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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
4
A curious composition presents an acrostic that spells out a Lord’s Prayer when read top to bottom and bottom to top. The poem frames Gospel truths through invoking forgiveness and praise, claiming a seamless prayer through capitalization and arrangement.
In Inverkeithing Walter Wylie, a shy shopkeeper, outsmarts rival Harrison by buying up false debts and later paying them off. After Harrison’s crimes, Walter’s £500 payments free villagers from debt, while the rogue remains jailed and humbly humbled. The tale ends with Walter’s quip about a single letter costing £500.
At Bluffton Indiana a church election box contained seventeen chalots though only eleven members had voted. Corruption fears surface as church officials review the miscount and poll procedures.
An essay argues that business dominates modern society and shapes culture. It notes the shift from professional vocations to mercantile careers, praising business as civilizing, uniting nations, and promoting unselfish conduct through commerce and education.
Harper's February essay explains how orchid nectar guides insect pollination. It details the flower’s landing lip, hooded upper section, nectar spur, and the rostellum with pollen packets. Insects are transferred pollen as the orchid times nectar intake and lever action to arch pollen-bearing stalks toward the next bloom.
A retired writer recalls early newspaper days as a reporter and a single night at a copy desk. He describes copy editing, his own flawed story, and the lesson to craft workmanlike copy to survive the desk. He reflects on how editing revealed the need for clear beginnings and endings and stronger structure.
Pedagogical satire outlines three handling methods fondling jostling and chucking as a dangerous absurdity. It warns that excessive handling harms children and mocks the idea of a scientific approach to child treatment.
The article surveys the profiles shaping Russia�s Duma and the political classes driving it. It notes recurring factions and influential figures amid the evolving parliamentary landscape. The piece frames how identity and background influence legislative direction.
A desert lighthouse in Arizona marks a well supplying pure water to travelers. A tall cottonwood pole with a lantern tops the beacon, visible for miles, and it serves as the sole water point within forty-five miles east and thirty miles in other directions.
A tale from the late Baron Huddleston recalls attempting to sit beside a duke at a hotel table d'hote. The baron bribed a waiter with a sovereign to secure the seat, but the waiter betrayed him and confessed the duke had already paid him two sovereigns not to place the baron there.
Mrs Jilson announces a new charity mission where each lady will care for one family. Old Jilson questions worthiness, while Mrs Jilson insists the field is new and the families are long neglected and to be exchanged among supporters.
A light exchange centers on a baby’s ears eyes and nose. The joyful mother quips that the infant has the father’s hair, while a tall, suave woman jokes about who has it. The judge witnesses the playful moment with a dubious smile.
The total area now in the national forest preserves comprises over 360,000 acres.
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