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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1886
Page
1
George L. Springer promotes deed and legal paper services with years of experience and modern accommodations. Office in Woodings Building with D Hastings, EB Hastings listed.
A judge recalls meeting William Havely in a Cincinnati bookshop after the boy, then twelve, saved his dream with a geography. Havely later sailed on a ship whose captain steadied the crew through a deadly storm, and the judge learns the captain was the same Havely who gifted him a book and encouragement years before.
A humorous vignette follows a man waiting at a depot as he pestered the ticket office with repeated questions about trains and clocks. The scene ends with the ticket agent finally closing the window to await the next customer.
A farmer near Middleburg fights a snake colony by burning a brush pile, tallying twenty snakes in sight as they scorch in the blaze. The second piece recounts Senator Hearst aiding a poor family, punishing the drunken father, and later assisting the loafer through work and residence on a ranch. A separate vignette follows a squire and a young widow Mrs. Applegate, whose budding romance leads to engagement in autumn.
Henry and Mollie begin a humorous first class bridal tour with contrived aloofness. They swap seats pretend indifference, flirt with a conductor, and resolve to live together despite onlookers. A stranger offers cake, comments that the scene is the sickest bridal affair he has seen.
The Prince of Wales missed Mrs Mackintosh and Miss Steer debuts due to a royal dinner at Hurlingham. The Princess of Wales invited an American performer for dinner. she declined to chaperone, prompting the princess to insist the guest seek excuses from friends, a witty note on royal command.
The bill collector's duty comes before compensation, ensuring payment follows completion of the required work. A reminder that earnings are tied to fulfilled responsibilities and timely collection.
The Training School for Nurses near Bellevue Hospital offers a thorough program of lectures and practical work under Mrs. S. Perkins. It selects temperate, composed women who can handle patient care under pressure. Training duration varies by intelligence, with some completing in a year. Nurses face demanding duties, including day and night shifts, and must find purpose in relieving suffering.
A squire, shrewd and wary, agrees to rent Rose Lodge to a widow with a guarded promise. A chance encounter with a frightened girl from Rose Lodge leads to chivalrous rescue and a budding connection amid a lively village mood.
In spring 1833 the MP for Berkshire Mr Walter returned to Parliament and at the London Times office faced an express from Paris with the King of the French speech. He translated the document and set the type himself, producing the second edition by one o’clock.
A Van Buren Arkansas attorney received papers to draft. After completion the client asked the bill and the lawyer set no fixed price. The client surprised him by paying with a one and a two cent piece, saying it was just what he thought was right.
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