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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1879
Page
4
An American miner in Australia enters a narrow shaft to escape a venomous black snake. The snake strikes, breaks the miner’s lamp, and he crawls to the drift mouth. He impales the snake with a pick, then with help of Bil secures and hoists the reptile. The snake is killed but later consumed by ants, leaving a polished Shelton as evidence.
Lovell a middle aged woman in Elizabethtown Deadwood earns a fierce reputation. She fired from her barricaded house at officers and at Johnson, injuring him slightly in a pistol duel before warrants were issued for both sides.
A quaint instruction explains how to mark a green apple with a name or initials by cutting paper letters and attaching them to the sunlit side until the red blush appears. The trick aims to delight children and show a short pet name as easily as a mark on the fruit.
An English writer lampoons London public school management the Board schools by presenting exam specimens. Readings include garbled geography Turin being the capital of Chineer where people live on birds nests and long tails and a misrendered patriarch Abraham with farcical family details.
A Maine river scene ends with a silver eel hooked and then slain sparking a startled remark from a boy that the lifelike creature seemed alive. The father returns to fishing as the incident unfolds among two siblings.
A man in the city attempted a Pinafore serenade to his beloved when a brick from an elderly neighbor’s window struck his guitar. The performance halted as the incident interrupted the evening. No injuries reported and the scene returned to quiet after the disruption.
A Yorkshire trainer described a method to face marital discord by silent acquiescence. A friend notes the tactic, but adds that wives often have it their own way, while the Tyke agrees that nothing annoys a woman more than giving in without opposition.
Tracnor lecturer explains two kinds of animals: quadrupeds and bipeds. He defines quadrupeds like cow and horse then asks students to name a biped. A pupil correctly answers a goose, confirming its status as a biped.
Mr Rice questions Epwarp about disobeying family guidance to avoid stepping down stairs. The boy recalls his grandmother speaking from the doorway and asserts she did not instruct him not to jump.
An auctioneer tries to sell a fowling piece but fails to attract bids. A bystander who has read the papers jokes blow into the muzzle to make it discharge, illustrating era cautionary humor around weapons.
A facetious editor jokes about burning the manuscript of Mumblepeg, expressing a disdainful reaction to the text and the late hour of work.
The King of the Fiji islands is said to relish the song or item titled Baby Mine and is described as liking it well done.
A Wrombe man wins ten dollars by eating twenty pigs feet in a wager. The item labels the feat as remarkable and notes a local joke about a Whitehall justice nicknamed Old Perfumery by local youths for having sent them up often. A furniture dealer advertises cane seats added to old chairs at bottom prices.
A compact fragment compares fair ladies with ladies in fashion to wealth and romance, notes that Indians never played a brass horn, and references Pope’s wordplay on the mind. It also jestingly questions why old maids wear mittens and suggests mittens ward off suitors.
Reports in Paris estimate Empress Eugenie as worth at least a million pounds with estates in Hungary France Italy and Spain plus a Toulouse property and a Paris house sold recently. Her late husband’s lands and Bonapartist press support were noted though she is unlikely to sustain favorable articles now Jerome remains a distant cousin.
Adv says dyspepsia nervous disposition constipation and bilious complaints cease to harass invalids. Claims steady ground gained, not instant. Notes improved strength and nerve restoration with better assimilation, leading to weight gain. Endorsed by physicians and suitable for ladies in delicate health and convalescents.
The industry estimates traffic in eggs at 2 million dollars annually and exports about 6 million dozen eggs each year.
Detailed instructions for experienced versus inexperienced nurses on changing bed linen with a patient in bed. Steps include arranging supplies, repositioning the patient, rolling and layering the sheets, and removing soiled coverings without fully uncovering the patient, finishing with pillowcase changes.
A recipe instructs mixing one third of a pound of fresh meat with 14 ounces of soft cold water, salt, and muriatic acid, then straining and washing the residue to make a meat extract. The extract is to be drunk freely every two or three hours as a remedy.
Ladies are told that fair skin rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes come from health and strength not cosmetics. The ad touts Hop Bitters as the trial proven remedy for beauty and buoyant spirits, urging readers to see another column for details.
Ground coffee browned to chocolate color is mixed with half an egg then boiled with one quart of water for 15 minutes. After settling ten minutes, pour into a hot urn and keep hot. Do not let coffee stand on grounds longer than 30 minutes. Add condensed milk and boiled milk in the cup. No French coffee is better.
The passage offers a tomato bake recipe with scalded tomatoes, crumbs, and butter, plus variations using seasoned bread crumb mixtures. It also promotes Hop Bitters as a cure and includes ventilation tips, headaches relief, freckles remedies with horseradish or borax, a zinc compound application, and a rose perfume method using rose leaves and spirits.
A letter from Burrago New York dated June 13 1878 touts Allan's Anti Fat as a safe vegetable remedy that reduces two to five pounds weekly. It includes a testimonial from a Mrs Power praising a twenty five pound loss and urges prop ritors to distribute the product through wholesale druggists Powell and Pierton.
A broad advertisement touts Anakesis as a universal cure for piles endorsed by Dr. Silsbee with half a million cured. It claims immediate relief, tumor support, and eventual recovery, with free samples offered from Mosrs, DP Neustaedur & Co in New York and widespread drugstore availability at one dollar per box.
Practical advice on cellar cleanliness, odors, and decaying wood as disease sources. Advocates lime and chloride use, proper cess disposal, and free air circulation. Also covers salt administration for stock, sand as absorbent in stables and hog pens, and a brief ad for Dobbins Electric Soap.
A messenger seeking a coffin meets an eccentric Tidioute resident who hints at a local undertaker Mike Lynch and jokes that a secret society password may be involved. The exchange hints at suspicion and irony surrounding outsiders and rituals.
An old advertisement claims Dr Jaynes Expectorant relieves throat and lung complaints by clearing air passages of phlegm and mucus. The product promises quicker healing and safety for coughs colds and throat problems with a brief trial to prove its efficacy.
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