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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1903
Page
3
An evocative nautical verse describes leaving harbor aboard a ship with a white funnel band heading toward a horizon of breakers. Comrades warn of peril while memories of Avie and sweethearts mingle with sea imagery and Mother Carey feeding her chicks at sea.
In a playful tale from Leslie’s Weekly, Ken Sears helps his friend Stub win Miss Helen Lorrington’s heart after a ruse exposes his own hidden love for her. A staged matchmaker plan authenticates courage and leads to a quiet, humorous conclusion.
A three year old girl on an Erie ferryboat points at a middle aged woman dressed to appear younger. The woman smiles and the child exclaims it is cunning while amused passengers react, and the mother hushes the child as the woman slips away toward the forward cabin.
A story shows a reporter pressed for length by editors who demand concise copy. The editor’s push for six hundred words sparks a race to reduce creation to brisk summaries. The piece argues that condensed newspaper language influences modern literature and trims once elaborate openings.
A guard on an L train surprised and delighted passengers by singing cheerfully as they boarded at the next station. He shouted Sardine express all stops take your time prompting relieved smiles that lasted several minutes. The article notes the guard as a broad-shouldered young man and a rare humorist among weary workers.
The article surveys spring lingerie styles featuring sheer fabrics, embroidery, lace, and ribbons. Night robes in Empire shapes, petticoats in silk and wash fabrics, and richly trimmed drawers and corset covers dominate the season. Sleeveless chemise gowns appear as warm weather novelties.
The article recounts historic marriages where brides were well into old age or significantly older than their husbands. It highlights cases from 1774 to a recent Midland county union, noting long betrothals, large wedding crowds, and unusual pairings that challenged social notions of age and matrimony.
The piece highlights six female letter carriers in rural delivery, the Queen of Saxony's charity work founding orphanages and schools, the Duchess of Marlborough’s famed pearls, Mme Charcot's financial straits, and royal and aristocratic caricature skills. It notes Dickens descendants in business, a Swiss servant diploma trend, and Minnie Bronson’s rise to educational posts at world expositions after teaching math in St Paul.
The piece surveys current women’s wear including Bonnet styles for elderly women with low broad crowns, skirts with triple flounces, hats of silk and net or chiffon, embroidered blues or orange linens vests, and changeable silk linings for gowns. It notes Norfolk jackets in light gray frieze or Scotch homespun, velveteen coats with figured effects, and new hair bows with low back pins. It advises hats to match each gown and outlines preferred hat placements and neckwear trends.
Gardner C Teall argues sanitary and practical benefits in child room lighting. Do not leave gas lights on longer than needed. Prefer dim night lamps or train children to sleep with less light for health. Ensure lamps do not glare into a young face and provide shaded illumination to protect eyesight.
A report cites Bank of England note paper as so strong that a single sheet can lift a weight of 100 pounds. The claim underscores the durability of currency paper and its surprising strength.
Steaming is recommended to cleanse veils. Wind the veil evenly around a broom handle, lay it over a boiler or saucepan of water, and steam for about forty five minutes. Remove and let dry on the handle to restore stiffness and remove dirt and dust.
In preparing a guest room for a few days place a variety of books and magazines within easy reach. If no shelf exists, set reading materials on a low table near the window to spare visitors sleepless nights in a strange house.
A New England Homestead reader explains how to convert worn sheet edges into pillow underslips. By cutting the outer slip, sewing the hem, and using reclaimed fabric, households can extend linen, creating soft downy slumber pillows and spare strips for hospital use.
Feather Cake Cream a tablespoon butter sugar one egg and flour milk baking powder bake twenty minutes. Delicious Cheese Cake Cottage cheese butter sugar nutmeg lady fingers egg yolk white rose water wine currants bake patty pans. Cocoanut Pudding Soak stale bread in milk beat eggs sugar salt bread and milk add cocoanut citron bake then make vanilla butter sauce nutmeg. Orange Pancakes Flour baking powder salt eggs sugar milk butter roll and glaze with orange juice sugar while spreading orange pulp for filling.
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