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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
3
A veteran narrator recalls Nolan the man without a country, his strict isolation aboard ships, the circle of officers and crew around him, and the pivotal moments that shaped his fate. The tale blends anecdotes of forbidden reading, a disastrous dance with Mrs. Graff, and a dramatic shipboard duel showing Nolan’s uneasy place in life at sea.
Emile Anderson, condemned for assault with a deadly weapon, walked and paddled his way 34 days from Iliamna to Naknek to surrender for a 1030 day sentence, braving storms, hunger, and frigid wasteful conditions as he carried a writ of commitment. The case drew on clemency recommendations and a note of unusual courage amid harsh Aleutian winter travel.
Peter Curry seventy two, who says he has not slept on a mattress for twenty years, was arrested in a stable at 2652 Callowhill Street. He was found in a half-frozen state and taken to Philadelphia General Hospital after examination by Dr Eagan at the police station. Dermody recalled he arrested Curry there twenty years ago as a well known local character.
William Gaughrin, former Northwestern station agent, offered to serve Kenyon Peterson's sentence of one year to life for holding up and robbing Gaughrin. He said Peterson's confession cleared him of suspicion. The offer was not accepted.
John Raufias the original man with the silver spine survived a fall from a fourth floor window while moving a baby grand piano. He suffered a broken back and many injuries but Dr. L L McArthur at St Luke's hospital repaired his spine with silver and he is recovering.
A Pittsburgh woman with a muff containing a black Pomeranian tricks hotel staff at the Fort Pitt. Desk clerk KL AL Diekelmann detects a pink-tongued dog hiding in the fur, warning the guest dogs are not allowed, as the woman responds with a casual quip and moves to the lobby to reconsider.
Monticello New York Reverend Walter W. Steid missed services after selling a prized Leghorn hen for 26 cents a pound live weight. He claimed the bird laid an egg daily for three years except ten days in Lent, and confessed guilt over the sale caused his illness and withdrawal from duties.
In a northern Swedish village trichinosis has been traced to bear meat eaten by residents. Health officials warn that older bears may carry the disease passed through eating rats and lemmings.
Tramps entering Chicago are warned to enlist or depart the city. Most opt for west-bound freights and continue travel after the notice.
A fragment from a kitchen column offers guidance on preserving foods and preparing multiple dishes. It lists stuffed egg salad, palatable steak ends, peanut butter prep, rice spoon bread, and hermits with raisin filling, plus a humorous couplet about single and married life.
A wartime style United States Agriculture Department piece urges housewives to maximize home canning and garden yield. It highlights using scraps, dry beds, vacant lots for vegetables, soybeans as Navy bean substitute, skim milk as cost saver, and prune juice to flavor cakes.
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