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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
12
Stanton seeks a theater evening with Jessica Floyd amid tensions with Floyd and Miss Carlisle. Valerie Carlisle suspects Jessica and warns Stanton about racing luck, while Jessica calmly weighs propriety and Stanton’s intentions.
Stanton meets Floyd after a call from the chief about a car bound for Indiana. The gray motor, driven by the chief, is shipped to the Mercury office by six, with Stanton choosing Pelham Parkway to avoid police trouble. Floyd jokes about the offbeat delivery as they head into traffic.
Stanton escorts Miss Floyd when Valerie Carlisle arrives with a summons. A tense exchange reveals hidden motives as Jessica’s warm bracelet and a hint of hurt provoke questions of loyalty and ambition.
A Jersey City common pleas judge suggests each man and woman spend one day in jail annually to broaden their view of life and Christianity. Prisoners at New York’s Tombs react with varied opinions, from skepticism to cautious support, highlighting personal experiences and objections.
Roy C. Andrews of the American Museum of Natural History recalls collecting at Nonsatong in Korea for Harper's May issue. He notes a tiny village of a few huts, locals curious about him, and how six sen for a mouse sparked an influx of chipmunks. Onions fetched higher prices after the chipmunk sale, leading to a boycott that failed to restore prior prices.
In a high speed automobile race, Stanton pilots the Mercury as a stranger Miss Carlisle entrances him, then vanishes. A mysterious accident follows, Floyd hints at his past and twin sister Jessica surfaces. Stanton falls ill but wins the race and seeks answers aboard a train and at a hotel.
The quote by Orispy Sweet Marden argues that happiness comes from modest, quiet daily living. It urges embracing plain routines and mindful thinking to avoid common unhappiness and the lure of grand scales or fortunes.
The article notes Joseph G. Robin, a bank president who defaulted, has little to say about the timing of his potential jail term, with references to a recurring pattern of annual imprisonment discussions between the first instance and the current moment.
Excerpts from prisoners at the Tombs debate Judge Careys notion that a brief yearly jail term could reform someone. Philip Musica importer, John Cassidy banker, Robert Kirby black man and others offer mixed views on imprisonment and its Christian or practical value.
A South Dakota lawyer argues in the Southern Bench and Bar Review that pigeons or doves be treated as wild animals. He contends current law forces pigeon ranch owners to chase escaped birds or risk others capturing them, harming property rights. The piece questions whether courts will retain, modify, or abandon the rule to protect a growing industry.
Berlin professor Saubermann lectured in London claiming radium can restore hardened arteries and prolong life. He described a device using a radium filled receptacle in water to produce radium emanations, claiming the apparatus remains active for hundreds of years with periodic water renewal.
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