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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
2
Poem about a weary mother who loves her troublesome son despite repeated sorrows. The speaker recalls young children clinging to her, later a fractured brood, and final recognition that she still loves her Bad Boy best. The verse contrasts maternal tenderness with enduring concern across life stages.
On a flooded river, Nora and her father shelter on a shabby houseboat where old wounds linger. A chance rescue of George, Nora’s love, reveals his repentance and a hidden receipt that could heal past wrongs. As clouds break, forgiveness and hope emerge.
An elderly officer laments the loss of company gardens and cows since the Spanish American War. He recalls thriving post gardens at places like Leavenworth, notes fewer old sergeants, broader posts, and the shift to city origin officers, with army deployments disrupting midseason gardening.
Dr. Charles A. Eastman of Amherst limited to assign family names to about 30,000 Indians to facilitate land deeds and records. A Sioux by birth, he champions the shift from descriptive appellations to formal surnames, detailing methods of selecting shortened generation names and attaching individual Christian names. He notes women’s roles, educational progress, and a view of changing Indian life under modernization.
The Kaiser in England reportedly bagged 700 pheasants in a single Windsor hunt using light-weight one-handed guns. German etiquette shields jealousy as hosts watch and rivals fear becoming persona non grata, while birds are shipped to the London market. The piece notes discomfort with aristocratic hunting practices and questions the social and economic aspects of such sport.
Professor Koenig of Goettingen reports a private room fumigation method using corrosive sublimate to kill insects and infectious elements. In closed rooms for several hours then aired, followed by sulfur burning to neutralize mercurial fumes, a late note says rooms are ready for occupancy and no subsequent infection has been traced to the treated space.
Paris hosts a 40 member Belgian Cookery Academy band of philanthropists. Dressed in medieval costumes they play vegetable shaped instruments and giant cutlery to raise funds. In two months they have collected £8000 for con scripts and other charitable aims while supporting conscripts starting two years of service.
A maker of white paper signals a forthcoming end to one cent price papers as it has absorbed losses on long contracts. The company expects the market to shift after enduring extended financial strain from low-cost supplies.
A Philadelphia Bulletin note highlights two practical uses for chewing gum. It can serve as a temporary sealant to stop leaks until repairs, and as a preventive for seasickness. A traveler credits gum chewing for staying calm while crossing the English Channel.
France records show state tobacco monopoly profits reaching 50 million dollars in 1906, a sharp rise from 2.8 million dollars in the monopoly's first year.
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