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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1880
Page
1
A neighbor hires an Irishman to locate a marvelous echo. The echo repeats inquiries and finally replies affirmatively to a tavern question, revealing the hoax by the staged voice. The scene ends with the deceit exposed as a servant echoes back a truthful response and defrauds the party.
A compact set of maxims urging restraint and fairness in discussion. Respect absent critics, avoid assuming hostile motives, refrain from trivial mockery, minimize self-disclosure, foster cheerfulness, avoid pandering to the wealthy, and regularly review one’s actions and emotions.
A rural procession bids farewell to the sun as October wanes. Parents and children gather from villages and homes to climb a summit, sing a dirge for the departing day, and return home with patient spirits and hopeful futures.
In Bavaria near R two miles from town Otto von Polheim plans a Sunday trip to church with his large household. His head servant Karl, secretly fond of Malchen, plots a late return from service, while Malchen fears leaving Karl and considers her feelings as winter deepens.
Malden and Karl collide in a deadly home invasion scene as nine masked men breach the farmyard. She fires from the shutters wounding Karl and killing four attackers, while Karl reveals his motives and begs mercy. King Louis later honors Malden for her heroism.
The Loats called sampans are homes for at least one Chinese freshwater family. Generations live aboard in cramped space with passengers, enduring sun and rain and often waist-deep water when pushing off sand banks. Descendants remain landless, kept at arm's length, with only access to the water.
Professor Spice and Lieutenant Merriman demonstrate a Creedmoor rifle setup to time bullet travel between two wires across 33 feet, using a pendulum and smoked glass with a stereoscopic image. The result gives 726 feet per second, derived from precise line measurements of 5 inches and 9 feet 2 inches on the glass.
The article notes a broad push to replace bushels and quarters with the pound avoirdupois and the cental in trade. It cites adoption in France and parts of England and on the Pacific coast, with New York and Boston exchanges planning to switch for weight based trades by autumn and January. Philadelphia awaits wider city actions before full change.
Reformers urge square bolt heads in agricultural equipment to end rusting quick fixes. Round heads cause bolts to turn in holes, hampering repairs and wasting farmers time. With distances to blacksmiths and limited tools, such bolts slow plows and raise tensions among rural workers.
During the 1759 war a young Count de Brimont and his wife, captive in Burgundy, secure his release to visit his dying mother. He departs with a guard, returns briefly, then encounters a giant wolf. He fights by grabbing the wolf’s tongue, buying time for escape and hope of reunion.
De Brimont battles a wolf to keep a vow to his wife, taking bullets on his coat, then mortally wounds the animal. He secures aid from peasants, buys a horse, and reaches his wife to a hero’s welcome as treaties and gifts follow.
The article recounts Scott's first love with Matilda daughter of Sir John Forbes of Forfarshire. Wealth and rank favored the rival, and the heartache long haunted him. Rokeby echoes this episode and his later letters to Miss Edgeworth reveal the lasting impact of that early romance.
Charley Youngworth keeps six large frogs in his show-window and boasts their palatability. He recalls frogs dying slowly yet thriving after legs are cut, skinned and dressed, with legs jumping on the platter and a towel used to carry the meat. He adds a moral line about wealth.
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