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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
2
A memorial verse recalls a fallen soldier whose blood has burnished his sabre. The solemn procession inspires pride for his sacrifice and country service. Elizabeth Harman credits the sentiment to Lippincott's Magazine.
In Ghost Valley a party led by Professor Reekmar explores a haunted Navajo basin where seven child skeletons are found. A carved carnelian eye set with turquoise joins the skull, then vanishes with the guide Jim Look Once as Major Tuttle confirms the relic’s return to the Navajos.
The text describes a mysterious diamond that leaves no ash when burned, the flame seeming external like a cork, and after glazing out nothing remains, not even enough to dust a butterfly antennae.
Chicago Tribune reports on how ten major downtown dry goods houses cut and mail vast numbers of fabric samples each year. Wool and silk scraps totaling hundreds of thousands of yards cost retailers, while sample cutting drives advertising reach and mail orders. Half the fabric ends up wasted, yet the practice persists as a key trade factor.
Professor Oscar Browning recounts a Century anecdote about Queen Victoria and a privy council. Novices kneel as technically servants become masters and the queen ponders her new ministers and their burdens. She notes the lengthy ink on the commission signing.
A famed goat died on April 28 1772 at Mile End after a life spanning two global circuits aboard Captain Wallis Dolphin and Captain Cook Endeavour. She earned Greenwich hospital pension rights but died before receiving the honor. Dr Johnson inscribed a couplet once worn by the animal praising her travels and endurance.
A collection of statements cites Europe hosting at least 587 languages plus a claim that the largest university globally sits in Paris with 9300 students. It notes wild canaries diverged from originals into green or gray stages. A host named Bacon allegedly runs a Shakespeare restaurant at Stratford on Avon. It also provides heat figures for coal fire and iron melting.
A meteorite fell near Lausanne Switzerland on November 30 1901. Foresters heard a loud noise followed by a whistling and a crash as the rock impacted. A 785 gram polyhedral meteorite was found hot with three pieces recovered and deposited in the Lausanne Museum. An earthquake reading occurred nearby but was not linked to the fall.
The article outlines how baseballs are produced from shoe-skin scraps stored in cellar space to handmade shaping. It details moulding, drying for three to four weeks, and twine-board leather pairs, with covers cut by hand and sewn by women. A ball takes about six weeks to finish, priced from 3 cents to 1.25 dollars, most sold at 3 cents.
Morris Jastrow Jr notes the Rig Veda as India’s earliest religious source around 1009 B C The creator Purusha becomes a universal air and all that exists He is mind sun eye wind breath space heaven earth and the source of desire as seed of mind in later hymns The emanation theory evolves into pure pantheism and the creative impulse is traced to desire in Vedic literature
The Washington Star quotes a trust magnate denying price increases while a plain citizen notes an injustice. He says when they buy themselves they lower prices, stating the impression is erroneous and the press misreads their actions.
Salmon frozen in Oregon and shipped to German cities sells for 35 cents a pound, while native German salmon commands £125 a pound. This price gap highlights cross border supply dynamics and regional pricing contrasts.
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