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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
21
A Denver Post excerpt by James Barton Adams urges courage over despair. The speaker argues men should face misfortune with nerve, refuse to whine, and fight back to avoid weakness. The verse emphasizes resilience and self-reliance to prevail.
A London criminal narrates a failed scheme to steal twenty thousand pounds in jewels by posing as a buyer at Stoner & Sons. The plan uses a hotel suite ruse and chloroform to drug a jeweller, but Dutch dealer Groby calls the stones paste. News notes the two criminals flee to Amsterdam after the sting collapses.
A tale from St James Gazette details a midnight intruder in the Bank of England strong room and a sewer worker who entered by lantern. The piece then shifts to Boston Harbor in 1844 where merchants cut a ten mile ice channel to let the Britannia sail on time amid a bustling winter scene.
East slope Pike's Peak to host two large power plants to supply Colorado Springs and nearby towns with lighting and heating. European markets see Texas oil fueling ships and dockside tankage in Copenhagen for related vessels.
The text remarks on King Edward VII’s notable memory for faces and names and how this ability links to places or incidents. It notes memory training in his youth under Queen Victoria and the habit of reciting daily encounters and conversations to his tutor, highlighting a long standing hobby of memory.
Marvelous progress has been made in marine architecture and equipment in recent years. The text notes how eight men once controlled the wheel in rough weather, while now a light touch by a infant’s band can turn a vessel completely around using a steam steering apparatus.
A electric cog railway under construction in Tyrol will link Eastern village to Col de Mendel summit at 2550 feet. At two and a half kilometers, it will take 27 minutes by rail versus four hours by road. The line, rated 64 in 100 grade, will carry fifty passengers per coach and offers scenic viewing as Swiss engineer M Strubb of Clarens drives the project.
After sixty days in service the automobile street car operation in Chicago reports a net daily profit of five dollars and thirty five cents for each coach.
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