12 May 1881
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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1881
Page
1
SA. EISENHUTH JUSTICE OF THE PEACE MILLHEIM PA AB business promptly attended tw. Coection of Claims a specialty. Offige opposite Eisenhuth's Drug Store. HARTER AUCTIONEER.
The speaker admires a calm night sky and starry light, calling it a voiceless evidence of God. They ponder the soul's immortality beyond earthly death and affirm that divine essence and sublimity lie in human thought. The passage ends with awe and reverence for creation.
A frugal couple in a modest home dream of wealth after a rich uncle’s will but face strain. A travel worn man returns to his family graveyard scene, experiences a dream of return and forgiveness, only to wake to autumn mist and unresolved guilt.
The author questions lavish flower gifting at balls and dinners noting wax bouquets cannot replace genuine sentiment. Roses and violets adorn women but excessive bouquets blur meaning, as many are sent by family or as social bribes. The piece cites misuse in social hierarchies and perfumed excess at performances.
A tall man enters a corner store and tries to place a deposit for a drink by leaving a wax nose as collateral. The bartender refuses, the man extracts the nose, drinks, and departs with a warning to call when noses are needed, claiming residence on Fifth Ave.
The bung is a simple yet vital device for all liquid containers. Ubiquitous in the United States, millions are produced from seasoned woods like oak and hickory using patented machinery. Bungs vary by barrel type and size, with oils needing 2 inch versions and beer or ale bungs 1 inch. whisky bungs are reused.
M Allioth editor of Phare du Littoral Paris recounts the March 6 balloon voyage with Captain Jovis and Lieutenant Vivier from Nice. After rising to 6000 feet Alps and Swiss views gave way to sea mist and a nine mile drift. The Gabriel sank and the crew clung to life until the Morosini rescued them, landing at Villa Franca then Nice to a hero’s welcome.
In summer 1819 a Duc de Berry and his wife sheltered from a shower under a portico with a clerkly umbrella owner. The duke offered the nursemaid or the lady his arm while the clerk offered conversation about noble floors. At the Elysee they parted, and within a week the clerk received a silver adorned umbrella from his employer.
Dr Cutter links rise in nervous diseases and weak teeth to poor flour and wasteful gluten removal. He advocates unbolted flour with eggs milk and butter and disputes fish as brain food, claiming butter’s fat makes better brain sustenance.
Park Benjamin notes that electricity torture is not new to Russians and cites a British journal inquiry into using electric shocks for criminals. He describes two methods the electric scourge employs: rapid muscle contractions and skin burning, with potential for fatal harm if overly powerful.
The text describes eve rituals to honor the dead in Italian country areas including burning all embers, leaving meals for the departed, and meals for the poor next morning. It notes similar practices in Russia and explains beliefs about souls, midnight church visits for indulgence, and a seer using a taper and pitchfork pose to reveal apparitions in a water basin.
Dr Angus Smith demonstrated a spark tube gas detector at the Manchester Geological Society noting its use of compressed air and spongy platinum to ignite gases. The device, drawn from a tinder compression syringe, provides visible explosions through a bottom glass window and can detect gas down to 23 degrees, offering a potential safe method for exploring gaseous mines.
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