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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
4
An ad urges use of ethine double strength to remove freckles with an ounce of cathine double strength from a druggist, promising rapid skin clearing and a money back guarantee. It also explains white clover is annual and seeds must be allowed to ripen to reseed the lawn.
A collage of advertisements and quips notes Cuticura Ointment for scalp irritation and a hot Cuticura Soap shampoo, touts malaria remedies and liver pills, plus snippets on opera, fruit farming in South Africa, a shipbuilding joke, and a Bible reading anecdote from Rev. Fullerton.
An essay argues a man should choose his occupation by twenty to avoid mediocrity. Early interests reveal true inclinations as childhood influences and school leadership shape future paths. Once fixed by thirty, career changes become nearly impossible due to habitual grooves formed over years.
Description of a bag featuring a deep bottom pocket, outer decoration of scattered buttons, spools of thread, and scissors. The edge is finished with a blue blanket stitch.
The article notes women make up 207,703 of 3,04402 farmers in the United States and reports on Maude Weagher as a leading masques writer. It cites Finland and Sweden with higher male employment shares, mentions Grace i Pinney Léard of the arculacon department, and references French war sufferers receiving aid. It lists women’s strong roles across nine occupations including musicians teachers nurses housekeepers stenographers and clerks.
Poem urging courage and effort in facing new duties. The speaker emphasizes trying despite fear, resisting excuses, and embracing responsibility. It praises bold youth and the willingness to tackle uncommon tasks rather than shrink from challenge.
A varied list notes a hand operated leather kneading device from Oklahoma, new sun goggles, a light two and a half pound nettle fiber thread, a tid cup shell removal method, extensive railroad electrification, Bombay rainfall, a German scrap compression machine, a brick gripping wall tie, automobile spring covers, and macaroni as a valuable building food by weight.
In shops the watchful needlewoman can craft artistic items from leftover crash toweling. A new fudge apron uses a long crash piece for the front with shoulder straps, cross-stitch decor, and blue blanket stitching. A compact mending bag can be made from narrow crash with a curved top and waist belt.
Historical note shows Yale students covering costs with 4000 plus dollars as a baseline. One man spent little, another about 590 dollars for schooling. About 120 class members have earned funds toward college to date totaling over 0 thousand.
A snippet of dialogue jokes about similarities between a political platform and a trolley car platform. Characters banter on fortunes from Peggy, fish cleaning, rubber sea fish from Holland, and a punctuation mishap about letters left in a pocket.
A collection of aphorisms on pride, optics of success, gossip, strength, smiles, mirrors, credit, narrow minds, marriage duties, weather complaints, and a note to actors. The piece ends with a caution about a whistle signaling an oncoming locomotive.
A cryptic remark questions preventive action after a loss. The dialogue hints at a second horse and a missed preventive step, implying frustration with hindsight.
A traveler recalls proposing to Miss Smith in Switzerland near a mountain gorge. The anecdote prompts the warning that a sudden fall could have occurred if she had rejected him. The exchange has a tone of dramatic suspense and danger.
A light tongue in Henry Anna Little and Andrew Lott's wedding sparks a playful line about identity. The humorous quip notes the name swap as a simple coincidence and a nod to their union.
A Midwest servant questions a mistress about a young man she kept in her room, revealing a hidden closet scene. The mistress, curious and cautious, opens a trunk to reveal a photograph as evidence of the young man’s portrait and presence in the room.
A Georgia dentist Dr R H Thomas of Valdosta lauds Hancock Sulphur Compound for clear skin and relief during hot summers after applying the product with a smoothed plan. He reports evident improvement with a 50 cent bottle and notes Hancock products are sold by dealers nationwide. He offers a booklet and praises the remedy amid other comments about weather and local life.
A fragmented note describes “Human Folk” as the people who live in hearts, calling them the great show on earth who should leave selfishness at home. It mentions a door keeper, a typewriter query, and scattered captions from Boston Globe and Evening Pragnot, conveying a chaotic survey of quotes and headlines.
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