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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1887
Page
1
A widow answers a matrimonial ad from Josiah Brown a widower with a cozy farm. She writes a bold letter and they wed. On moving home seven daughters reveal themselves from the graveyard misdirection, leaving Brown stunned and the pair quickly adjusting to their blended household.
A Charleston barber stories recount a dentist and a doctor trading quips about tooth pain and patient bravery. Jinks endures a phobia while Hobbs cleverly convinces him to face the tooth, ending with a dramatic extraction.
Old Bud Jackson, famed Montana terror, marries widow Lizy Jane Baggs in Dakota. He asserts leadership in their cabin but is met with swift, comic resistance as she whips him into submission with a hoe handle, declaring she will run the house. Later, she orders him to fetch stove wood.
The piece argues for parental restraint and reasonable freedom for kids. It contrasts overprotective Jellybys and Gradgrinds with a child who explores, warning against excessive rules. It notes a neighbor child Bessie who misbehaves and portrays a warning tone about stifling childhood.
An old advertising jingle recounts a mother giving Castoria at every life stage from baby to grandmother. The repeated endorsement emphasizes Castoria as a trusted remedy for children and a family staple across generations.
Mrs. Fremont recalls a Lexington Virginia wedding dinner where a hostess hidden pain after a hornet sting under her cape caused fever and retreat. Despite distress she endured to avoid interrupting guests, keeping composure at the table.
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