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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
6
A narrative voice from ancient coal tells how plant forests formed coal through ages of heat and pressure. It recalls tropical swamps, explosions, and planetary change, then reveals the coal as bottled sunshine. The tale ends with a playful school anecdote about a banana peel prank in Philadelphia.
A New York Tribune piece recalls persistent nautical superstitions among veteran seamen. Tales claim dead sailors become Cape Florn pizeuns or Mother Carey's chickens while albatrosses and gulls signal the souls of lost captains. A boatswain notes a seaman's call from a drowned mate as an omen, underscoring sea lore's lingering hold on crew.
A compact anecdotal sketch of artists and thinkers over centuries. Sarti, Schiller, Mezeray, and Bentham are noted for peculiar study habits such as composing in darkness or with cold feet. Guido Reni and other masters are described in lavish, ritualized creative states.
The piece notes forefathers valued scents and spices in cooking and perfumes. It mentions cherry tarts with cinnamon and rosewater icing, the use of drafts in chambers, rushes replacing carpeting, and sweet waters sprinkled under rushes for revels or bedding in great houses.
A London paper recalls Wagner in youth amid poverty seeking Rossini in Paris and noting a personal piano sketch. Rossini’s witty reply that the music sounded better upside down is matched by Bil Nye praising Wagner, saying his music was better than it sounded.
Citizens record light household banter as Mrs Youngwed notes her husband’s illness kept him home and she recounts tasks he completed including carpet work and shed painting during the day.
A Washington Star quotation depicts a speaker noting that past tragedies were overshadowed by financial catastrophes. The remark contrasts human loss with economic ruin, suggesting hope in hindsight becomes regretful.
Mark Twain praised an old California forty niner as the finest gentleman who never sought society. He shared wealth with a partner but the partner’s wife and daughters rose to society while the man saved their home when the partner failed. The elder saved the family’s needs, died in a San Francisco charity hospital after giving away all he had.
The Washington Times notes the birdcage inside the post office court is the largest in the United States, possibly the world, measuring 110 by 220 feet on the ground and 130 feet high. Sparrows enter through roof vents and roam a glass roofed atrium filled with palms, adapting to captivity yet seeking air when hungry.
A fragment from a 19th century note questions why cyclones and tornadoes rotate right to left, speculating on cosmic origins and ancient chaos. It cites astronomical ideas about rings of matter and nebula motion as roots of the observed planetary spin and weather patterns. It then shifts to a short anecdote about Allee, a five year old, and her difficulty pronouncing words like vinegar during errands.
A Washington teacher questions William about an absence. William replies that some one stole his coat from him, prompting quoted dialogue about the odd phrasing. William's brother James explains the intended meaning, highlighting a mispronunciation joke in everyday speech.
In a New York Weekly excerpt, a despondent bookkeeper’s theft leaves a couple facing ruin. Lakeside proposes a plan to avoid poverty by marrying the woman who won $50,000 in a breach of promise suit, while the other suggests divorce and remarriage with the same party.
A pale young ironworker and a red faced thief debate theft and fate in a park bench encounter. The injured man explains hospital release and social aid, while the other seeks work after prison. The tale questions sympathy and accountability in post hospital life.
A mosaic of literary figures from Buffon to Bret Harte and Hall Caine. The sketches note Buffon and Dumas in casual dress, Milton at rest in an armchair, Harte’s Condensed Novels, Dobsin’s civil service path, Fox and long study hours, Allison’s Europe history, and Hall Caine in Manx mines. Interleaved are reflections on Harvard readers and a rustic rector and tailor exchange on aging craft.
Diogenes died from a dog's bite and asked neighbors to throw him in the alley for the dogs. They refused and held a noble funeral instead. A monument was erected with a carved dog, symbol of his life, as reported by the Chicago Record-Herald. Also a brief cartoonish exchange about a skinflint making barrels as prices rise, from Hoston ist.
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