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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1902
Page
2
In Chicago Record-Herald, a poem laments the loss of the sacred fireside as modern life shifts to steam and machinery. The poet notes the absence of a glowing hearth, sleeping kittens, and spinning wheels, while painters and preachers cling to outdated notions. The piece captures nostalgia for a vanished family circle and the oldxen times it embodied.
A church fair led by the minister’s daughter spirals into a bold fundraising stunt as she orders the girls to be kissed to raise money for charity. Critics doubt her, but eight pretty volunteers join, reshaping the night’s crowd and receipts.
A church fair descends into a scandal as seven auctioned kisses erupt around the minister’s daughter. Young men bid up to ten dollars, then one bid reaches a startling one hundred seven dollars, drawing wide attention from the crowd and gambling hot spots nearby. The event ends with the minister’s daughter acting as auctioneer and raising over two hundred dollars for the church collection.
In a crowded scene a boy presents a mower as a proxy for a kiss. Mike Cady imposes a kiss and a hush falls. The requested payment passes to the woman, who rewards the old family cook with a kiss, then presents the proxy and the money to the gambler.
Miss Nellie Regan, a young teacher, hosts Senator Depew at a small red school near Croton. He notes the flag is upside down, discusses patriotism, salutes Regan as a brave American girl, and delivers a speech to the students about national symbols and duty.
The Bookman notes Boston's claim to origin of the modern editorial. Early papers had no editorials, using signed letters like Dubligs and Junius to shape opinion. The Boston Daily Advertiser and Repertory, founded 1813, passed to Nathan Hale in 1814, who shifted from jointed articles to leading pieces in the office. Hale limited regular editorials to distinguished writers, while Everett and Webster contributed only as communications.
A local tale from Lower Providence reports a justice of the peace handling a dispute over a flock of turkeys roosting on a neighbor’s fence. The owner offered to let the birds settle the matter themselves. the judge ordered their release and ruled in favor of the plaintiff after the birds returned home.
The essay extols American forest lore and migration to woods as a national passion. It cites Cooper Irving Parkman Bryant Lowell Emerson Agassiz Webster Russell and presidents seeking rest, inspiration, and escape in forests from Adirondacks to Michigan, praising the woods as a source of literature and virtue.
A Washington police superintendent warns that dreams and false reports tempt people to claim robberies or crimes. He cites sleeping burglar scares and a prominent official who battled imaginary intruders, plus debt avoidance schemes. Caution urged against believing every report of crime or loss.
The speech proclaims unprecedented prosperity under President Roosevelt, asserts America’s resilience in crises, and urges unwavering faith in a rising republic. It celebrates national strength, continental reach, and a destiny to make the Republic the greatest among nations for generations to come.
Country boys succeed by turning apparent lack of opportunity into an asset for life. The city boy, exposed to rapid change and pleasures, loses focus and grows cynical, while the country youth brings enthusiasm and a sense of duty. By thirty, the country boy often retains more boyish vigor and purpose than his city cousin.
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