24 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1913
Page
1
A string of humorous and satirical observations touches on coins and fashion, work and leisure, science claims about the sun and cheese, social dances, crime, and public figures. The editor lampoons trends from Lipton to nickel design, cheese links to appendicitis, and burglars to polite society.
Western leaders visit New York and focus on a buffalo sighting at the Bronx, questioning whether buffalo are rarer than skyscrapers in Buffalo Bill country.
A Albany legislature member pushes a city cat tax as a reply to cats taxing people. A butcher classifies customers by beef purchase frequency. A Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph writer likens George Washington to Honus Wagner. The average life of a U S dollar silver certificate is about a year.
The hoboes union proposes to petition the president seeking greater freedom. The exact scope remains unclear, with speculation about freedom in daily routines such as baths, lodging, or movement on trains.
The widow of a New York policy king signed a $30,000 check on orders of her husband’s ghost to a spiritualist medium. The report likens the move to a ghost walking in poor policy.
A Virginia youth attempting a Benjamin Franklin style kite experiment during a thunderstorm was instantly killed by an electric shock. The piece also comments on souvenir lifting and larceny cloaked as culture, noting a senate restaurant substitution of tinware for silverware.
An Indiana young woman was awarded 25000 dollars in a claim related to emotional distress. The amount underscores the market value some claimants place on heartbreak while illustrating legal remedies for personal injury resulting from emotional suffering.
Nine year old Elsie Danvers imagines a small wrapped box can mend a broken family. Old John Marsh, a miserly uncle, plans to will his fortune to Eunice, but a doll revelation and burglaries trigger a turn. Elsie's parcel arrives, unmasking deceit and restoring happiness for the Danvers clan in Rushville.
A Century magazine essay cites European politeness differences between masters and servants. Americans are described as the most exacting and parsimonious travelers in Europe, with tips influencing judgments and criticisms more harshly when missing. Vermont Supreme Court upholds conductor case ruling no negligence.
A column by Rita Reese examines jealousy as a mind disease and its impact on love. It argues jealousy destroys true affection, cites a reader case about a husband mistrusting his wife’s meetings, and urges separating love from possessive jealousy.
Elsie asks Miss Hyde to mail a parcels post box to her grandfather Mr John Marsh in Rushville. The box contains a speaking doll and a note about family history and a young couple, with Miss Hyde agreeing to keep the plan secret. The tale reveals Mr Marsh’s stern reputation and cautious past relations.
A fragment argues jealousy is an evil dark force linked to distrust and ingrowing suspicion, calling it a form of insanity and describing it as vicious and sinister.
The passage contrasts doubt and jealousy, arguing doubt is a bigger, truer force. It says jealousy stems from distrust and fear, while perfect love casts out fear, and many people mistake petty jealousy for love.
The essay traces how jealousy starts with trivial suspicions when a husband watches his wife and follows her, declaring jealousy a form of insanity. It argues that the innocent partner suffers, urges recognizing jealousy as dangerous, and discusses self-cure and trust as the path to recovery.
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