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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
10
The long held belief that Brazil cannot commercialize wheat has been challenged by Rio Grande do Sul growers. After experimentation, wheat is now produced in commercial quantities supported by expected yields.
In Medina New York Q W Winney invites kidney sufferers to write for his testimonial about Dean's Kidney Pills. He claims relief after eighteen months in two hospitals with back pain lameness and rheumatism. He reports weight gain from 143 to 162 pounds after 10 12 boxes and says he was cured. Sold 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A minister lecturing on Jacob's Ladder is interrupted by a boy asking why angels need a ladder when they have wings. Another child quips that angels were moulting and could not fly, turning the moment into a humorous exchange in a Sunday school class.
An old London curiosity shop specializes in heathen deities with images of all kinds on view. Customers can select an antique Aztec god from Mexico carved in heavy stone, a marble deity from Mandalay, a wooden statue from West Africa, or a gilt joss from a Chinese temple.
An expert cited in Engineering News praises Japan for sanitary safeguards and reliable water supply. Waste is prevented by meters ensuring consumers pay for what they receive, a method noted as highly effective in public health protection.
A Texas primary teacher describes starting Postum Food Coffee in childhood to replace coffee. She claims reduced nervousness indigestion and headaches with a clear rosy complexion after switching and notes others’ improvements when prepared properly. She cites Postum by the Battle Creek company and the booklet The Road to Wellville.
A patchwork of verse and clippings recounts a fatherly dog recovering a stolen horse in Morris County New Jersey and a counting game described by the New York Press. The piece blends poems from St Nicholas with a local animal tale and a classroom playground game.
A red squirrel believed to be a Methodist disrupted a Wayne M E church service during a Sunday sermon. The animal entered through a window near the pulpit, surveyed the congregation, and caused a brief commotion before the pastor asked for assistance to remove it.
A group of boys and girls sit in a semi circle with a head and foot. The head holds a card receiver filled with visiting-card slips listing famous names. Players beat out descriptions from memory while others try to name the visitor. If wrong, move to foot. if correct, the head moves to foot. continues around.
Warren Edwards, a East End line conductor, repelled two hold up men at Redbank and Delta avenues. He struck one robber with the rooster, causing him to fall, and hit the other with the fowl as it squawked in agony. The criminals fled, Edwards chasing them while still brandishing the rooster.
A stunt uses a soft rubber ball and alternates throws and catches in a round count. Players begin by throwing up with one hand then catching with both, then using both hands to throw and one to catch, and finally a ground bounce catch. The sequence ends with a palm bat and a ceremonial act.
Jack loses his brandy cuff buttons and suspects Ned, the family’s helper, after a long search. Months pass with no sign until spring returns and Jack finds the buttons under the pear tree, mildewed but intact, leading to a change in trust and a transfer of pennies to Ned.
The Milan fire brigade piloted a steam automobile pumping engine from Saxony with a U shaped chassis and spring supported boiler and motor. It features a friction differential for sharp curves, two cylinder motor propulsion, a two cylinder pump, coal or petroleum fuel, and a crew of five firemen plus a stoker. It can reach 22 mph on smooth roads and deliver 950 quarts per minute to a sufficient height, requiring 80 horsepower for the machine and 25 for the pump.
The ironmaker recounts the creation of the West Point chain across the Hudson near Kingston and Albany during the revolutionary era. Spanning nearly a mile, weighing about 200 tons with weighty links, it took 60 men six weeks to forge at 17 forges, costing about $400,000.
Published records of desertions from the United States Army in the last year indicate the cavalry arm accounts for most cases. Coast artillery and infantry follow, field artillery smaller, engineers few, and signal corps nearly free. Desertions from four negro regiments are fewer than from white regiments.
Illinois is described as an oil state with rapid growth in production. By August 1906 daily output surpassed 25 000 barrels, and in June 1907 daily production averaged 112 000 barrels from over 65 000 wells in Clark Cumberland Crawford and neighboring counties. The 1906 total amounted to about 4 to 5 percent of U S output, a dramatic rise for a state previously not regarded as an oil producer.
Frank J Cheney sworn oath as senior partner of Cheney Co asserts firm pays one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure Notary A W Gleason signs oath December 6. Cure taken internally and affects blood and mucous membranes. Sold by druggists 75 cents. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
France sets the standard for road building by disciplined earthwork, deliberate layering, careful ditching, and masonry treatment. Embankments rise in shallow lifts with leveled strata, and where needed, stone paving completes the drainage and stability of highway sections.
After measles the head and neck broke out in scaly penny sized sores with hair loss. Six months of conventional treatment failed. A week after starting Cutiura Remedies the sores improved and in three weeks the condition cleared. Mrs Henry Porter Albion Neb August 25 1906.
The first snow of the season began falling Saturday August 31 at 12 30 p m on the top of Mount Washington marking the exact anniversary of last year s initial snowfall.
A letter from Lizzie, a widow at 1155 W 13th St, details long standing night sweats and loss of appetite. She credits Dr Hartman and the Peruna remedy after four months of use, saying she regained strength and can cook for her six children. She notes consuming five bottles.
Birds’ plumage sent to London annually for millinery shows Germany's feather trade. Also advertised Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children teething claims to soften gums reduce irritation ease wind colic and costs 25 cents per bottle.
In Holland a special door in many houses remains shut except on weddings or funerals. The bride and groom enter through this door, which is then nailed or barred until a death occurs and the body is removed by this exit.
The road over the Andes being built by Chile and Argentina nears completion as the final link across South America. It is reported the entire line will open to travel next year.
Advertisement claims Woolford's Sanitary Lotion cures itch in 30 minutes and never fails at the drugstore. The terse notice markets a fast relief remedy with assertive language.
A New York woman bar member shares a humorous exchange of letters with a male lawyer. The lawyer’s note praises a settlement but belittles her sex, and her reply mocks his gallantry and reference to Genesis. The racy correspondence ends with a sharp quip about petticoats.
The couple married and left in a new car. their honeymoon is described as spent in a hospital, per London Tit-Bits. The terse note records a surprising twist in what was expected to be a cheerful start.
Reading suggests Berlin diets are heavy on beef with pork second and veal much lower. The fragmented text notes meat types and percentages hinting at a share of beef near half, with pork next and veal around a fourth.
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