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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1880
Page
1
Auction announced for items from Cutting a Specialty Shop with buyers in mind. Rebersburg PA listed as location with Dav Kraps and A Harter serving as auctioneers. Bank of Millheim cited on Main Street as the related financial reference. Satisfaction guaranteed.
A pastor walks with his daughter Sue as she reads near a stone bench in a sunlit orchard. The scene hints at a blossoming romance between Sue and the farmer's son, framed by parable echoes of Moses and Adam and Eve as the pastor questions the tale.
In a remote valley a hermit known as Loren Gray hides from a stranger who claims kin and vengeance. The intruder reveals a sister he says the hermit betrayed and murdered, and a deadly duel is demanded to settle the feud. The hermit resists the accusation and refuses to fight, provoking scorn from bystanders.
In a dramatic confrontation at Lone Cabin, a masked duelist battles a stranger over vengeance for the Hermit’s mistreatment. The stranger fatally wounds the hermit, who is later revealed to be a woman. The sister and Ralph uncover Warren Arnold as Loren Gray, her former lover, ending in marriage and renewed life. The Lone Cabin remains as a relic of the tale.
The description portrays Mr. Gladstone as a tall, lean, muscular leader with a scholarly face and a long lineage of Scottish lairds. It notes decades of leadership, a steady, quiet strength, and an instinctive readiness when confronted by new ideas, along with a fondness for outdoor work and the sound of his axe at Harwarden.
In a San Francisco police court a boy named Moloney is charged with disturbing the peace and leading a dissolute life after taking a goat home on Rincon Hill. The goat, bought with a plan to impress his father, leads the boy on a wild Mission Street ride to Natoma and ends with a dramatic, humorous confrontation at the stable.
Honiton lace is described as a regional craft spreading across southern Devon from Seaton to Exmouth and reaching Lyme Regis in Dorset. The piece notes the traditional sprig technique, historical ground materials, and high value of Antwerp thread used in the 18th century, with lace pricing comparisons and a nod to royal patronage.
The article describes Honiton lace production in Beer and East Devon, detailing sprig crochet methods, pillow work, and patterns. It notes wages for sprigs, lace schools for children, and harsh conditions, with a recount of a London or Ohio scene of sparrows and a cat at Captain Holzworth’s yard illustrating urban nature episodes.
In Presque Isle county near Mackinac a wood chopper sought a warrant for a raftsman accused of beating him. Squire Crawford, recently elected Justice, charged two dollars and fifty cents costs and personally administered a two minute verdict, declaring the court a peace officer and vowing to preserve order in the rough township. No further cases have been tried by Crawford.
An Oregon man overhears his wife threatening to cut his nose. He feigns sleep as she ties him and readies the knife, then reveals himself. The woman continues and severs his nose, while he reflects that his plan backfired and he felt not so blamed smart.
A Paris resident farms ants to feed pheasants and maggots for various animals. A Montmartre dealer runs a large worm pit, paying scouts per pound, reselling to anglers for profit. In England, Wells of Nottingham farms lobworms and related baits, collecting millions from meadows at night and breeding them at home, with a secret breeding-heap method.
In Richfield an elderly rider urged by his hopeful son mounts a colt at the fence. The horse bucked violently, the man somersaulted several times, but rose unhurt and ordered the boy to go home.
Henry Richter and his wife endured the loss of four children in the old country and two more in St. Louis before a baron’s horoscope shaped their fate. They keep their nineteen year old daughter Margaretha indoors, fearing the light, while a writer observes her pale, contrasted beauty and silent longing to see the world.
A Berkshire Sunday School story: a small boy, urged to avoid Sabbath fishing, hides a pole and hooks a three pound trout when the clergyman discovers him. The pastor endures awkward explanations as a deacon takes up the tale before dinner.
A sweltering day in town sees thermometers stuck at one hundred while a distressed family, one by one, endures freezing rooms and chilly members. A boy begs for a doctor as neighbors ponder a weather forecast hinting at warmth, yet the crowd feels an unseen chill in the air.
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