17 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1913
Page
1
Ad claims Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invigorate stomach liver and bowels with sugar coated tiny granules. The line presents a humorous take on killing time and a singer as a selling point.
A peculiar exchange in a museum setting features a living skeleton and a blunt claim about its existence. The dialogue hints at tension between life and memorialized death within the museum's display context.
Hicks offers Capucine as a best remedy for summer headaches caused by heat drafts fever or other conditions. Tiles sold at medicine stores in 10 25 and 50 cent sizes.
A provisional remark proposes trying sleeping outdoors as a tentative plan. The reply asks whether a tent is available, signaling concern for shelter during the experiment.
An editor questions persistence in fiction writing while the author explains he seeks local color for a short serial titled The Ugliest Man on Earth. The exchange hints at meta literary humor and the writer’s purpose.
Austrian regulations require that dwellings and business houses be built of solid material from interior to exterior. Building rules are stringent and enforced, with interior walls mainly of plaster and concrete, while bricks and laths are also common.
A brief ad touts Bright Brass as a time saving cleaner for brass copper and metals both indoors and outdoors. It claims good performance in all weather and urges applying a coat of varnish afterward. It notes ornaments lacking luster can improve with the product.
A light dialogue about neighbors married long while hinting at a fresh domestic moment. The scene centers on a couple remarking that a honeymoon vibe lingers, sealed by a romantic kiss before a spill of feet and rug cleanup on a spring evening.
An old ad notes various beauty products and services including skin cleansers, hair and pore care, and beauty courses. It mentions enterprise names like J. Lancaster and HKEE COURSE Beauty Treatment, with addresses in Niagara Falls and Altadena. The piece also references collectors, stamps, and a Life and Wealth Journal promotion.
In City of Mexico, rival factions use streets for gun practice causing a butterless dinner. A wife insists on going to the grocer but the husband refuses, then both try to avoid separation while the child craves jelly. The family ends up eating with no butter.
Seven year old Robert tucks in and proclaims I love you to his mother. After a brief pause he adds even an expert couldn't tell how I love you. The boy then shifts to thoughts of his father’s car troubles and the expert’s arrival.
An overheard exchange in Oregon during the presidential campaign reveals a voter choosing between Woodrow Wilson or a rival. The dialogue includes slur terms and anti immigrant sentiment, reflecting nativist attitudes in the era and a governor who declined publication at the time.
After sixty years on a farm Simon Easy settles on a ship but finds quarters cramped. He hides his trousers and shoes in a circular cupboard beside the bunk. Morning alarm reveals the mystery as the steward explains the cubby-hole is actually a porthole.
Mrs Boynton notes her colored gardener Henry in mourning clothes. She asks about his loss and he replies with a dry quip that the deceased relative is about twenty five miles distant. The exchange captures social attitudes and humor of the period.
Kin Hubbard, Indiana humorist, sent Abe Martin to report the performance. The critique says Uncle Tom's Cabin played down the Melodeon hall last night, logs were good but support was poor.
A long reader letter describes years of coffee use causing dyspepsia and nervous distress. After switching to Postum the writer’s stomach and nerves improved, then worsened on coffee again, confirming coffee as the trigger. The letter promotes The Road to Wellville as a reference.
Esther Manning substitute telegraph operator at Tower 10 defies night attackers. She shoots the signal lamp, lights a blaze with fusees, and warns the Night Flyer, preventing a train robbery. Her fiancé Paul Reynolds leads the investigation. the railroad rewards Esther with a wedding-present and a storybook hero’s welcome.
A reflective column on vision impairment during a belladonna week, detailing how glasses alter perception, social reactions, and self-image. The narrator laments changed gaze dynamics, misreads letters, and recalls attempts to adapt while weighing practical fashion choices and personal identity.
The text offers time saving ideas for home life including sitting while tasks, using rugs for foot relief, wiping dishes with damp and dry cloths, salvaging scorched food with soda and cold water, using pumice stone for stubborn spots, avoiding worn tools, and choosing sharp knives with a sharpener for efficient prep. It stresses frugality and practical tools like egg beaters, wooden spoons, soap shakers, and reliable utensils.
Esther guards a train signal and defends the west semaphore for clear tracks as three intruders move by cattle pens toward the east semaphore. A lurking figure escapes, while two accomplices slip into the ditch and head for the east semaphora, prompting vigilance during a tense shift.
A man recalls his all consuming baseball obsession that dominated his life from morning bets to sleepless nights. He admits his social circle dwindled, family tension rose, and even his boss offered a raise to quit the sport. He finally accepts the end and contemplates Shakespeare or history ahead.
A curious exchange quotes a thief pondering numbers. The line Why 80 hints at a riddle about multiplication and subtraction used to confound a mathematician.
The Lancet notes that during electrical shock the rescuer should avoid touching the victim directly if still in contact with the circuit. Use dry clothing or a coat to pull the victim free, or insert a dry sleeve to separate contact. Death is often only apparent. there is usually a window for resuscitation by artificial respiration.
The Skidegates of Graham Island Queen Charlotte Islands plan a major development next year. They will install an electrical system powering local industries, a modern sewer system, water works, and fire fighting apparatus. The band is renowned as the best Indian band in Canada or the United States.
The article reflects on how scent triggers vivid memories of childhood lunches and school days. It notes that smells awaken hidden memories and emotional echoes, urging appreciation of this mental talent before it fades.
A quotation frames friendship as the closest form of religion, citing John Ruskin’s idea that God is love and that treating religion as friendship offers its greatest human expression.
Simple bedside recipes turn thin bread into edible cases for creamed fish or chicken. Dishes include creamed fish, fish souffle made with bread crumbs, escalloped fish or chicken, Hamburg steak on toast, and cream toast with a light white sauce.
The remark targets Dilks as a poet as critics note his loud insistence on literary status.Observers say his self-promotion dominates appearances, sparking debate over genuine talent versus performative bravado.
A church in Nuremberg seating 1,200 installs an electric heater for each pew. A three inch iron tube houses a smaller resistance wire wrapped element that runs along the seat and the back of the pew ahead, with its own switch for each heater.
A humorous exchange notes a wife who cooks well but cannot perform chemical analysis. The joke contrasts practical baking skill with theoretical expertise in a light, domestic context.
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