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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1883
Page
1
Poem excerpt praises a woman's gentle voice and compassion as a guiding charm in fear, motherhood, illness, and youth. It contrasts tranquil maternal solace with the awakening of love and the solace found in sorrow, ending with a note on the lover's truth and shared hearts. Authorship attributed to Edwin Arnold.
A first person account describes a post theater walk to lodgings, a suspicious stranger, and a planned burglary at a tailor shop. The narrator aids a burglar, alerts a policeman, and narrowly escapes after a pistol shot, with one thief captured and the other still at large.
The piece notes that in Turkey a bachelor loses home rights after his parents die unless he obtains permits from civil and religious authorities. A male boarder must be waited on by non females, and only if a woman of good repute lives with him can he secure lodging. A mother sister or aunt can ease the barrier. otherwise a man may live homeless long.
A Paris life portrait notes well furnished flats with lace curtains and high beds. Rent elasticity drives choices from Palais Royal to Montmartre, aided by a concierge and a budget honne. Weekly waxers, street pleasures, and the risk of absurdly high prices color the urban scene.
A concise reflection on contentment as the key to a sweeter life. The phrase frames fulfillment as a steady inner state shaping daily experience.
Observations on life below 700 fathoms note limited light and oversized eyes in deep sea animals. Orange red coloration provides camouflage under bluish green light, while many species are black or neutral. Shell beds indicate feeding on abundant carnivores. crabs and codfish exhibit shell cracking and meat extraction.
A Wilkes-Barre correspondent describes how anthracite miners support widows and orphans after accidents. Raffles at printing offices raise funds for cooking stoves and essentials, with ticket buyers sharing in a $50 prize. The custom includes communal meals, dancing, and a strong charity ethic among miners.
A boy with a goat on Montcalm street explains to a passerby they bought the animal to stay ahead of the Browns who own a fox. The family joke turns to a claim that three Browns were mesmerized and Johnny had two teeth filled.
Dr Tanner advocates fasting as a hygienic cure for blood diseases and now Dr Wood of Bishop's College Montreal reports fasting curing acute rheumatism. He allowed water or lemonade but no medicines and notes good results after ten days. He suggests rheumatism may be a phase of indigestion.
At the congress of German surgeons Dr Fisher of Strasburg highlighted naphtha line as an antiseptic for skin diseases notably erysipelas. The simple method uses gauze or fabric dipped in ethernel diluted with alcohol, promising low cost and wide use, though concerns about eye irritation persist from workers exposed to naphthaline.
A proposal from Niall's Journal of Health calls for a charity to prevent disease by establishing an institution to treat decayed and imperfect teeth. It urges free dentistry for the poor, affordable care for those able to pay, daily tooth brushing for children, and six month dental checkups to prevent tooth loss and dyspepsia.
In Edinburgh Dr J Batty Tuke warned that worry rather than work overtaxes the brain. He described functional hyperconia as excess cerebral blood during activity and warned that prolonged effort hinders sleep, leading to headache, loss of appetite and listlessness. Discontinue work for children showing continuous headache.
Forty years ago a man with about $60 000 was deemed wealthy. Today the same person must hold millions to be regarded as wealthy, reflecting inflation and higher living costs that redefine financial status.
Poem vocalizing a sailor’s longing for home as his ship sails far at sea. The speaker vows fidelity to family, imagines loved ones awaiting, and prays for strong winds to hasten return. Home remains the constant beacon through tempests and distance.
A collection of short, humorous anecdotes and odd observations. The mix includes flattery as taffy, differences between waking early or staying up, a hen defending her eggs against a boy, a Sunday note voiding by church, a child in Oregon dying from almanac leaves, bachelor pranks with Paradise Lost, and reflections on manhood and spring fashions.
The article recalls Henry Clay’s Senate and House service, his magnetic voice, and his rare meticulous press manuscripts. It notes a Hamlet misquote, the whispered corrections, and Clay’s quick correction, illustrating his commanding yet tempestuous influence.
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