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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
16
Althea Kendall, furious at Roscoe Blinn for postponing their engagements, writes a severing note and, in a panic at a mailbox mishap, fears losing him. A passing doctor helps, then Blinn saves her from a street accident, revealing his steady care and rekindling their romance.
The bobolink once a common northern New Jersey summer resident now appears mainly during spring and fall migrations. Regulators label it a game bird with open seasons in September, October, and December, though federal rules may tighten seasons. The bird’s famed song is rarely heard as esthetic and agricultural interests clash with gunner demands.
In Joliet prison six years after a life term for murder, Joseph Welcome speaks of personal growth. He now teaches in the prison school, quotes literature, hopes to contact the judge, and credits mercy for his transformation while maintaining a humane view of his past.
A mother tells of a boy named Billy dreaming beside a fireplace. The vivid tale follows a red coach with eight white horses and fairy guests as Billy travels to a valley of feathers before waking in bed.
Mary Graham Bonner recalls a Grasshopper Circus for Fairies. The event features a marching parade with grass blade instruments, grasshopper clowns and police, daring rope walker style tricks, and a final jumping display that amazes the Fairy audience before the Grasshoppers celebrate a big success.
A hazy exchange features a self important advocate of preparedness claiming the country needs 45 more big guns and insisting they be larger than any other nation’s, while an inquisitive man questions the knowledge of the speaker.
Nonie Cart sues Herbert J. Carl for divorce in Butte Montana alleging cruelty starting a month after their August 2 1915 marriage. She says he called her bonehead threw matches igniting a dress or scarf causing a fire while he yelled for her to burn up and she fainted and has since been in impaired health. Attorney Charles F Juttner drew the complaint.
Ilyank Jefferson testified in divorce court that his wife hid his false teeth to extort money, leaving him unable to eat or speak properly. He said she refused to return them even when he protested, and only money from Uncle Sam could compel release.
John N Busch was using a steel instrument on a souvenir shell from the battleship Maine when it exploded in Wakefield Massachusetts. Busch died and his young son was fatally injured in Harapa harbor related incident.
Mirror drawing provides a humorous challenge as players stand before a mirror and attempt to draw a perfect square without lifting the pencil. Each participant uses a pencil and paper, watching the reflection to guide every stroke. The most accurate square wins the prize.
Four year old Nellie gazes at a visitor's bonnet and reassures her mother and Aunt Mary that the bonnet is not frightening. Nellie says it may be a perfect fright, but she remains unfazed and confident.
A four year old notices a gray hair on his father and asks why. The father replies that he gains a gray hair whenever his boy is naughty. The child reflects and concludes that Grandpa must have had very naughty boys.
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