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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
2
A Covington Kentucky woman describes severe back and abdominal pain that left her weak and nearly unable to work. She attributes recovery to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Blood Medicine and Sanative Wash and offers to answer letters from other women.
Dennis Walker, a track walker from Norristown Pennsylvania, has logged over 780000 miles in two years of walking railroad tracks. He covers more than 12 miles a day and credits the routine with keeping him in good physical condition.
An New York ad notes Roman Hye Balsam as an occasional nighttime remedy to prevent and relieve tired eyes, advertised at 372 Peart Street, New York. The claim emphasizes eye strain relief.
The article notes cannibalism still occurring among Papuan communities near Australia and describes a traditional rite that delays youth until certain brutal acts are completed, reflecting colonial-era sensationalism and biased views.
A fragmented crossword puzzle list shows horizontal and vertical clues with misspelled terms and markings, including entries like storm, mouth parts, conjugations, and body parts. The page promises a solution to appear on the next page, labeled as the previous week’s puzzle solution.
An excerpted reminiscence outlines poet John Greenleaf Whittier and Elizabeth Lloyd a Philadelphia Quaker born 1811 whose early romance did not lead to marriage after Lloyd married Foot Howell and died. Whittier letters from Amesbury 1859 reveal longing, restraint, and shared memory, with no clear reason for nonmarriage.
The article profiles Leigh Hunt a celebrated writer and editor of the Examiner who served two years in prison for a disrespectful line about the Prince Regent and gained fame as a minor martyr. It also outlines his betrothal to Marianne Kent, detailing their engagement at ages thirteen and seventeen and their ardent correspondence with references to early love and religious imagery.
The article explains West Point cadets are appointed by national representatives and senators with a legal cap of 1,388. It notes past enrollments peaked around 1,200 and criticizes appointment practices and the free education funded by Congress, costing over 10,000 dollars per cadet.
Instructions explain placing correct letters that form words across and down. Definitions link each entry to its clue and differentiate horizontal and vertical word lengths. Black squares separate words and letters only appear in white squares.
A wooden pink and blue dingkoo-dengcoo fowl wakes jungle neighbors with a ding-dong alarm. He endures jeers and mud, guarding dawn until others rise. He eats the odors of blossoms and cannot sleep, must stay awake to frighten them awake each morning.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the Baronial Order of Runnymede, based in Philadelphia, extends a gracious welcome to the Prince of Wales. It highlights a claim of ancestral baronage tied to Magna Carta and contrasts the youthful prince with seven centuries of royal lineage.
University of Stellenbosch entomology professor C K Brain reports a preliminary note on using ordinary wireless gear to listen to insect chewing. A microphone setup in a box with infested apple stems lets listeners hear larvae gnawing, aiding fruit selection and seed testing.
An article by Mrs. Harland H. Allen advises aspiring dog breeders to start with strong breeds, select eligible brood females, and work with established breeders. It stresses good housing, space, exercise, and proximity to a city for customers and pet shops, noting market demand favors quality over name dogs.
A New York state village woman known as the peanut lady built a home grown business from a corner drug store in 1913 to producing over 10 000 pounds daily. She insists on strictly home made peanuts with workers in a backyard shed while enlarging her operation to meet demand.
A reflective line on human thought and mortality notes that a thinking reed is still fragile before the universe. It argues that even if the universe destroys him, the human mind holds awareness of death the cosmos cannot share.
Demand Bayer Aspirin with the Bayer Cross safety mark. Do not buy unless the Bayer name appears on package or tablets. Imitations may be dangerous. Bayer has proven safety for 23 years and is prescribed by physicians. Say Bayer when you buy Aspirin.
The Christmas favorite Silent Night marks its hundredth anniversary this year, drawing special devotion in Germany as the beloved carol enters its centennial.
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