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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1885
Page
1
A fragmented listing from Millheim and surrounding areas shows offices and services including medical doctors, a journal office, legal deed work, barber services, and partnerships. Names and locations cover Millheim Main Street Penn Street Allegheny Street and nearby Bellefonte, with various trades and professional ads.
A New England farmer, initially amused by a Chautauqua visit, attends a talk and is moved by a tale of marital strife. He resolves to treat his wife better, drives her home on Sundays, and gradually breaks old habits. The couple reconciles after a sequence of thoughtful acts and teary admissions, planning a renewed marriage and a future trip to Chautauqua. they agree to begin anew and wed again next summer at Chautauqua.
A moral primer for young men urging financial prudence and personal responsibility. It warns debt traps, status symbols, and improper courtship, advising independence from a father's fortune and respect for workers, including a washerwoman, as a foundation for responsible housekeeping and marriage.
Two ladies debate a $3000 wooden carving at the Ignatious Hall exhibition. One quips she would buy a live man if she had $3,000, noting the piece is a fine work but not worth the price.
From Owen Sound to Port Arthur the Algoma journeied with 120 or more aboard. Only about 15 survivors were found after the steamer struck Isle Royale amid a northeast gale. Fishermen aided the rescued, the Athabasca took them in, and bodies of Frost and Emerson were recovered.
An English nobleman in reduced circumstances moves to Western Texas and meets Col. H. B. Andrews, vice president of the Sunset Railroad. He declares it a blawsted country and says he will return home, criticizing the lack of work and the high cost of living.
A New York Sun recounts a Florida encounter where a machinist's clockwork explosive, concealed in beef, was used to blow up a massive alligator near a lagoon off the St. Johns River. The blast killed the reptile as it lunged, tail shelling into a tree and the scene leaving a strong odor and stunned observers.
A family scene unfolds at dinner as a grandfather cautions Bobby to be quiet before Feathery. Feathery entertains the boy and suggests all children share wonder. Bobby asks about the elder's eyes and Pa’s claim that a silver dollar appears cartwheel-sized to him.
Notice announces the sale of Process Roller Flour manufactured by J B Fisher at Penn Hall through D S Kauffman and Co at their Main street store.
In Juniata county near Waterloo a boy long believed murdered returns home alive after years of quiet grief and suspicion falls on Porter Divinney accused of killing his son. An alibi freed a cousin, while villagers doubted the father until reunion brings relief and a mystery remains about the mountain bones.
Uncle Josiah Windless recalls a fall hiring a pale slim young man for the country school board to teach in the district. The candidate lacked physical heft and classroom control after clashes with pupils, leading to disrupted lessons and eventual dismissal with two months pay.
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