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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1883
Page
1
A poem by John F. Waller contrasts the unborn song within each lyre, marble form beneath rough exterior, and unspoken verse within the poet. It extols the unseen inner life that remains untouched by outward display, linking art to hidden truth.
In Connecticut, Hetty Boone sows discord as Bela Barlow plans to wed Mary Jennings. Cousin Jacob Hopper, rich in flowers and poor in patience, miscounts gladioli bulbs, accusing Hetty of mischief. Herbaceous bulbs and an onion stew drive Hetty away and restore Mary to Jacob, who offers shares of the farm.
London Lancet cites a case from America where a man died from fright after being advised to undergo ether anesthesia for a severe hip injury. The patient resisted due to a weak heart and died minutes after the decision to proceed, while a heart murmur is noted. The report argues the death stemmed from emotional inhibition of a weak heart, not the anesthetic.
The baobab or monkey bread tree towers up to forty feet with trunks up to thirty feet in diameter, making it resemble a forest. Humboldt calls it the oldest living monument, with some trees believed to be five thousand years old. A hollow trunk can shelter a room for thirty men, and fruit about a foot long is edible. In England a related species at Kew stands eighty years and four and a half feet tall.
The piece critiques Mrs. Scott-Stevenson’s travel writing and describes a Russian pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Nicholas in Bari. It depicts barefoot men and women in uniformlike dress crawling on church steps, licking the floor amid a tainted, crowded church, evoking horror at degraded sights and human misery.
English authorities study torpedo boat threats, finding defenses uncertain. Fast torpedo boats outrun ironclads and carry large charges, while torpedo nets and gunfire offer limited protection. Gatling guns of one inch bore emerge as the most effective known weapon against torpedo boats.
The account recalls a mother's final letter to her son Jimmie Johnson days before his execution. Her humble, devout words express enduring love, forgiveness if she could trade places, and prayers for his soul as she recalls family life and the pain of his crime. Her words linger as a testament to maternal devotion amid tragedy.
Reports describe sun evaporation doubts for Sahara inland sea, buried forests along 300 miles of Mississippi delta with huge bald cypress shapes, a Chinese decree to build telegraphs domestically, and thresholds for life of stones ranging from decades to centuries.
A city boarder asks why an old looking fowl makes a curious noise. A farm hand explains the rooster’s crow is his way of signaling that he is a high flyer from up the creek and confident he can outdo all rivals, indicating happiness as he nears adulthood.
Former California governor Stanford owns a ranch at Vina in Tehama County spanning about 25000 acres. The property will be developed for grape cultivation.
The Washington Monument's internal plummets show irregular movement, sometimes opposite, sometimes aligned. A wooden box shields the longer line from atmosphere and daily checks guard against external influence after a prior owl disturbance. The owl was caught and stuffed, later given to Mrs. Hayes.
A storyical snippet recalls a physician who, after diagnosing a patient with a minor heart irregularity, prescribes marriage as the remedy. The patient, startled, asks who would wed her, and the doctor volunteers. The exchange ends with light humor as she contemplates the unconventional cure.
A man discovers the rosebud leaf he wore is artificial, made of cotton cloth, a moment of disappointment amid the summer romance. The scene unfolds with a wistful note about telling a beloved how he treasured the leaf.
A lively column wields comic vignettes and wordplay about advertising colors, social missteps, and dialect humor. It features a youngster’s jokes about a fly on a nose and a boy’s math quip, plus references to Longfellow, a joggle piece, and a Deacon Dumpy tale as a stuttering joke.
An Arizona letter describes how cacti yield edible fruits and young prickly pear leaves, with maguey as a staple. It details the plant’s seven year bloom myth, the head and tall stalk with a yellow flower, and how Indians roast the head for food. The article notes maguey juice as syrup and the intoxicant mescal, plus fibre uses like ropes and paper.
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