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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
1
Poetic call to Bethlehem to awaken and sing the Advent birthday of the King. The verse envisions the Star led Magi, Mary with yearning, and the incarnate Christ as light guiding wanderers with grace. A prayerful litany of faith in the holy night.
An exhausted bookkeeperWorks late as the month ends and a younger replacement looms. At home his daughter Mattie warmly tends him, sharing meals and comfort while he contemplates looming layoffs and fading youth. The scene blends work stress with domestic tenderness.
In a tale by Mrs. F. M. Howard, a bookkeeper endures a tense Christmas Eve as news of his imminent replacement looms. In a moment of sorrow and relief, he learns the change is a mistake, and he returns home to a festive reunion with his daughter Mattie, sharing the news over tea.
A weary bookkeeper, trusted for years, receives a warm Christmas surprise from his company. The manager unveils a fur coat and a promised assistant after January, easing long hours and recognizing decades of faithful service. The scene blends personal affection, gratitude, and holiday generosity.
A sulking rich boy finds no joy in costly gifts. Wealth and power fail to bring happiness as he causes distress at home. The verse laments worldly wealth not owning true joy and concludes happiness comes from deeper meaning beyond material gifts.
The piece records skepticism about Darwinism, citing John Girard and others who question natural selection as more hypothesis than fact. It notes Huxley and several leading scientists who doubt the theory, arguing fossil records offer little decisive support and urging caution about ultimate truths in biology.
The article argues against strong animal reasoning, citing an engraved bear in Central Park as an example of limited understanding. It contends that imitation by monkeys parrots and children can mimic reasoning without genuine inference, and warns against overestimating animal intellect.
A physician argues that drugs affect the brain contrary to common belief. He notes alcohol damages brain tissue chemically, yet not via mental effects, and tobacco’s long use leaves no autopsy-detectable brain difference. The brain of an opium grower appears indistinguishable from others.
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