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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1880
Page
1
Dealers in Hardware Stoves Oils Paints Glass Wall trimmings and Saddlery Ware FACOB WOLF MILLHEIM PA Cutting a Specialty Shop next door to Journal Book Store Banking Co Main Street A Walter Cashier Dav Kruse Pres Harter Rebersburg PA Satisfaction Guaranteed
A mournful verse contemplates a beloved’s grave and the ache of loss. The speaker reflects on life without the loved one, the emptiness of her place, and the restraint of hope as he preserves her memory in his heart.
Edward Stone visits his wealthy uncle to seek a business loan but is denied. The uncle offers harsh financial lessons and advice to save and build capital over four years. Polly, the uncle’s housekeeper, is introduced as a minor character in the family dynamic.
A young man Edward Stone proves his thrift by saving for years to buy a stationery and book store with a five thousand dollar gift from his uncle. Polly, his cousin, agrees to marry, and the uncle’s support helps the couple start a life together, ending with a warm family sign off and a lesson in prudent finances.
German admiralty considers equipping all ships with at least one machine gun to defend against torpedo boats and for general naval tasks. Competing designs from Krupp and Wittener face trials against foreign models like Nordenfelt and Hotchkiss, with weights and calibres detailed for each gun.
Two Detroit actors negotiate for free admission with a person in a white necktie. They ask about the manager front of house and box office as a committee handles arrangements. They boast season passes with Booth, McVicker’s, and John Ellsler of Cleveland. The reply: they are admitted free, their company labors without pay, and the actors dismiss the scene as amateur.
A widow and her daughter report nightly disturbances from a ghost claiming to be a millionaire. Furniture moves and items vanish as the spirit knocks at the door, sighs, and prays with beads heard through the house before vanishing into darkness.
A discussion on why snow at great elevations remains unmelted by sun heat. Radiation and dry air at high altitudes prevent warming to melting point, while lower elevations melt due to aqueous vapor trapping heat. A second scene shows a telephone office encounter involving Mr Snooks and a money matter with a caller.
An English writer portrays Mogador Morocco as a town with windowless narrow streets and near empty business quarters. A caravan from Timbuctoo moves through a narrow gateway into a warehouse court, revealing almonds gums ivory gold dust and ostrich feathers tied in dirty, damaged bales. The scene evokes sadness for long-standing trade fading away.
Heavy orders pour in from Scotch and East Coast ship builders for light steel plates as steel enters ship-building. Sheffield manufacturers respond with improved machinery in large malls to meet rising demand. Ohio population hits about 3.2 million, up 540 thousand since 1870.
A playful scene in Griswold Street, Detroit, sees a good-natured lawyer return to a coal stove prank heat wave. The block’s lawyers compare rooms as he collapses with extreme heat and sweat, joking that his is coolest. He plans a quick return after questioning his health.
The article traces tomato origins from South America to Mexico and Peru, notes early mentions by Dodoens in 1583, and describes its culinary spread in Italy and Europe. It contrasts heavy use in the United States with limited European consumption, and mentions old names golden apple and love apple.
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