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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
12
A Somerville Journal poem reflects on a fleeting life as it travels through weariness, daily tasks, masking, striving, and worldly strife. The verses contrast brief struggles with shared joys and question whether the span is long enough.
A Boston professor and his pupil Bolling on a Floridian coast chase a twenty foot devil fish, Manta birostris, through reef and mangrove. After harpoon attempts and a battle destroying their launch, the ray escapes, leaving them drenched but alive and with a possible Ichthyological Society paper.
Judge Frazer in Portland discusses juvenile delinquents from a few months in the Juvenile Court. He cites 700 children appearing for reprimand and urges parents to restrict outings to theatres and amusements to prevent bad outcomes. He warns parental care is vital for youths lacking discretion.
An examination of presentiments as direct yet vague perceptions of future events, focusing on why they are typically linked to impending evil, how dreams relate, and the role of instinct, reason, and superstition. It cites historical examples from Caesar, Henry IV, Mozart, Lincoln, and Turin as well as animal dreams, arguing most cases arise from inference and anxious mood rather than supernatural power.
Practical hints cover extinguishing flames with flour versus water and methods to prevent beans from burning. Other advice includes medical potions with turpentine, jewelry fixation ideas, lemon rind storage for flavoring, omelet tips, cleaning with raw potato, scenting cake, baking soda for washing, denim patch for overshoes, and a glue varnish mix with linseed oil and turpentine.
The All Hallows church at London Wall opens early each morning to aid women and girls arriving by the workmen’s trains. A short service precedes supervised needlework or reading, with reading material supplied but vetted for variety.
The Baltimore American notes that a sound mind in a sound body remains the college ideal and rejects cadaverous scholarships. It argues students should appeal to physical health as essential to success in life and learning.
A Boston pastor argues the only way a man could justify tobacco is if his wife shared his habit and, should she insist on choosing the brand, it complicates the issue. The Springfield Union cites the query as a point of debate.
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