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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
11
A New York commentator labels any rival with better attire as a threat, describing how fashion competition fuels social tension and personal critique among observers.
A girl with freckles, as described by the New York Press, voices a philosophical view on her appearance comparable to a man’s reflection on the stock market panic.
A Philadelphia woman released from jail chose to remain in her cell rather than confront a staring crowd. If the crowd has any pride it will quit gaping.
The New York Sun argues improving poor wagon roads to fine highways lowers freight costs by five to seven cents per ton mile. Comparisons to China highlight remaining inefficiencies while Utica Press predicts wireless telegraphy will soon rival cable progress.
The Abbe Pradt impressed guests with a long ovation on European affairs at a Wellington hosted dinner in Paris. He claimed Europe’s salvation rests with one man, prompting the Duke to reply and place his hand on his heart, saying Ta me.
The Boston Transcript notes banks struggle when credit is exhausted at one lender. It cites a large western business failure where the corporation’s commercial paper was sold nationwide in addition to routine bank loans.
Sorghum is a cane like grass without ears and glaucous in hue. It is grown across Africa for sweet juice and has long been used in the United States to make sirup. It has also been tested extensively for sugar making and experimentation.
Louis Repper urges Pennsylvanians to read William Penns Thoughts in Solitude, calling the book largely unknown. He argues that if proponents of Penn’s religious liberty idea would read and reflect, they would become better, truer, and more honest citizens in public and municipal affairs.
Isaac Charles Johnson of Gravesend England, born 1810 during George II era, remains active at age 98. He trained amid poverty, became an architect, built a durable Elizabethan house at Swanscourt Kent, and first invented Portland cement later introduced to the United States by Levi P. Morton.
Mr James L Cowles of the Postal Progress League says U S farmers lose about 25 a year per family and 100000000 annually due to missing freight and passenger service on rural routes. He cites restricted free rural service and urges voters to elect Congressmen pledged to broad Post Office expansion.
A branded prisoner named Dailen breaks free at dusk and races toward a village. He fights fear and fatigue, glimpses a sad mother and two children, and faces a choice at three crossroads. Pursuers close in as he nears the sea or inland paths. A child asks which way their father went.
In a sunlit village, Martha Minkley, once courted by clergyman Paul Blossom, discovers present happiness with him after a mix-up over marriage and housekeeper duties. Miss Jemima Blossom chafes at changes, while Hiram Dodd's hotel buzzes with gossip as love finally warms a lonely heart.
A report from Dr. Lawrence Flick and Dr. D J McCarthy at the Henry Phipps Institute asserts that tuberculosis can cause insanity, delusions, and moral decline even before visible disease. It cites cases of homicidal impulses, hallucinations, and alleged communications from the dead, discussed as part of untreated brain and blood flow disruptions.
The province reports no iron ore mining and the sole effort at Quasino Sound on Vancouver Island is unprofitable and abandoned. Zinc ore mining is also virtually at a standstill, signaling a broader slowdown in mineral production.
Henry Gaheen of Nevis Minnesota fell asleep on Red River Lumber Company track north of Akeley and was struck by a Great Northern logging train. He died at Union Hospital after doctors could not restore a pulse despite efforts. His burial followed in Nevis with family and friends.
Blanche Walsh recalls a statement about being misunderstood in an unsympathetic world and shares overheard gossip from two chamber maids at a hotel. They discuss a finicky guest who objected to a window being pried open with his razor, noting his strong stance on fresh air.
An elder questions stock and securities risk for his grandson. A family lawyer suggests placing several thousand tons of coal in trust to secure the future.
A tanked car passenger calls a man in the opposite seat a winker. The conductor explains he is simply trying to keep the eye toward the woman from causing trouble. The judge remains involved in the unsavory scene.
A roundup of women led suffrage activity and personal milestones. Mrs Cleveland returns to Princeton with her children as school opens. Mrs Astor's estate valued up to 150600 with speculation of higher. Mrs Emma Wels sparks rekindled affection by burglar scare. Miss Illington retires from stage after recent strain. Joseph Twin elopes with a Carlisle pupil in a Western Indian tale. Eleanor Cowper letters reveal death by own action pact with Wallick. Miss Annie Peck earns Peruvian medal after summit of Mount Hunscaran. Government sues to seize Mrs Gardners smuggled artworks. Carrie Nation faces British opposition amid anti liquor protests.
Rear Admiral Sperry's homeward fleet entered Malacca Strait while Swarthmore College shifts its charter to non sectarian status. Reports note the New York Board of Aldermen passes anti ticket speculation ordinance as events unfold globally. The French Academy gains six vacant chairs after M Victorien Sardou's death.
A Boston Post tip advises hemming a child's dress with No 200 thread on bobbin and needle to allow easy adjustments after washing. If the dress shrinks, cut 1 or 2 stitches and pull. the thread breaks easily and won t damage the fabric.
Berlin launches a year round skating rink becoming the continent’s fourth permanent facility after London Paris and Munich. The move targets longer seasons and wider public access to skating.
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