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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
7
The article describes Münich women who support themselves by street sweeping. Recruits come from rural backgrounds and join a coveted position with a long waitlist. They wear a distinctive Tyrolese style uniform and hats, drawing attention at events where hats remain on despite protests.
Professional nurses express relief after storms end at Roosevelt hospital. They note patients fear lightning, and a dozen flashes can overwhelm the frail, requiring nurses to mobilize extraordinary care to steady an entire ward.
The article stresses that gown success hinges on accessories. Gloves shoes hosiery parasol veil belt and other small details determine the overall look. It notes well dressed women recognize these minor details and match footwear veils and arrangements precisely to each gown.
New York fashion notes describe chic young women on Broadway and Fifth Avenue carrying swagger walking sticks as a sign of style. The canes, often silver-banded and costly, are paired with simple outfits and no purses, signaling a growing fad reported by Pittsburg Dispatch correspondents.
A Chicago News note urges keeping merriment and social enjoyment in the home. It warns against stifling youths and emphasizes the fireside as a safeguard, arguing that half an hour of cheerful family time dispels daily cares and fosters guidance for the world beyond.
Mrs Emmons Blaine of the Chicago school board practices her own policy by enforcing an eight hour day in her household. The arrangement meets strong disapproval from others.
The London Express notes brisk sales of watch dogs, especially terrierfox, bull or Irish types, with Irish terrier fetching two guineas and sometimes leading to thieves caught. Poms fetch 20 to 80 guineas for four pounds. Pekingese and Japanese spaniels also popular. The piece details prices for snakes, tortoises, green tree frogs, canaries, rollers, sparrows, love birds, guinea pigs, rabbits, doves, pigeons, parrots, and an African gray parrot at 10 guineas capable of whistling and speech.
The article surveys current style trends with gold and silver accents, mini braids as embroidery, fluffy fringed silk ruchings on hats, and high girdles with loose sleeves for afternoon frocks. It notes Windsor ties, marabout plumage, black satin and velvet hats, and leather like horn alligator as enduring chic elements.
The piece surveys early 20th century energy questions from wood to coal to natural gas. It details Forest Service and Geological Survey tests on wood fuel value, coal production trends, anthracite fields, and gas usage and costs, plus naval submarine development and propulsion history in France, Holland, and the United States.
Mike Dontlin signs with the New York Nationals to bolster next season. West Point selects Cadet Wallace Philoon to lead the team. Lajoije fails to bat .800 due to injuries. Albany Auto Club road race abandoned due to cost. Thery may return to racing after Bennett Cup wins. Bermuda ocean race start from Marblehead June 8 at 11 am. Carlisle, Princeton, Cornell, and Pennsylvania football results noted. Ty Cobb leads AL in steals amid brutal sliding. New York Yacht Club considers a seventy-foot America’s Cup race. Royal Swedish Yacht Club drops challenger plans.
Mr. J Aubrey Rees spoke at the Agricultural hall on Grocers Past and Present tracing grocers to pepperers in 1180 and noting a 1310 apprentice to a grossarius. He said grocers once served luxuries for the rich and now provide the poor’s necessities with tea transforming the trade.
J J Hill urges long rest with eyes open. Justine Fernandez resigns as Mexico's Justice Minister. Admiral Walker promotes marriage for sailors. Greek King George is said to be Europe’s poorest ruler. Frederick Masson says Napoleon relics remain at Saint Helena. Sir Felix Schuster blames overconfidence for the American crisis. Lord Fairfax, both US citizen and British subject, visits. Robert Forbes elected General Home Missions secretary. Henry Flagler began in a village store in Republic Ohio. German Crown Prince continues Interior Ministry work and will study government methods in Berlin. Congressman Fowler warns against bond injections as ruinous. Professor McMillan Brown predicts Australia’s future populace may be black.
Forest Assistant E R Hudson reports a study covering about 13 million acres of federal timber in the southern Rockies. He estimates 500 million feet B M of merchantable dead timber making up roughly 40 percent of total merchantable stumpage with about half of this suitable for saw lumber and usable in the round, plus a substantial amount of cordwood for fuel and related uses.
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