13 Jan 1881
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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1881
Page
1
A fragmented verse set on an open sea with a gallant breeze driving a small boat. The speaker fears morning skies and beloved eyes if the wind rises while imagining foam, spray, wolfish waves, and a voyage toward Paradise with enemies forgiven.
A seamstress named Alice Morne works in a wealthy district to support ailing family members and pay rent. She finds a cryptic note hidden in a bull’s eye promising reward if she saves a prisoner by returning at night. At a Tracy household she is paid only partial wages and warned to improve, while a chilling aside hints at a troubled family secret and a 21st birthday linked to a past crime.
A sewing girl Alice aids a prisoner escaping from a bull's eye trap while a man hidden in his home plots his freedom. She helps him with matches and learns he is Lionel Tracy. Public excitement surrounds a vanished heir and a marriage follows, ending in happiness for Alice. Pirates terrorize China coast ships with brutal boarding and scuttling, leaving many vessels listed as missing.
Tests on pine oak and beech sleepers reveal renewal rates after 7 to 22 years, with zinc chloride and creosote impregnation improving longevity. Kaiser Frederick Nord Railroad data show oak sleepers untreated 74.48 percent renewed after 12 years and zinc treated 8.29 percent after 7, creosote 0.09 percent after 60. The Kaiser line uses oak sleepers only, treated with zinc chloride or creosote.
Experiments on inorganic constituents of food show most salts are retained but some excreted when withheld. The body becomes poorer in salts and richer in albumen, especially in blood and muscle, yet tissue mix remains unchanged. Muscle salt loss causes exhaustion. nerves show excitability then paralysis. Necessary salt quantity may be less than commonly believed.
A drummer unused to meals other than table d hote dines with a rich client. After each course the host has the plate wiped clean, and on the sixth renewal the drummer asks if he is expected to polish all the crockery himself.
A passage argues that darkness stunts growth and light exposure shapes health. It claims rooms with direct sun at times are healthiest and that epidemics strike the shady side of streets more, sparing sunlit areas. The assertion extends to fevers like ague showing partial, sun-dependent effects on the population.
The text notes a forty million dollar cost to pick the cotton crop nationwide. It also states South Carolina’s state library holds twenty eight thousand volumes and that there are fourteen thousand six hundred fifty two more females than males in the state. Germany consumes seven thousand three hundred fifty to six hundred tons of rye, with rye bread as a staple for workers.
An overview of sable hunting in Siberia describing harsh winter expeditions by exiles, methods like rifles traps and nets, and the perilous fate of hunters. It also compares furs such as fisher marten mink ermine raccoon and fox, with trade values noted for Hudson Bay Company regions and prices for silver and red fox skins.
A London paper notes Irish country houses lack veneer and pretense. Hosts greet guests without fanfare, with warm Irish eyes and plain hospitality. Even imperfections are embraced, and guests feel at home without airs or mythical staff.
A meditation on heart mechanics contrasts with a Kokomo miner's death. Rocky Mountain Mack, famed long career across continents, dies of heart disease after a life as a miner in Ten Mile and ventures in Colorado, California, South America, and New Zealand. His end comes beside the Clarendon hotel.
The article argues farmers should not punish workers during rain days. It urges resting when weather prevents fieldwork and using dull days for productive tasks like hauling muck, breaking knotty wood, and clearing barns. It highlights workers’ humanity and long term gains in morale and productivity.
A discussion of disposing cremation ashes through urns or tombs contrasts traditional burial with new ideas. An American patent proposes a marble bust with a back hole to hold ashes. A reader suggests mixing ashes into cement to cast busts or figurines for family keepsakes.
A Texas man read of a tail tying cure for colic and tried it on his mule. The tail swelled, the mule kicked, and the tail swung with injuries until it tore off. The mule survived and returned to its routine, proving the tale no campaign lie.
A humorous, fragmented piece satirizes bald headed men with quips about skulls hats and manners. It riffs on wit about bald heads from a Shakespeare line to punchlines about heirs and cool heads.
Two Louisville sisters famed for humor outwit Col Blank who has a long reputation for courting heiresses. A witty quip on million dollars leads to a sharp exchange as the Colonel is told to return home. The episode ends with a sly rebuke about his constant appearances.
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