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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1885
Page
6
A motherly tip urges every reader to keep something in hand as they move through daily tasks. By not going empty handed, one assists family, aids chores, and brings cheer to others. Carry a small token or comforting note to visit the sick or needy, and seek daily divine guidance to stay busy and helpful.
An Arkansas Traveler tale features a conversation about a buck and a man who lacks a gun. The old man argues that doubting a person’s word brings consequences, noting he would not share meat after harsh words and stressing cheerful labor in the world of science and speculation.
A bashful groom recalls his wedding eve fears as he hides on the stairs and falls for laughter and nerves. He recounts tripping, getting bitten by a dog, and slipping into the wedding bed with the elderly couple, overwhelmed by shame and distress.
A street urchin offers to carry a passing man’s valise for a dime on Fourth Street. The man refuses, grows terse, and rushes away. The boy persists, asking the purpose of the valise and urging that it be set down.
A moral exhortation urges people to do good and live for something meaningful. It argues many perish unremembered unless they write their names in kindness and mercy on the hearts they meet. Deeds of charity are praised as enduring as stars on the heavens.
Disturbing night cries from teething children prompt an advertisement for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. Claims quick relief for teething pain and associated ailments and notes it is prescribed by a noted nurse and physician. Sold by druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle.
A traveler mocks a horse care request at a country inn. The hostler replies with elaborate but opaque phrases about stabling the tired horse and paying a reward when night returns. The perplexed youth bursts inside shouting that a Dutchman wishes to see the master.
A man pressed to city prison grates asks why he is there and learns from the police court he faces drunkenness and shooting. A homely man counsels a crying nephew, who retorts that the uncle likely cried a lot as a boy.
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