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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
5
A mixed snippet contrasts a crossword puzzle preview with a long cultural reflection on the Gibsons Nancy and I describe their winter retreat at Minami and their unchanged attitudes. The piece notes their past influence, rigidity, and resistance to change, ending with a philosophy that growth or decay defines living.
The article explains filling the white spaces with dictionary words, using numbers to mark first letters for both horizontal and vertical words. It notes letters go only in white squares, definitions indicate abbreviations and unusual forms, and proper names are excluded.
A reflection on how people assume others’ work is easy while every profession demands effort. The narrator recalls bankers, doctors, and teachers as examples, noting that success requires energy, training, and year-round effort despite popular fantasies of ease. The piece ends with the idea that most jobs contain challenges and are not effortless.
A narrator recalls a pessimistic farmer who prospered despite gloom and who later faced duties bravely. The piece argues that anticipation worsens troubles, that death is rarely feared, and that the afterlife may hold more joy than present life.
Cheerups the green sapling leads Brighteyes Quickear Softfoot and Sniffsniff on a journey to seek others. The group boards a leaf and sails away while a movie star’s brief bio appears among the tale’s whimsy.
Brighteyes vows to climb high and scan the horizon for help. Cheerups lives happily in a hollow stump with four Quixie companions Brighteyes Quickear Softfoot and Sniffsniff, all dwelling in the Great Pine Tree.
Dr. George Matthew Adams explains how adenoids and tonsils block the throat, cause stammering dullness, recurrent illness, and poor health in children. Early removal plus tonics and easy to digest food are advised, with emphasis on prevention and access to care.
The article surveys spider omens known as the Book Spider or Money Spider, linking them to luck and wealth. It recalls David and Bruce legends, notes widespread belief, and cites Old Fuller’s 300 year old explanation that the spider’s industry and perseverance inspire wealth through divine grace.
The article traces Georgiana as a modernism derived from George and Saint George’s fame. It notes feminine forms Georgiana Georgine Georgette and Georgia’s contraction ties to a Greek worker of the earth. It mentions Anne of Denmark and lucky associations, Wednesday as a lucky day and a specific tally.
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