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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1885
Page
1
Madisonburg area public notice listing property or business location near the Public School House with R. Geo. 8S. Frank referenced as the contact or proprietor.
Advertises Good Sample Rooms for Commercial Travelers on the first floor of the Most Central Hotel in Lock Haven at the corner of Main and Jay Streets Run by a proprietor.
The Philadelphia listing promotes a remodeled and newly furnished hotel in the business center on 6th Street South of Chestnut, near Walnut Street Theatre. Rooms on American and European plans priced from 50 cents to 3 dollars per day, owned by M. D. Paine.
Ambrose Netleson trustingly shares a manuscript about a night of loneliness and a storm. A rider finds Monette Loggeman, orphans with her grandfather dying, then a journey to safety with a kind family and a home that helps her grow and study.
The narrator recalls welcoming Mannette at his mother home and the child’s enchanting charm in a red dress. Mannette asks to be kissed and is celebrated by family while a teacher warns that extensive schooling may harm youth and suggests removing her from class.
A narrator recalls enlisting as captain as the war begins and a love letter from Monette arrives, while post marks and vows lead to a hurried marriage. The tale blends wartime duty with a stubborn, evolving romance set against a family backdrop.
Mrs. Gesner in a two story frame house at Nanuet Rockland Co New York sat with her baby as a thunderstorm struck. A ball of fire appeared near the stove and exploded without injuring the mother or child though a mirror stand in the next room was shattered. Authorities could not locate an entry point, suspected to have descended the stove pipe.
A weary man declares life has no use after disappointments, while a friend questions his right to live. The exchange ends with the narrator noting the need for honest disagreement. Published as a brief, reflective quotation from the Ark Traveller.
Sam Perkins of Hearne Texas is a philosopher who offers wary counsel to friends on marriage. His nephew Sam Stinchcomb plans to wed Mary Bartlett. When asked if she has money Perkins quips that matrimony requires funds to wage war.
The story recalls Thurlow Weed recalling how Ambrose L. Jordan bailed him during a 1812 arrest after Weed defended himself with no money or lawyer. Jordan later became attorney general due to Weed’s nomination, with Woods crediting Catherine Ostrander for pushing Jordan to act and for the eventual appointment.
The piece contrasts youth and age, noting roseate hopes for the young while warning that early financial embellishments and bank loans can dull genuine enthusiasm. It reflects on how time tempers belief with caution and turns vitality into wiser judgment.
In a domestic dispute, Mrs. Sharp is urged to replace Dinah as cook after ongoing quarrels. John retorts that if he dislikes the treatment he will respond differently, with further threats noted in the exchange.
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