08 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
1
A poetic meditation on law as a child of liberty, praising law as mother and fire, and urging harmony between law and liberty. The verse frames law and liberty as inseparable, growing from the same source, with images of rivers and rocks symbolizing balance and enduring justice.
In North Mississippi a preacher nicknamed Old Sledge confronts Devil Bill Jones at Bill Jones crossroads. After a heated fight the preacher defeats the bully, preaches temperance, and wins Bill and his wife to religion as the crowd witnesses a transformation.
A Western physician touts snuff as a hiccup cure. A British railway offers chess and checkers for travelers. William EB. Tuttle of Stratford Conn installs a gold crown on Marmalade the bear. Henry VIII era notes mention quinces used for marmalade with the word stemming from mermelo.
The passage lists varied items from language demographics and a Crystal Palace football crowd to ostrich farming in Cape Colony, antique spoons dated 1529, a sea chest linked to Paul Jones lineage, Japan’s new tariff effects on flour, a French Rip Van Winkle adaptation, an English minister aged 100 still preaching, and Edward A Robinson’s bankruptcy after a fortune built from his father.
The English government earns about 116000 dollars annually from a duty on playing cards. The tax revenue reflects government policy on gaming items and contributes to public funds.
The piece recalls early mail fraud schemes in America, from glass beads to lotteries, magnetic healing, and gift concerts. It notes Congress actions from 1872 to 1890, tightening penalties, and lists representative scams that duped buyers, with post office enforcement curbing attempts and fines for violators.
The Paris report notes Marie Bonaparte, daughter of Roland Bonaparte and heir to a vast fortune, engaged to Count de Tredern. The piece cites Henry La bouchère’s London revelations about matrimonial agents profiting from noble alliances, and recalls the Brissac and Tredern connections through European aristocracy and courtly intrigues.
A San Francisco Call vignette follows Willie, a neighbor boy, who asks a sick friend Jimmy’s mother about dying. He furthers his homage with bashful questions and brave, tender concern, then asks to keep Jimmy’s drum if he dies, revealing childlike grief and hope.
Leadon Graptic argues tipping pressures the acceptance of taximeter carriages. He notes railway booking clerks accept no tips and questions why cab drivers should receive gratuities, suggesting tipping could affect the taxis' success.
The 1906 world gold production reached £81 million, up from £75.4 million in 1905, with growth since 1900 after a dip during the South African War. Earlier, California era yields peaked in 1856-1860 at $134 million, dipping to $99.1 million in 1881-1885, then rising to $322.1 million by 1901-1905.
A faculty president at a medical college urges graduates to cultivate patience in both professional and domestic life. He advises kindness to wives, avoiding petty quarrels, and reading a treatise while waiting, warning that practical knowledge is vast and awaiting them in daily moments.
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