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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1880
Page
1
Along meditation on humanity’s distress and the need for honesty. The author cites temptation, lies, and the value of sincere friendship while arguing moral progress comes from rising to a higher moral atmosphere and inner integrity rather than external cleverness.
A reflective poem contemplates the ripening year, rest, and renewal. It contrasts earthly longing with divine fate, urging Nature to cradle souls at life’s end and envisioning a peaceful meeting with Death beyond regret. The speaker pleads for union with the Divine through the solace of Nature and the promise of eternal rest.
Paul Carroll, a guest at Anna Jardine’s winter mansion, is drawn to a striking widow, Mrs L'Estrange, despite his prior betrothal to Anna. The widow’s allure tests Carroll’s loyalty as Anna’s quiet love endures through years, with trust strained by entangled affections and social intrigue.
A melodramatic tale unfolds with Paul Carroll entangled with Anna Carroll and a widow at a grand ball. Jealousy, revelation, and a fatal car crash lead to death, public tragedy, and a grieving wife returning to the city. Interludes feature Uncle Jesse White recounting drinking and moral parables from a boat trip and sermons on temperance, with humor and aphorisms.
A slight girl in black told reporters how she began a draw poker game on a railway train after losing money in Buffalo. She claimed luck and skill helped her win between $40 and $50, noting she owned a high hand of three aces and two nines.
A reporter overheard a pre smothering exchange just before the curtain fall in a recent Othello performance at the N Theatre. The conversation features a jealous Othello and a bet on a later reconciliation.
A Detroit Irish water spaniel awakens its master at 6 every morning and assists with firewood duties while savoring sardines after the family. In Sacramento a dog famed for hostility to Chinamen provokes alarm, chasing a hidden crock of preserved ginger as the reason, as narrated in a Detroit newspaper.
A Cassel province library houses a novel collection where each book resembles a wooden block. An oak volume shows bark, grain, varnish, and interior leaves while depicting the tree’s seed, fruit, moss, and insects alongside a short history of the species.
A provocative critique outlines social faults in elite circles. It condemns pretentious lead ership by unsuitable men, praises genuine flirtations from skating on artificial ice, and argues to end the dinner card mania. It notes florist credit refusals, warns against conning foreigners, declares Derby hats in decline, and calls for stricter nurse girl confidence limits.
A Detroit woman on Mission Street built a spring loaded doorstep device to fling visiting peddlers into the yard below. The first sewing machine agent vanished upward then struck the fence, breaking a leg. neighbors misread the accident as a failed aeronaut.
Plain white cards convey calls in etiquette. The caller’s card should show name and address, omit titles for gentlemen, allow Mrs or Miss on ladies cards, and include or omit mourning rules. Business cards are improper unless for business. Leave cards when departing, and send cards with introductions or upon New Year visits. Parting customs include P. P. C. initials.
A tale from Julian California describes a supposed Indian thief of horses who is tricked by a talking telephone, the Great Spirit ordering him to surrender the stolen caballos. He confesses and promises to return the horses.
A man walks a post office corridor in 1880 and vents anger at his grocer in England sending gifts while his balance shows debt. He laments the state of America compared with Hin Hingland and questions the financial burden of his shop account.
A scholar named M. d Arpentigny argues hands fall into three classes: pointed fingertips indicate poets and artists with rapid insight, square tops signal scientists and professionals, and spade shaped tops denote materialists and practical doers. Each finger contains body mind and soul segments linked to these types.
The article urges moisture in all heated rooms to prevent dry throats and husky lungs. It explains how temperature raises air's moisture absorption, recommends water pans in furnaces, evaporative surfaces in stoves, and using a hot wet towel to improve comfort and health.
Relics from Swiss lake dwellers reveal forks made from stag metatarsal bone and multiple bone implements. Animal remains include dog badger otter wild ox bear cow moor cow stag roe wild boar pig beaver. Horses are notably absent, suggesting they were unknown or untamed.
A hungry tramp on a Detroit wharf narrates a string of misfortunes and missed chances. He recalls losing money on market shifts, a wallet found, injuries, and a failed lawsuit, ending with a pile of coal nearly burying him and cursing his luck.
The writer argues against frequent use of carpets due to dirt and air pollution. Recommends durable double wood floors from seasoned timber that resist shrinking and warping, with careful finishing. Suggests warm rugs that can be removed and aired to keep homes cleaner.
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