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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
8
A mother fears unchaperoned camp life while fathers and mothers arrange a low cost cooperative camp. They select companions tenants near fishing and boating grounds and hire a visiting chaperon to supervise from a distance. Secret letters reassure parents as boys learn camp cooking housekeeping and independence.
A San Francisco Examiner column laments single minded young women of sixteen and eighteen seeking flirtations over intellect. It contrasts bored girls with beardless college youth and praises mature womanly freedom in later life.
A reader column notes that prosperity can rise further despite recent setbacks caused by wrongdoing and inflation. It argues Americans are aware of rights and will demand honest government and clean business, while urging courage and common sense to secure material and moral progress ahead.
The week day power of the church lies in continuing Sunday impulse through the week. It shows in home teaching, business honesty, prayer meetings, pastor visits, social good will, Bible instruction, lectures, and biographical studies under church direction, making the church a week day power in the community.
The Ohio Magazine survey counts twenty-one presidents with recorded sons reaching mature age. Nine sons stood out in public life, including John Quincy Adams and Robert Todd Lincoln. ten, counting John Scott Harrison, made the roll of honor. Most have been upright citizens and many achieved notable distinction.
A Passamaquoddy missionary priest in eastern Maine declines a new mission saying he does not approve of missions because the excitement fades. A parishioner retorts that he already had one three years ago, recalling a quip from Youth's Companion.
An editor and caller discuss burglary coverage noting thieves overlooted 750 pounds of jewelry and silver plate. The homeowner rejects minimizing the loss to avoid publicizing a larger theft.
Two duelists board an early train to Fontainbleu for a meeting. One planning a return trip, the other insists on a single fare saying he always takes a return from a dead man’s pocket. The exchange underlines a fatalistic tone amid the unusual wager.
A New York press note reports rising meat prices as domestic turkeys near Forty-second Street and Fifth Avenue are priced as game birds. A housewife saw six pound turkeys labeled at $2.50 each, highlighting inflationary trends in ordinary foods.
New York's zoological park reports a total of 2 243 birds in its aviary collection reflecting ongoing exhibits and conservation efforts.
A Memphis conference urged Congress to deepen the Illinois River to connect Chicago and St Louis with the Mississippi and its branches, enabling lake steamers to reach the Gulf. Proposals call for a 14 foot channel with storage dams, boosting overland rail competition and river transport efficiency amid seasonal water level changes.
Charities and the Commons notes that coats once woven by a single skilled tailor now involve thirty nine distinct occupations in clothes factories. The shift to specialization under the factory system replaces the old apprenticeship and craftsman model with segmented labor across many roles.
An editorial from the Brooklyn Union argues against pulpit style in theaters and warns authors and actors to avoid swearing and blasphemy for American audiences. It says censorship, like England’s, is absurd and that audience disapproval should curb bad language.
The article notes that eighteen holes were not fixed by law but by chance with St Andrews originally having twenty two holes before 1764 when the first four holes were combined into two. Since then every full course has been laid out to mirror this standard.
The column catalogs social items and milestones: Theodora Shonts engages to the Duc de Chaulnes.NY teachers bar girls’ basketball at New York Normal College. Frau von Papp begins as Berlin’s first woman cab driver, earning 80 on night one. Pacific sailors carry Bibles donated by Helen Gould. Miss Florence Todd’s gowns valued at 10.90 seized by New York customs. Mrs Paul Webster Ford’s engagement to Dr L R Williams announced in NYC. Rev Lucy C McGee ordained in Boston. Mrs David Beatty robbed of 25000 jewels at Melton Mowbray. Mrs William Jennings Bryan and daughter sail to Holy Land. Andrew Carnegie lists keeper of Limerock Light on pension. Annetta E McCrea becomes landscape architect for St Paul road and western rails.
The Automobile Club of America promotes an international race meet in Ormond Florida for March. Colgate captaincy shifts to Robert J. Whelan at Hamilton New York for 1908. Duke of Portland congratulates James R. Keene on 1907 turf success. Al Kaufman defeats Twin Sullivan in Colma California after twenty five rounds. Arthur B. Henshaw captains Trinity College football next year. Tommy Burns wins world heavyweight title at National Sporting Club London. Maurice A Hammond captains Wesleyan at left tackle. Cy Youngs to coach West Point baseball in early spring. About twenty major league veterans to try again with majors. Robert Deady plans ten round boxing rink in Brandywine Springs Delaware. Lave Cross retires from baseball.
A thousand Greeks have recently left New England to work on farms in Iowa Kansas and Nebraska. Four or five days travel from the fruit store marks the journey toward a wholesome and independent life on the land.
The Washington Post notes statistics show the average married man outlives a single man by about two years yet many men need stronger incentives to marry. The remark suggests marriage benefits are real but not universally persuasive.
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