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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
4
A boastful young man flirts with a stenographer at a lunch. He asks if she is the date he expected, she probes the prank, and he feigns a ballad of mislaid plans claiming ordered lobster not yet delivered. The scene unfolds with playful skepticism and social pressure.
Miss Willie M. Walker of Matthews Georgia describes years of pimples and dandruff followed by a complete cure after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She received free samples and two cakes and two boxes cleared her skin with no further relapse.
A Chicago political parade faced heckling as a ward boss improvised a missing carrier by hiring a gambler to carry a lighted sign calling to open mills and factories. Spectators mocked the demand noting the gambler’s past as a tradesman and poker player.
The article discusses debates over whether Francis Bacon penned Shakespeare's plays, noting failures of alternate authorship theories while admitting no proven alternative author. It asserts Stratfordas poet is still credited author and questions who else could be responsible.
Mr Comrox says Gladys Ann was sent to cooking school to divert her piano playing. The plan worked, and now they aim to have her study political economy next to keep her focused away from cooking.
A policeman asks a frightened girl for her name as she answers she is Fanny Ellen Towne. The scene centers on a missing child inquiry with authorities seeking identification amid confusion.
An eclectic ad snippet folds Castoria claims with infant safety, Australian stamps featuring the laughing Kookaburra, and various remedies including Dr. Pierce's Pills and Roman Eye Balm. The text blends product pitches with quirky lines and a stray lines about love and spelling.
Lee Weston, a college graduate, joins a detective agency to study human nature. He shadow learns a young art student Miss Fay Whittier then uncovers that a missing woman Mary Amory holds clues to a jewel heist. The case ends with Fay as his fiancée and plans for a lawful future.
Prof. A. Seward told the Royal Meteorological Society that late Paleozoic plants show two botanical provinces a lush northern flora and a poorer southern flora. Growth rings in petrified stems may reveal seasonal changes. Jurassic flora indicates a more uniform climate, warmer in Arctic and Antarctic regions than today. Fossil floras show sub tropical Europe later and Britain’s northward flora signaling approaching ice age.
The Review of the River Plate in Buenos Aires argues two cent stamps are insufficient for letters to Argentina and other South American countries. It notes many U S letters arrive underpaid and urges senders to stamp correctly to avoid loss or delay.
From the Geographical Journal recounting the 1912-13 Antarctic sledge journey led by Doctor Mawson. Lieutenant Ninnis and Doctor Merz perish after a crevasse incident while Mawson and the remaining party endure extreme hardship, limited food, and miraculous rescues before reaching safety.
The article discusses how space is nearly empty yet contains minute matter. It explains light’s minimal absorption through space and estimates atmospheric density would drop to extreme rarefaction, yet about five thousand molecules per cubic centimeter would remain detectable throughout space.
At a Washington luncheon Burleson ridicules express firms as harming transport for the people, recalling a post office tale where a customer was told a letter would not go for two cents because it was too heavy. The anecdote ends with a father planning to correct his son’s heavy handwriting.
A father forbids any man kissing his daughter. The young man responds that he did not know the woman was his daughter, highlighting a clash over propriety and ignorance.
A playful dialogue imagines Noah's ark with a comic exchange on numbers and fleas. A father and child riff on biblical details, joking about two of each kind and fleas on dogs as part of a humorous memory question.
The editor of the American Machinist notes a persistent hunt for capable men in key industrial roles. Employers seek executives and assistants, with pay scales from 40 a week to 2000 and 10000 level positions, yet many workers lack initiative and thoroughness to rise. The draughtsman who can think independently is especially valued.
A health expert extols the benefits of erect posture and deep breathing to improve circulation. The analogy compares full lungs to a proper bath, praising the refreshing feel of morning air while noting the speaker’s cautions about brevity in speech.
A Massassachusetts woman recounts a year of dyspepsia and stress followed by a nervous breakdown. After trying many remedies she credits Grape-Nuts with rebuilding her strength, energy, and overall health, saying it changed her life.
Readily available sulphur compound claims to mimic sulphur springs benefits in home baths. Advises 2 to 3 tablespoonfuls in hot bath for full effect, or teaspoon in warm water for infants, with 50c bottle price from Hancock. Includes a brief joke about being best man.
A garbled advertisement page touts Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills for seven years and urges readers to sample via a New York address. It also presents a dubious marriage warning from Dr. elreddy and mentions Putnam Fadeless Dyes and long distance phone claims.
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