A regular feature of the early Vindicator on Sundays was The Man On The Monument that spoke of life in Youngstown at the time, and makes for interesting reading..
Here is a link to one of those columns which took up the full page. Take a few moments to explore it and let me know what you think,and I thank you.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yyJIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F4EMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1233%2C6918481 (http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yyJIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F4EMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1233%2C6918481)