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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1883
Page
1
A lyrical reminiscence recalls a spring night by the river and park, where a shy kiss lingers between day and night and the birds seem to pause in sorrowful silence. The speaker mourns a unique love never to be repeated.
A bitter drought tests farmer Thomas Martin and his wife after Esther returns from boarding school. Esther challenges male authority and old money beliefs, as her sister Ruth bears burdens in a hard family life. Esther’s marriage to Stephen Smith contrasts the Martins' ruined hope and rising prosperity.
In a family tale Essie earns fifty dollars a week designing patterns for paper hangers and upholsterers, aiding Ruth and Thomas Martin. Essie funds draw Thomas from a past debt while Ruth, now unable to work, accepts kindness from her sister.
A dramatic vignette follows a three year old called baby as he accompanies his grandfather on a downtown trip. The child disrupts ledgers, a safe, and a dog, leaving grandpa embarrassed yet amused. The tale shifts to reveal the baby’s later success becoming Chicago’s wealthiest man, with a multidecade career and large payroll.
A tale about the late Lord Lawrence aboard a voyage to India. In gloomy spirits he bonds with an neglected infant, calming alarmed passengers by occupying the child with his watch. He admits the baby is the only being who asks nothing of him, revealing his gentle nature.
Two successful ascents by M. Pompeieu using an elongated balloon. On the second ascent a change in course was achieved by moving a rudder that had been added to the airship.
A Cincinnati Commercial Gazette note recounts a first public speaking attempt by a boy at a union praise meeting after a revival in a college town. He faltered as the crowd laughed. Brother Ben Bristow of Covington energized the moment with "Thank God" and a hymn, while the lad sat red faced. The piece ponders whether effort alone bears fruit in preaching and notes rhetoric cannot enhance true Gospel strength.
The Turf Guide advises buyers to inspect a horse’s head and eyes for intelligence temper and honesty. It warns that bad traits intensify with education and favors a square muzzle broad jaw under the throttle and a broad face. Prefer a short straight back high withers and strong chest with compact legs and sound feet.
P D Armour, born in New York on a farm, dreamed of owning adjoining land. He chased California gold during youth, wagoned over rough terrain, stayed three to four years, saved a few thousand dollars, and returned ready to buy the farm. A sudden change in sight and mood followed his homecoming.
A New York reporter describes the humane method used at the East River pound where ninety two dogs were killed in a morning. The scene shows owners reclaiming pets, followed by an execution cage lowered into the river and the dogs’ bodies later boiled down at Barren Island for soap and phosphate.
Poem fragment in which the speaker asks a daisy wheel about love and fate. A shy girl seeks a mate as the flower’s spokes and hub symbolize her hopes and the one who died between her fingers. The verse blends whimsy with tragic undertone.
A collage of witticisms and social jests from late nineteenth century humor pages. It satirizes the czarist rule, a summer resort, borrowing a lawn mower, a world weary shipboard remark, and quips about baldness, widows, and a doctor’s patient patience.
The article explains trichinae hairlike parasites found in human muscles and in hogs. It traces discovery in humans to 1855 and links between human disease and hog infection, noting life cycle from ingestion to muscle chrysalis and migration through the body. It lists animals in which trichinae have been found, including cat dog rabbit rat marmot and hippo.
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