Alexander and Bower Firm in Bellefonte
Local business listing notes the firm of C. T. Alexander and C. M. Bower operating under the name Alexander & Bower in Bellefonte Pennsylvania.
Millheim Journal in Millheim, Pennsylvania
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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1880
Page
1
Grandpa's Barn Vacation Ode Comes Alive in Summer Fun
A nostalgic poem-laden memory celebrates grandpa's barn as a haven of open doors, doves, hay fragrance, and playful summer freedom when school ends. It recalls sunbeams, swallows, robins, and hens as children leap into carefree days, while time and memory preserve the barn’s sheltering charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa
Bitterville Mystery Hailed When Nancy Perkins Sways on Doorstep
In Bitterville the reclusive Nancy Perkins stands on her doorway swaying in an odd posture as villagers gather. John Ponsby and neighbors debate if she pursues Peter Ponsby, her supposed love, while Tom Jones dares to hug her amid the crowd. Nancy, who works for a Boston firm, has lived alone and kept to birds and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Perkins
John Ponsby
Mrs. Ponsby
John
Peter
Nancy
Squire Nesbit
California
Mrs. Frisbee
Mrs. Snyder
Sallie Yeomans
Betsy Bly
Miss Nancy
Boston
Tom Jones
Tom
Bill Kerr
Rascal
Peter Ponsby
Bitterville Reunion Ends Twenty Year Rift
In Bitterville a tangled village comedy culminates as Tom Jones uncovers a prank with an oleander bonnet. Miss Nancy forgives Peter Ponsby and he proclaims a renewed bond, while Tom reveals missing stakes and the couple reunites at a church wedding four weeks later.
Luminous Paint Lights English Carriages In Daylight
English Railway News reports Belmain’s luminous paint brightens a first class carriage during night travel. The coating absorbs daylight and glows in darkness, allowing passengers to read watches and recognize fellow travellers. It promises fuel savings on long journeys with tunnels but performance on cloudy days is unclear. The piece closes with a note on store prices misrepresenting cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmain
England
The Knight of Sheppey and the Huckleberry Queen
A legendary pirate of Elizabethan Kent is told as a dramatic tale of a noble outlaw on Sheppey who swam a ship’s flag with his horse, then died by a witch’s curse. The article also profiles the notorious Tyner showwoman known as the Huckleberry Queen, famed for strength, wild life, and dramatic stunts at the Lebweder marsh showground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Sheppey
Kent
Outlauery
Queen Elizabeth
The
Nore
Eyrie
Hercules
Nana
Tyner
Lebweder Huckleberry Marsh
the Marsh
Chicago
Falkenberg
Huckleberry Hell on Three-County Marsh Described in Warned Isle
A long account details the Great Schroeder marsh near Walkerton Indiana as a vast berry gathering site with 1200 to 1800 pickers. It paints the island center of tents shanties and vice from liquor to prostitution and gambling under a feared woman called the Huck leberry Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Indiana
Walkerton
Baltimore and Ohio
Indianapolis
Peru
Chicago
Huckleberry Hell
Montgomery
Dog Drowning Prank Ends With Loud Dogged Confusion
In a home on M street Johnny Megill and Tommy Gilpin rig a parlor prank using two oyster cans to trap a dog. The dog wrecks the room spreading plaster dust and bric a brac as the boys flee to fish. The next day Mrs Gilpin orders the dog drowned, leaving neighbors puzzled by the animal’s entry and the ruined room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Megill
M Street
Tommy Gilpin
Jack
Tommy
Johnny
Emperor Promotes Guard Dragoon Captain In Surprising Jest
The German Emperor in the Second Guard Dragoons mess room secretly fosters a prank. He writes Zum Major befoerdert on Captain Von S s tunic and departs as the officer learns he has been promoted. The regiment’s officers react with astonishment and levity. The new major then presides over a celebratory relief from duty with funds covering the drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Guard
Pionzerstasse
Prince Hohenzollern
Von 8
Vons
Seeds in Cultivated Soils Reach Eight to Forty Million
Prof. Prentiss reports experiments by his pupils counting weed seeds in cultivated soils. Bulk soil portions yielded weed counts from eight million to forty million, enough to supply any crop without transmutation. Only peat bog soil after top removal and recently graded beach sand showed no weed seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Prentiss
Bed and camp bedroll for soldiers and sportsmen
Describes a durable camp bed setup built from a gum blanket, cotton ticking mattress, expandable gum pillow, and an army pattern blanket. Includes construction steps for padding and stitching, moisture protection via a V-shaped trench, and packing details with leather straps for easy transport after a day in the field.
San Diego Sharpshooter’s Bold Bets on Shooting Feats
A San Diego markman issues public challenges promising precise shots with a double barreled gun at thirty feet. He wagers dollars on blowing coins from a nose, splitting knife blades, hitting targets in air, and more, claiming reliable demonstration and ready pay for a trustworthy opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
California
St. Louis
Express
United States
Somerset
Fashionable decline of posture in summer belles
A writer laments a fad among metropolitan women to stoop and flatten the chest with corsets, claiming hollow chests are linked to maidenhood. He notes once buxom belles become humpbacks, dresses change to fit altered shapes, and hopes this fashion soon ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellef
The Monk and the Founding of Champagne
A hungry monk steals champagne from his convent cask and faces exploding corks as bottles foam over. The monastery prior tests the wine and discovers the secret art of making champagne through experiments and deliberate bottle production.
Parole Arrives in New York to Rousing Reception
Pierre Lorillard’s famous gelding Parole returns from England with Falsetto Papoose Sly Dance and Wyandotte landing at Stoddart’s bonded stables. Enthusiastic crowds admire the “little brown gelding” and praise his European triumphs including the Newmarket Handicap and Metropolitan Stakes victories. Parole looks fat and sleek after the voyage and may race again at Jerome Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Lorillard
Parole
Falsetto
Papoose
Sly Dance
Wyandotte
New York
England
Robert Stoddart
William Bishop
Custom House
Atlantic
Helvitia
Draper
Rancocasin
Newmarket
Mr. Gratton
Epsom
Rosy Cross
Ridotto
Cradle
Mr. Butts
Castlereagh
A Novel Picture Frame From Moss and Cardboard
A guide to making a decorative moss framed picture using gathered moss shades, cardboard, and hair pins. Build an oval moss mosaic mounted in a moss bordered frame, with careful layering from darkest to lightest, then assemble and hang to catch evening light.
Frugal luncheon honors thrifty Prussian Crown Prince
The Prussian Crown Prince, famed for thrift, visits the guardsmen after annual inspection. Last year the banquet was lavish and costly. he refused wine and said champagne is only for extraordinary occasions. This year he enjoys simple sandwiches claret beer and chats for an hour with the soldiers.
Tax on hau powder draws ten thousand England buyers
In 1837 authorities note that about 10 000 people in England paid tax on hau powder a commodity taxed for revenue and social control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
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C. T. Alexander
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Alexander & Bower
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Bellefonte, PA
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John B. Linn
Attorney AT Law
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Byte Dale
Diamond
Hastings
High Street
First National Bank
M. C. Heinle
Centre County
Wilbur F. Reeder
J. A. Beaver
J. W. Gephart
Eaver & Gephari, Attorneys AT Law
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High
A. Morrison
Woodring
Court Uure
S. Keller
Lyon
John G. Love
W. P. Wilson
Business Cards OF Millheim
A. Sturgis, E
Main Street
Bank
Milheim
O Deininger
Notary Public
Scribner and Conveyancer
Millheim, Pa
H. Tomlinson
Milheim Pa
David I. Brown
Millheim
Penna
Justice OF the Peace
Eisenhuth
Mulser & Smith
U. HL
Main and
Penn Street
Acob Wulf
Journal Book
A. Walter
Dav. Krape, Pres
Harter
Rebersburg, PA
Bitterville
Sam Dunkin
Gal
Luminous Paitin
Knight of
Berrying
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