14 Sep 1870
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1870
Page
1
A narrator extols music in Unitarian circles and a choir of twenty volunteers. A market tale follows, where apprentice Harry learns honesty and customer service from a clams and fruit trader, gaining trust and a future chance at a warehouse job.
A lengthy notice extols the National Publishing Co and Mr Stephens for a two volume history of the Civil War. The review lauds Stephens as a key southern voice, highlights sales of the first volume, and promises a frank, nonpartisan account of secession, prison exchanges, and confederate history.
About sixty years ago Phineas Adams enlisted as a private in a militia regiment in England. He soon sought discharge due to an ulcerated arm wound, refused because the wound was his own contrivance. He feigned a leg ailment then fell and bleeding from the ears, asked if he was real, and was dismissed as a malinger. He later appeared to lapse into deep insensibility and endured repeated bleeding blisters and electrical treatments without effect.
The piece catalogs famed memory feats from Cyrus naming every soldier to Themistocles recalling Athens citizens. It recounts Mozart memorizing the Miserere after hearing it in Rome, Euler and Leibniz memory prowess, and various other historical anecdotes about remarkable recollection and learning.
A translated proclamation from the Paris Prefect of Police celebrates the restoration of the Republic after the 18th Brumaire and 2 December events. It appeals to police and citizens to uphold liberty with prudence, defend the nation, and exercise political rights within moderation.
A young woman at a crowded lecture is approached by an honest Hibernian who says he would give her a fate but the pews are full. A mother calling her son to say prayers at bedtime prompts the boy to ask if God is in a hurry.
A country man of means loses status in New York where vast wealth and learning concentrate. The author argues big cities dwarf village stature, noting Vanderbilt and Astor as examples. Brick Pomeroy’s rise is cited to illustrate how city success reshapes reputation.
A fragment from a periodical column discusses proper lady signatures and names, complaisant social etiquette, then shifts to satire on fashion and gender norms. It includes remarks on publishing names fully, mocks diminutives, and contrasts masculine and feminine forms with examples from figures like Catharine Smith and Julie. The piece moves to social customs such as holding hands and fashion trends, then critiques tobacco use among boys, schooling behavior, and a string of scattered quips about language, race, and daily life in a humorous voice.
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