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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
4
An old advertisement touts Bayer as genuine Aspirin with Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packaging. It claims nineteen years of medical use, notes tiny tin boxes of tablets cost a few cents, and identifies Aspirin as Bayer’s trademark for acetylsalicylic acid.
El Paso reports twelve year old James Alexander Hill Jr, son of jailer Jim Hill, as the youngest successful detective. He tracked a missing six year old, located the boy, and returned him to his mother, earning praise before the boy later disappeared again.
Six black crows died on the banks of Tupper creek near Westfield New York. Two died outright and four suffered before death. two were shot to end agony. Cause unclear though insecticide, lightning, or a crow epidemic are considered. Wildlife epidemics are common claims.
Letters from Alexandria and Petersburg residents extol Dr. Pierce products. Emma Posey credits Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel relief, while J. H. Hamilton and Mrs. J. W. King tout Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as tonics and cures for eczema and bronchitis, with repeated demonstrations of trust in these remedies.
A fragmentary note recounts a chat among women where TD praises a quaint appearance. A young woman claims she has possessed the look since infancy, prompting the speaker to confess a fondness for old things and an awkward silence follows.
A period advertisement urges readers to choose Casearets over Calomel for cleansing stomach and bowels during illness and nervous symptoms. It claims Casearets work passively overnight without fever or inconvenience and promotes a clear conscience with a quip about old songs.
A brief note claims Ratman Eye Balsam cures sore eyes including blood shot and watery eyes with prompt results. The text adds a cryptic line about flames kindled by a woman's eyes, presenting no insurance or safety details.
Kellerton New York Mr and Mrs Adam Metz keep a parrot named Polly with an open cage door allowing outdoor life Polly dragged a brown two foot snake into the house provoking a chase Metz and neighbor John Boots removed the snake rolled it in a carpet and killed it Polly cried Hard luck Polly hard luck amazing scene in the Metz home as the bird witnessed the event.
In Portland John Dick, in a whisky soaked daze, struck a woman he believed a crimson spider crawled on her coat. He admitted excessive moonshine use and was jailed seven days with a $10 fine per Judge Rossman.
A sparrow smoking a cigarette sets fire at Geneva college in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania. A student flicked a cigarette butt from a window onto grass, the bird took the butt to its nest, triggering a fire alarm but causing little damage. Fire Chief Rich ard Timmons will document the incident in the official report.
A leading Norwegian newspaper notes Hermodson Hermodson has developed a sparkless radio power device using an accumulator to deliver current at intervals. The system promises clearer sound, mathematical precision, and lower costs. If valid, it could mark a distinct advance in radio telegography.
Diamonds worth nearly 500 300 disappear while in transit between London and Ceylon. Officials call it the largest robbery of its kind between London and the East, with prior high profile cases linking to the Nagoya theft of 250 000 dollars.
An English traveler James Scott famed for punctuality stayed at a well frequented inn. A hungry guest asks for the simmering fowl, but the landlord reveals the dish was reserved for Air Scott at exactly two o'clock, and the innkeeper awaits him every minute.
The Birmingham Age Herald quips about profiteering and tenant landlord strife. A tenant, arrested for beating a landlord with a club, presses for jury trial while noting skepticism that twelve good men would rule against a tenant in today’s climate. The column mocks married men inventing excuses and condemns heartless landlords.
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