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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
3
In Forest and Stream style reminiscence a farmer recalls Hi Robinsons trick at a village store. Hi swapped an egg for a darnin needle then traded for cider with the same egg cracked into it. The tale ends with Hi joking about another garnin needle.
A literary man uses his family sitting room as a study and cannot locate his pen holder. After a teasing hint from his child to laugh, he laughs and finds the pen holder fallen from his mouth, realizing how laughter eases small life difficulties.
An old friend challenges the father's knowledge of the Swiftpace suitor. The father asserts he knows the couple and predicts the daughter will marry Swiftpace, but may renege before the wedding day despite his consent. The exchange appears sourced from the Chicago Post.
A Washington Star excerpt shows a pompous speaker lamenting a missed chance to organize a badge and medal trust, lamenting as if contemplating money making and normalcy, reflecting themes of entitlement and speculative enterprise.
A Kentucky View quotes a Chicago News remark about a man in Clay county who survived a shooting after a bullet struck a flask in his pocket. The piece wryly notes a man should carry flasks in multiple pockets if he hopes to stop bullets, highlighting regional bravado and humor.
A fragment from the Detroit Journal quotes a line about a wife and a fifty dollar chair remark. The exchange hints at social humor or domestic anecdote from the era with a playful tone and approximate monetary reference.
In a fragmentary exchange the typewriter lady warns Mr Smith that salt spill presages disaster. Smith agrees the landlady may demand payment of his down payment, signaling looming financial trouble and a tense domestic dispute.
A fragment depicts a dialogue about George, described as very slow, likened to a chess game in Philadelphia, capturing a clipped, conversational tone without a full narrative context. The snippet hints at character judgment through quick exchanges and regional reference.
A local letter advocates adopting the curfew ordinance, praising the West Side Mothers Club for proposing to guide children from streets to homes and books. The writer defends government authority and urges the council to pass the measure, arguing it will promote order, health, and virtue among youth.
A newspaper item recounts Sir James Sawyer’s longevity rules including eight hours sleep and sleeping on the right side. It urges daily outdoor exercise, open air, and moderate meals while promoting living in the country and avoiding pets. The list ends with temper control and brief holidays.
A century tone piece contrasts aristocracy and democracy, stressing public virtue and the press as community conscience. It also features Fem inine Observer sketches lampooning middle class morals, fashion excess, love, and bohemian labels with local Atchison humor and domestic quirks.
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