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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1886
Page
2
The forty ninth Congress begins its second and final session in Washington. Only eleven weeks remain for its duties after holiday recess, a short window to push important bills. An article elsewhere notes the first and key pieces demanding House attention.
The President's address to Congress covers foreign relations, Treasury receipts and expenditures under a Democratic administration, tariff reform, civil service reform, Indian education and civilization efforts, and calls for rapid reforms to address national evils. It emphasizes honesty in government spending and a firm stance on fiscal policy.
The piece notes Quay is favored for the U S Senate by both major counties, creating a vacancy in the state treasury. It discusses constitutional filling rules, the governor elect’s choosing powers, and potential contenders including Jacob Longenecker and James McDevitt, with Magee’s backing noted.
Fragmentary text mentions talks of someone’s services. no clear event, names, places, or dates are readable.
Washington dispatch reports House members expect active work this winter with tariff reform and revenue measures to the fore. Ways and Means aims for a tariff for revenue only, while Public Lands, Agriculture, and Commerce committees push their favored bills. Other panels plan finance legislation as lawmakers return without campaign concerns.
In Patterson New Jersey on Friday a glass of water loosened a five-tooth dental plate which slid down Mrs Henry Lowe’s throat and into her stomach. Doctors fear inflammation unless the stomach is opened to remove the teeth. An advertisement touts McDonald's Liver Pills and warns of dangers of loaded firearms after a self cocking revolver discharged in Reading injuring Miss Ida Neiman.
Ezra D Parker of Mifflintown died after an apoplexy attack at his home last night. He collapsed after leaving a neighbor’s house and never regained movement despite medical aid. The obituary notes his prominence in the community. A local sales pitch for Hall’s Catarrh Cure appears, offering $100 if not cured, with a Toledo company endorsing the product.
New York reports a Fourth ward laborer Michael J Hess jumped from the Brooklyn bridge for 25 dollars. Picked up unconscious by a friend in a boat he revived after stimulants and a sauna. He walked home in wet clothes and later slept it off with more whisky. Also includes an ad urging McDonald’s Worm Powders with a guaranteed refund.
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