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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1886
Page
1
J Springer advertises legal papers and deeds at moderate charges from offices opposite the Public School House on Main Street Millheim PA. George L Springer runs an office in Woodings Building Millheim PA offering notary and deed work with modern accommodations.
Leah quarrels with Anastasia over a Lennox farm heirship until a jar of Leahs plum sauce reveals Anastasia has left the farm to Friend Decker, prompting a late act of justice and a changed fortune for the pair.
The essay extols the humble housefly as a purifier noting its ten thousand eyes sense decay others miss. It details how flies feed on tiny particles, dirtying air unless consumed, and how wings scrape and transfer matter to the mouth. It also highlights sunlight’s role in purifying air and the fly’s instinct to avoid darkness.
The article recalls the 1864 Battle of the Osage in Missouri where General Marmaduke was captured by Union forces. It details the morning fight, personal actions of soldiers, and the sightings of Marmaduke and his capture, along with reflections on the battle's scale and aftermath.
Chauncey F. Black with Lt. Gov. candidate I Bruce Ricketts. B. I. Myers and B. M. Nead embark on a southern to northwestern county tour. They are greeted with cheers in Mechanicsburg Carlisle Newville Shippensburg Chambersburg with receptions and a teetotaler pledge from Black amid party enthusiasm.
The Boston Transcript mocks a printer for a misprint that labeled a Beethoven piece as Fifteen variations with fudge on a concert program. The remark highlights errors in press notices.
A collection of humorous epigrams on gender roles leisure and work. The speaker contrasts bustle laziness and social habits with playful observations about summer horse-flies winter snow-flies and a tailor lamenting unpaid bills. The note ends with a light jab about boarding-house chickens and a Yankee editor hoping subscribers remit.
At a press dinner an eminent English nobleman ended his brief remarks by proposing the health of Gutenberg. A whisper told him Gutenberg was dead. He then sadly announced that Gutenberg has died, uttering a humorous line about the intelligence just received.
A brief note praises high quality efforts at the Journal Office, commending the staff and detailing satisfaction with finished work and service. The message highlights reliable craftsmanship and timely delivery.
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