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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
1
Rabbi Wise in a recent sermon asserted that the press holds greater influence than both church and school, highlighting the media's power in shaping public opinion.
The piece notes growing vegetarianism reaching wide favor and mentions Thomas A. Edison as a partial convert. It highlights shifting dietary attitudes and industry curiosity about plant based regimes.
A quoted actress says economic hardship stems from women's extravagance, while the New York American counters that it is not women’s economy but other factors driving people away, sparking a public dispute over blame and responsibility.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports a hydrophobia patient in Brooklyn survived long enough to die without pain, noting a medical triumph in treatment that eased suffering.
The New York World reports Christ Presbyterian Church in Chicago plans an annex courting room with cozy corners screens dim lights and chaperons. It questions whether such arrangements will reliably produce matches in the proverbial celestial regions.
Remarks in the Pittsburg Dispatch note that a church code requires frequent amendments to stay current. The Methodist discipline prohibits horse races but omits automobile races, while new entertainments appear and the church must quickly decide their desirability.
Professor Brandl of the University of Berlin challenges critics by arguing that educated Americans speak English as correctly as educated English, blaming England’s education focus on classical languages. He notes Cambridge lacks a modern English chair and cites Harvard and German studies as evidence of American progress in language cultivation. He asks if rigorous training explains the fading nasal American pronunciation.
The Rev Dr Charles F Abed preached on chivalry at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church New York urging Americans to recover noble regard for others. He warned against self centered attitudes and urged upright conduct toward women and the vulnerable to sustain faith in humanity.
Professor Lounsbury argues in Harper's Magazine that the Bible should be a grammatical standard as well as moral. He notes 16th century language includes now outdated expressions and explains pronoun use and shall versus will. He urges readers to accept its authority and conform their practice accordingly.
Margaret learns she has a year to live but refuses to die. She manipulates her lover Robert Kaye to win happiness, while Muriel Hayden schemes to claim him. In a twist, a medical misdiagnosis collapses and Margaret claims a future with Kaye. Muriel discovers the tragedy as she exits. London Onlooker.
A sentimental verse invites a sweetheart to a Maying and marriage as bees hum and birds sing. The speaker compares a lover to sunshine and roses, declaring eternal affection and proposing marriage. Celia Myrover Robinson appears in Woman's Home Companion.
A Rochester Post-Express report citing Senator Armstrong shows New York's recent legislative session total appropriations at about 30 million dollars excluding trust funds. Hospitals received 5.66 million, common schools 4.67 million, charities 2.58 million, judiciary 1.37 million, with printing alone at 430 thousand. The total exceeds last year by about 3 million, though the governor can trim unnecessary items.
A Pall Mall Gazette note on Matthew Arnold adopting the phrase sweetness and light from Swift. It contrasts Swift’s use relating to bees with Arnold applying it to culture, where love and truth prevail.
A new crater has opened 250 feet from the Solfatara crater near Pozzuoli, emitting a large plume of sulphurous gas. The Solfatara activity typically accompanies Vesuvian inactivity, while a Danish telephony shift notes state control over inter-provincial lines and private handling of local services.
Greenwich staff announce the detection of a new eighth satellite of Jupiter from photographic plates. Assistant Melotte identified faint markings with differing positions across plates, noting the satellite's retrograde motion. Industrial data show manganese ore shipments through Kidderpore Docks rose from 14,587 tons in 1906 to 40,349 tons by October last year. Carnegie Steel Company has bought manganese properties in India, signaling further growth.
Beagle training differs from setters and pointers. Trainers should encourage the beagle to seek and chase once scent is found, with few lessons often enough. Young dogs pair with an older one. a single lesson can spark natural running and casting about when the trail is lost.
The Philadelphia Grit notes olive trees grew in South Carolina before colonial times with a ten acre grove near Port Royal entrance during the American Revolution. By the Civil War only stumps remained, likely cut for firewood by soldiers, with wild olives spreading seeds by birds from the old grove at Foot Point plantation.
By proclamation of the President the Jewel Cave National Monument is established in the Black Hills National Forest South Dakota. Explored in 1900 the cave comprises chambered passages with walls crusted by calcite crystals. It sits in a canyon on a limestone plateau about 6000 feet above sea level and is thought to have carried waters from an extinct geyser.
A London Opinion excerpt presents a dialogue where counsel questions a witness about bankruptcy and payment. The exchange plays on teasing the notion of insolvency, ending with the claim that repayment completed all debts.
In a Vermont cemetery at Middlebury a widow places a stone for her husband with the inscription Rest in peace until we meet again.
The tropical seas hold a higher salt content than northern waters. This variation in salinity reflects differences in evaporation, rainfall, and ocean circulation across latitudes.
The sultan of Turkey maintains a private troupe led by Arturo Stravolo with a fixed uniformed unit. Actors are bound to palace calls, often at short notice, and performances proceed under strict command with solo attendance. The group travels to source novelties to satisfy the sultan.
The passage surveys varied theories on the origin of hurrah linking it to Hebrew joy to Jehovah, Norse exclamations Thoraide hurra, Swedish Danish hurra and German hurren, with Palgrave noting Normandy customs under Rollo where Haro or Ha Raoul inspired a hue and cry. It notes Harrow and hurrah as variations and mentions Addison huzza as possible imitative roots.
The article notes a shift with hemp farming growing in New Zealand and potentially Australia. It cites historical jokes about hemp in relation to bushrangers and reports that New Zealand produced hemp worth 3,760,000 dollars in the past year, signaling a rising agricultural sector.
The Lagrange Sentinel explains three weeks without publication due to drunkenness and carelessness of the foreman while away from town. The press broke, parts shipped to Baltimore for repairs, delaying printing. A new printer is now in place and the press repaired, with plans to publish regularly again.
A fragmented excerpt presents a farewell address urging a young reader to live nobly. The voice promises to teach daily lessons on singing a clearer life and pursuing noble deeds rather than idle dreaming. It anchors the message in poetry and the idea of life, death, and eternity as one grand song.
Germany has only 2,117 miles of electric car lines according to the report, highlighting limited charging and distribution infrastructure across the country.
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