27 Mar 1872
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1872
Page
1
Rev Heny Beecher argues for suppressing distilleries and grogshops, likening them to internal mills of destruction and urging action to protect children and communities. He cites moral decay, extreme measures to remove nuisances, and a parable about a princess to justify decisive public action against liquor sales.
Prosperity shows when neighbors lift each other after a loss. A barn and stock fire prompts a mass gathering to rebuild, provide hay and grain, and shelter the stock. Encourages supporting newcomers like tin and blacksmith shops, praising ventures, and aiding the poor to share in communal rewards.
An elderly man along the railroad tracks confronted three rough youths near Whaisty tun who mocked him and offered a drink. The old man drew a revolver and forced the drunk to break a jug of liquor on the railroad track, ordering immediate compliance.
A lengthy 19th century account outlines world monkey varieties, from New World to Old World species, noting tail types, social affection for offspring, and diverse diets. It discusses Marmoze or Ouistur in Brazil, mating care, and the Creepers and Mongoes as links to quadruped primates, plus traveler myths about sand-throwing pigmy apes and other feats.
The article advises careful, legible handwriting for employment as copyists. It urges daily practice, neat upright writing, and avoiding angular, overdecorated forms. It warns against copying others and emphasizes speed without sacrificing legibility.
The piece promotes Boynton's Lightening Saw as a revolutionary tool. It describes a test at No 60 Beekman Street New York where two men cut a 9 inch log in four seconds with a crosscut saw and then again in seven seconds after removing handles. The article extols the saw's plowlike teeth and double cutting action claiming it works twice as fast as traditional saws and can be handled by a boy. It notes blade lengths from 30 inches to ten feet and asserts ease of sharpening and use by ordinary workers.
The piece notes that many prominent figures began in humble trades or early jobs. It cites Gov Palwer of Hlitms who rose from a country blacksmith to a political career in Macoupin county, a central Illinois circuit judge who started as a tailor, Thomas Hoyno arich a noted Illinois lawyer who began as a book binder, Erastus Corning of New York who started as a shop boy, and Senator Wilson of Massachusetts who faced early questions about his abilities.
Thurlow Weed, canal boat driver, and ex Governor Stone of Iowa are cited as examples of notable figures who rose from modest beginnings. The text notes many prominent people now living trace their success to hard work and industrious effort, regardless of original trade or status. It stresses that work quality, not merely the work type, shapes talent and achievement.
The article notes Han dynasty projects by Sangleanz building roads through Shenshi and constructing elevated and suspended bridges. It describes flying bridges spanning deep chasms, still visible in Sensi with four hundred feet spans and five hundred feet chasms, protected by side balustrades. It also mentions missionary reports of iron bridges and European influence on similar designs.
A physician in Dental Cosmos describes a long‑used method of numbing the temple nerves to extract teeth painlessly without chloroform or nitrous oxide. By brief pressure with the middle fingers behind the temporal ridge and cold application, extraction occurs with minimal sensation. Also included are notes on coal stove care, avoiding excessive fuel, and a brief discussion of star counts and a misread Indiana school letter.
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