Increase Life Too Strenuous for the Young
A South era column notes youth face growing pressures yet most cited causes are trivial.
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
6
Death by own action crisis spans many youths and adults
The report lists multiple youths and adults from cities like Mount Carmel Bristol and Worcester who attempted or committed suicide by various means. Salvation Army Brigadier Lamb discusses rising self harm amid modern life stress, drug troubles, and delayed opportunities, noting broader societal tension and costs of living abroad in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Anderson
Mount Carmel
John Serleck
Fulton Avenue
Bronx
Bristol
Frank W. Miller
University of Pennsylvania
Frank Wieszmerzki
Chicago
Stella Cartzeh
Pittsburg
George Cornell
Morristown
N. J
Freddie Ross
Passaic
Mary Murphy
Worcester
Mass
Charles Riebel
Tamaqua
Clifford Vernola
Mount Vernon
Nice
New York
Lamb
Sterry
Presbyterian Church
Orange
Desperate Youth Crises Highlighted by Police Reports
The New York World cites police headquarters records showing many personal crisis reports among youths, with two thirds linked to hard times. It notes 1907 violent deaths in New York state totaled 9,625, including 1,207 personal crisis cases, a small share involving ages ten to fifteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterry
New York
Albany
New York Board of Health
New York World
Dining car anniversary marks rail progress since 1868
T C Newton and two Chicago railmen recall the Chicago and Alton Railroad first dining car on the Chicago to St Louis run. They contrast the candlelit 1868 car with today’s mahogany, elaborate menus, and hotel quality cooking. Separate note states Canadian factory investment rose to 834 million dollars, up 86 percent in five years with 13 percent more workers and 43 percent higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Newton
Chicago Railroad
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Chicago
St. Louis
America
Alton
Baltimore American
The Human Hand the Instrument of Instrument
Edward L. Young surveys the hand as the main tool of humanity noting the thumb’s opposing power and its role in skilled use of tools. He cites medical observations on nails and fingerprints, contrasts left and right side strength, and recalls historical measurements of fingerprint identity by Scotland Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Young
Aristotle
Scotland Yard
London
Hydrophobia explained by a Birmingham News physician
A Birmingham News physician explains that hydrophobia is a germ disease affecting dogs year round not linked to weather or the dog days. He notes infected dogs crave water, suffer as they swallow, and urges caution to avoid needless killing of healthy dogs during heat waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Birmingham News
A Defence of the Nurseryman by W D Howells
A concise appraisal explores Howells’s defense of practical cultivation and horticultural artistry. The piece frames the nurseryman as a skilled craftsman balancing science and beauty, challenging urban stereotypes and praising grounded expertise.
The Nurseryman and the Moral Climate of Trade
A Harper's Magazine passage argues that nurserymen corrupt through reliance on Nature’s vagaries. It cites April mulberry tree misadventures, impatient customers, and the habit of substituting unavailable stock with delayed promises, highlighting unreliable commerce and the alleged moral drift of trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsman
Huntswoman
Nature
Harper’s Magazine
The Love of Money by Winifred Black
A county Illinois poorhouse death uncovers a $100000 fortune for a brother. His sister, rich in money but poor in spirit, left him to suffer twenty years in the poorhouse. The tale condemns money without happiness and laments the love of money as a disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Nan
The Mythical Island of Buss Irrobisher
A fragment recounts the Buss Irrobisher voyage and the alleged island named after the buss, east of Greenland, later shown to be a phantom. Explorers searched for Bass Island for decades with no proof, while maps kept its fifty thousand square miles on page and atlas entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irrobisher
Buss Imanuel
Bridgewater
Greenland
Buss
Keith Johnston
Antilla
Iceland
Faroes
Bass Island
Bass
Harper’s Magazine
Profit in Rats in Parisians rat pound
In Paris a rat pound houses thousands of rats. A dead horse is dumped in at night for rats to strip flesh. Monthly gas aging and fattening produce sleek skins later used to make kid gloves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Jornal
Cowboy Tries Ostrich Ride Ended With Trampling
A California riding instructor recalls a cowboy who attempted to ride an ostrich in his state. The bird fought by grabbing the rider and trampled him after a fierce struggle, with bystanders needing three people to save the man. The tale, attributed to the New York Press, questions natives riding ostriches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Australia
New York Press
Man's Swimming Skill Exceeds Most Animals When Mastered
The New York Press notes that swimming comes from skill and effort, not biology. It argues mammals have lighter heads aiding aquatic ability, while humans start with heavy heads and must counteract gravity to breathe. Mastery elevates man above all but fish in natation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Make Complaints a Duty for Railroad Patrons
The Buffalo Express cites the Railroad Gazette to argue that passengers should complain and report abuses to headquarters to improve service. It notes many travelers avoid action to protect a worker’s job, leading to repeated offenses and worse service in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Railroad Gazette
Loth
Buffalo Express
Belt of historic length from New England plant
A recent shipment features a three ply leather belt measuring 141 feet long and seventy two inches wide, produced at a renowned New England plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enggland
French Northern railway uses acetylene lighting on carriages
The railway reports satisfactory illumination of many carriages using acetylene as a light source. In Australia a parliamentary bill proposes bounties for iron manufacturers.
Labor unions span continents and sectors in early 20th century drive
Reports from Labor World highlight wage cuts in Belgium, a workmen compensation act in Alberta, and growing ties among farmers unions with organized workers. Calls arise for eight hour days, federal price inquiry into the Beef Trust, and union labels in Vancouver printing. Boston unions push liquor service restrictions for women while Taft and the War Department face union labor concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Belgium
Alberta
Canada
General Federation of Trade Unions
Germany
Central Federated Union
Beef Trust
England
Vancouver
British Columbia
Boston Waiters
Taft
War Department
International Union Committee
San Antonio
Texas
Feminine News Notes Across Cities and Courts
The column reports Paris fines for large theatre hats. Australian inventor of perforated underwear. Mary Mannering divorcing James K. Hackett. Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt as Newport’s highest taxpayer. Mount Vernon Health Board to combat flies. Queen Alexandra opens bulletins. Royal National Pension Fund HQ planned in London. Nazimova buys $40,000 New York country estate. Mrs Herty Green avoids using a telephone. Art Students’ League offers prizes to support young artists. Mrs Humphrey Ward opposes women’s rights and leads anti suffrage groups. Figaro notes Mile. Anne Tailieres engagement to Jean Joseph Edmond Tense. Laura C Carnell noted as Dean of Deans at Temple University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Egbert Parnell
Mary Mannering
James K. Hackett
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Newport
R. I
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Herty Green
Art Students’ League of New York City
W. T. Evans
Humphrey Ward
National
The
Figaro
Mile
Anne Failieres
France
Jean Joseph Edmond Tense
Austrian Rail Line Aims at Trieste Corridor
A mountain railway north of the Adriatic Sea, built by the Austrian government to develop Trieste, spans 130 miles with 79 viaducts and runs through forty tunnels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Factory gains and worker share in five year period
Industrial notes show total assets valued at 834 million with a reported year gain in the hundredth percentile range. Five year outlook indicates factory workers receiving a 43 percent share of benefits.
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China
Wilbur T. Gracey
Tsing- Tau
Far East
Tien-Tsin
Shanghai
Tsing-Tau
Hong Kong
Shantung Province
W. D. Howells
the Love of Money
Winifred Black
J Scott Keltie
Tlepst
Center Square
New Oxford
Charley Hersy
Beast of
Oxford
Pitt St
W. M. Depot
F. L. Fleshman
WM. McSherry, JR
Gettysburg
Adams County
Court House
Star and den
Labor World
Laura C. Carnell
Temple University
Philadelphia
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