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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
8
Report describes chaos in San Francisco with crowds reacting to grotesque outfits amid distress. Observers note fear and confusion as authorities confront a chaotic situation downtown.
Mrs Francis Winter Miss Bessie Marley Dr Ernest W Fleming and Oliver Posey, guests at the Palace Hotel, describe surviving the 1906 earthquake. They walked miles through broken streets, dodging fires, amid flames and blasts, before reaching the water front and boarding to Oakland then Los Angeles. The account recalls soldiers, ash, and cinders, with the group’s feet blistered and clothing singed.
The text reports a hailstone releasing a large air bubble when it melts and notes frequent earthquakes in Japan per Professor Milne. It covers chemical fire engines in Sydney for bush fires, Madagascar manioc sugar yields, lily poisons, Munich science grants, and women’s lung capacity. It predicts a strong British Columbia salmon run and a major 1907 ocean migration.
A French inventor develops a phono graph card using sonorine to mail voice messages. The record, created by a spiral filling the card, lets about eighty words be stored per card and endure the mail system requirements.
American Medicine notes that marriage improves health for both spouses. It cites lower mortality for married men over twenty and married women over forty, higher death rates among widowed or divorced individuals, and fewer personal crises among the married. It also claims married life fosters temperance and longer life for spouses.
The Swiss National Council decrees no future concessions for electricity from Swiss waterfalls without Federal Council approval. Concession terms cannot exceed twenty years. Contracts may be canceled anytime with payment of an indemnity.
A Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin item notes a woman’s notion of economy guiding her husband to quit smoking as a cost-saving measure.
The New Jersey Legislature passed a bill requiring the author and printer name and address to appear as an imprint on any circular handbill booklet or poster that contains a charge of crime official misconduct or related matter.
A nostalgic note from the Atlanta Constitution recalls happiness found in humble places with a sunbeam guiding joy and a bird singing. Dar is celebrated as a symbol of resilience and simple warmth in a small community.
Each Italian emigrant is taxed $1.65 before leaving Italy. Last year 308,154 individuals paid the tax, totaling a substantial revenue collection.
The St Christopher Advertiser and Weekly Intelligencer, oldest West Indies paper, will this month mark 123 years in publication. It has been issued nearly continuously for a century and a quarter, under the same family lineage, the Cables, and printed at the same location for over a century.
A London lecturer admitted being duped after a claim before the Psycho-Therapeutic Society about X-ray shadows of a rat in a sealed tube turning transparent at death proved false. The supposed phenomenon was revealed as a hoax or hua.
The Tanala or forest people of northern central Madagascar live in constant dance. They dance as they walk and even while chewing trees, building, or gathering rice. Their ceremonies express all human emotions with intricate movements and rhythmic music from instruments like a four string melon shaped violin, a zither, valiha bamboo flute, and drums. They dance in work, travel, and funeral processions, with children starting early and funerals turning into feasts of motion.
Residents near coastal fortifications petition the War Department over gunfire noise. Officials find many complainants bought cheap real estate within the firing zone to profit from proximity. Despite objections, artillery practice remains essential to maintain effectiveness.
A fragment from the London Globe describes a letter to M de Fallieres praising his accession as president. The Moroccan pretender proclaims divine grace and benevolence, and asserts sovereignty while confusing sultan with a republic.
A Pekin and Tien tsin Times essay argues that Chinese ignorance of other nations is deep and widespread. It notes that Chinese residents distinguish Japan and Russia but confuse many other peoples, though missionary and government schools are slowly reducing this gap.
A tale contrasts the Rothschild family habit of generous tipping with a poor father’s plight. Leopold’s father, an orphan, recalls a morning when a cab fare changed from a half crown to a full crown due to a rich lineage. The anecdote highlights wealth and restraint.
A speaker laments losing love caressing memories of a shared bond. The poem contrasts a world emptied of perfume and color with the beloved's lingering imprint. The speaker longs for reunion, even death, to reclaim the lost presence and peace. Celia Whaxter.
Hap Ward, star of The Grafter company, visits the town while on tour and questions the hotel proprietor about the show town. The clerk mishears and answers with a joke, saying the last opera was The learnt pig, illustrating local humor.
Former Senator William E. Chandler leads the Spanish treaty claims commission and writes to papers on public topics. Asked what he is doing now he replies I am a publicist. He explains a publicist tends to everybody s business but his own.
When acting as treasury watchdog Cannon strongly opposed a proposal sponsored by Congressman Alexander of Buffalo to make the government cover Pan-American exposition losses. He argued the move would set a precedent for government backing of county fairs and even a Wild Bill western show.
In this excerpt the speaker compares the country favorably, noting it is youthful and hearty. They reject prejudices and claim the land remains independent, functioning with work and song, despite critics. The tone preserves a classic editorial voice from the Washington Star.
The New York Mail quotes a sharp exchange calling Knicker Jones a cabbage head while Bocker counters he may receive a cigar named after him. The brief vent hints at street chatter and local ribbing in a lighthearted page item.
A stark remark from a Life magazine quote sequence features a man comparing someone to FE, a stated intent to punch, and a chilling admission I killed him. The fragment reflects dramatic, sensational words typical of mid century journalism.
A brief dialogue defines a consulting physician as a doctor called in at the last moment to share the blame. The exchange presents a light, quasi-sardonic view of medical roles.
Comic exchange from the Somerville Journal about planning a vacation. Wiggles asks when the trip will be taken and replies that his wife has not yet decided the exact timing.
A philosopher questions faith in people while a grafter laments that society has lost faith in him, highlighting tension between belief and exploitation in a Detroit Free Press quotation.
Mrs Jubb cries out a burglar is in the pantry eating pies. Mr Jubb replies he does not mind as long as the intruder does not die in the house. American Spectator humor note.
A Philadelphia Bulletin item notes a social drama where a proud beauty derides a wealthy upstart while her mentor counsels marriage as a way to secure status. The exchange underscores social climbing and the advisability of choosing alliances carefully.
A man tells an officer he ran over a person a block back. The polite policeman replies that it was only a first term congressman, as reported by the Philadelphia Bulletin.
A brief exchange between Mrs X and Mr X from the Cleveland Leader recalls a line about angels. The husband muses that he wishes she were an angel again, reflecting on past perceptions.
A dialogue hints at a marriage arrangement with Cashtaker’s daughter and the elder’s wealth. References suggest two investigations where funds’ destination remains unexplained.
In this brief dialogue excerpt Archie Feathertop asks Dora Hope if her father ever spoke of him. Dora recalls her father asking about the young man seen around and whether he has a purpose, a clue to motives in a domestic scene from the Chicago Tribune.
Young Mr. Kearney proposed to Miss Chillican and was accepted. He urges a speedy marriage while she jokes about ending their long engagement, noting she capitulated at once. The Chicago Tribune quotes the exchange with playful banter.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt imagines a dispute between Elder Keepalong and Deacon Ironside over foreordained justice after a coal thief is hit. Ironside argues the act was inevitable, while Keepalong questions the deed. The dialogue portrays tension between fate and personal action in a moral dilemma.
A Pettyville tavern landlord recalls the Mastodon Minstrels car being turned over by a switch engine just as it was to be hooked to a train for Allegash The landlord jokes he never saw a show start before it began The Plaindealer editor found the tale goumerous and wrote a piece about it for the paper.
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