26 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
1
A guide describes making a Christmas bomb from tissue paper and holly for a party with a pull to shower gifts. It also outlines festive dress ideas for girls and boys including lawn frocks with flounces and berths, and a cream challis Russian blouse suit for boys.
In a Bethlehem hut Jacob asks to join the night sheep watch. David consents for an outing but sends him to sleep first as wolves loom from Lebanon. Jacob hides a sling and pebbles ready to face wolves under Judean stars.
Night on the shepherds plain near Bethlehem is pierced by a miraculous bright light and an angelic visitation. David and Jacob share a quiet faith as the heavens glow and declare divine glory over the sleeping flocks.
A narrator recounts the shepherds in awe at the angelic declaration of the Christ child in Bethlehem. Mary and Joseph, the manger scene, and Simeon’s blessing frame Jacob’s Christmas vision and the shepherds’ return, glorifying God for all they had heard and seen.
A brief, humorous exchange sets a seasonal mood in an Alaska Klondike setting with Chilcoot Pete noting frostbitten toes and Ike joking about treasures in a Christmas stocking.
A nostalgic verse recalls bygone tales with mermaids brownies and Santa quests. The speaker longs for a Christmas Eve ride with Santa and a witch’s broom while noting knights and princesses exist yet dragon-fights no longer win brides. December published in Lippincott's.
A Metropolitan Magazine excerpt outlines that dyspepsia stems from bad habits and offers dietary and behavior changes. Avoid starches, favor meats eggs milk and toast, drink hot water, space meals several hours apart, chew thoroughly, and rest between meals.
A compact collection of quotes from Ovid Longfellow Seneca and Amiel on rest inner life and personal agency. The lines urge pausing to renew effort and warn against being passive or outwardly driven without inner development.
A compilation of maxims from Lowell Washington Quarles Fenelon Saadi and Moody on bearing burdens duty to act and humility. The collection emphasizes living in the present forgiving others and speaking with restraint. It reflects moral guidance drawn from diverse literary voices.
An American tourist in London observes a bus driver and shopkeeper sharing a gag. The driver winks at a door where a man stands, explaining the joke stems from the shopkeeper's father having been hanged. The anecdote appears in the Chicago Journal.
Internal remedy approach claims to cure catarrh by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. Describes Hall's Catarrh Cure as prescribed by leading physicians, a tonic-blood remedy, and asserts it is not quack medicine with testimonials available. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Dr H Albrecht of Wilhelm Hospital reported before the Vienna Medical Society that he discovered the influenza and whooping cough bacilli are identical. He noted long suspected bacillus identity and linked the corny plaint to the growing microbe list.
A Chicago mother reports her baby suffered severe itching on face and neck for over a year despite many doctors and colleges. After trying Cuticura Soup Ointment Resolvent Pills and three boxes of Ointment plus Soap, the child improved and became healthy. Mrs A G Brestlin, 171 N Lincoln St, Chicago, Oct 20 1906.
The Chicago Tribune reports scientists foresee voice photographs replacing books and writing. Microphones would record speech into indelible records, making forgery impossible and binding telephone conversations to contracts.
A letter quotes two individuals who claim heavy meat diets caused indigestion and weakness. After using Grape-Nuts, a man gained from 95 to 125 pounds and his wife added about 40 pounds, with better digestion and less appetite for meat. A 68-year-old neighbor reportedly recovered from long indigestion by switching to Grape-Nuts.
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