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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1883
Page
1
A reflective poem depicts a quiet vale and a resting heart. Images of a silent brook, dove in a leaf shaded nest, and gentle winds surround a beloved figure laid to rest. The verse laments a fevered heart and offers rest, flowers, and soft showers as final solace.
Timothy Bloom, a junior salesman at Crabbe & Co., endures a harsh warning about deductions and a cold lunch. A chance encounter with a water glass and a 1189 cash boy triggers a revelation of hidden inheritance. Bloom learns he is heir to half a million, loses status, then regains wealth and proposes to Hetty with Mrs. White’s support. The tale ends with Bloom confessing his ruse was a test of friends and planning a future with Hetty.
In a tale from Wall Street News a small man listens to bold plans of others to survive a road smash. Asked if he would know what to do, he admits he does not know and explains his size may hinder escape, ending the silence of the group.
A vast sheep pasture spanning Dimmit and Webb counties in Texas covers 300000 acres and sustains 300000 sheep. Authorities consider it possibly the world’s largest of its kind.
The article urges sleepless Americans to seek more sunshine and less shade. It argues laudanum is a poor remedy and sunlight is the best tonic for health and beauty, claiming many women suffer from lack of light and should embrace sun exposure for color, strength, and cheer.
The guide describes wound care by cut location and severity, advising cold water rinse for minor cuts and steps to control bleeding for deeper injuries. It cautions about arterial bleeding requiring immediate medical help and outlines dressings, ligature use, and topical treatments, with special care for head wounds and head-area shaving for protection.
A correspondent describes pigeon houses near the Nile in Cairo built as cone shaped storied structures from red earthenware vessels. Pigeons exit at dawn through a trap door and return at night. the manure is valued for melon farming, with buyers traveling from house to house paying two shillings per bushel-equivalent quantity.
A travel-style account of Santa Fe describes adobe architecture, climate, and street life. It notes white tradesmen near the plaza, gambling and dance houses, ballrooms, and saloons, with beer priced at twenty-five cents a pony.
A French railway company introduces a dinner car system modeled on an American practice. The move aims to improve passenger service and attract travelers by offering meals aboard trains.
Rev. Edgar Buckingham relays a Springfield Republican tale of Theodore Parker as a teacher who kissed a misbehaving boy instead of whipping him. The anecdote notes the boy’s likely troubled life and invites readers to consider the kiss’s impact. Also told is a Texas windstorm rescue story of a cradle wedged in a tree with a baby unharmed.
A narrator recalls crossing the ship Antoinette and learning a lesson on speaking kindly about others. An old sailor’s gentle rebuke after misidentifying a wife as an “old woman” leaves a lasting impression and seeds a wiser outlook. The piece closes with a collection of punchy parables and seaside whimsy reflecting on human foibles and gentle humor.
In Boston, 69 women paid taxes exceeding 1,000,000 dollars, five surpassed 500,000 dollars, and two crossed 1,000,000 dollars, according to a tax report.
Abbe Kinne channels a elegiac musing on rain and music as a calming force guiding the speaker toward rest. The verse evokes a future memory blending past and present with angels, vesper bells, and a tranquil, sleep-filled fate.
The New York Herald describes fire company practice and response. Engines stand ready in houses, horses in stalls, men resting until alarms sound, then leap into action via a pole and automatic harness system enabling rapid deployment without harnessing. The door opens and the crew is instantly ready.
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