13 Nov 1879
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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1879
Page
1
A poem speaks to a longing heart, describing flowers buried beneath white snow and a stormy sky. It vows that spring will return, bringing light and golden mirth as winter wanes and brighter days follow the darkness.
Clarence Spencer faces a morning burden from a past quarrel with his wife and learns from Mr. Wardle that the heaviest burden is self imposed. He is urged to forgive and return home with a loving greeting, lifting the gloom from family life. Clarence follows the counsel, reconciles with Sarah, and later becomes a partner in Wardle’s firm.
A woman recalls Siamese visitors reacting with shock at their reflection revealing dark teeth and naked bodies. The piece then lists numerous biblical authors and their books in a long catalog style.
The magistrate in a sleepy courtroom reduces Frederick Schmidt's fine from ten to three dollars after a comical exchange about drinking and a playful miscommunication. Schmidt, apologetic and thankful, exits the court in a waddling departure.
A bright looking twelve year old named Tommy McEvoy surrendered at Jefferson Market Police Court in New York. He asked the judge to help him find a home and avoid becoming a bad boy. He said his father died nine years ago and his mother died before that, leaving him with an aunt who drinks and mistreats him. The judge promised to place him in a good institution and provide a home.
A man high rollers a pricey meal, boasts refusal to pay, pulls a pistol on the landlord. Boniface asks who he is, the man replies, then realizes the weapon is a pistol and jokes that he mistook it for a stomach pump.
Hyde describes a formal reception in a State Department salon then tea in the Queen’s private parlor filled with plants curios and pictures. He recalls her reading Kinglake and anecdotes about Napoleon III and the Prince Imperial, contrasting Osborne etiquette with Courcanale vigor and a court of intellectuals.
The text reflects a diplomatic portrait noting her warmth toward English people and fluency in six languages. It describes her view of the American Civil War as a European puzzle and her belief that breaking up the Republic would not grieve European royal families. She comments that Americans are strong and that the South’s cause aligns with aristocracy.
A nostalgic portrait compares the old fashioned girl to modern youth. She helped at home, learned sewing and cooking, obeyed, and valued virtue over vanity. The piece praises modesty, family duties, prayer, and a simple, contented life, hoping such girls remain a blessing.
In Moscow a blacksmith named Jordar who wed a Russian woman faced alleged lack of proof of love. When she demanded proof she said beating would count. He first complied with harsh blows, then intensified until he beheaded and dismembered her, revealing cruelty before authorities.
An Irish poet on a France visit struggles to place a single word in a line. After days of silent effort and a sleepless night, he receives inspiration and tears from his notebook a moonlit scrap to fix the line with a simple common word that cost twelve hours of labor.
Detective Kavanagh assists a woman who mixed up her seat leading to a mistaken bag swap on a Charlotte to Falls train. A misidentified satchel containing grooming items and odd belongings caused her embarrassment before the mix up was clarified.
The text notes that timber continually exposed to moisture retains its original strength for a long time. It warns that heat combined with moisture is highly injurious to timber, implying rapid degradation under such conditions.
Ferrets are sold to farmers as rat control. They cost about thirty dollars a pair and can squeeze through holes and chase rats from their nests. They kill by blood loss rather than flesh, leaving carcasses to dry and reducing odor. Their main job is driving vermin from holes to be finished off by terriers, nets, or clubs.
A desperate man enters a store during rain and falls through a trapdoor into the basement. He resurfaces unharmed, claiming the accident saved him from murder and a suicidal fate, and leaves thanking the merchant as authorities later find four dozen pocket knives and gloves on his person.
A description notes waterproofing leather with drying oils and oxides of lead copper or iron or with gummy resins. It then asks if a man who offers a biscuit to a lady can be said to offer a doughnation, implying a pun or wordplay on donation.
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