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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1883
Page
1
Poem reflecting on the old year and the new, noting losses and gains. It contrasts bitter memories with hopeful insight and urges charity, patience, and love as enduring riches. The speaker wishes Heaven rest the Old Year and asks for strength and grace for the coming days.
Sixteen year old Alexia Ardell defies strict mother rules to attend New Year’s Day reception. A chance meeting with Mr. Helullyn leads to a marriage proposal before she turns seventeen, while Ermengarde and Verena watch in envy as Alexia becomes the season’s top belle.
A foreign journal describes curing a horse’s biting by placing a wooden block in the mouth alongside the bit, secured by a leather thong. Rarey used the method on a zoo zebra and later harnessed him in London. Kind, firm handling plus the wooden bit was said to conquer the vice. The czar of Russia rules thirty eight nationalities.
A narrator laments a missing kitten named Blossom describing a bright-eyed pet with soft hair and distinct features. The speaker urges readers to help locate the clever cat, noting repeated calling and a hopeful discovery when the kitten appears.
A tiny humming bird, found cold and wet under a grape vine, is warmed by Grandma with hot milk then sheltered in a bay window. He drinks sweetened water, flits among flowers, and forms friendships, living through winter before joining a green and gold companion to fly free in spring.
An Evangelist tale praises a student who refused help to solve a trig problem. Simon insists on time and effort, resisting aid until he masters the challenge. His perseverance leads to strong mathematical growth and a professoriate career.
An Iowa City clergyman Reverend C. Clute keeps 158 bee hives around his hen house. When a thief prowls at night, he stays still and listens for a hive being disturbed, then laughs as the intruder's shouts fade away.
Scientific authorities confirm species inhabit waters 2000 feet deep, explaining why frequent catches fail. The narrator recalls warning captains that 800 feet of line was insufficient, a remark labeled as Hawkeye.
Mrs Spoopendyke frets over her husband’s swallowtail coat for New Year calls. The couple banters about moth damage, fashion, and fit as he rages playfully, while the closet reveals the coat restored and ready. The tale blends household humor with a broader note on timekeeping.
The article notes shared ideas across cultures about hair as a sacred or dangerous link to the dead and to healing. In Ireland hair burial avoidance and fears of a bird stealing hair are described, alongside a Devonshire Northamptonshire remedy using a hair hidden between bread given to a dog to cure whooping cough.
A reflective poem on firelight scenes evokes past joys and lost love. The speaker imagines scenes from long ago as flames flicker and shadows creep, contrasting happiness with present gloom. The verse ends with faith in divine home and perfect love after death.
A collage of jokes, quips, and brief observations from a late 19th or early 20th century paper. Vignettes range from a young man named Honeysuckle to a boisterous doglike goat, a Pullman porter past and a Russian Empress cloak, with wry asides on health and daily life.
The document outlines pay scales for New York principals and teachers based on attendance, length of service, and school level. It lists ranges for male and female principals, primary and grammar school teachers, special subjects, and evening staff, alongside janitor wages and progression for new appointees.
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