When the Day is Dead I Die
A lyrical scene follows a gardener watching a red bird and mate in a wheat field. The speaker labors among binds and sheaves, grows weary, and the couple’s deathly finality is hinted as dusk settles and stars appear.
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04 Dec 1879
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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1879
Page
1
Susie Hale and George Graham win against despair
George Graham faces a worsening eye condition before a mysterious benefactor funds treatment. Susie Hale, a niece of Solomon Grant, sells her mother's diamond ring to help. George regains sight after Doctor Annesly's care, and five years later he marries Susie after joining Grant's firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Graham
Solomon Grant
George
Susie Hale
Susie
Graham
And
Darling
George Sesie
Nhole
Annesly
Solomon
Mr. Grant
The Farmer the Gunner and the Birds
A defense of birds as guardians of crops argues locusts and grasshoppers are worsened by shooting. It praises grouse Virginians and other birds for protecting fields and harvests, noting hunters from October to January devastate trees hedges and grasses feeding pests and undermanaging wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi Valley
Riley
Missouri
Samson and the Mortgage Burden Highlighted
A strong man named Samson faces a heavy mortgage challenge. The tale frames resilience against mounting debt and fiscal strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson
Instrument for measuring distance by sight in England
A newly described distance measuring instrument uses a right angled triangle with a base scale of 6.282 inches and a radius arm to set oblique sight angles. Distance is read from the base by counting divisions corresponding to the angle between lines of sight, yielding the object distance as base times a factor derived from the radius and angle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Odd fare quarrel and West Point recitation notes
A ticket seller overhears a couple debating full fare for the woman as a fool and jokes about travel discounts. The piece ends with reflections on West Point discipline, teaching rigor, and the high tutor-to-student ratio compared with Yale and Harvard.
Ideal of excellences across minds and trades
This piece argues greatness is relative to the mind and craft, noting that success in one field does not imply superiority in another. It lists examples from sports, music, dance, domestic arts, leadership, and literature, illustrating varied talents and competencies across social roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus
Owning a Volcano and a Heroic Old Soldier Story
A narrator discusses Popocatepetl as private property in Mexico and recalls General Ochoa’s gentle reputation, then shifts to Abraham Johnson a Salem township centenarian veteran of Oneida forces. The piece covers Johnson’s lineage, marriages, and life, followed by a cautionary tale on disease spread via an old feather bed and advice on cleaning bedding and disinfecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Popocatapetl
Iturbide
Popocatepetl
General Ochoa
Catskills
Moosic River
Scranton
Salem
Abraham Johnson
Hale
Vermont
Lake Champlain
Burgoyne
Macomb
Plattsburgh
Izard
Oneida
United States
Great Britain
Sussex County
N. J
Martha
Ellsworth
Madison Township
Lackawana County
Brown
General Jackson
Salem Township
Pennsylvania
Poopocatapetl the Silent Volcano Mystery
A columnist sketches Poopocatapetl owned by Gen. Ochoa, noting its defunct brimstone trade, questionable rumors, and the impracticality of climbing the mountain. The piece contrasts the mountain’s distant height with readers’ memories of school days, ending on a witty reflection about its elusive, distant outline.
A Race with Thumbs on their Feet
Mr. Tremlett, the British Consul at Saigon, notes a remarkable native trait of separating the great toe from the others like a thumb. The peculiarity is common in northern Annamites and is linked to the native name for the race. Chinese annals from 2300 B C. cite the trait as a long established marker among one of the four barbarian tribes at China's frontiers.
Miser Described as Original Chest Protector
Historical note highlights the miser as the great original chest protector, emphasizing its symbolic role in guarding wealth and status within early economic culture.
Progress in Iceland as new trade and industry grow
The article notes rapid Icelandic progress under a new constitutional government. Increased horse sales to England, codfish demand in Spain, and new fish oil plants boost coast fisheries and national wealth. Farm products rise with better processes, eider-down sales expand, and hay crops grow though some droughts hit the north. Fishing towns such as Akureyri Isafjord Skagi Akranes and Reykjavik rise as centers of industry and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
Spain
Russia
Akureyri
Isafjord
Stykkisholm
Breidafjord
Skagi
Akranes
Reykavik
Underground River Found Beneath Tiemeen Cascades
Miners blasted a rock near the Tiemeen cascades and uncovered a water filled cave. They built a raft and sailed a three kilometer journey through an underground lake with stalactite arches and blind fishes. A southward channel suggests a fissure linking to the Tefna sources and Sebdon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiemeen
Algeria
Cascades
Seddon
Tefna
Sebdon
A World With Wishes and Suffering
The remark contrasts happiness with desire and notes that some men end their misery by suicide, while many live with unfulfilled hopes. It suggests that complete blessing is rare, yet some may remain wholly miserable.
Wisdom Fragments on Virtue and Reason Across Time
A dense meditation on virtue, knowledge, faith, and restraint. The passage argues integrity with knowledge, warns against envy and arrogance, emphasizes self-control, and contrasts truth with error, citing reason, religion, happiness, and social conduct. It closes with reflections on aging, perception, and endurance.
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MY Bird
Alps
New England
Aminidab
Union Detroit
Niles
West Point
Yale
Harvard
Miliary Academy
Ochoa
America
Tropics
FOOD
Thought
Club
Hercules
Mar
Earth
Heaven
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