04 May 1870
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1870
Page
1
A survey of eye structure describes the eye as a hollow ball filled with liquid and containing the crystalline lens. It explains how rays converge to form an inverted image on the retina and how the pupil widens or contracts with light, aided by iris nerves, to regulate light entry.
The Massillon jubilee on the 25th highlighted unity across races with black and white citizens, diverse nationalities, and prominent speakers including Mr Remond. A sunlit afternoon followed rain, a grand opera house assembly, verses by the Silver Corner Band, and a formal pledge supporting the Fifteenth Amendment and equal rights.
A humorous reminiscence from a Buffalo Commercial reporter recounts a chaotic May first move in Ohio. The narrator details walls torn down, jars packed in hats, boots stuffed with bottles, and a jammed kitchen as the family relocates amid rowdy antics and practical jokes.
A weary narrator recounts a chaotic evening assembling bedstead posts and pipes, breaking elbows, tying knots, and cursing the patio furniture. After misfits and missing parts, the couple finally completes the task, then tires of supper and plans to eat early next week.
A tale of petty swindling and wit in hardship shows rogues glorying in subterfuge. Three thirsty men on a street corner debate how to obtain their next drink, planning to enter a shop to drink, with one taking responsibility for an improvised plan.
A rough sketch of a saloon where three men in tavern dress test a Dutch barkeeper's vigilance. One asks about whisky skins, hints at informers, and tries to dodge payment. The Dutchman refuses profit from illicit buyers and later shares a drink as a courtesy to the suspects.
A humorous piece compares ants to humans, noting their busy, orderly labor and commenting on social behaviors. The author muses on instincts, marriage, and work ethics, humorously questioning who would guide a colony and joking about ant society near Chicago.
A promotional notice for BARD DY SUNLIGHT AND GAs by Jacace B. McCabe Jr from National Publishing Co Cincinnati. It extols the Paris themed work with vivid praise, notes sensational content on vice, Carnival scenes, and the author’s favorable portrayal of Paris for American readers while touting quality illustrations and deluxe publishing.
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