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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
11
Poem by Louise W Caldwell in Christian Register urging endurance and faith as the speaker looks to a hopeful ascent. The verse encourages lifting the head despite weariness and notes God awaits, promising strength and a call from loved ones guiding life beyond troubles.
A Jungling Brothers show elephant Chang learns to use his reason and tools in a cold mountain ascent. Ballyhoo guards a red waistcoat hiding six hundred dollars while Chang helps push warmth into the private car as a rear mountain accident looms.
The passage muses on how past joys and sorrows blend in memory. It notes distinct hours may share a common sadness or happiness, and asks why wonder at such shifts. It suggests thoughts and events resemble one another when viewed as all past.
A collage of maxims and sayings from Cicero Swinburne Demosthenes Horace Aeschylus Montaigne Aristophanes Marcus Antonius Butler's Dyer's and William Winter. The snippets cover virtue ambition power justice habit and knowledge with varied attributions and aphoristic tone.
A Chicago Inter Ocean editorial laments the lack of scientific progress to forecast cyclones before they strike, noting predictions remain unreliable until after events unfold. The piece argues against overconfident forecasts and stresses the need for improved meteorological methods.
In seven years ending 1906 the number of men teachers in the United States fell 24 percent. The piece argues men flock to other fields for autonomy and status, citing wages, social disdain, limited influence, and poor manners as core reasons. It uses anecdotes about public officials and educators to illustrate a culture clash between teaching and wider professional life.
Excerpt from Edmund Clarence Stedman's The Prince of the Power of the Air argues that England faces loss of insularity as air power expands. It notes rivals’ aerial capabilities and asks why great powers push navies when air fleets threaten traditional sea dominance, reflecting on Britain's position and preparedness.
The New York Americans feature Joe Lake as a handy pitcher and strong base runners but weak fielding. Sweitzer debuts as a capable outfielder for St Louis. Joss of Cleveland is praised for control, while Oldring may miss the season. Roy Hartzell shines at short for St Louis. Hal Chase is praised for highlight plays. Neal Ball shows promise at shortstop though erratic in errors. The pennant race remains uncertain with Philadelphia favored by George Dovey.
Thomas Pooley aged 86 of Claremont New Hampshire admits in a brief note that his lifelong choice not to marry was a mistake and expresses reflection on his single life.
James J. Hill returns from New York to the West. Beveridge notes war talk fades with Pacific battleship arrival. Edison adopts vegetarianism after illness study. Twain Hillis speak at American Booksellers Association dinner. Baron Rosen sails to Europe on leave. Missouri professor predicts Midwest becomes U S university center. Wainwright Schroeder named acting rear admirals. L T Dickasonr eyed as Grand Army of the Republic commander in Toledo. Admiral Dewey seen in Washington life. Staffordshire Surgeon F L Marston, age nineteen, a leading Baptist evangelist in England.
A Washington Herald quip mocks a landlady's fruit salads as a scheme to serve prunes as hash, reflecting lighthearted daily humor in a 20th century paper.
A brief exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald notes when asked if keeping a cow is feasible after moving to a suburban home. The reply jokes that maintaining a cow is secondary to managing neighbors' chickens.
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