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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1882
Page
1
A nostalgic cottage scene shows an easy chair by a cold hearth with patched comfort and a quiet clock. Evergreen garlands, pictures, and a mossy window frame a moss-grown eaves scene as a martin builds near a window. A green baize covered door hides old muskets and a powder flask. Ages pass and a gray father lies asleep, memories drifting with the summer breeze.
In a city ad, 650 Washington attracts hopeful youths including Fred Barker and David Gregg. Mitchell tests candidates for honesty, habit, and ability. David’s refusal to work on Sundays secures the clerk post with higher pay, while Fred is rejected for his flashy manner.
The Duke of Westminster quietly marries Miss Catherine Cavendish at Holkham in Norfolk. The ceremony links the Westminster and Leicester families, with festive details noted about the bridal parties and connections. A second prominent match links Lady Emily Pelham Clinton to Prince Alphonso Doria Pamphili in Rome, amid references to Garibaldi and Cardinal Manning.
The article mentions planting sunflowers to produce occasional feed for poultry during the next fall and winter. It highlights using sunflowers as a supplemental feed source and notes considerations for timely harvesting and storage.
The Jamaica sugar crop is reported the largest in years with over three thousand tons sold in one parish for Canada shipment. Cuba’s crop totals six hundred one thousand five hundred tons, up twenty three and three quarters percent from the prior year. Louisiana farmers watch West Indian results as tropical weather near term ripening may influence yields this season.
A reflective line notes that staying well and mentally active keeps one from aging in spirit, as the journey nears its end yet vigor endures. It emphasizes sustained health and mental engagement as the key to remaining youthful in outlook.
The red snapper, once rare in this latitude, rose to a favorite table fish within eight years, with fishing on both Florida coasts and throughout the Gulf. Caught by hand with drop lines, it generates sport and comes in large schools averaging about twelve pounds, with the season from September to May and prices around fifteen cents per pound.
The piece notes annual replacement needs for woolen mill equipment with 450 sets worn out each year across the United States. It details costs to replace mules and associated tooling, estimating over $1.2 million yearly for mules and larger sums for cards and looms, followed by a quotation on civility and goodwill among people.
Mr. White of Newcastle New Hampshire keeps chickens with a yard where meat is served in saucers. A clever toad notices the scent, enters a saucer, rolls in the meat, then snaps at flies as they approach. The chickens show no alarm and treat the toad as a playful nuisance.
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