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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1880
Page
1
T Alexander of Bellefonte PA announces office space in Garmans new building with B Linn joining as partner. The fragment notes a Bellefonte location and new premises.
The speaker pleads through a ruined tower peering over desolate heights. A distant beloved wanders the heavens like a great planet, while the speaker in vain seeks to quench longing for the beloved face. He recalls sounds of old songs sung beside him before love died, seeking solace in memory.
Philip Vane wins Rose Denham as queen at an agricultural show and plans a brief engagement. He buys a diamond ring and travels to Denham house to see Rose, only to discover tense domestic quarrels and meaning of a hidden, unsettled heart.
Rose insists on an extravagant wardrobe and faces family friction as Philip Vane confronts her in the dining room. He declares love lost and leaves, while the mother consoles him and later history shows Rose remains unmarried and discontented, with Philip finding wiser counsel in his mother. Greek Fire: ancient incendiary weapon used to defend Constantinople, its secret kept for centuries, its probable composition naptha and sulfur, and its dramatic impact until gunpowder.
Adolph Hintzky, trapped by a fallen tree in eastern Pennsylvania, lay under snow for three days. A hunter named Hines found him near death, frozen ears and feet, and freed him with help from a neighbor. He survived by drinking snow as food and was nearly exhausted, later saved by lantern light.
A South African savage Zulus act in London amuse crowds with fire making. They build a bedding of straw, place two sticks as a base, lay a third stick with a notch, twirl it to create friction, and spark a fire in about five minutes. The moment draws cheers as the spark is sheltered and fanned into flame.
The article traces Herschel's early life from Hanover to England in 1759 at age twenty one, his self taught mathematics and optics, and his progress building a five foot focal length reflector by 1776. It notes his Bath years, Saturn’s ring and Jupiter belts, and by 1781 his prolific telescope making surpassing European observatories. It also mentions a Connecticut governor appointing a state detective in a Mary Stannard murder case and a light aside about CuicaGco's flute teacher.
The article describes ancient Chinese timekeeping with two main devices the sun dial and the water clock both ancient. It recounts legendary origins of the water clock and sun dial with references to the Yellow Emperor Chow Kung and Kublai Khan’s lamp water clock detailing its grand 17 foot height and ornate gold decorations. It also notes jade counters the Fahlin tower golden machine and the use of candles for time measurement and explains the present day method of signaling the five night watches in Chinese gamens through a sequence of drums ching and cing blows.
Official tallies put Russian deaths at about 90 000 in battle and 98 000 by sickness or famine with 22 000 Romanians added. Turkish losses exceed 90 000 in battle and 50 000 in hospitals. The piece notes vast civilian suffering, financial ruin, and compares costs of major wars across nations.
Local readers note that smokers express contentment with how the open horse cars look on city streets. The casual observation highlights public sentiment about street transportation and urban aesthetics.
A long discussion on preserving fabrics from silk to calico emphasizes habit, proper handling, and routine cleaning. It covers sponging, ammonia mixtures, dust removal, moth prevention, and proper storage, with anecdotes on diligent care versus careless wear.
A compact collection of maxims on hope and loss, sin and fire, faith in action, friendship, momentary error, and the strengths of love patience and humility. It contrasts wordly rhetoric with divine fire and righteously urges doing over knowing. It notes women’s weapons in tears and tongues and emphasizes holy anger.
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