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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
12
A lyric reminiscence from John D Wells in the Buffalo News describing the kettle’s songs of pirates, heroics, a hydra head hat, a red bonnet girl, wartime cannon and a blue clad boy, all fading as the hearth grows dull with age. The speaker longs for the old verses to return.
In southern California on Rancho del Norte Dan Millar, a quiet cowboy who spoke to animals, is bucked off and shot by his own gun. Stranded with a leg wound and thirst, he climbs to a granite lookout where his blood call lures thirty to forty cattle. The herd’s frenzy draws two vaqueros and helps Millar summon rescuers to a nearby ranch.
The Bureau of Labor reports wholesale prices across 258 commodities reached a 1906 high, up 5.6 percent from 1905 and 22.4 percent above the 1890s. Seven groups rose, two fell. Metals and lumber led gains while drugs and chemicals declined sharply.
The piece argues Hudson Bay Company trading posts loan goods to North Woods Indians in late summer with credit extending from 200 to 500 dollars. It notes annual cycles of trade, with furs returned in spring and debts canceled only if the trader dies. It portrays trust, industriousness, and honest dealing as core to the company’s practice.
A humorous exchange praises Johnny's near high school status and his fine marks in crafts. The dialogue teases his sewing and baking skills, joking that with a bit more care his passing would be assured.
The article traces bread from Sarah in Abrahamic times to ancient Rome noting early flat breads baked in ashes and gridirons. It cites Pan The goat god Ceres Megalarte MegaIomaze Numa and Formax as teachers of bread and flour use with many varieties. Bread shows little modern progress despite long history.
A humorous courtroom exchange unfolds as a magistrate questions a prisoner about stealing a watch. The prisoner explains he won the watch in a bet by proving he could take it from the man who says he stole it. The dialogue is presented in a light illustrated bits style.
The Japanese code Bushido, described by Inazo Nitobe as unwritten yet foundational, shaped national courage and personal rectitude. Samurai upbringing featured endurance tests, cold exposure, night-readings, and austere discipline to instill thrift and self control.
The piece notes rapid automobiling growth and universities adding courses. It highlights quick urban transport, freight distribution, and the rise of the auto industry as pivotal to national development. It mentions a Pacific Coast university planning a roadbuilding course pending state approval.
Heinrich Conried declares he will retire from operatic management in 1911. He will conclude his duties after guiding the company through the upcoming season and leave the organization in capable hands.
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