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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1880
Page
1
A speaker contemplates a final parting with a beloved on a moor. They reflect on imminent separation, oceans between them, and the inadequacy of words to express their deep feeling as September skies darken. The moment is solitude filled and solemn. Sleat stands among moorland flowers as the last happy hours fade.
A shoemaker who owed a large bill visits a lavish dinner to confront his debtor, Mr Cheatem. Mistaken identities lead the bootmaker to be proclaimed Major Boots by a gossipy crowd, as a chorus of aristocrats mistake him for a celebrated officer and cordially welcome him.
A bootmaker mistaken for a distinguished military figure at a lavish gathering is treated as a hero by guests. He is introduced as Major de Boots and General de Buta, then intoxicated by champagne and compliments until he collapses and leaves with a bill in hand. Mr. Cheatem defends the scene, praising the soldier’s lapse as a wartime weakness.
A West Hill party planned a late joke on a wife by shouting April fool after midnight. The husband returns home disheveled finds the door locked. He knocks and finally enters after promising not to repeat the prank. The narrator warns the informer may face consequences if discovered.
A sharp Boston lawyer Charles E. Allen falls for the so called Western Hotel game staged by a young woman Louisa Silvan at the National Security Bank in Court Street. Bank cashier Charles R. Batt detects the ruse and with detectives traps Silvan who sought $1000 by fake signed checks. The case unravels as Silvan manipulates lawyer Jim in a room at the Revere House before extorting $1000.
The fireside is a universal seminary of immense importance shaping lifelong character. It weaves early lessons into a durable portrait of self, with the home chiding the mind longer than formal schooling, imprinting memory as youth outlives later days.
A Carson visitor brings a letter from an uncle in Cleveland and clashes over family reputation. The two men trade blunt jabs about Cleveland relatives, then end the brief encounter with a toast to friendship and a shared drink.
Advice urges planning meals around guests to ease the hostess load. Avoid ironing days for major cooking tasks, favor simple oven roasting and cold dishes, and reserve delicate tasks like dusting to the hostess, while keeping home neat and harmonious.
During mild weather sheep should have outdoor access by day rather than confined in warm pens. The remark accompanies a note on outdoor living for livestock amid gentle conditions.
A tall unshaven man visits Mr. Margrave to push a salve called Aromatic Soul of Mignonette. The scene unfolds in a law office as the salesman hawks the product with testimonials while the lawyer probes for legitimacy and a sawed Courtney boats reference.
In West End Baltimore a man tarred a flat roof drawing six or seven cats to shout and arch their backs. The man crawled up barefoot to chase them, a policeman followed on hands and knees, and the scene drew neighbors who tossed objects. The mother in law’s wig stuck in tar exposed them, and all involved suffered tar on hands and feet while the cats later gnawed at their claws and yowled.
A bride and groom aboard an eastbound Holly Michigan train stirred comic attention as they hugged and held hands despite a full car. The groom warned he would quit the train if winking and nodding continued, joking he might spark a market for false teeth and crutches.
Whales abound outside San Francisco between the Farallones and the Golden Gate, suggesting a budding whaling industry. Capt. Thomas Whitelaw builds a 65 by 16 by 9 foot steamer to hunt with a whaling rocket, forecasting ten whales per month and a full processing system to extract oil and produce fertilizer from bone and flesh.
Capt Bones recalls Bill Shepard claiming seven deer shot in one drive on a snowy day. Bill hid behind a log, shot repeatedly at the largest buck, and each time the same deer fell, jumped up, and appeared to be the next target. Only one carcass remained. six other deer vanished, with seven bullets found in the sole buck.
Advice on cheerfulness, kindness, self knowledge, and humility. Emphasizes inner virtue, charitable views, and self restraint as foundations of good conduct. Warns against ego, gossip, and shallow politeness while urging perseverance, prayer, and private reform as paths to happiness.
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