Cutting a Specialty Shop Next Door to Journal Book Store
A compact ad notes a specialty shop beside the Journal Book Store offering guaranteed satisfaction.
03 Mar 1881
Page 1
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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1881
Page
1
A compact ad notes a specialty shop beside the Journal Book Store offering guaranteed satisfaction.
A speaker compares a silent violin to a heart awaiting a master’s touch. Only the master can unlock its rapture and voice. The speaker rests hope on the artist’s hand to test fortune, whether music will speak of love or stay mute.
In a grand home, bachelor Howland Coleman reads a bold note from May E Dean begging to become part of his life. The letter reveals May’s need to support her mother and her offer to join him if he will have her, stirring unexpected emotion in Coleman.
In a plain parlor May Dean receives a marriage proposal from Howland Coleman after a heartfelt confession sparked by a persuasive letter. May hesitates as she reveals a desire for a place in his mills, but Coleman clarifies the offer: marriage to her and all his mills. The scene shifts to a broader meditation on relics and fame as readers are reminded of shifting values from material trophies to living bonds.
A guide to canoe travel in Alaska with Indian guides. Large canoes carry up to three tons and handle inland waves, sail well, and paddle easily along shore. With provisions and warm gear, travelers can be self reliant, camp nightly in wild mossy forests, and enter the famed rock portals, waterfalls, and glaciers along a journey with nature as partner.
Historic Bahia province faces a vampiric bat plague that drains cattle blood. Scientific officials describe a suction tongue with papillae and tubular lips enabling blood extraction. Bats measure up to two feet wingspan and roost in deserted houses, feared by blacks and Indians amid local superstitions.
A Berlin merchant markets a curious apparatus that burns pictures into rose colored paper. A glowing match at two perforated points sends sparks that trace a path waking the image. The sparks end when the path finishes, yielding a positive and a negative like silhouettes.
In a courtroom clash over belief, Horace Bradlaugh’s named witness refuses to kiss the Bible. He insists his mind is clear, declares belief in the Bible yet rejects kissing the book, provoking shock among spectators and judges. The exchange highlights tensions over faith and civil rights in the case.
A reforming ticket agent recalls a Chicago scam by a rival line aimed at Horace Greeley. The agent admits selling a wrong route ticket to the famed editor, who coolly corrects the route and urges the man to “Go West, young man,” while exposing the scheme.
The Isle of Man, equal with England Scotland and Ireland in reach of reform, expands suffrage to householders of both sexes. The House of Keys amended the measure by removing the word male, signaling broad political rights under home rule. Supporters boast its ancient popular assembly and historic rights.
The author notes that perfect happiness via perfect goodness may be unattainable in this world. He acknowledges we do not always observe visible virtue. The text then mentions that there are 187 prisoners in the Eastern Penitentiary.
In a comic scene at Judge Smith’s chamber, Mr. Sparks seeks damages for a ruined evening after courting Miss Blazer. The judge finds no legal grounds, as Sparks recounts a misadventure from oysters to a dog bite and a mistaken fiancé at the doorstep.
The article reflects on Afghan warfare noting a fighter’s ferocity and refusal to yield. It contrasts Afghan battle realities with Indian memories of rebellion and mutiny, highlighting the peril to wounded enemies and the constant danger in battlefields.
A long list of cautions on behavior in social settings. It advises choosing good company, avoiding boasting abroad, speaking to acquaintances, offering seats to infirm or elderly, not forcing attention, and returning favors with civilities. It emphasizes politeness, humility, and considerate conduct in daily interactions.
At Mt. Clemens a New Yorker talks with Sam Smith known as Smith Smith. Smith recounts a failed touring act after a long cross country trek and says he now seeks only modest meals and quiet days, having been chased by dogs farmers and constables.
In olden days Baron Rowdedow hosts a grand Christmas dinner. The chief cook falls ill. a Milesian substitutes at the door and presents a boar's head by mistake, lifted atop a book agent’s index. Laughter erupts as the feast proceeds.
An invention from Bavaria uses an enamelling liquid to harden stone or cement beyond granite and render it indistinguishable from other minerals. The coating can be applied to metal to prevent rust, offering durable, customizable appearances.
The speaker reflects that when early hopes are crushed by adversity we picture the potential beauty they might have become if nurtured, imagining flowers that could have bloomed.
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