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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1880
Page
1
Collection of Claims specialty offered by Jacob Wolf tailor shop near Journal Book Store and Eisenhuth’s Drug Store opposite. Dealers in Patent Wheels and various goods. Illaem Banking Co with A. Walter cashier on Main Street in Rebersburg promises satisfaction.
Poem fragment evokes a sleeping angelic figure among flowers under the moon. Lush imagery of repose and whispered dreams contrasts with the night dews and waking day.
In a Northumberland mansion Mrs. Crosby and her niece Miss Dorothy Grimble manage the estate and charities while the parish rector Mr. Preedy frets over Dolly. After a late-night misunderstanding he is caught outside Dolly’s window and reveals a broken proposal, prompting the aunt to dismiss the incident with humor.
A lengthy meditation on the harm caused by "fool friends" who spread bad news, defend enemies, and constantly pivot between candor and betrayal. The speaker condemns biased allies who sabotage their own side, magnify opponents, and betray principles for convenience.
A historical note recalls early Virginia at Jamestown where a 1621 London letter describes shipping a widow and eleven maids as wives for colonists. The maidens sold for tobacco, debts prioritized, and ministers and brides exchanged no fees. Some couples founded Virginia’s first families.
The article describes Paris housing as multi unit blocks five to seven stories high with two to several apartments per floor. It notes higher floors offer air and terraces, rents from seven hundred to one thousand francs for fifth-floor flats in Quartier Saint George, and large first-floor suites can reach two to four thousand francs yearly. It critiques ordinary furnishings and locksmithing, and explains apartment hunting via placards and the concierge, with a garcon apartment signaling smaller rooms.
The Franklin County paper reports a case of apparent suspended animation. A married woman with a gold watch and rings was buried after illness. Two grave robbers returned to steal the jewelry but she awakened, frightened them, and later spoke with her husband. She remains alive and healthy.
The piece contrasts a Cuban milk delivery method with London’s shift toward Americanized amenities. It notes Havana cows yield less milk yet supply fresh dairy via door to door service, then discusses Trafalgar square hotel as a symbol of Americanization and Macaulay’s view on inns versus modern travel.
A Detroit chapter recounts a blunt first citizen of Bebee's Corners pressing a yes man to write a 4th of July oration filled with jokes and songs while dropping references to forefathers Washington and the Pilgrim Fathers. The tale shifts to a yacht race bluff and a mule incident at a roadside celebration ending with a patent rights tease.
The description specifies a strong simple trough that expands to catch drip water and grit. A movable shield and securely hinged water barrier prevent splashing while allowing use from either side. Resting supports for tools and tracing rod center with wear, generous bearings with oiling provisions, grit protection, and fixed washers to prevent turning. Emphasizes true sidewise hanging for long edgewise true use.
In Spring Mill excitement centers on the Buzby Patent Crane and Derrick used to unload canal boats. A mule, a boy, and a man argue as the device fails to move the load, leading to a dramatic river splash and improvised firecracker pranks. The piece then shifts to a historic overview of printing, steam power, electricity, galvanism, pendulum clocks, telescopes, barometers, and the Argand lamp, crediting their origins to simple observations and curious experiments.
Read like a lamenting vignette, the piece recalls Washington and Martha through relics a dusty harpsichord wedding gift and a tomb. It portrays Martha Washington in an attic chamber watching her husband’s tomb with devoted longing and quiet ritual. The scene contrasts the elegant first lady with the lonely widows who keep memory alive.
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