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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1884
Page
1
In a remote settlement a young woman shelters a man fleeing lynch mobs. She hides him in a bedroom, helps him avoid capture, and awaits truth as townsfolk search the house. The man later sends gold nuggets from California and a grateful letter, revealing his innocence and enduring gratitude.
A Detroit Free Press fragment presents a troubling child’s account of bruising and injury after alleged violence by a woman. Georgie describes being knocked down and struck with brick and broomstick. The dialogue portrays a distressed motherly figure seeking details and comfort.
A red faced man misaddresses a quiet old gentleman asking for Mr Jones. The elderly man denies being Jones and identifies himself as Mr Smith. The pursuer insists, and a back and forth ensues with mutual doubt over names. The exchange ends with no resolution.
An ailing Judge Peterby endures swelling in his legs and is gently rebuked by a doctor who is also a church member. The doctor quips about gratitude to the Almighty, joking that five legs are already a mercy and imagines a centipede with many more.
A father and his son are both under sentence of death housed in a Farmersville Louisiana jail. Both men face execution after their convictions.
A haggard girl seeks shelter with a miserly humpback in a storm night. He shelters her, feeds her, and she awakens affection, kissing him and melting his cold heart. Separate scene follows with Oliver Dalrymple, a vast Minnesota wheat farmer, visiting St. Paul to arrange storage for this year’s crop.
A stranger in Detroit bets his overcoat against $3 that a chain can’t be separated. After a machinist examines the six link chain and a hammer and chisel are used to remove one link, the crowd declares the trick sold by a professional deadbeat. The man pockets the cash and exits in seconds.
The Buffalo Express characterizes a tail man with sandy long hair and an iron-gray chin whisker. He wears a steel-mixed black suit and a yellow-brown slouch hat, with a red boutonniere and a stand-up collar framed by a black tie. An ordinary watch chain hints at the second.
A Golden Argosy column argues Daniel’s example shows the need for a strong backbone amid widespread fraud in business. It laments adulteration and deceit in markets and urges today’s youths to cultivate an excellent spine to resist temptation and dishonesty.
A St Louis observer recalls two amused women who used a staring trick to repel a persistent flirt in a car. The man reddened, shifted, and finally fled as the ladies suppressed laughter after the stare at his feet.
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