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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1925
Page
9
Mrs. Rosa Fullerton of Clearfield Pennsylvania testifies the Vegetable Compound helped her severe body pains and nervous irritability and boosted her appetite. She urges others to try it and allows use of her testimonial locally and elsewhere for those suffering nervous troubles. Sold by druggists nationwide.
Lesson text outlines Paul and Barnabas in Iconium where they preach to Jews and Gentiles, face opposition, and perform miracles. The account covers their bold preaching, the resulting division, a stoning attempt, and the subsequent establishment of church leadership in Lystra Derbe and surrounding regions with elders appointed in every church.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture this guide explains using eggs and ingredients to bake sponge, sunshine, and angel cake. It covers quantities for two medium loaves, mixing methods, pan choices, baking temperatures, and tips to keep air in the batter for light textures.
S L Oliver of Kenmare Ohio sends a two dollar bill to City Manager H G Otis of Clarksburg WV with a note claiming the money settles a long ago streetlamp prank. He says the confession eases his conscience and worry.
A quotation highlights seeing Christ in all people as a guiding rule of life inspired by Mon St. Vincent de Paul. Dr. R. F. Horton emphasizes that when this master-thought governs a person, all others recognize Christ in them.
A quotation attributed to Harold Begbie declares that individuals shape destiny through thought, and that nature’s determinism rides on the mind’s verdict. It frames history as driven by thinking and interpretation.
A long used method describes making lye hominy by soaking shelled corn in water with two tablespoons of lye, washing, and boiling until tender. The grain can be flavored with butter cream or seasoned with potatoes and bacon fat as part of a soup or served plain with various accompaniments. It notes lye from wood ash or commercial lye and suggests cooling and storing for weeks.
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines a rapid bacon and potato soup. Peel and cube two potatoes and boil in salted water. Fry two slices of bacon, then use the fat to cook two tablespoons of minced onion.
The USDA describes a simple kitchen table improvement from Virginia counties where extension agents promote home upgrades. A piece of linoleum cut from some leftover floor is cemented onto the table to ease care and maintenance.
Workers use a long TNT fuse in a lead lined tube to blast away winter snow after the season's last fall. The explosion clears the trail quickly, reducing spring cleanup time for the park roads and trails.
Scientists exploring future utilities say harnessing Sahara heat could be feasible much like early attempts to exploit waterfalls. They caution the idea is vapory now but not impractical in principle.
An advertisement touts Cuticura for improving complexions dandruff itching and rough hands. It advises smoothing the face with Cuticura Ointment on rising and retiring and washing off with Cuticura Soap after five minutes using hot water.
An expert workman, crafting artificial flies from feather hair hooks and red flannel, shows a visitor from the rural districts the odd process. The onlooker quips that there are enough real flies in season, highlighting humor in the scene.
The San Francisco Chronicle laments that people spend energy arguing about faith rather than practicing it, urging more devotion to religion and less conflict.
An antiquated advertisement urges practical boys to accept bread for hungry mouths. It promotes Dr Peerys Dead Shout for worms or tapeworms and claims the remedy will help at 272 Pearl Street New York.
Between 1910 and 1920 the federal census recognized only two new professions osteopathy and aeronautics. The Census Bureau classifies all gainful occupations in its index and recognizes no others officially.
A San Francisco Chronicle report says a bandit held Arthur Hall up and recovered his watch when he found it ran slow. Hall was relieved when the instrument was mistimed. The thief escaped with £30. A saying on cleanliness hints at moral tidy mindedness.
A short old note asserts cosmetics improve complexion yet offer nothing to erase wrinkles, reflecting a common beauty stance of the period.
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