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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
10
The Catholic Messenger reports a new group named The Order of the Smiling Face inviting all to join. Members must keep a bright smile, avoid frowning, and practice cheerful twinkle to prevent tears and pout. The rules promise swift active membership for those who join.
An excerpt contrasts nature notes on how different trees shed leaves with a classroom moment where Jack admits a fault after using a whip. The teacher commends fair play and instructs the class to continue lessons, while Jack vows to seek Bob's pardon.
The palm, native to Brazil, yields diverse products from roots with a tonic effect to wine and vinegar from parts of the tree. Its fruit feeds cattle, straw is used for crafts, and the tree provides building materials. Wood supports instruments and pumps, while the stem yields a white squid like coconut milk and maize like flour. Salt and soap alkali are also derived from it.
A long legend traces the Holy House from Nazareth to Dalmatia and finally Loreto Italy. The journey includes visions cures and investigations by delegates, ending with a basilica and a famed pilgrimage tradition celebrated by popes royalty and princes.
The article describes versatile blouse waist designs and a short jaunty jacket popular this season in dove gray crepe de Chine with lace and velvet trims. It notes fabric options, trim choices, and detailed pattern measurements for medium and sixteen year old sizes emphasizing chic, practical tailoring.
During Henry VIII's reign football faced severe scrutiny as authorities viewed the game as disruptive to royal order. Prosecutions and bans appeared in local records, reflecting early tension between sport and law in 16th century England.
Marshall P Wilder recounts Mark Twain recalling his first earnings at school. A rule punished desk mar rings publicly or with a $5 fine. Twain chose the fine and his father paid it, but kept the money, deciding to endure the second whipping later.
Mrs A J Stanley of Lincoln Kansas wins 250 from a Boston firm for the best answer to What constitutes success She says success is living well laughing often loving much earning respect of intelligent men love of children making world better through deeds and beauty and inspiring memory and benediction.
London Globe cites fishermen and others who sight a new island in the Bering Sea. It is likely volcanic in origin with warm waters nearby. The site near Boroslaw, a 100 year old volcanic island, features vast rock and earth headlands. Scientists will study the formation.
An ingenious method uses tissue paper patterns pasted onto cloth in a sewing machine. No thread is in the needle. The pattern is stitched along its line and lifted to reveal a handsome pattern outlined beneath. The fine needle marks the design neatly.
Automobile or other veils with a border of graduated chenille dots are unusually pretty in a fine grade of chiffon and come in many charming pastel shades.
In his annual message Governor Terrell advocates strengthening agricultural education. He calls for funds to erect agricultural college buildings at the State University and favors an agricultural college in each Congressional District, or at least three statewide. He notes the South’s reliance on farming, despite growth in manufacturing, and urges better training for embryo farmers and stronger agricultural schools to support the state’s wealth.
The passage claims averages for head circumference and hat sizes, asserting adults with 19 to 20 inch heads are weak and those under 21 are not powerful. It also declares women would not marry men with heads under 20 inches and links sub-19 inch heads to mental deficiency, citing a young woman's quote.
Lady Curzon collected humorous English slips from Hindus in Bombay. A letter from two brothers on their father’s death joked about the firm’s conduct and included a line about the opium market at 1500 rupees per chest, ending with a biblical verse.
A New York Herald description notes divers on Green Islands harvest sponges to earn income. In some islands a daughter must prove diving skill by bringing up sponges from depth to marry, while other islands reverse the custom. The father chooses the best diver among suitors based on endurance and cargo.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports Philadelphia socialite Kate Furniss now Mrs. Thompson as she tours fashionable watering places wearing numerous rings on the upper finger joints. Diamonds rubies sapphires and emeralds weight the top sections of her fingers while the lower joints remain bare, a bizarre yet striking display that fascinates society this summer.
Passengers at railway stations in Russia can enter any complaint they wish, with books kept for filing grievances. The system institutionalizes feedback channels for travelers to log issues, service gaps, or safety concerns directly at stations.
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