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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1885
Page
2
The July 167th 1885 issue of the Journal edited by R A Bumiller denounces enduring partisan politics and calls for removal from public life. The piece frames partisan offensiveness as a continuing problem warranting action.
A New York report notes a heat wave last Thursday pushing temperatures to 96 degrees with ten deaths and eleven illnesses. Spain faces a fierce plague as 2300 fall ill and 980 die in the past week. A recently launched British navy vessel Benrow carries 1800 pound shot for its guns.
A small but pivotal article notes that the Pennsylvania Legislature has passed a bill forbidding the manufacture and sale of the deadly toy pistol. The measure is praised as a needed nuisance ban.
Mrs Duprey, accused of attempted murder of O Donavan Rossa, faced a New York jury that returned a not guilty verdict. The court recommended placing her in an asylum. Relatives reportedly petition to take her back to England.
The general low mood in industrial circles does not affect Chicago where masons and bricklayers are busy daily. Wages run from 4.00 to 6.00 dollars, with Union headquarters reporting requests for several hundred more men, signaling a strong opportunity for savers among these mechanics.
Tue Torres leads the government drive in England as conservatives shift to a popular platform. They advocate strong foreign policy to secure ties with Germany Austria Turkey and other nations. Liberals worry as the new ministry pursues strategy in the approaching elections.
At Harrisburg on Wednesday July 8 the Republican State Convention nominated Col. Matthew Stanley Quay of Beaver County for State Treasurer. The move followed machine politics style, with a noted split among reformist Republicans predicting potential Democratic success if a superior candidate emerges. The convention platform and nominee aligned in the eyes of many observers.
Mr Malcolm Hay resigns as First Assistant Postmaster General with the President’s acceptance to take effect July 6. Ex-Congressman Stevenson of Illinois is named to succeed him. Hay, in frail health, says he cannot cope with the job and plans travel to Colorado or Wyoming, refusing pay for absence in Florida.
Regular correspondent reports on the failed International Exposition at New Orleans with Congress missteps and large losses. It notes a new land office decision by Commissioner Sparks to curb fraudulent public land entries and enforce laws against land grab schemes and improper use of public funds. Puono.
A mix of ads and brief items notes Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy for blood and organ issues, warnings on missteps, Salvation Army members jailed in Plymouth for fines, a Carlisle fashion tale with oat straw hat, an auction of veiled beauties at church fairs, a postage rate change, worm remedies promoted by Johnston Holloway, and a legal note on prosecuting nonpayment for newspapers under U S postal laws.
A coal mine blast near Selinsgrove injures an aged foreign miner and blinds Calvin Beaver as workers tried to clear a long dormant blast. Four miles north of town the lightning bolt near Mount Pleasant Mills kills Wenrich and stuns others, with several expected to recover.
Ottawa reports Count Esterhazy seeks to settle 20000 Hungarians from Pennsylvania in Northwest Canada on a 200000 acre tract along the Canada Pacific Railway belt. He proposes government land exchanges and free transport with a common fund aiding those without money.
Peter Hamerly, a South Whitehall resident about fifty, lost an ankle when a runaway horse pulled a reaper during unhitching after a harvest day. The incident occurred at Allentown with Hamerly badly injured and facing emergency care. The report notes his local prominence. The piece then shifts to an advertisement for McDonald's Blood Purifier promising strong, profitable alternative properties and a money back guarantee.
The advertisement features testimonials from C. W. Mellier James Dunn and George Sauerbaum of St Louis praising Peruna for curing chronic catarrh and related head and lung symptoms. It also mentions J P Dukehart of Cumberland Maryland noting relief for himself and his son and adds a brief note endorsing Down's Elixir as relief for hacking coughs.
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