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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1884
Page
1
A veteran engineer relates a perilous chase when an intoxicated conductor endangered a passenger train on a steep division. He crosses to the rogue engine, halting the disaster as the freight ahead is steered to safety. His son Johnny is killed attempting the rescue.
A story from the twenty fifth reunion recounts a drummer who foraged for himself during maneuvers. He carried two turkeys in his drum, claiming one was for the colonel, prompting the adjutant to report. The colonel orders the drummer to his tent, asking why he did not say he was sick.
Captain Alfred Rensom of New York meets W K Sage of St Johns Michigan, a Civil War veteran who suffered from malaria related illness and nervous collapse after the war. Sage credits Warner's Tippecanoe as the cure restoring nerve tone stomach vigor and overall health.
A grave man seeks a Sunday school notice in the Drooklin Hagle. The city editor grills him about a supposed loss and bond, then ejects him after exposing the ruse. The impostor is revealed as a snide trying to feign honesty to gain publicity.
A saloon keeper boasts of earning a thousand dollars in three months. A listener counters, citing the harm to families and the community. The speaker pleads that the full cost will be reckoned in time, citing sick spouses and ruined children.
A description notes that Chinese compositors cannot sit at a single case but must move constantly between cases to assemble large character sets. The process involves stair climbs, elevator trips, and trips to the woodshed to fetch type. It emphasizes pedometer skill over mere intellect.
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A young couple shares a playful quarrel about cake and a bet. The husband confesses he weighed more than a friend, Toozie, and the pair plan to visit the store to settle the wager that night.
A humorous reel of spring dining room chatter and social mishaps unfolds with crowding jokes about new parasol styles aimed high to avoid pedestrians. A sequence of witty exchanges covers whisky talk, political schemes, aging prayers, and a hotel gag showing quick wit and audience retreat to the woods as rooms fill.
A physician warns against keeping a child awake after a head knock. Rest is vital, and attempts to prevent sleep can cause inflammation and death. Advise placing the child on a bed, loosening clothing, applying cool cloths, warming extremities, darkening the room, and awaiting medical help as natural sleep aids recovery.
Mrs B questions Mr B about nightly political meetings. He dreams aloud of nomination and rewards while she warns him to stay home. He recalls his ward speech praising appointing the man for the office. He sits, awaiting any political knock.
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