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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
5
Mrs. H Mutzabaugh of Duncan, Pa describes spring kidney illness with smothering spells and kidney pain. After eight boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills she regained health. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A copy of the American State Department cipher used for private correspondence between Washington and embassies was stolen from the Bucharest legation in Romania. A French employee fled to Constantinople with the cipher.
A Brentwood England mother reports her daughter's eczema starting on the chest spreading to the back and head. After two doctors offered little relief, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and says the disease vanished by three quarters of the way through the Ointment.
A compilation by Rev Dr D L Leonard shows foreign missionary societies contributed 22 459 680 dollars last year, up about 1 200 000 from the prior year. The report aggregates world statistics on missionary funding and related totals.
A historical ad notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children to ease teething gums reduce inflammation and pains while claiming to cure wind colic. The 25c bottle price is listed.
During a wedding at The Little Church Across the Street the organist prepared to play Mendelssohn and Lohengrin as the ceremony began. The procession included Call Me Thine Own, and a whispered remark about both spouses having prior marriages led to a dramatic key change and the piece Just for Today.
A Philadelphia Record quip has five year old Jimmy imagining Daniel after the lions. He says Daniel first telephones his wife to tell her he is safe. The grandmother told the story toJimmy and asked his take on the moment of salvation.
Lena V. Henry of Norristown Ga states she suffered from female troubles and feared surgery. After reading about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she tried it and improved before finishing one bottle, claiming she is now entirely cured. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
The piece, from James W. Steele in Outing Magazine, describes the coyote as cunning and persistent. It details the animal’s wary nature, distinctive gaze, hunger driven behavior, and interactions with humans including a staged encounter with a hunter and potential theft at night.
A collection of maxims and quotes from figures such as Sterne Bailey Confucius Shakespeare Somerville Journal Dr Johnson Lincoln Milton and others. The lines emphasize faith simplicity self-control learning action and resilience across life and history.
A Lincoln quotation urges steadfast duty and belief in moral power, emphasizing commitment to doing what is understood as right. The line links faith, duty, and strength in a founding era voice.
A Beecher quotation extols that no one prospers by luck alone but through diligence, discipline, and steadfast honor. It frames success as earned by rising early and hard work, upholding moral integrity as essential to lasting achievement.
A philosophical reflection notes self belief surpassing others and treats others' sin as personal experiment, suggesting a stance of self permissiveness and moral relativism framed by Emerson.
A nineteenth century proverb-like reflection urges carrying no bad habits into the new year and leaving behind calamities. It counsels letting the dead bury their dead and expresses gratitude for the chance to start fresh.
A reflective quotation notes that the first twenty years feel longest and occupy the most memory, seeming thirty when recalled, and that early years appear to take more space in life memory than those that follow. The line attributes these thoughts to Samuel Taylor Coleridge or Robert Southey, reflecting on time and memory.
In Gaylord Minnesota a large elm was felled with a base eight feet in diameter and an estimated board measure over 10 000 feet. A rotten base tree was cut 18 feet from the ground yielding around 6 000 feet. A third tree in the area measures 27 feet in circumference and remains untouched by vandals.
An advertisement asserts deafness results from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube and cannot be reached by local applications. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, urging readers to request circulars.
The Philadelphia Telegraph laments that the United States treasury holds 10,028,351.88 dollars of abandoned property from Civil War era seizures. The paper notes the vast sum has collected dust for over 40 years while awaiting rightful owners, despite millions having been distributed to proven claimants.
The University of Chicago adds a sea serpent skeleton from the Smoky Hills near Kansas. Prof. Samuel W. Williston led discovery last summer. The 19 foot long specimen has 112 vertebrae and four paddle like feet and is hailed as the finest known.
A warning that many urban workers are industrious but lack farm skills. Cities have bred a class of workers unsuited to agriculture, and while higher unemployment spurs interest in farm labor, they would be scarcely hireable due to their limited farm knowledge.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes amusement for youths brings delight yet causes nuisance in crowded cities where playgrounds are insufficient and often unusable in rain. It urges sympathy and tolerance while calling for regulation protecting children and adults.
A notice notes Boo zy West Virginia is dry as Georgia and Coldwater Michigan has been carried against prohibition. The item hints that the water wagon may soon go wet.
Advertises Dr H R Kline of Philadelphia claiming Fits St Vitus Dance and nervous diseases cured by Great Nerve Restorer. Offers $2 trial bottle and a free treatise with address at 931 Arch St. Philadelphia.
A Philadelphia North American note describes a college professor traveling to Mindanao to find races. The piece questions his choice of island, suggesting Coney is nearer the place where the races are lost.
Letters from M J Deutsch of Chicago and Mrs C E Long of Atwood Colorado attest Peruna’s effectiveness against cold symptoms and catarrh. James Morrison of Paterson NJ reports strong results after using Peruna in his family for colds and related ailments.
The piece notes a population rise of at least ten million in ten years while wool for clothing grows scarcer by millions of pounds. It blames adulterations of cotton and shoddy and praises smugglers as the only honest traders, echoing a Philadelphia Record line about smugglers.
A period notice promotes Brown's Bronchial Troches as relief for bronchial affections among the elderly during winter. The ad claims quick relief and targets old people seeking remedy for coughs and bronchial irritation.
German soldiers must learn swimming with full gear. Some are so skilled they can swim hundreds of yards with clothes on their heads while carrying guns and ammunition.
Garfield Tea Co of Brooklyn New York promotes Garfield Tea as a remedy for liver kidney stomach and bowel regulation. It suggests use for constipation and sick headache and offers free samples from the company.
The article notes the greatest heat lies about 10 degrees north of the equator and reports harsher cold in Northern Siberia than near the Pole, highlighting unusual temperature extremes in distant regions.
A numbered claim states Woolford's Bantary Louon cures itch in 30 minutes and never fails. It is advertised as available at druggists.
The latest national census tallies 51 672 locomotives in operation across the country, highlighting the scale of rail equipment and infrastructure. Factoring in regional distribution, the data underline the concentration of engines in major rail hubs.
The Cowper's Home at Olney in Buckinghamshire, longtime residence of poet William Cowper, has undergone a thorough renovation by the museum trustees to preserve its reverent character and function as a public exhibit.
Allen's Foot- E £use powder helps feet in tight shoes by curing swelling heat sweating and pain. It eases ingrown nails corns and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Free trial by mail from Allen S$, Olmsted LeRoy NY.
The Springfield Republican notes that there will be no veto of the In God We Trust bill and predicts Roosevelt will bow to public opinion. The piece frames Congress as scoring its only significant triumph over the president to date.
Opinion urges restraint on raising existing salaries and opposing creation of new salaried offices as bad times worsen. Notes business corporations also pursue costly public positions.
Chinese authorities instruct provinces to report all sulphur mines as the mineral is required for military purposes and ammunition production.
The Oxford University system comprises 21 colleges and five halls. It remains the world’s largest university by enrollment and breadth of affiliated facilities.
A feature of French roads are guideposts fixed on walls, two feet by one foot, painted white and blue. They clearly show the commune and the next major places in either direction with distances. Traveling toward Paris, the sign board bears Paris, even if hundreds of kilometers away.
The Pima Indians living along the Gila river are described as the most civilized of North American tribes. They reside in houses, produce useful articles, and are praised for simplicity, peacefulness, and honesty.
A New York Herald note reports a cow in Missouri with two tails brushing flies from both sides, a curiosity described as bringing joy to the milker. The item relies on a humorous local tale rather than a verified event.
The swan can reach extreme ages up to 300 years making it the oldest among birds. Falcons have been recorded living beyond 162 years in rare cases.
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