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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
1
A verse fragment attributes folly to all, noting fools barter for pottage and seek truth through confession. It laments past and present errors, then affirms perseverance with the refrain It is you and I as Alfred J. Waterhouse signs the piece.
Rangers fix a trap for Panhandle Pete. Holliday uses a midnight leave to meet a secret love note while Tomkins shadows him. Pete is captured on the Juarez bridge after a staged chase and a disguised plan goes awry.
A fragment notes Florence is expected to arrive at nine tonight for supper, with a personal reference confirming her presence.
In a quoted exchange, Holliday admits he did not forge the letter but acknowledges altering the envelope. He blushes as he explains the letter was sent to him and he only fixed the envelope a little.
Frances Crosby, blind since infancy, has written over 5000 hymns and travels to evangelistic meetings. The Bridgeport, Connecticut native, known for Safe in the Arms of Jesus and Pass Me Not, is eighty three and depends on raised letters to read.
A Brooklyn Eagle reprint discusses whether wives should receive a defined allowance as a business partner in marriage or rely on their husbands. It argues the wife bears many duties from managing the home and children to entertaining guests and shaping family morale, and she should have a formal share of the family income.
Marie Hall Boudir, 18, debuts as a violinist in England with a bright future predicted. Mrs. Marsylla Keith marks her 116th birthday in Montgomery West Virginia. Mme Sarah Grand praised as a bright pretty woman in the prime of life. Over forty women now hold architect assistants’ posts with equal pay to men. Nellie Benson becomes first colored woman to receive a Virginia board certificate. Donna Miriam Celli, Princess Signori, visits St. Louis with a noted background. The German Empress flaunts costly jewels valued around 1.5 million marks. A market-savvy woman markets to busy working women, supplying home meals from markets with bulk buying benefits.
Popular Mechanics explores whether gold could form and grow in nature like living organisms. It cites cases of gold increasing in size under water in mine timbers and cap and post from the Comstock, noting formation through mechanical and chemical action with water as a key factor.
The piece highlights rubber as a rich, growing resource for Venezuela. It notes world demand rising while current methods and yields lag. With 6,000,000 rubber trees in reachable Orinoco and Rio Negro valleys, potential output could reach 30,000,000 pounds annually, far above today’s 400,000 pounds.
An English observer notes American hostesses often use deputy hosts at large gatherings to welcome guests, make introductions, and manage refreshments. In England the hostess herself greets guests at the door and remains mostly unavailable for conversations, keeping strict control of arrivals.
The season favors white flecked tweeds and long silk coats fall from fashion. Pink tea gowns dominate, with volles and aeolian textures trimmed in plaid or floral silks. White wash suits for summer outings rise, while bold woolen colors appear. Embroidered belts highlight tailor suits.
Greenport's Isaac B. Price attributes eighty years of meals at one hour each to adding thirty one years to life. He claims 44,600 hours spent chewing yields five extra years, while physicians note digestion relies on saliva for cereals. A one hour meal is said to pay dividends in longevity per the New York World.
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