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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1925
Page
6
An aspirin advertisement urges buyers to rely on tablets bearing the Bayer Cross, claiming genuine status and safety proven by millions and prescribed by physicians for 24 years.
Adjt Helen Purviance, famed for her trench doughnuts, transferred from Oswego to New York. At a reception she said she liked New York but leaving Oswego was a wrench almost as painful as divorce. She called a divorce with a large family a difficult operation and likened it to unscrambling an omelet to remove one bad egg.
The British title of baronet passes from father to son while a knighthood dies with the holder, as the hereditary nature distinguishes baronets from knights.
In London the tale centers on Norheys heir to Lystria via Calypso and a proposed throne marriage. Procopius Cable seeks Lystria oil with an English king on the throne. Norheys loves Viola Temple and refuses to abandon her while Emily pushes for a Lystrian passport for Janet Church in a peace society bid.
Janet Church seeks a passport to Megalia to aid a world peace mission led by the Church of Lystria. Edmund Troyte resists aiding her, citing Foreign Office hostility and Lystria’s fragile politics amid looming European tensions and a potential royal coup.
Norheys chafes at Uncle Ned’s harassment and a bribe attempt to win Viola from Norheys. Procopius Cable returns as the briber, while the oil deal in Lystria worsens. The narrator notes Cable’s risky solo moves threaten Calypso and Lystrian oil ambitions.
A narrator recalls a strikingly beautiful woman on a train and fixes on a stocking flaw. He contrasts seductive polish with a visible hole, then reflects how a town fixates on flaws even when a family like the Dodsons has decades of service, integrity, and charity. The piece weighs obsession with imperfection versus lasting virtue.
In a tense exchange, the narrator negotiates a passport for Janet Church to Lystria while foiling a morganatic marriage. Troyte insists Janet stay within limited travel. the plan aims to placate dangers, including a potentially savage patriarch. Janet accepts with cautious resolve to travel if needed.
The recent failure linked to Procopius Cable has stirred concern over its management and potential financial impact, prompting calls for clarification and accountability from residents and officials.
The article recounts how England adopted cherries from Flanders in 1540. Queen Elizabeth popularized the fruit with a tale of Sir Francis Carew delaying ripening by tenting a cherry tree, ensuring cherries were perfect when the queen visited.
A freshman Mildred fails in college due to overemphasis on social ado and grooming, neglecting academics. The author likens her to business figures Barlow and Murray who faltered from too many nonessential activities. The piece argues one must choose a main task and prioritize it over Diversions.
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