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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
16
A November Saturday ride to town with a farmer family unfolds. mother, siblings, and a boy savor town joys and a peppermint treat, while the younger brother dreams of manhood and the farmhouse, keeping his cap over his ears.
Rev. John Sturgis and daughter Leila flee hostile islanders led by Henry Seedon during a savage assault. A pursuing canoe is rammed by a passing ship commanded by Captain Charles Graham, Leila’s lover, who rescues them and safely returns them home.
A shell weighing three to four pounds, buried within a large oak log three miles east of Dry Creek, was struck by a saw blade at J. W. Huddleston’s James River and Kanawha turnpike mill. The eight pounder shell, with a copper band, dates to the Civil War’s Dry Creek battle on August 23, 1863, and caused only a new set of teeth to be needed.
An advertisement touts FITS permanently cured with Dr. Kline's Great Nervestore. It promises no fits or nervousness after the first day of use and offers a free trial and treatise from Dr. R. H. Auing, Ltd., 51 Arch St., Philadelphia. General Trepoff is described as possessing a highly aristocratic appearance.
An 1900 fragment includes an ad for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming gum soothing and pain relief for teething, plus a claim about Kansas counties with pauper numbers and a testimonial for Piso's Cure for Consumption. It also notes a Norwich New York address and a remark about women and hats of the day.
A 19th century anecdote explains that early locomotives lacked adequate signals. After a disastrous 1838 collision, George Stevenson devised a loud steam horn by consulting a musical instrument maker, leading to clearer warnings on the rails.
A Le Figaro writer, Dr. Ox, contends the consumption bacillus came from rye wheat and corn blades and that the lung is its adopted home where it would perish without replenishment. He argues rare air helps consumptives not due to thin air but because rye wheat and corn are not grown there.
The heat in India leads to double roofs on passenger cars with a 2.5 to 8 inch gap and an upper roof extended along the sides to create an awning over the windows. First and second class cars also feature servants compartments at each end, as most European travelers travel with at least one servant.
Count Tolstoi forecasts a future unity of faiths with Confuncianism Brahmanism Buddhism Judaism Muham medism and Christianity converging into Christianity as the final religion.
The text notes steel rails as the main driver of commercial power worldwide. It contrasts iron rails needing renewal every 18 months with steel rails offering greater durability and efficiency for roads and rail networks.
A noted writer extols Grape-Nuts as ideal breakfast due to easy digestion and strong brain nourishment. He claims long use improved both quantity and quality of work, and notes the product meets all brain and nervous system needs. Endorsed by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason. Read The Road to Wellville in the package.
The Empress of Germany loves flowers. Countess de Witte donates 5000 dollars to Russian poor. Queen Victoria appears youthful at sixty. Mrs. Roosevelt collects old china. Mrs. Caroline M. Severence organized the first U S women's club. Mrs. E J Wray shines in shooting in South Africa and England. Mrs. John F Spencer in Marion County is a Revolutionary soldier's daughter. Cecile Butticar, Swiss engineer at twenty four, first European woman in the field. Countess Jeanne Alfieri Savajo Veelli dies in Cantonville Maryland, tied to Italian nobility. Lady St Helier, widow of Sir Francis Jeune, retires from public life. Gertrude Massey, miniatures painter, gains royal commissions. Nell Havens of San Francisco is govt recognized top photography woman. Mary Collins, Standing Rock missionary, named The Next Friend by Standing Rock tribe. Alma J Frisby, Wisconsin official, professor, regent, physician in Milwaukee.
Peel and roast eighteen large chestnuts then boil in syrup until done. Pound to puree, dilute with sixteen egg yolks, syrup and a pint milk, add twelve ounces sugar and a vanilla bean. Cook until thick, sieve, mix in a quart raw cream. Mold with chestnuts and soaked fruits, chill in salted ice, serve with sauce.
A portly man with fishing gear asks a native about fishing here. The native replies the fishing isn’t good, but questions the value of the man’s time, offering practical local insight.
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