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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1901

Page

3

Modern Interviews and Public Giving Highlighted

The article reflects on speculation in interviews, Carnegie’s expansive philanthropy as a public example, and an Italian links to a £200,000 destruction of Turkish securities. It notes a survey of a 30 inch arc across a continent and weighs industrial education, training, and competition in markets, with critique of college culture and a Times view on wealth versus culture.

Andrew Carnegie Selian John Bull Lord Rosebery Mansion House New York Tribune The New York Times

British Government Begins Submarine Boat Construction

After a long delay the British Government has started building submarine torpedo boats with gasoline engines electric motors two bow torpedo tubes and five eleven foot torpedoes as lethal projectiles The French Naval Office has pressed the British Admiralty to learn a needed lesson in preparation Germany disagrees with such vessels saying they cannot be used in naval operations and faces no invasion fears that keep French experts awake.

Naval Office Germany von Tirpitz

Wrathful Chicagoan Decries Hotel Register Slur in Hot Springs

A fervent Chicago reader in Hot Springs Ark vents anger at misidentification of Chicago on hotel registers and letters. He rails against anonymous writers and declares Chicago must be clearly identified, urging residents to defend the city’s name.

Hot Springs Ark Chicago Tribune

Worldly Beauty and the call to find beauty in life

A poetic verse by John A. Joyce from the Washington Post urges resilience after loss. It encourages cheerfulness, duty as a sweet task, and finding beauty wherever one travels. The piece reflects a timeless, World War era style celebrating optimism amid hardship.

John A. Joyce The Washington Post

The Extra Day Afloat on a Pacific Ocean

A Pacific shipboard romance unfolds as Laura and Perry debate the origin of the extra day gained by the voyage. They reveal a routine of dropping hours at sea to reclaim an additional day, arguing and quarreling yet drawn together by the shared mystery and a kiss on the tan shoe. Their mutual banter deepens into quiet longing as weathered decks and stormy skies frame their evolving feelings.

Ann. Prescott Lara Mares Pacific City Pekin Perry P Laura Priscoll

General Ian Hamilton and the Boer Mother's Emotion

General Hamilton sought to ease tension with a Boer farmhouse mistress by using an interpreter. He offered to return her youngest son if captured, prompting a rare display of emotion from her, revealing the depth of a mother's concern as Youth's Companion is invoked.

Rawilton Ian Hamilton vYouth

Saved Cat Hailed by Loyal Dog Witness

A Lon Gen Spectator correspondent recounts a servant boy who tried to drown a kitten in three attempts. Each time the dog leaped in to rescue the helpless cat, twice returning it to shore and the third time carrying it across the pool and to the kitchen, after which the pair became inseparable and shared a bed.

Tien

Honeymoon Clouds Over Bright Couple's Plans

A couple facing an unclear future reviews plans as a warning cloud hangs over their joyful start. The incident highlights uncertainties surrounding a new marriage and the need for clarity amid looming obstacles.

Free Health Advice For Women From Dr Greene

A Poor Woman has just as much right to good health as a rich woman. Dr Greene offers free advice to every woman that leads to health and strength. Write to 3S W. 14th St New York City and tell him about your weakness. Special advice of the discoverer of Dr Greene's Nervara cannot be bought, but it will be given free if you write.

Bull Moose and Wildcat Fight Captured by Maine Guides

A Maine hunting party from New York and Boston in the Bangor Arcestook region observes a dramatic encounter where a bull moose battles a large wildcat to defend a calf carried on the cow moose’s back. The scene ends as the moose injures the cat with a sweeping antler strike, and the party spares the bull, admiring the animal’s courage and parental care amidst a fierce snowbound chase.

M Wildcat Maine Saga the Sun New York Boston Bangor Arcestook Suide Fnally

Elephant Runs Wild in Indianapolis Then Captured

An escaped baby elephant from the Indianapolis Zoo dashed into a Plate Glass window at a barber shop, scattering barbers into the street. It then charged a fur store, attacked a display, seized a fruit vendor’s stack, and was finally captured by trainers who retrieved it by its ears and returned it to the zoo.

Indianapolis Ind Illinois Street

Fast Growth in Arctic Summer and Local Oddities

In the short Arctic summer rapid growth occurs after snow melt as a vine with a sour small berry called porvong covers the ground, drawing Indigenous people to porvong hunting. Three miles from Kris-uvik village, Iceland hosts a volcanic district with eruptive clays and pure white sulphur, and a grotto reaching unknown depths. A Gar dela Headache Powder promises fast relief and Garfield Tea Co. offers samples. The first Boston tavern opened in 1603 on Merchants' Row.

Krisuvik Iceland

Paris Tops Hat Fight Sparks Municipal Dress Edicts

A Paris fashion shift links to tailors strikes and a rise of masculine attire. An edict by a French mayor bans the top hat as undemocratic, part of a wave of local costume regulations affecting women’s wear and clerical garb across towns.

Paris France

Geranium Leaves Flavor Jelly and Cake Aroma

A historic note explains using geranium leaves to flavor crab-apple jelly by placing a leaf in each glass and letting steam perfume cakes when cooled. It also cites the straw-plaiting industry in England employing about 30,000 women and 4,000 to 5,000 men.

England

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