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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
3
A verse about a hard ascent toward a hilltop, urging steady pace and perseverance. It warns against detours and fatigue, noting that rushing or pausing risks losing the goal. The poem frames the journey as the true reward, with daylight and toil shaping success.
An American traveler aboard a canal boat through Delft meets Dutch father and son. The boy Jan explains language, work, and pride in Holland’s mills and dikes, while recalling Holland’s past empire and current limits. He hints at a gasoline engine plan funded by his uncle, joking that he would keep it secret until his cousin leaves.
The Harvard psychologist argues hypnotism facts are as plain as other mental functions and linked to attention, imagination, and will, with post hypnotic suggestion used to imagine murder. He notes doubts about actual murders under hypnosis and cites experiments with synthetic danger in labs to test belief.
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet cites habit of advertising as profitable for shrewd buyers and sellers, with a playful verse on business. It mentions Luther Burbank planning to introduce a spineless cactus to Nevada deserts, chemists warn aging ink may be unreadable in 27 years, and Dr Delos Parker notes tricho-toxin as a baldness agent.
A collage of quotes and notes spans humor from Harper’s Weekly to Town Topics and Life, with jokes about marriage and money. The excerpt also covers scientific notes on Roentgen rays, Chilean salt deposits, and early concrete barges, plus French turf sewage filtration tests indicating turf beds purify and sustain fish health.
A traveler recalls Dutch canal life with windmills, wooden shoes, and farm gates linked by bridges. A Dutch boy and his father discuss engines and emigration to America while a quest for a gasoline engine hints at a new life and the Queen's call to reclaim land from the Zuyder Zee.
A collection of aphorisms and quotes on heredity happiness duty and self perception. Notable lines include a judge on heredity a Stevenson praise for cheerful nature Bridges urging forward looking thoughts and Beecher on renunciation shaping riches. Chicago News notes on girls' self-image appear in the mix.
A brief collage cites James Whitcomb Riley with a line about youth and certainty. It quotes the Florida Times Union remark on women reacting to the word rat and notes a Dallas News line about a man who would lead must go on.
A thoughtful reflection on how great moments reveal true character. The quote suggests that people quietly gain or lose strength, and only at a crisis is what we are truly becomes clear. Canon Westcott’s words frame courage as tested by unforeseen trials.
About 52,477,000 acres comprise Korea's total area with only 8.5 percent, or 4,441,000 acres, currently under cultivation. The soil is fertile and much of the unused land remains arable, signaling potential for expansion.
A sixteen year old boy and a fourteen year old girl were recently wed in Mexico City. The article notes that marrying young is a common practice there.
Sidney Curtis recounts how Harvard’s red color was chosen in 1858 when three men including Alexander Agassiz bought the first rowing shell. To distinguish themselves at the regatta they bought six red handkerchiefs and tied them around their heads, founding Harvard’s crimson color amid later magenta dye confusion and the genuine deep red shown by the rose.
A Nevada judge, told by an attorney that he was no gentleman, responded by striking the attorney with the laws and statutes in force, delivering a violent act that sparked a formal complaint and potential discipline.
La Nature details two preservation routes for plants. One uses a benzine solution to sterilize flowers, note caution about benzine vapors and outdoor daylight. The other dries plants in sand, baking at 45 C for one to two days to keep shape and color.
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