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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
7
A Canadian metallurgist Thomas P. Wilson noticed white flame when slag from rock salt and limestone was exposed to water and a lighted match. This led to the discovery of acetylene gas, later powering automobile lamps and safety features. Automobiles benefited from his accidental finding, as noted by Automobile Magazine.
A collection of aphorisms on personal responsibility faith and ambition. Emphasizes minding one’s own business, steady duty, and the primacy of character. Highlights the two handles of tomorrow anxiety and faith and the value of self love and respectable conduct.
The hero limps into chapter sixteen with splinted leg and bandaged head after being set upon by six men armed with bludgeons. The heroine asks what happened and he says he drove his blade before being left bleeding as the thieves fled with his sword and purse. The setter ends with the line about fitting a spot in a police docket.
A Shanghai Mercury report describes Governor H E Jung sacrificing to rain spirits, then ordering a paper dragon execution for drought. A red-clad executioner cut the dragon into seven pieces outside the south gate, after which it was burned following further prayers.
A Wisconsin woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving chronic female health troubles after doctors failed her. She recounts rapid improvement within a week, lighter menstrual discomfort, and a weight gain of about 20 pounds after two months, urging others to use the remedy and reject other medicines.
Ohio clubwomen applauded a 10000 appropriation for expanding traveling libraries for the coming year. Over 900 traveling libraries circulate mainly through Women's clubs, a record largely credited to Mrs Edward L Buchwalter of Springfield as chair of the library extension committee. The program aims to place libraries in country districts and at crossroads, potentially creating permanent local libraries.
A French Foreign Affairs Ministry instruction to consuls invited reports on French investments overseas. The compiled data show French nationals held about 30,000,000 francs in foreign investments, roughly $6,000,000. The figures confirm France as an investor nation with ample resources and steady dividend potential.
A historical report notes high pressure attempts to sterilize milk. Pressures up to 450000 psi did not fully sterilize as some bacteria survived. Brief compressions delayed spoilage by 24 to 66 hours and 90 tons per square inch kept milk for four to six days. Odd tastes and odors appeared, indicating mixed bacterial survival.
City records show over 75000 relons in the treasury linked to persons who did not claim their bonds or left unselected courons, while a shoe manufacturer reports 1904 more cases than the previous year, signaling financial discrepancies and unclaimed securities.
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