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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1883
Page
1
A lyrical piece compares a baby's feet and hands to rosebuds and sea-flowers, describing their delicate growth and the instant, fierce strength seen in a child’s grip. The verses trace eyes, feet, and hands from gentle beauty to readiness for life, ending with a tender image of a baby's eyes before speech.
On a sunny July day Mr. Carey, revealed as Cousin Rolf Welland, visits the Welland farm and is taken in by Desire and her sister Malvina. Despite Philo and Mrs. Philo Welland’s grumbles, Rolf helps with chores, earns their approval, and marries Desire, proving a home can come from unexpected kindness.
A Cape Times report from George district describes large greenish frogs that prey on young poultry. They hide in the water around a terrace and mimic hen calls to lure chicks, causing significant losses to local farmers who keep fowl secure at night.
The Ohio State Journal describes early sign language for the deaf and dumb, with example gestures for objects and persons from a state house to a penitentiary. It also recounts a former inmate’s twelve year mental illness episode ending in recovery, noting his radish king delusion and eventual return home.
A travelling man visits a Kentucky country store and asks to see the boss. The clerk reveals he is no longer boss after marrying since the last visit, causing surprise and a tense exchange.
A terse aphorism notes how a gullible critic inflates insignificant gains. It comments on the habit of exaggeration for a perceived advantage, implying skepticism toward overblown claims regardless of merit.
London correspondence recounts multiple American women who married English nobles and faced misery and financial ruin. Tales describe heiresses entranced by title, a $1.5 million transfer, and spouses consumed by gambling, neglect, and social isolation as the unions fail to fulfill happiness or security.
An elderly man, tired of trade, buys a house near two noisy smiths. Their constant hammering ruins his sleep and health. He offers fifty guineas to move. The smiths agree to swap homes so each may improve his trade and quiet life.
The Mandan area along the Heart and Missouri rivers hosts vast ancient cemeteries spanning about one hundred acres east of Fort Lincoln road. Excavations reveal trenches, multi foot mounds, bones, pottery and flints indicating a highly civilized people and a historic battlefield. An Mandan agent notes the sites predate the current inhabitants.
A collection of humorous vignettes and one liners about daily life, language, and oddities. Bits include sun as a tanner, the single eyeglass wearer, a couple's shared thought, musical quips, and a Western acrobat on a locomotive smokestack. The humor relies on wordplay and social curiosities of the era.
A peasant drives geese to market and ignores their complaints. The geese claim descent from the birds that saved Rome, but when pressed they admit their own deeds amount to nothing and are only fit for roasting.
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