29 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
1
A poem excerpt by Edith M. Thomas contemplates hermits and solitude. It describes a god of loneliness sending winged friends to soothe the heart, with birds nesting near the door and filling the house with music. The verses reflect on seeking companionship in nature and the strange friendships solitude can bring.
A Washington Star fragment records a late night domestic quarrel between a husband and wife. They clash over gambling with a poker group, drinking, and money, then reconcile with a surprisingly large win and plans for a family breakfast.
A plant found in the jungle three months ago proved effective in helping opium smokers quit and ease withdrawal. Chinese preachers and Y M C A members in Kuala Lumpur, with the Methodist mission, began distributing the leaves. The mission hall kitchen became a dispensary and thousands of gallons of medicine were prepared. News spread and about 16 000 applicants from Malays Bengalese Chinese merchants scholars and mining coolies sought the remedy. A strong anti opium society formed and additional depots opened.
John Hourigan and Edward Igoe survived a wreck off Glen Arbor Michigan when the schooner W. B. Phelps struck rocks during a November gale. Shore heroes paddled a leaky boat through heavy seas to wedge amid the wreckage and pull the two men to safety after multiple perilous attempts. Gold medals were awarded to the rescuers by the government.
The account recounts Captain Robert Benham's 1778 escape after being wounded in Indian warfare in Ohio. He hid under a fallen tree for days, cooked food, and fired with improvised aid from a comrade who joined him after a mistaken encounter. They sought rescue at the Licking River, then Louisville.
A Telegraph report from a London cablegram describes the Pekin to Paris automobile contest from Urga to Kiakhta, where the Itala car repeatedly sank in morasses. Mongolian aid with strong knives and weapons aided the drivers after hours of effort by people and draft animals. A sandstorm nearly overturned the car and a steep descent nearly caused a crash, narrowly thwarted by rocks that saved it. The convoy reached Verkhneudinsk by evening, signaling civilization ahead.
Measurements of direct solar radiation show the sun's maximum heating power occurs in the middle latitudes in May. The passage also notes earthquakes as vibrations and describes how rail vibrations reveal fault line activity and surface quivering along cracks.
An American inventor receives a patent for a method to prevent negative plates from losing capacity. Spongy lead is impregnated with an inert material such as carbon to preserve electrolyte diffusion pathways during service.
The London Globe reports a French farming widow, Bobillier, who after her husband’s death from a horse kick and a later foreman Gouret’s murder with a pistol, confessed to killing both men with the same weapon after discovering Gouret dead in a granary.
Secretary Taft argues that a lock canal would take about eight years to build, costing roughly 150 to 200 million dollars more than a sea level canal when accounting for interest and lost tolls. He implies sea level construction would be about twice as costly in time and money.
John D. Hooker of Los Angeles provides funds to purchase a reflecting telescope with a 100 inch diameter mirror and a fifty foot focal length. This surpasses the prior sixty inch diameter limit in large instruments and marks a vast advancement in astronomical engineering.
A humorous exchange shows a young doctor asking why champagne is ordered for every new patient. The veteran replies he judges affordability by the patient’s words, aiding him when preparing the bill.
A satirical tale from New York Weekly recounts County Assessor Slingsby overzealously taxing items from a weathercock to a setter litter and even an immigrant statue. The judge detains him for larceny as his scheme collapses and tax collection halts.
A seven year old with a prodigious appetite for buckwheat cakes delights a grandfather with a tale of fullness. The boy explains he keeps eating until a pain appears and then eats one more to be sure, a humorous reflection on overeating.
The Heralds' College sanctions official seals and emblems across the empire and recently approved Alberta's seal. Alberta and Saskatchewan were admitted as new provinces to the Dominion of Canada. Alberta's coat features a St George's Cross, snow topped mountains, and a wheat field foreground, per Pall Mall Gazette.
Norway consumes annually from fifteen million to twenty five million dollars in foreign grain. The figure reflects persistent reliance on imported cereal supplies to meet domestic demand.
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