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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1882
Page
1
A verse exploring paradox and wordplay where terms like late early square round fast slow loose tight high low wet dry great small and purchase with opposite meanings are used to illustrate contradictions and wit. The speaker muses on contradictions in behavior and language.
During a violent November storm, Squire Pratter and his wife witness Luke Ruddilove's fall from grace. Mary Pratter secretly lends him a dollar to save his family from hunger, prompting Luke to reform and eventually repay with a token of gratitude. Luke later places the money in his new house’s cornerstone, proving a vow to change.
The country housewife asks for dessert options before strawberries arrive. Bake a thin crust shortcake, layer with chopped oranges sprinkled with sugar, and fill with dried pineapple or cooked apples mashed with black raspberries for color and flavor. The result is pleasing.
The Rio Grande reached Pier 20 East River with Captain Albert C. Burrows hailed for saving passengers after fire broke out ninety miles beyond Delaware Breakwater. He towed the burning ship to a shoal, submerged it to extinguish the blaze among eight hundred bales of cotton, then raised ship and resumed voyage to New York. Fellow seafarers call his feat brilliant, unprecedented, and heroic.
A historical note observes Americans becoming coffee drinkers with per capita tea consumption rising from 0.01 to 1.44 pounds since 1867 and coffee from 611 to 889 pounds. Great Britain shows a different trend with tea consumption nearly quadrupling over forty years while coffee declines relative to population.
A cooking tip suggests boiling a tin cup of vinegar to remove odors. The article notes Mr. Emerson amassed a fortune of about $200,000.
A Sicilian observatory near Mt Etna’s summit rises 2 943 metres above sea level, higher than the Hospice of St Bernard. The circular structure, nine metres high with a movable dome, includes dining and living spaces for astronomers and visitors. From its upper balconies the view spans Sicily, Malta, Lipari, and Calabria.
French investigator M. Civiale, under a French Academy commission, unveils a plan using photography to map the Alps in 41 districts with central stations. He climbed up to 10,000 feet to capture fourteen directional photos per station, producing 600 plates showing relief, geology, and glacier features. A future idea suggests overlaying panoramas to estimate secular demolition.
A butcher laments consumer bias toward prime cuts and ribeyes, urging shoppers to try chuck roasts and less popular shoulder and round cuts. He notes higher future prices, advises aging beef ten days in ice for better value, and observes similar preferences in mutton with racks sought for broiling.
A Vermont governor travels on Sunday to return home and visits Rev Dr Goodwillie’s Barnet Centre church. He is questioned by a Barnet Justice for violating the Sunday law but his defense argues he sought spiritual influence and home proximity, supported by nearby witnesses.
The saying warns that looking down on others or oneself is folly. A man’s character is a fence that cannot be strengthened by whitewash. A bad judgment on a good act exposes inner wickedness. Truth is harmed by falsehood and equally harmed by silence.
The article extols salmon and brook trout as premier fly fishing targets, noting the scarcity of salmon in much of the United States and Canada’s high prices for scarce rivers. It praises brook trout for their beauty and resilience, recounts memory-rich Eastern waters, and advises patient science in pursuit. It also covers bass fishing in the Delaware and Schuylkill, highlighting accessible, affordable fly fishing for beginners and the thrill of a two pound bass taking line.
A reflective note estimates the world human population at 1 billion with 18 million annual deaths. It argues that decomposed bodies yield 9 trillion cubic feet of matter, with 634 thousand tons of animal matter returning to the earth and vegetable life processing the gases, continuing a perpetual cycle of nourishment and decay.
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