03 Feb 1881
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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1881
Page
1
A cob Wolf fashion tailor advertises cutting a specialty and notes location next to a Journal Book Store. Walter Harter, cashier at Main Street HartER Kebersburg, is mentioned with a bank on Ave a. W. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The passage extols workers who cultivate fields plants and trees as noble beyond wealth and power. Those who bless others earn blessing from God and man. Through toil the world gains beauty and all eventual bounty, even if reward comes in heaven.
An evening stroll ends in a desperate plea for charity from a “refined” woman. After generous aid, the trio follows her into an alley where a sailor-appearing man recognizes the distressed figure as his wife Mary. The scene turns to shock as the husband learns the truth of the supposed hunger and deceit.
A narrative follows a Chesapeake couple torn by misfortune and secrecy. The sailor Charles Delaine returns to Mary, pledging to support his mother and wife, while the pair endure poverty in Baltimore.
The article describes quicksilver dissolving or forming amalgams with metals, noting gold foil vanishes in water, and gold bearing quartz yields pure metal later. It recounts a lecture experiment forcing mercury through shammy leather, causing gold to amalgamate into the leather and ruin spectacles, a mystery to the owner.
Ground mustard mixed with water cleans hands after handling odorous substances like cod liver oil musk valerianic acid and its salts. Almonds and mustard release ethereal oil with water aiding odor destruction. Damp flaxseed meat removes carbolic acid smell and cleans cod liver oil bottles with flaxseed or olive oil.
A man learns a hard lesson through personal loss and sacrifice, underscoring the adage that wisdom often comes at one's own cost.
A historical notice describes Martinique's venomous serpent the iron lance, preferring cool shaded areas. It notes about eight hundred yearly bites with sixty to seventy fatalities, and recounts Prince Arthur’s visit where many were bitten during a fete.
The essay argues horses arrived with settlers and diversified through earth history. It cites Marsh on gradual evolution of horse feet and notes Cupe finding Texas hogs with undivided hooves. The piece questions species distinctions and asserts climate alone does not justify such splits.
The foreign business of the Boston and Albany railroad now occupies sheds and warehouses at the East Boston terminal covering 200000 square feet besides the grain elevator with a capacity of 1000000 bushels.
On Roanoke Island a proud eagle swooped on geese in Walter Doughs yard. A bull terrier joined the melee, clawing and biting as the bird retreated, the geese watching while Miss Martha Brothers heard the ruckus from her spinning. The eagle finally retreated, carrying the terrier’s weight as he fled the yard.
A wealthy nobleman faces a nefarious scheme by landlord, coachman, and valet to murder him for his money. His loyal bull mastiff, believed dead, reappears and helps expose the plot as the conspirators are captured and hanged.
A man asks the chief of police to resolve a bigamy legal puzzle. He claims Colonel Billings remarried before his first wife died and seeks proof of a crime or exemption. The chief explains the law and ends with a warning after denying a pay-off.
A historic walking event saw White competitors dominating the field, leaving other participants without a viable chance. The outcome highlighted the prevailing racial dynamics of the era reflected in the race results.
A group of men quarrels over how to keep a barrel of cider, debating mustard seed, borax, horse radish, raisins, and other additives. Each backs a different remedy, but they end with doubt and none confident in the drink.
A Munich writer notes a long building between graveyard sections where corpses lie in glass doors, dressed in life like garments. A tiny infant lies among flowers as spectators view the pallor of death. The public display avoids the dreary death watch by allowing 24 hour access to the lighted, well protected apartment until burial.
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