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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1886
Page
1
Jno H. Orvis and C M Bower operate as Bower and Orvis in Bellefonte Pennsylvania with offices in the Woodingsj Building. The fragment mentions Pyasnas and the firm name continues as a local business notice.
In a grim Fleet Street court a starving boy named Little Bill survives on scraps with his older sister and ailing father. After guiding his drunken father to a doctor and risking a fountain death, Bill dies from bleeding after an alcohol fueled tragedy while his father vows to quit spirits for the sake of the children.
Illness grips Little Bill after a fountain ducking in Trafalgar Square. He cannot move from his mattress, and his brother Sid alarms their father, who has been drinking heavily, as the muted crisis unfolds among the lodgers.
In California a woodpecker stores acorns in pine trees each fall, creating several holes for future use. He selects and adapts an acorn to a hole, but does not eat it, showing foresight. In winter maggots later attack the acorn, making the cached food valuable when ground is snowed in and food is scarce.
A California man reports a rare eye defect causing each object to appear nineteen times. The unusual condition is noted as a remarkable trait with potential implications for medical study. He contemplates participating in a broader census effort as part of his unique perspective.
A Vermont youth who lost Latin Greek and math after illness regains knowledge when a stranger notices his precise lamp trimming at the village church. The stranger hints at geometric terms and the student recalls the Pythagorean theorem, restoring his schooling.
A village postmaster cashes a money order for a bashful sixteen year old. The margin reads I send you three dollars and a dozen kisses. The girl and mother laugh as she discovers the kisses are included and the post office system is praised for its novelty.
A Justice of the Peace questions Jim Webster who is in custody for stealing chickens. When asked his age he replies he does not know and ridicules the birthday question, suggesting he will not celebrate a birthday. The exchange reflects the era language and attitudes in the arrest context.
An ex army officer recalls aiding a rough ex comrade after war service. He contrasts the man’s bravery in battle with his later downfall, noting other veterans who face life after war with dignity and need. The piece ends with the officer’s admission that he gave a dollar to the man.
A Methodist bishop asks Lincoln about slavery policy early in the Civil War. Lincoln replies with a tale about Fox River, saying he will not worry about the issue until he reaches it. A Methodist minister later says they have reached Fox River, prompting Lincoln to remark that the storm over corruption investigations seems small by comparison.
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