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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
1
A wartime plea to soldiers and cadets to write long letters home tonight. Beset by duty and longing, the verse urges avoiding theatre or frivolous pursuits and instead sharing news with anxious families who await word from their absent loved ones. It stresses the comfort of steady letters and the duty of keeping home hearts informed.
An explorer recounts trapping a ten foot nine inch black mamba in a Kaffir store on a N’Kuzana valley spur. In darkness he battles the deadly snake using a stick and finally shoots it with a shotgun the next morning. The tale reflects peril in Zululand frontier life.
A Boston Brown Book excerpt expresses faith in work as a remedy for mental ills, joy through laughter, and appreciation for nature. It highlights frankness, explanation, hospitality, friendship, and love as core values in daily life.
A Sydney or New South Wales coast report notes a link between prevailing wind direction and fish catches. The fishermen faced cycles of scarcity and abundance roughly every three to four years from 1898 to 1906. Researchers suggest wind patterns may forecast fish prospects two to three years ahead.
The Progressive Farmer urges strict dairy herd testing and pasteurization as safeguards against tuberculosis. It cites Circular 127 on butter and states tuberculous cows threaten public health, urging licenses, annual inspections, and culling infected stock to protect families and the dairy industry.
From Mountaineering in North America by Robert Dunn in Outing Magazine, the article chronicles the long running hoax of 16 000 to 17 000 foot peaks named Brown and Hooker around Athabasca Pass. It details Collie and Bancroft's searches, Douglass's diary, and the reveal that the so called punch bowl maps were fabrications.
Wonders of the Microphone describe Doctor Marago of Paris reading voice records with a magnifying lens. Scientists foretell voice photography replacing writing, stenography, and even letters. The article notes large implications for forgery, contracts, and long-distance messaging.
Bohemia once a kingdom in Europe now part of the Austro Hungarian empire covers 19,822 square miles with about 400 cities.
A German pigeon grower tested speed between bees and pigeons. Bees released three miles from hives and pigeons three miles from their cats. The first bee finished a quarter minute ahead of the first pigeon, with all bees beating the second pigeon. Bees were dusted with flour to identify them, slowing their flight. pigeons would win in long distances.
Measures and weights from the Kang Hsi era are to be reestablished in China with minor changes, reviving old standards in the present dynasty.
Government bug hunter August Busch collected eighty three mosquito larvae on the Isthmus of Panama in the Canal Zone. Thirty species were new to science with seven additional known, making the largest locality record. The specimens are at the National Museum. He spent three months studying the dry to early rainy season.
An advertisement promotes Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restore claimed to cure fits St Vitus dance and nervous diseases. A $2 trial bottle and a free treatise are offered with orders to J H R Kline Sd at 031 Arch St Philadelphia PA.
Prof Hereward Carrington of the American Institute for Scientific Research claims twelve ounces of food daily suffices for any man or woman. The note also advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething at 25 cents a bottle, claimed to soften gums ease inflammation and cure wind colic.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report portrays Kentucky night riders as devout yet ruthless. A young couple abducted near a party recounts a band kneeling to pray before igniting a warehouse barn. The group reportedly believes divine sanction supports their raids.
The Westminster Gazette notes Japan’s rapid adoption of western astronomy with its merchants’ London visit. It highlights several Japanese observatories and praises Tokyo’s rebuilt Naval Observatory under S Hirayama, F R A S, as highly capable and permanently valuable.
The June Century article by Mrs Isaac L Rice argues the Fourth of July celebrations are barbaric. She cites 1153 deaths and 21520 injuries from 1903 to 1907 inclusive as evidence. Injuries include 55 total blindness 398 partial blindness 308 limb losses and 1067 finger losses.
A cited testimonial praises Grape-Nuts for restoring energy after long night work. The letter claims improved strength nerve power and brain function with weight gain of 20 pounds and lasting vigor, noting the product travels well during travel.
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