22 Dec 1881
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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1881
Page
1
A reflective poem describes worlds of children, lovers, and weary people. It contrasts joyful play and imagined mischief with growing pains, broken vows, and burdens carried by a hurried, sad humanity. The piece repeats that people come and go, highlighting universal human experience.
A commercial traveler recounts a May night ride with a shy pair in fancy dress. They fear pursuers at a cliff edge, the coach tilts but all escape, and an old story of Lady Betty Hope surfaces, linking the ride to a century old legend.
An elderly woman about 60 travels by a Pacific Express train toward Ann Arbor. She asks the brakeman for help and confidently enters the smoking car, insisting she knows where to go to smoke. She sits, lights a clay pipe, and enjoys her time there.
A child asks his mother about hard work at school. The boy proudly shows ink stained fingers, explaining the marks came from stuffing paper balls into an inkstand rather than writing. The exchange highlights playful mischief and daily classroom life.
Specifications describe the St Gothard main tunnel length 18 856 feet longer than Mont Cent by 8856 feet. Northern end Goeschenen 82 feet from station, 36375 feet above sea level, 2204 feet above Lake Lucerne. Gradients 1 in 171 then 1 in 1000 to 3785 feet high, then descent 1 in 200 then 1 in 500 to 984 feet from Airolo platform. Tunnel width 24 feet 11 3 16 inches, height 20 feet, ballast filled floor, drain 217 inches deep. Fifty two subsidiary tunnels total 17 miles, 64 bridges and viaducts. Main tunnel carries two lines of 4 feet 8 inches gauge.
The article guides strangers through Indian temple worship noting usher aided explanations of major idols and legends. It recounts Juggernaut’s old car near a temple, the sacred Ganges with pilgrimages and rites, and the river’s 1500 mile journey from Himalayan mountains to the Bay of Bengal.
A African writer argues bulls should be worked rather than pampered to reduce injuries. He describes breaking bulls, using rings and reins, and pairing bulls with carts or boats to improve stock and safety. The piece then shifts to dangers at White Sulphur Springs Virginia with snakes and a mountain man’s tall tales about rattlesnakes and copperheads near Cool Knob.
An English paper questions the moral of Foxhall's excellence and notes Americans began breeding post Civil War. It credits Kentucky soil and climate, English training, and English oats for success. The piece praises Kentucky grass, US south of Mason Dixon, and contrasts English and US horse-rearing in the context of Foxhall and Blue Gown.
A neighbor Bob visits the new refrigerator at Mr. Sarsaper home after a boastful lunchroom tale. mistakenly thinking the unit is a party surprise he arrives at two in the morning to find the device a bake oven and is turned away. The tale ends with Mr. Sarsaper realizing the chilly boast was a costly misread.
In a horse thief allegation, a witness wrongly identified John Campbell as the suspect. An alternate boy sat beside Campbell, and the witness testified she knew Johnny Campbell well by mistake. The misidentification caused laughter and the case was dropped.
The human skeleton comprises more than two hundred distinct bones. This fact highlights the complexity of the human skeletal system and its structural diversity.
The editor notes a plan inspired by Lieutenant Weyprecht to establish a ring of Arctic observatories near the pole. Nations including Russia Germany Norway Sweden Denmark Austria the United States Canada France Switzerland and Italy support it. The project aims to continuously record meteorology magnetism aurora ice movements biology and geography from Siberian coast Novaya Zemlya Spitzbergen Jan Mayen and Greenland sites with Behring Strait area in view.
A physician argues that many sudden deaths labeled as heart disease are misattributed. Post mortems reveal lung congestion as the real killer in most cases, caused by cold, confinement, and abrupt changes in temperature and activity. He urges accurate reporting to identify preventable risks and save lives.
In Reno Nevada a police court session drew a crowd as witnesses testified. A New Yorker swore he never carried or owned a pistol in his life and could not recall ever firing one. Spectators whispered about the credibility of the witness while veterans commented on the awkward testimony.
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