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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1872
Page
3
A fragmentary Cleveland area notice lists mail and express train times, a rail timetable from Mansfield and surrounding stations, and a stray note about church and local society events. It references the Cleveland & Masons Railroad, local train departures and arrivals, and an Episcopal Society meeting at Mr Thomas McCulloughs on a Friday evening in June.
A dense column lists church affiliations and pastors including St Timothy's Protestant Episcopal St John’s Evangelical German St Mary’s Catholic and others with service details. It also notes fraternal lodge activities and local business ads, social event plans and a fire district update with railroad progress and local personalities.
The described show features a Goat named Alexis, an African snake charmer, and rare living specimens in a moral high toned circus. ABYSSINIAN OSTRICH appears in the grand entree scene in a double ring. The exhibition is praised as America endorsed by secular and religious press and frequented by eminent clergymen. Free admission to those who buy P T Barnum’s life of 390 pages priced at $1.50.
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