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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1883
Page
1
Miss Helen Lehman keeps aloof and flirts with Philip Greyson while Ashland clings to her, then learns she is engaged to Greyson. Ashland confronts her with a stale proposal, only to be rejected and humiliated as Cupid smiles on the couple.
A quoted exchange mocks harsh methods of toughening in education or punishment. Lolile Gray remarks on preferring a milder approach than Miss Lehman's. The dialogue contrasts resistant men with a desire for gentler disciplinary practices.
In a tale from the Arkansaw Traveler, old Josh Spillit insists on water as a new drink to win over a barfull of boys. He recalls a fishing party and his wife’s tearful mercy, vowing to quit drinking after twenty years of alcohol, and asks for another water glass.
A detective describes the shadow system in New York, detailing one shadow per man at about two dollars daily plus expenses. The shadow follows from morning until bedtime, sometimes around the clock, reports habits, haunts, and weekly expenses to the employer.
An article surveys deaths from fright during storms, fear reactions in adults and children, and possible causes from nerves to habit. It cites census data on deaths by lightning versus other perils and notes belief that lightning strikes may repeat at an individual’s location.
The East and West India Docks company plans a vast Tilbury expansion on the Thames opposite Gravesend. The scheme includes a 43 foot tidal basin, four dry docks totaling 1730 feet, a 100 ton floating derrick, cattle abbatoirs, 15000 feet of quay berths, up to fifty miles of rail, and a large passenger hotel. The Globe calls it London’s most remarkable dock extension likely to outpace other ports.
Summary of DeCandolle’s investigations tracing the origins of vegetables and fruits. It covers turnips from northern Europe cabbages from western Europe onions from western Asia and various grains including wheat barley rye oats and spelt with notes on wild stocks and ancient cultivation sites across Europe Asia and the Mediterranean. It notes temple lake dwellings in Switzerland as archaeological evidence and mentions the vine almond olive fig pomegranate and quince origins and spread by ancient peoples.
Incandescent lamps powered by storage batteries are used in Baron Rothschild's Vienna carriage lamps, providing up to a hundred hours of light. Montigny notes aurora and magnetic disturbances amplify star scintillation, especially in northern stars. Reports describe poison-related illnesses from handling hides and a dangerous Swedish caterpillar threatening crops. Metallurgists favor alloys to improve iron strength. Prof Proctor compares earth and moon heat, estimating major planetary life timelines and future years.
Teachers at a Tokyo school for sons of nobles use a 300 to 400 foot turf map of Japan in a court behind the building. Inlets rivers and mountains are represented with pebble borders resembling water. Telegraph wires mark latitude and longitude and tablets show city positions. Botany is taught with an illustrated pine showing cone leaf and dissected wood sections.
The Virginia City Enterprise describes a creature found in dry valleys and old rotten pine logs that is about a foot long with a snake like head and a blunt tail. It appears jelly like and is harmless though woodsmen handle it carelessly.
Around Gainesville growers raise and ship the turbine squash used mainly for pies. The fruit resembles a turbine wheel in shape and a pumpkin in color, with a delicate flavor. Vines bear until about August 1, and prices range from 4.50 to 5 dollars per barrel. Montana focuses on cooling artesian wells.
A nostalgic verse speaks of a lasting bond and a promised memory that endures beyond separation. The speaker recalls keeping the beloved fondly in their heart and predicts a time of reflection when memories bring solace. The poem ends with a return to the sentiment of a shared, enduring affection.
A compilation of humorous vignettes and brief quips on daily life from Rochester and beyond. Anecdotes range from a hungry stomach nicknamed Hades to a camelopard sighting and jokes about aliases, dough pans, and zenith questions.
Baron Palet reviews a Paris Figaro tale about the Barefooted Clares, a cloistered order of eighteen nuns and lay sisters. The rule demands extreme austerity including ten hours of kneeling daily, barefoot living, annual meat only at Christmas, and severe silence. Visits are yearly through an iron grate. patients speak of possible autopsy by physicians for science.
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