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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
13
Governor Peters, once Boss Lloyd’s lawyer, defies the boss by signing a press-branch dictaphone trap exposing Lloyd’s threats to jail the governor’s adopted son. Peters aims to shield the public, deny Lloyd leverage, and preserve the people’s right to chosen policy.
The article profiles John Foulis of Glasgow origin who settled in St John New Brunswick. A versatile engineer and surveyor he built St John harbor steam ferries and a steam river craft. As light and signal service engineer on Partridge Island he proposed steam fog signal technology but died blind and in poverty with no compensation.
A provocative line suggests Indians are more resigned to death than whites, with a sharp quip asserting that Indians are accustomed to dying. The text presents a controversial stereotype and reflects historical attitudes while offering little factual context.
The article suggests home crafted Christmas gifts including candle holders and shades, paper lanterns, and glass or brass candelabras for dining rooms and dressing tables. It describes bedroom candle linings with cotton batting and satin ribbons and notes bright tea cozies that keep tea warm.
A detailed description of a white cardboard lampshade and stand, decorated with three small roses and colored sealing wax foliage. The shade and candlestick use pauper rope and wire, with bluebirds and a blue satin ribbon bow. An electric bulb tops the lamp for living room use.
A heavy paper and cretonne desk set for men or women is described. It features an oblong colored paper desk pad, cretonne pockets, a cretonne covering, a pad glued to cardboard, and a blotter tied with ribbon. A small round pen wiper follows the same construction with flannel and a ribbon bow.
A humorous article describes two male dressing table cushions. One features a pink heart with a toy soldier bound to it by satin ribbon, the other a pin-tree cork sculpture with a multi colored pin assortment. The piece notes these cushions are decorative and not meant for practical use.
A simple handmade gift idea for grandma at Christmas. It describes a teapot cozy sewn from four silk or cretonne sections with printed or figured fabric, sized for large teapots and easy to make. The pattern emphasizes inexpensive materials and easy construction.
A description details bags for Christmas including vanity bags opera bags and shopping bags crafted from rich brocades ribbons and metallics. The party bag shown is made of plaid and figured ribbon with torched seams and a silk lined interior with satin ribbon drawstring and side bows.
In Yonkers a misfiled record sent a dead infant in a sealed coffin to Mrs Valkoff while another mother, Mrs Napis, believed her baby recovered and rejoiced until an interpreter revealed her own child had died two weeks earlier. The mix up left two families in sorrow and one in relief.
Long Island City New York reports that William M. Purdy has obtained a divorce after a 22 year separation. The lengthy case highlights a protracted marital dispute and final action granting dissolution.
Joseph Hefferman admitted to Judge Mahoney that he had his gold teeth extracted and pawned them for drink. He was fined £26.
In Mount Vernon domestic relations court Mrs. Henry Erb sought help after Eric Erb left, earning $50 a month on the Harlem railroad. The judge dismissed the abandonment charge and ordered a weekly allowance for the husband, amid debate over a dollar weekly for chewing tobacco and beer.
Mr. and Mrs. James Jones of Buchanan County Missouri visit their 70-year-old son Claire Jones in the city. He is 91 with a wife four years younger. Married July 22, 1845, they have 14 children, 7 sons and 7 daughters. Four remain alive, all over 60, with 58 grandchildren, 200 great grandchildren, and ten great great grandchildren. Mr. Jones has 12 siblings, and he was the first white child born in Rush Township Indiana. Three brothers and Mrs. Jones’s sisters are still living.
Government agents captured James Haddock in Linden Tennessee, a longtime pillar of the Moonshinier community, alleging he headed a major distillery chain for four decades. He was arrested as he ended a church prayer and jailed to await the forthcoming court term.
Leo Hassett is charged with grand larceny for stealing $30 from a physician’s pocket during his mother’s operation in Toad du Lac Wisconsin. The incident occurred while the mother was being treated by the attending doctor.
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