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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
1
A November Saturday ride to town shows a family trip with an older brother driving while the father stays home. The scene captures the children in their Sunday best, the market bustle, and the boy’s eager hopes to spend his harvest coins in town despite longing for home.
On the island of Sarbroo in the South Pacific, missionary Rev. John Sturgis and his daughter Leila flee hostile natives led by Henry Seedon. A stormy sea and a pursuit by a native canoe are halted when a ship under Captain Charles Graham arrives to rescue them, and Leila marries Graham.
J W Huddleston, a saw mill operator near Dry Creek on the James River and Kanawha turnpike, drilled into a shell embedded in a large oak log. The shell weighed three or four pounds, was the butt end of an eight pounder with copper band, fired at the Battle of Dry Creek on Aug 23 1863, and caused only the log to require new teeth on the saw.
An ad claims FiSTS permanently cures Norris or narvouse ness after first day’s use of Dr Kline's Great Nervekestorer. It offers a free trial bottle and treatise from Dr R H Avine Ltd Philadelphia. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a note about Kansas counties noting forty four without a pauper.
Mrs Tuomas Ros Erts of Maple Street Norwich New York recounts using Jamsure Piso’s Cure for Consumption three years ago and credits it with saving her life. The dated testimonial from February 17 1900 notes a remark about a woman’s imagination in hat wearing.
A historical note recounts how early locomotives lacked whistles and used a tin horn instead. After a deadly 1838 accident with eggs butter horses and a man on the rails, George Stevenson designed a steam horn that produced a loud screech, addressing the demand for clearer warnings.
From Le Figaro via Dr. Ox a long article contends the consumption bacillus originated in rye wheat and corn blades. It claims the human lung is its adopted home and would perish without replenishment. Rare atmospheres aid consumptives not by thin air but because rye wheat and corn are not grown there.
The article describes hot climate railway cars in India with two roofs and an awning-like upper roof running down the sides. It notes a servants compartment at each end in first and second class cars, reflecting that most European travelers bring at least one servant.
Count Tolstoi predicts a future fusion of major faiths within five centuries, with Christianity remaining the final unified religion as Confucianism Brahmanism Buddhism Judaism Islam and others converge.
The text notes the commercial power of steel rails and contrasts iron rails that required renewal every 18 months with steel rails offering lasting durability and efficiency in road systems.
A literary man credits Grape-Nuts with improving mental clarity and energy. He notes ordinary breakfasts hinder concentration, while Grape-Nuts provides easy digestion and sufficient brain nutrition, boosting output and focus for a hard working public writer.
The Empress of Germany loves flowers. Countess de Witte donated 5000 for Russian poor. Queen Victoria is sixty but youthful. Mrs. Roosevelt collects old china. Caroline Severence organized the first U S women’s club. Mrs. E J Wray excels in shooting in England. Mrs John F Spencer, Marion County S C, is a Revolutionary daughter. Cecile Butticar, Swiss twenty four, is first European woman engineer. Countess Veelli died in Cantonville Maryland, a relative of the Italian king. Lady St Helier lives retired after Sir Francis Jeune’s death. Gertrude Massey has twelve commissions from English royalty. Nell Havens of San Francisco is government recognized photography expert. Mary Collins of Standing Rock has been elected “The Next Friend.” Alma Frisby, Wisconsin appointee to State Board of Control, has long held multiple academic and medical roles.
Prepare two quarts by roasting eighteen chestnuts then simmering in syrup until tender. Puree with yolks and milk, add sugar and vanilla, cook and sieve. Stir in raw cream, line a jelly mold, fill with chestnut mixture and soaked fruits, seal with ice, chill two hours, and serve with sauce.
A portly man with fishing gear asks a native if fishing nearby is worth his time. The native, lounging with hands in pockets, responds that fishing isn't good but warns he cannot judge the value of the visitor's time.
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