notes about one third of officers and men suffer during storms, with sailors less affected due to constant sea duty. Return to sea after shore time often renews seasickness even after years at sea.
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Navy
Naval Academy
Washington Star
Fourteen Mistakes of Life Listed by English Paper
A London Standard note lists fourteen mistakes of life from an English paper, urging against self styled moral standards and overreliance on youth. The excerpt also includes a quip about army surgeons belonging to the medical corps and a pun on lancers.
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Mrs. Braggs
Mr. Snaggs
The
Lancers
London
Standard
Not Her Abode Barlem Life Excerpt
A terse dialogue unfolds with a militarily phrased lover claiming final income and moral grievance about removing a beloved from her father's roof. The response denies lying about residence, reflecting a clipped, vivid exchange from Barlem Life.
Old Times Old Friends Old Love in Eugene Field Style
A nostalgic verse recalling pure youth and simple virtues. The speaker longs for bygone days when honesty, piety, and traditional roles defined life and love. The poem laments modern greed and fashion while cherishing memories of girls, boys, mothers, and the neighborhood’s wholesome joys.
Wellington's Decision to Strike at Badajos
Stephen Crane narrates Wellington's cautious move toward Badajos in 1812, detailing logistics shortages, Portuguese government failings, and secret siege preparations. On March 16, Feresford crossed into the siege, with three divisions, and invested the fortress, as Wellington weighed the moment to strike.
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Badajos
Spain
Wellington
Lisbon
Sadhao
Eloas
Graham
Hill
Soult
Marmont
Il Witha
Feresford
Guardiana
Stephen Crane
New Lippincott’s
The City of Hongkong Described as Unhealthful Spot
A Boston Transcript excerpt paints Hongkong as one of the globe’s most unhealthy places noting tropical heat, dense building walls blocking light, poor ventilation, damp streets, and pervasive humidity. It cites green mossy ground, scarce grass, and residents showing signs of fatigue and pallor from the climate.
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Hongkong
Boston Transcript
Policemen Argue Over Pronunciation At Corner
A Boston scene notes several officers gathered at a corner in conversation. They were excited and wrangling over the pronunciation of the word intuition, drawing attention from passersby as a humorous local dispute.
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Bostonian
Chicago Tribune
Financial Quips and Ancient Clock Factoids Parade
A quirky collection cites a Detroit Free Press quote on financial difficulty and notes Paria’s Palais de Justice clock dating to 1370 by De Vick. The note adds a curious remark that pearls can be found in mussel shells, blending trivia with historical tidbits.
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Detroit Free Press
Palais de Justice
Paria
de Vick
Colonial cottage design with seven rooms and bath
Design in colonial style features a wide front piazza with columns and seven rooms plus a bath. First floor includes parlor dining room pantry and kitchen with open fireplace and built in buffet. dimensions and finishing details noted. Jersey brick waterproofing and harboring explained.
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Kuome and
Bath
George Hitchings
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
Care of Bedding and Upholstery Cleaning Tips
Daily bedding care includes airing, turning the mattress, and brushing weekly. Open windows to circulate air and dry mornings may use heat for purification. Upholstered furniture should be brushed, beaten, then cleaned with dry bran and flannel. A washable cheesecloth dusting cloth is described as ready to use.
Mistakes In Christening And The Plain Bill Baptism Tale
Reading fragments recount humorous christening mishaps from English parishes. The Duck family tale turns on naming a son William misread as Plain Bill, while a Peckham child is baptized as One due to a name stall. Anecdotes mix church rites with comic miscommunications and a note on twins and good names.
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Ramebury Manor
England
Duck
William
Plainbill
Tichiner
Peckham
John
Blanck
Camberwell
Benjamin Joseph
Conscience and Fear of Murderers Revealed by NYC Press
A New York Press column quotes fearstricken murderers and criminals who cannot sleep without light and guards after conviction, while an acquitted politician in the city has slept poorly for 29 years. A Wall Street broker, who betrayed friends, must keep lights on and awaken his family in the night. A fearless urban man fears darkness in forests.
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Wall Street
New York Press
Consumption Cured By British Medical Institute Offer
Free three month medical consultation examination and minor surgeries for all invalids who call before August 20th at Suite 16 and 18 Werner Block Canton Ohio. Doctors promise cures for male and female weakness catarrh deafness cancer skin diseases and rectal ailments with no charge during the free period and home treatment by mail if needed.
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The
British Medical Institute
Werner Block
Canton
Werner Vicce
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