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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1882
Page
1
Poem fragment contrasts mourning and rejoicing as hours fly fast. Each moment bears loss or sorrow and the forthcoming night signals the sun departing. The piece shifts between urging mourning and urging rejoicing as time diminishes.
A fragile masque of courtship and betrayal unfolds from Augusta Bevan and Captain Hornblower through a jeweled gold owl gift. A Swiss maid finds and resells the trinket, Mr. Riddel redeems it, and Augusta’s engagement to Riddel surfaces. A dark tale of John Boyden’s life follows, revealing gambling ruin, a Cuban marriage, murder, insanity, and a final, poignant burial.
A simple homemade cleaner is described using three quarters of a pound of washing soda and a pound of brown soap cut into pieces. Soak in a large stone jar with cold water on a cool range, stir occasionally, and after hours the mixture forms a jelly that removes grease from floors or shelves.
A stranger with white hair in a white coat and hat announces he is a singular man. He orders six oysters on the left-hand half, has them prepared in various ways, and refuses to pay a $2 bill. He leaves but pays a fruit vendor the usual price for a banana, having learned no explanations in advance.
The record of patents over two centuries shows Venetian monopoly ending in 1634 with French competition. By 1684 Paris cast a glass plate 18 inches by 50, and today three main sources supply American markets: French, German, and American makers. French plates are preferred. German plates arrive ready, American plates are silvered locally.
A home science idea describes growing white crystals on a goblet using salt and blueing with water in sunlit warmth. The crystal growth forms a decorative outside layer, and a second setup hides the base with a board and wall bracket to create a small vase display.
At the Fifth German Army Corps review near Breslau the Crown Princess of Germany rode at the head of the Hussars honorary colonel of the regiment. She wore the black hussar uniform with plume and white braid, carried a riding whip, and stood at the Emperor's right as her troops passed.
Layer sweetened apple sauce in a buttered dish, add batter lumps, then cracker crumbs with cinnamon, repeat layers ending with crumbs. Bake until done and serve hot with cold sweetened cream.
Readers traveling to the mountains or seaside can carry plants home using a cotton wrapping method. Wet the earth so soil clings to roots, wrap with cotton, secure, and soak overnight, then dry for packing. Upon arrival, replant roots in warm water briefly before nighttime transplantation and provide shade and moisture to recover.
Dry winter lowers Lake Constance level in Switzerland exposing bone flint implements harpoons pottery tools baskets arrows and animal remains. Finds include bears bison moor-hen skeletons and preserved oats wheat plus a stag horn harpoon. Relics sent to Frauenfeld for local historical and natural history society collection.
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