24 Nov 1881
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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1881
Page
1
The speaker recalls Spring’s promised joy as the world’s noise dulls his senses. He reflects on a moment beneath a beech, where song and dream briefly hovered before the evening laughter from the lane and the night wrapped the trees in mist.
In a sharp confessional dialogue, Kate Landon lists former fiances including Will Harley, Captain Stanton, Lenny, Burwell, Higgins, Simper, Wilmerton, Jenkins, Simpson, and Henry Eaton. She explains why she ended or never pursued these matches, and notes her vow that she will break any future engagement if she does not truly like the partner.
Kate Landon resolves to join a convent after a string of broken promises to lovers, while Ann Duncan prepares for marriage to Edward Leslie. A coincidental reunion reveals Lieutenant Atwood as Henry Eaton, altering fates as Kate becomes a nun or bridesmaid in a tangled tale of love, memory, and choice.
In Saxony the annual fair features plow horses raced by rustic riders who aim to knock down small ties along the track. The first rider to fail a tie wins the flag and becomes the village hero, while spectators enjoy comic scenes as the untrained animals dash past.
A long vignette traces Princess Nemenoosha, called Marie Lulu. her French trapper father Joe Lavagnie, her escape to Montreal, and ascent as a noble of the Blackfeet. She tours Europe with Wild Harry, returns to the United States, and heads to Texas. The piece blends affection, tragedy, and adventure with colonial stereotypes.
The autopsy reveals the ball encysted and harmless while the true trouble traced to the eleventh rib area. It notes the difficulty of locating the bullet during life and argues against exploratory removal without clear localization. About two hours were spent at autopsy locating the missile, highlighting potential missed opportunities in life.
A rural family installs a zinc tub in a small bath room for regular baths and health, noting most farms lack bathing facilities. They fill from a cistern using a heating reservoir and plan a direct piped water system, valuing the bath room at $100 a year in comfort and health.
An English sanitary officer says empty houses may breed typhoid and other zymotic diseases when reoccupied. He cites disused cisterns pipes and drains and build up of impure air as causes as windows close off fresh air. He advises clearing rubbish and airing houses before occupation and using carbolic acid as a disinfectant.
A long eclectic passage offers maxims on wealth, trust, effort, discipline, happiness, and virtue. It weighs temptation versus conscience, the value of labor, and the limits of wealth while highlighting character, patience, and temper. Each aphorism reflects 19th or early 20th century moral thought with named observations and universal themes.
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