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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1903
Page
8
Malta with nearly 200000 people relies mainly on goats for milk with about 12000 head. No grazing fields, goats forage roadsides and hillsides for weeds and edible matter, supplemented by carob beans at night. Average goat yields four and a half pints daily, cost $15 to $25 each.
The Lin Wen Pao reports a real life comedy where Empress Dowager Chu Hung Chi and a public censor accuse Chu of foreign policy ignorance. The censor asks for dismissal, Chu resigns, and the Empress Dowager issues an imperial decree restoring him and promoting him.
Bellamy Storer the new ambassador to Austria-Hungary dismisses rumors of King Alfonso's ill health and reaffirms a healthy, happy royal family. He notes Spain is smiling with a strong cabinet and steady prosperity while avoiding grave issues. He mentions London street sand expenditure to prevent horse slips.
Mushrooms are about 90 percent water yet the remaining 10 percent is richer in nutrients than bread, highlighting their surprising dietary value and lighter calories.
The article surveys salt coloring for oleomargarine to bypass taxes, Sweden’s use of agricultural electricity, and German alcohol-fuel fire engines. It notes solanine in potatoes, radioactive elements found in minute amounts, and Dr Steiner’s Java observations on ancient carotid compression as anaesthesia.
A remnant Eskimo group, recently located on Southam ton Island at the north end of Hudson Bay, living in huts built from whale jaws with a central stone lamp. The whale based economy includes bone implements, walrus tusk sledges, and deer antler crosspieces. About sixteen individuals remain and they speak a distinct dialect.
A Chicago reception during Prince Henry's visit features Admiral Evans in the receiving line. A local girl speaks to the prince claiming to have seen "Fighting Bob" Jefferson, prompting the prince to jokingly call the admiral "Fighting Bob Acres." The moment amuses or unsettles onlookers as the room reacts.
A Berlin dispatch reports plans for an international cotton conference to promote Africa cotton production by England Germany and France and other European manufacturing nations. The Lancashire trade presses seek new raw material sources as British agents scout Egypt and India for cotton viability.
The article notes that George I of England spoke no English while ruling the realm, highlighting a notable language barrier in his reign.
Peaches on a London dinner table bore the owner’s monogram traced in the velvety bloom. Paper letters pasted on the fruit were removed to reveal delicate green monograms while the rest of the peaches remained rosy and deep hued.
At druggists. The Five-Cent packet is enough for an ordinary occasion. The family bottle, 60 cents, contains a supply for a year.
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