Office opposite the Public School House
D GEO. S. FRANK, DE W. P. ARD, B OU. DEININGER,
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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1885
Page
1
D GEO. S. FRANK, DE W. P. ARD, B OU. DEININGER,
Fragmentary notice listing locations in Millheim Pennsylvania J K Springer and Hastings with Reeders at the Office of Ex Judge Hoy and a Woodings Building address. Includes names George L Springer and others around Mars Street near the Millheim Banking House.
Walter Hartman comforts his penniless Aunt Julia after a Chicago fire leaves her destitute. Elsie Brims with love as Julia suffers rheumatic fever and prisonlike loneliness, and Walter offers to fetch her. Julia’s eventual recovery is spurred by their devoted care, and a legacy from her land investment finally arrives after her death. The tale ends with Elsie and Walter cherishing their bond and the aunt’s generous bequest.
A North Carolina youth seeks a Washington post but endures weeks of wait, spending funds and patience. After taking a street job, whispers reach officials and he is rewarded with a fat office. The piece questions authenticity, suggesting political maneuvering or a moral about effort and luck.
Mrs Yerger and Kosciusko Murphy spar over a coin's age in a playful exchange from Texas Siftings. She claims a hundred plus years. he boasts one older than two thousand years, then clarifies the coin dates to 1885 and jokes about coins two millennia old in the future.
An exchange notes that loud door slams aggravate ill and nervous patients. It urges habitual quiet closing to preserve rest, reduce awakenings, and aid recovery, stressing simple practice can prevent unnecessary distress.
The Rosevelts organ for the Garden City cathedral, built by the widow of A. T. Stewart, is the world’s largest with 115 stops and 7 252 pipes costing $100 000. It features an octagonal chamber, four concurrent divisions Chan cel Tower Chapel and Echo, steam powered bellows, and an electric chime action controlling thirteen bells. The Philadelphia organ cases showcase rich English Gothic carving.
From our own correspondent fashion notes highlight black lace toilets and jackets, embroidered net and tulle as new novelties, and simple spring costumes. Describes Deutelle-de-laine lace trimming, popular velveteens, and Nonpareil broche combination costumes. Notes travel wear poplin and black and white lace outfits, plus a wedding dress from Pim Bros. in Dublin via Lord & Taylor. Warns on pneumonia risk and promotes Duff’s Pure Malt Whiskey as preventive. Details Best & Co. catalog and Carhart clothing store offerings and proxy purchasing services. Crescent.
The tale cites Laboulaye recounting Washington praising the two chamber system. Jefferson asks how, and Washington replies that pouring tea from cup to saucer cools it, illustrating the advantage of a dual legislative chamber. The anecdote is said to have impressed Jefferson.
A Detroit firm hired a new collector who menaced a debtor to force payment on a long-doubted bill. The collector pocketed the money after threatening violence. The next day the firm paid 75 to settle a case of extortion by threats, and the collector was told to take a long vacation for his health.
A Phrenological Journal warns that late hours harm nerve health, especially for delicate women. It urges avoiding late-night reading and amusements to improve sleep before midnight.
The late songwriter Frantz Abt was a surprising gourmand. He joked that Ajgoose is a pretty bird but too much for one and too little for two. After dining, a friend asked about the company at his table, and Abt quipped that it was a good but small party consisting of the turkey and himself.
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