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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1883
Page
1
A reflective verse on how life’s threads are woven by our hands and the value of work. It questions stopping lifework, the fate of shared efforts, and the dignity of continuing labor designed by each person. The poem envisions hands spinning and binding a skein from threads, good and poor, toward a future.
Aunt Peggy arranges a match between Hiram Honeydew and Hitty Mavis at Clover Creek after Martha Jane Perky loses her chance. Hitty, a capable housekeeper, wins over Hiram amid family banter, maid rivalries, and farm work while Martha Jane’s plans crumble.
The article explains how cereal harvest times vary by latitude, listing months and regions. It notes January harvests in Australia and parts of South America, May in parts of Asia and Africa, and July to October across Europe and North America, reflecting diverse seasonal patterns.
On George Logan's farm near Lebanon Ohio a hen that loved to hatch eggs emerged with fourteen eggs in a barrel. While he was away at a camp meeting the hen hatched fourteen snakes, which the mother tended with care and shown affection toward.
Oliver Madox Brown born 1855 showed early art talent and writing flair. By fourteen he penned sonnets and at seventeen produced The Black Swan later published as Gabriel Denver, a tale marred by edits but remarkable for raw power and vivid imagination.
Japanese authorities moved to arrest more than 700 alleged margin speculators at Osaka Yokohama Kobe and Tokyo rice markets. Police in disguise surrounded exchanges by 11amlocking doors seizing books and papers and sending delinquents to central stations.
The strongest single light in the United States is hung before the Philadelphia Record building, ninety five feet above Chestnut street. It emits power equal to 10,000 candles and lights the block between Ninth and Tenth streets so editors’ print is readable along the street at night.
A roundup of varied findings and claims from the period: mosquitoes linked to malaria by Professor King. soils in vineyards lacking lime and potash explain grape failures. Delzado of Lisbon on ancient Portuguese cannibals with remains showing marrow extraction. 1874 Tuscarora depth in the Pacific at 4655 fathoms and Atlantic submarine mountains. Wieler notes plant growth rises under lower pressure and falls under higher pressure. deaf-mutes learn speech by lip movement with Wanerke’s lip-articulations photographs. Bremer argues high mountain air protects against city diseases, noting climate traits and health benefits.
A grieving mother seeks to bring her dead child back to life by asking Buddha for a mustard seed from a house untouched by death. She visits many homes, learns of lingering loss, and slowly her sorrow shifts to compassion. In caring for others she discovers herself.
The article argues forests protect hills and soils, noting that removing hill forests leads to soil erosion and freshets that wash away fertile land. An authority warns Ohio could become half sterile in fifty years if hill forest destruction continues. Connecticut dedicates 90,000 acres to oyster cultivation.
Poem about a plain girl whose inner thoughts bring true beauty. Despite plain looks she gains heavenly radiance as virtue shines from the soul. The verse encourages children to keep undefiled thoughts for lasting beauty beyond physical form.
A collection of brief quips and jokes about marriage names family roles and schooling. One line notes a bunian in corn another ponders contentment in a tree and a bath tub accident ends with a cautionary laugh. The tone mimics light social commentary and humorous exchanges of the era.
Wong Foo of the Chinese American explains why Chinamen prefer burial in China. He says most die and are not permanently buried here, and that salvation and heaven follow Chinese soil. He describes grave customs, toasts at graves, and embalming or bone shipment for transport.
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