Old Massillon printers and their fates in early journalism
A reminiscence on Massillon journalists Charlies Thomas Sanderson and Abijah Woodruff Baker, detailing Sandersons poetic talent and fatal cholera death amid whisky excess, Bakers career from editor to temperance advocate and his ultimate downfall, plus notes on local press figures and 1830s era journalism.
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Journaman
Barron
Maseilion
Independent
Allen & Townsend
Welchman
Charlies Thomas Sanderson
Kotzbue
Bertram
Maturin
Capt. Allen
Lord Aldebrand
Goldsmith
Hardcastle
Sanderson
Tony Lumpkins
Prairies
Montague
Chesterfield
Swift
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Charles Thomas Sanderson
Abijah Woodruff Baker
Ohio
Bije Baker
Columbiana County
Gazette
Pike & Baker
Forester
Baker
Canton
James Allen
R Caritas
Matamoros
Mexico
St. Augustine
Longius
Tomer
Mr. Waring
Magsillon
New York
Sam Pike
Peru Forester
Bite Baker
Food for Thinkers and Workers in Phrenological View
The Phrenological Journal argues thinking people should avoid bland carb heavy foods like ham white bread butter and rice. It favors fish rich in phosphorus for brain support but warns no fish alone sustains life. It notes active animals yield brain and muscle food and wild game aids convalescence while refined bread dulls ministers lawyers and students.
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The
Phrenological Journal
Agassiz
The Damaging Influence Of Alcohol on Mind and Body
A moral tract warns that strong drink fuels crime and vice. It argues most offenses arise during intoxication, corrodes memory and judgment, and shatters social bonds, abetting murder, deceit, and abuse. Delirium tremens and long term ruin follow excessive use.
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Dena of Shame
al Wa
Opium Arsenic Death Compared By Health Expert
A health expert contrasts death from stimulants with opium or arsenic poisoning. They argue stimulant brain torment is more terrifying and prolonged, likening it to Inferno imagery as the sufferer endures vivid, relentless horrors before death.
How Misquites Bite and How They Work
A humorous anatomical description portrays the mosquito as a tiny, precise cutter. It explains the insect drinks blood via a delicate proboscis with twin blades and painless bite, then delivers a poisonous dose from a pocketed reservoir. The piece, written in period voice, blends whimsy with natural history.
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Misquito
Ile
Ife
Cost of Fences Moves Debate on Agriculture Policy
A Missouri agricultural report claims fences in the United States exceed the value of houses ships and factories, totaling about 1.3 billion in capital. It argues for a general No Fence law to cut costs and improve rural scenery as lawmakers meet in Indianapolis next August with eminent European scientists attending.
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United States
South Carolina
New York
Ohio
Nicholas Biddie
Pennsylvania
Missouri Republican
Sn Heavyata
Chicago
Toledo Schools Integrate Colored Children in City
The Toledo board of education voted 4 to 3 to allow colored children to attend any public schools where they are qualified, repealing “colored schools” language. The change follows two years of political friction with Democrats opposing integration and Republicans favoring equal admission terms.
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Toledo
Democrats
Republicana
Board of Education
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