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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1883
Page
4
M Victor Saint Paul endows the Paris Academy of Medicine with a $5,000 prize to any person of any vocation or nationality who discovers an infallible method to cure diphtheria. The award aims to reward a universally effective treatment.
The Washington monument is expected to finish in spring 1885 with a 500 foot masonry shaft and a 50 foot pyramidal cap. Locals anticipate a grand ceremonial to crown the work. The piece notes German nettle cultivation and a fine thread trade, plus a nod to potential thistle use by curious farmers.
Miss Ada Parker is a girl of nine teen who lives two miles from Monroe Louisiana and has run a plantation for four years. Her widowed mother sister and two younger brothers live with her and she supports them by her industry. She oversees all work personally and raises crops with skill. On the Pacific Mail steamer Australia a venerable China man named John Tuck, nearly blind, handles light work after helping prevent a pirate theft years ago during a gold cargo voyage from California to Hong Kong. The company kept him on board after that.
The Prince of Montenegro, famed for closing cafes and ending noble titles, has issued an interdict against luxurious garments and accessories such as cravats gloves walking-sticks parasols and umbrellas to curb extravagance.
France bears hangman M Deibler aged 48 with a tall commanding frame and 1200 dollar salary plus perquisites. He laments scarce work since President Grevy and notes eight executions in five years versus his predecessor carrying out 43 in 1871 73. Barstow of San Francisco wills plain funeral arrangements to curb ostentation.
Dr. P. P. Deherain argues electric light harbors rays harmful to vegetation that glass can block. He notes the light contains enough beneficial rays to sustain plant life for about two and a half months, but the amount is insufficient to mature crops.
London reports note US citizens' losses in the Cuban revolt still unsettled. Bouet arrives in Marseilles. cholera cases rise to 25 in Alexandria with Cairo possibly afflicted. Vienna sees seditious placards by an executive committee. New Orleans Fire Engineers discuss fires and insurance. Lima earthquakes felt hardest in Arequipa. Rand and Pender in Philadelphia jailed for arms to Haiti insurgents. Butterworth named commissioner of planets. St Louis court rules poker a felony. Baltimore mourns Mrs. David Moses the fatest girl in the U S. Mormon mission report shows 3600 members with a kingly conference on islands sugar plantation.
London dispatch reports Emperor of Austria telling Austrian Hungarian delegates that relations with foreign powers are satisfactory. The text also notes Smyrna refugees after earthquakes and aid efforts including lumber for 5,000 sheds, editors forming a relief committee, and ongoing minor shocks with no damage.
Reported record journey on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad ran 62 miles in exactly 60 minutes between Louisa Court House and Richmond. An express, behind time, was ordered to make all time possible to Richmond with a clear track and no accidents. Elmer submits annual Post Office report. transportation costs on star steamship and railroad routes for the year total $19,234,899.
Washington notes report Attorney Corkhill urges action with Interior officials and other leaders to stop fraudulent pension claims. The Navy board proposes seven new ships with specific costs mirroring the Chicago Boston Dolphin and others. Dispatches note woodchopper suspects stopped a train on Iron Mountain Road. Pensions chief investigates irregularities by Belva A. Lockwood and considers suspending her from bureau practice.
A humorous survey of tacks describing their traits as a witty, sharp presence in daily life. It notes their year round use, springtime surge, and misadventures when carpet laying and startled homeowners collide with slippery tacks. It hints at future academic interest in tack based innovations for gymnasiums.
A visitor reports a Japanese method to revive faded flowers by briefly charring the stem ends in fire. After burning, the blooms look fresh again by evening and last for another week, with speculation that carbon or heat drives juices back into the stems.
The passage outlines heuristic weather rules based on wind direction, cloud movement, temperature changes, and frost. It posits cirrus guiding rain within a day, cirrus speeds signaling summer hail or winter snow, and circular winds around storms affecting rain direction. It also ties frost to storms forming northwest within a thousand miles and limits wind activity to rainy or snowy conditions nearby.
A coach dog named Jack became lost and was found by a master's friend who telephoned the owner. The master spoke to Jack through the telephone and the dog barked in recognition, licking the instrument as if the master were inside the machine. The caller then went to the friend’s office to reclaim the dog.
The Daily Sentinel notes St. Jacob's Wil, a remedy for rheumatism, has been used by many in Milwaukee with reportedly marvelous effect. The piece also cites that education in England costs about 14 dollars per year on average.
A long discussion on the germ theory cites bacteria as disease culprits and praises Warner's Safe Cure and Dr. Gunn. It highlights Pasteur Koch and Koch claims, notes immunity with strong bodies, and ends with assorted notices and anecdotes including marriage taboos in California.
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