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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
3
An optimist asks which gift of youth is the greatest. The aged man answers that hope, not strength, willpower, heart, or without, is youth's ultimate blessing. The breeze and sunlit slope accompany his quiet wisdom. Florence Earle Coates.
Bob Hunter returns to his old hometown and discovers Louise Upton now works at a county millinery shop. He recalls their past and learns she has lived as a beggar while he rose to wealth. A maid confirms Louise’s aunt has died and the girl has faced hardship while he faced wealth.
Bob Hunter, once consumed by greed, visits Louise in a county infirmary. He confesses love and guilt, offers money to see her privately, and faces a choice between crime and "the better way" as Louise forgives him.
A Philadelphia Telegraph report recalls Clifford's Inn London once thriving under Edward III era rules and a Kentish mess. Members were governed by a principal and rigid rules with a unique dining ritual where leftover bread was handed to the poor via napery and a hammerlike loaf.
Describes Shah Jahan’s Palace of the Moguls in Delhi as a grand fusion of red sandstone and white marble. It recalls lavish interiors with malachite inlays, silk hangings, and gold Peacock Throne with Koh-i-noor diamond, amid Renaissance and Mary Queen of Scots era influences. Colonel Tavernier valued the marvel at 200,000,000 livres.
A poem from Collier's Weekly humorously critiques the Trolley-People who ride endlessly and never walk, their boisterous chatter and bags of change contrasted with the speaker's preference for using feet to move. The verse reflects playful social commentary on modern transit culture.
A collage of jokes and anecdotes features teachers, wives, and nuns in light exchanges. Characters include Joax Hoax He and Miss Passay with antique collectors, a physician quip about a constitution like hardened steel, and a dyspeptic XRAY gag.
Senator Sorghum defends honesty as best policy while a confidential associate disputes a minor transaction. The Washington Star notes the other man’s honesty proved more advantageous in the end.
In St Augustine Florida the sole mill worldwide draws its power straight from an artesian well supplying its turbines.
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