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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
2
A narrative voice recalls cousin Alfred Williams sharing jokes and sayings from memory. He cites playful lines from Wilbur Nesbit and Harper's Magazine, contrasting his lack of city experience with his knack for recalling humor.
The piece follows Jim Dutton at Bor den Academy, once captain and star, suddenly losing interest in football amid mysterious why. Dick Brown reveals Estelle from New York plans to lure Jim with a visit and letters, prompting the team to hatch a plan to manipulate him for their own advantage.
Jim Dutton agrees to play football to please Jessie Day after she leaves her wig and disguise revealing Billy Olson. The team then wins as real Miss Jessie Day arrives from New York and leads cheers for captain Jim.
The article warns that Japanese pirates imitate foreign trade marks and labels, risking brand protection. It notes upcoming Japan United States and Japan Great Britain agreements to curb abuses, with priority of registration in Japan allowing forgery if not already registered there.
A fragmentary report hints at a confrontation as a man is asked about a missing person or target. Names appear in parentheses and imply a military or coded setting with unclear roles and locations. The brief note references a possible pursuit or inquiry.
A moral meditation on money’s power in modern times argues wealth-seeking erodes conscience and risks spiritual death. It urges preserving the soul through prayer, atmosphere for life, and service to God and others to expand the spirit and resist commercialism.
A Century essay argues that in New York racing laws permit gambling while regulating it as a sport. It contends gambling fuels racing’s appeal, with press coverage emphasizing bets over horse performance, and claims racing is the cause of gambling rather than the reverse.
A quotation advises against overthinking food and using fear, urging trust in the digestive system and mindful chewing. It argues that constant worry about meals can inflame the stomach and impede health, contrasting calm confidence with harmful dieting anxieties.
The article quantifies crime's price, noting New York City spends about $85.56 million annually on crime related costs, plus $342.61 million for state wide prevention. It details police, district attorney, court, prison, and military allocations, and cites Thaw and other trials as adding hundreds of thousands. It argues crime indirectly raises many public costs.
The New York World reports on crime costs in 1900s America noting municipal shares in government budgets, alien crime statistics, and prison demographics. It cites 1904 foreign-born inmate rates, rising alien crime shares, and nationwide crime costs pegged around 600 million dollars yearly, with criminal losses and incarceration expenses highlighted.
Captain Halgren pioneers a motorized fishing sleigh using a two horsepower gas engine and spiked wheel. Tested at ten to fifteen miles per hour, the design aims to cut travel time between Milwaukee and Peshtigo Harbor to about one fourth of the old sail sleighs’ best conditions.
A New York commercial traveler recalls a hazy Georgia saloon incident before the state shifted. Two men entered, demanded service, and led to a tense exchange over drinks and payment in a quickly fading memory.
A fragment from a 19th century paper shows rising concern about foreign residents. The text hints at social friction and calls for policy or local action, with emphasis on national identity and community stability.
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