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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1883
Page
1
The verse compares true love to ivy that holds through good and ill and survives storms. It questions whether love would fade as walls lose grace, and affirms that love grows stronger, clinging closer as memories of sunny days fade.
In a frostbitten November, Dorothy Pink, a once prosperous milliner, grapples with poverty, regret, and the pull of memory. A vision in the mirror shows a life long left behind as she contemplates rent day and a harsh landlord, cousin Silas.
Dorothy Pink, long humbled by poverty and debt, confronts a Christmas guest who recognizes her. Richard Weatherbee, her childhood love, returns home to offer support and a future, restoring her hope and promising marriage as Silas Pink welcomes a new chapter. The tale concludes with a joyous betrothal on Christmas Day.
The evening session ends with Burr using twin lamps to illuminate the witness, declaring Behold the murderer. The terrified man flees but is restrained by the Sheriff. Indictments follow. murder acquittal but perjury conviction leads to a long imprisonment.
The article notes vast theatre storage in New York, with scenery and old machinery costing up to a hundred thousand dollars. It cites Sardanapalus costing thirty thousand, now rarely revived, and describes idle drop curtains, busy scene painters earning fifty dollars weekly, and nightly theatre crowds of about twenty five thousand amid a homeless city seeking amusement.
A century ago frontier Russians and Alaska Natives led by Alexander Koskoff settled at Bodega Bay then built a trading and farming post near Salt Point, expanding along the coast to Fort Ross. Their occupation from 1811 to 1840 left a lasting mark on local geography, especially the Russian River.
Late notices indicate California vineyard expansion with 200 acre plantations becoming small. Vineyards of 500 to 600 acres are common and a 1500 acre plot was planted near Los Angeles. Projections show 5000 to 6000 acre vineyards in three years and 100000 acres bearing in four years producing 40 to 50 million gallons yearly. Current dry wine prices are 20 to 25 cents per gallon, sweet wine 55 to 75 cents, as grape prices may dip due to full San Francisco cellars.
Intelligence places Missouri river to Sierra Nevada sport man known as Rattlesnake Jim dead after a confrontation at the Gem saloon in Weiser City Idaho. John Said alias Rattlesnake Jim faced Deputy Sheriff George Porter and a Weiser posse, wounding the deputy and killing the man in a deadly exchange. The event ends with Jim mortally shot as the posse fires in defense.
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