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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1887
Page
1
The Millheim Journal is published every Thursday by R. A. Bumteler. Office located in the New Journal Building on Penn Street near Hartman's foundry. Annual subscription is $1.00 in advance or $1.26 if not prepaid. Correspondence is solicited at Millheim Jo 2nal.
Strange bundles are smuggled aside unaware and hidden away with care. Children burn to tell secrets and ask how many days till Christmas. Mamma fills stockings with mince pies, Jack Horner inspires others, and St Nick nears in his sleigh ready to visit.
A frail mother defends a child's wish for Christmas against a harsh, domineering husband Joseph Rexford. The children Ted Nan and Jane long for a tree and treats while Mrs Rexford quietly bears the strain. The tale contrasts paternal harshness with quiet family faith as the children pray for blessing on their parents.
Mrs Rexford and her children endure hardship as father is away to attend a funeral. Ted discovers a lost box with a valuable watch and is rewarded by a generous stranger. Aunt Nan arrives with gifts and a home Christmas becomes a joyful, bustling celebration for the Rexford family.
A long pail hidden with a mystery compound yields ice cream on Mrs. Rexford’s best china. Ted’s Christmas gifts and a touching talk reveal tenderness and faith. The piece blends family joys with reflections on Christmas origins and diverse beliefs across cultures.
Readers submit quirky queries and tips in a witty column. Bill Nye answers on style writing etiquette and practical tricks while letters mention stamps and manners. The tone reflects late 19th or early 20th century newspaper humor and public commentary.
Thomas Foster a 70 year old recluse known as the Hermit of the Pines died in his Shamong township cabin. The old man kept a hidden chest of gold and notes and refused an almshouse or nurse, saying the purse would eat up his money. Authorities plan to search the cabin for more wealth and relatives in Philadelphia may be traced.
Newton Tabor digging a well at Pilot Point Lex used dynamite capsules to blast rock. An open box of capsules was placed near a tree where a mockingbird nest sat. His ten year old son Dick dropped capsules into a bird’s mouth, causing an explosion that tore up earth and hurt the boy, with the blast nearly injuring the father. The incident ends with a grim moral about a boy’s actions.
A garland of withered leaves and winds of memory mark a solemn year’s end. Still the fading light and dim verge prompt reflections on memories dear as the new year’s melodic chimes rise, bringing renewed hope despite loss.
General James Longstreet, 66, writes his war history and sends chapters to Washington for verification. He lives near Gainesville, Georgia, on a 100 acre farm with a vineyard, recovering from wounds and rheumatism, writing with his left hand after a Civil War injury.
An old discussion extols the one cent coin noting its odd power in daily life and finance. It contrasts small purchases and fares with larger value in interest and survival, using humorous examples of four cents and a ten dollar bill.
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