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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1887
Page
4
Joseph M. White, longtime cashier of the Times, is alleged to be a defaulter of at least 20000 dollars. The issue sits among other bright notices from Berlin to Shamokin with a mix of trials, divorces, and theatrical court scenes.
Officers escort John O Neil to jail in New York as a stay of proceedings is granted while Sharp's counsel seeks time to prepare a bill of exceptions. Judge Bar rett reportedly cited illness. A notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals is filed in the case of O Neil, one of the aldermen under conviction.
Detectives and a city wide posse chased three men after they attempted to rob Adams Express driver Charles Loughran on Thirty first street near Girard avenue around 5 15 PM. A 15 year old helper John Morris aided, a fight ensued, Loughran injured one attacker, others fled toward Park. Police described two young men about 20 and a middle aged man with a red moustache, part of a woods gang near Reading Road. A special detective is investigating and drivers warned to stay vigilant.
In a Detroit Free Press column the Lime Kiln Club president muses on fame and greatness. He cites Shakespeare Byron Elizabeth I and social hustle, noting even the famous face the same flaws as ordinary people. He warns greatness can fail happiness and urges contentment with home and family before disbanding.
In a playful moment Romeo woos Juliet with a pun about misery and company. She blushes and agrees to the term, while he asserts misery loves company, leading to a lighthearted joke and a sudden punchline.
An old ratcatcher advises a humane approach to controlling rats by daily free meals laced with bait only after the rats trust the food. He suggests gradually introducing phosphorus paste after weeks to ensure eventual poisoning or widespread suspicion of unfamiliar food.
The dog days lasting until August 20 are blamed on the rising of the dog star Sirius with the sun. Heat affects both humans and dogs with common afflictions and increased rabid susceptibility said to occur this season, though the sun’s condition is unchanged from usual.
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