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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
16
Harper's Weekly reports major upgrades to French infantry arms with a smokeless cartridge and a bronze cigar shaped bullet. The Lebel rifle fires the round at 8000 rpm and 800 yard penetration through six men in line, placing France at the forefront of military arms.
A Clay Center Kansas Times note describes a well equipped man who never lacks a tool for any task. His pockets hold a jackknife match box cigar cutter nail file corkscrew fingernail tool and pocket money plus a handkerchief keys fountain pen pencils eyeglasses notebook watch letters papers and a card case. Even his nightshirt could spare a pocket though that would look peculiar.
In a London discussion with a Scotland Yard expert Dr Barnardo challenged heredity and criminal face theory. He showed two photos only faces visible and the expert identified the notorious criminal, while the other photo turned out to be an archbishop of Canterbury.
German newspapers report a novel typewriting machine that prints syllables and short words rather than single letters. It claims greatly increased speed and predicts a revolution in the craft of typewriting.
A Duluth man testifies that coffee caused headaches dyspepsia and nervousness and that switching to Postum improved his health within days. He credits Postum alone for the recovery, urging others to read The Road to Wellville and throw away coffee.
A reflective verse notes how asking for what we want sometimes yields only partial satisfaction and may lead to regret for not requesting more at the outset.
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Dialogue quips reveal Grace doubts George, calling him hardly good enough for her while also deeming him too good for any other girl. The exchange hints at social expectations and romantic tension in a playful column.
In a humorous exchange the speaker recalls a joyous wedding attended by the Asterbilts Vanderfellers and Rockergoulds. The conversation reveals the contracting parties were not immediately identified, prompting a light moment about forgotten details.
A department store manager tells Jim to mark up surplus last summer ladies stockings by fifty percent and sell them under the label Common Sense Winter Hosiery. The remark highlights retail pricing tactics for overstocked stock.
A Washington Star quip contrasts sympathy for women with a cold reply about tears. The exchange hints at ambivalence toward sorrow and amusement in public life, reflecting contemporary attitudes in a brief, ironic exchange.
Approached by the 200th questioner, the irritated newcomer in Hades snaps at the inquiries. He repeats that he will not answer further, while the questioner presses, asking if the Panama Canal project has begun.
Any Sloper recalls a bitter clash over an engagement that turned on business motives rather than sentiment. He demands explanation for a daughter suing for breach of promise while his family opposed the match as unsuitable.
A quirky exchange hints at a reform movement cutting wages from a tree a week to half pay. The speaker, Jimmy, protests not receiving his loot as the dialogue reveals tensions over pay and fairness during a period of labor shifts.
A Philadelphia Press cartoon line discusses the idea that calling someone flawless is their greatest fault. The dialogue questions why fault should be found and ends with a jab at perfection as a flaw.
A Chicago News joke features a neighbor asking why a bell is rung while a man with a satchel explains selling a patent trousers hanger. The punchline notes the gentleman's wife away and the trousers hung on a gas jet, creating a comic miscue.
A Philadelphia Bulletin report notes a cashier dubbed Honest John faces harsh consequences as friends mock him, leading to unemployment despite no fault of his own, illustrating public shaming in work life.
News from Strassburg reports a large bust of the late President Kruger has been completed by a sculptor at Saargemund Lorraine destined to mark his grave in Pretoria.
Paul Bowles of Bolivar New York lost all his hair after a runaway horse threw him into convulsions and caused a several week illness. The incident left him completely bald from fright and illness.
An ad promises Mall’s Anti Belch Wafers stop belching and bad taste by purifying the stomach. It claims relief from seasickness headaches indigestion and various stomach related ailments including foul breath from tobacco onion or whisky. The offer warns the deal may not reappear.
A vintage coupon note offers a 23-cent sample of Mulls Anti Belch Wafers with name address and druggist details plus 25-cent certificate toward more Belch Wafers. It promotes the product for stomach trouble and mentions MuLou's Rare Tonic Co at 328 3rd Ave Rock Island Illinois.
Old time sale notice lists price and ordering method for a pharmacy item. It states fifty cents per box or by mail upon receipt of price and that stamps are accepted.
A small winter visitor is described as a robin sized northern shrike or butcher bird. It hunts mice and small birds, impales prey on thorns or wires, and sings rarely with a sweet note from leafless bushes, otherwise silent or rasping.
At a Friends Educational association meeting in Philadelphia Professor John Lester praised American boys’ manners. He attributed this to mothers and women teachers in schools, claiming American boys learn morality at their mothers’ knee while English boys learn it from their fathers.
A story from Australia reports a district official who tried telegraphing a gold discovery. A boy found a nugget of pure gold while hunting for a stone to scare a crow, but the official’s message only noted the boy’s stone.
The Buffalo Express argues colonial empires are costly for taxpayers. It cites Southwest Africa losses of 1,842 lives and about $650,000 spent so far. The piece notes limited white settlement prospects in the contested African territory and recalls Bismarck on costly imperial projects.
Dr. Samuel G. Tracy warns nephritis patients should limit salt as excessive salt intake raises blood osmotic pressure, causes dropsy and slows sweat. He cites physiologists and urges moderation in diet, alcohol, and salt to prevent kidney illness amid rising mortality from kidney disease reported by the New York board of health.
A Paris test from Rue Richelieu to Avenue de la Grande Armee compares delivery times by bicycle 11 minutes 15 seconds cab 28 minutes metropolitan railway 31 minutes omnibus 34 minutes telegram 45 minutes pneumatic tube 3 hours and telephone never arrives for subscribers.
The United States exported substantial amounts of illuminating oil while petroleum dominated exports for years. By 1905 copper surpassed petroleum in export value, and iron and steel manufactures collectively valued far more, though no single iron or steel item matched the petroleum stem.
John Morley enjoys music and visits concerts, a rare joy he deeply cherishes. He is fond of cats and cannot resist stroking any stray kitten that crosses his path.
Mrs BE W Wright of 172 Malls Street Haverhill Mass describes chronic back pain irregular urinary flow and distressing monthly periods since 1869 and credits Doan's Kidney Pills with immediate help and a full cure after using three boxes. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Nitrogen is essential for plant growth and drives fertilizer spending. Chemistry has not yielded a practical method to extract nitrogen from air, though atmospheric nitrogen is estimated to weigh about four billion tons.
Allen Ridgway, Barnegat Station Master, Central Railroad of New Jersey, writes that after costly medical treatment failed to cure barber's itch, a Cuticura Remedies set cured him. He endorses the products for families and urges promotion. October 2, 1905 Barnegat, N J.
The article honors two late acts of Benjamin Franklin including his proposal to begin Constitutional Convention meetings with prayer and his deathbed appeal as president of the Society for the Abolition of Slavery. It notes his compassionate life and the humanitarian benediction seeking freedom for enslaved people.
Widow Mrs Jefferson Davis, former Confederate president’s spouse, remains in New York year round with brief winter visits south. At eleven years old, she is frail yet not ill and lives in a quiet uptown apartment with one servant. Beauvoir remains in Mississippi.
An English company is formed to furnish a new soap that makes laundry possible with salt water. New ocean steamships may avoid carrying 50 000 to 100 000 pieces of bed and table linen for long voyages. Washing can be done abroad.
A Rockford Register Gazette report cites Dr. William Langhorst treating C. A. Leach of Beach County whose partial optic nerve damage is linked to heavy coffee use. Leach drank multiple cups daily for years. doctors say the nerve damage is incurable and urge quitting coffee in favor of Postum to rebuild nerve cells.
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