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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1885
Page
1
A bootblack reveals a year of poverty and a family ruined by alcohol. His father’s drunken violence drives his sister Bessie to drown, his mother into madness, and the narrator to vow against whisky and liquor licensing.
A crowd of traveling men sit in a southern hotel store trading tales about a local tough. One man boasts he tackled the bruiser once and survived a brief fight, claiming he was beaten in about three quarters of a minute. The others doubted and laughed as the tale grew.
An 19th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims relief from night distress and crying, curing dysentery and diarrhoea, regulating the stomach, easing wind colic, softening gums, reducing inflammation, and boosting energy. Sold by druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle.
Prof Wright promotes Indian Vegetable Wafers claimed to aid liver kidney stomach and worms. Sold by all dealers with prices 25 cents 50 cents and 1.90 dollars per box.
Thomas A. Hendricks, vice president of the United States, died at 4 45 p m in his Indianapolis residence after a brief illness. He returned from Chicago recently and suffered head and chest pains before an abdominal relapse. His death prompted city mourning as clergy planned memorial services and officials prepared tributes.
On a Chicago to Omaha express a portly gentleman and a lone infant share a quiet bond. The man, initially somber, warms to the child, cradling her and sharing smiles as the journey unfolds. A telegram reveals the man is rushing home to a dying child, tears and silence marking the moment.
A study of how handwriting and letter content reveal personality, with examples from Charles Lamb and Ben Franklin. The piece cites whimsical salutations and signatures, noting humor and wit in 18th century correspondence across friends and allies.
Mrs Sam Smart advertised for a colored servant and a fancily dressed woman appeared. She demanded fifteen dollars a month in advance and a carpeted room with a stove. She wanted church attendance, long hours, and large meals with specific foods. Sam Smart mocked the arrangement asking how much extra for constant eating.
A man reads a novel as a white plug hat rests on a seat beside him. An old lady searches for a seat, and he learns she sat on his hat. She confirms the accident and plans to wait until her stop, noting she enjoys the coal smoke smell.
An Ecclesiastical item displays a classroom joke where a teacher asks for the seven days. The boy lists Monday to Saturday and pauses, then answers that his mother goes to church when his father buys her a new hat. The pun hinges on a missing day and the prior week’s churchgoing cue.
A year ago Belden claimed 160 acres and built a shack beside Helen Chapman who also claimed adjoining land. She worked harder and faster, built her own cabin, and after Belden left town for fun she jumped his claim with a rival shack. The feud escalated as lawyers and neighbors tried to intervene, threats and shots followed, and Helen defended her position with a shotgun keeping her claim. The dispute drags on as both tenants avoid contact while continuing to farm separate parcels.
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