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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
20
Letty marries George, a clerk and dreamer who hides an intense astronomy pursuit. When Uncle Tom demands a steady job and money, George offers a two year sacrifice of secrecy to fund his plans. Letty discovers his papers and, torn between love and home, faces a wrenching choice.
A Forest Hill gentleman defends his pear trees with a tale of bone fertilizer made from human bones. He hires a neighbor to spread it and warns that ghosts may haunt the trees when the fruit ripens. The anecdote is tied to a neighbor named Tony and a cautionary harvest claim.
Prof John F Hayford of Northwestern University conducts a Carnegie funded project to treat each great lake as an evaporation pan. He will assess income and outgo minus evaporation and lake content changes to determine daily evaporation tied to meteorological data. The goal is to apply findings to U S stream flow laws.
A device by Stephen H Willis alerts an umpire when a runner touches first base. The baseplate hinges on a spring so contact is made on touch, signaling clearly to avoid disputes between runners and fielders.
A Staunton Virginia reader describes severe scalp itching and hair loss during summer 1912. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the condition improved in two weeks, with the ad promising worldwide availability and free samples with a Skin Book.
Dr Bigbill greets a former patient and the exchange hints at medical billing or consent questions. Mr Brown asks if telling costs anything, suggesting concern about fees or charges. The brief vignette centers on patient doubt about medical costs and disclosure.
A Baltimore American snippet riffs on life and reputation while noting a priestly career for a Frost family child and a skeptical neighborly view. The piece closes with a wry take on people's belief they are as good as the speaker.
The Life publication lists six humorous excuses the Ice Trust might invent for higher ice prices after a cold winter. Reasons include thick heavy ice easier to coat, large blocks wasting retail cut, storage freezing solid, hot summer looming, extra thick cold extra quality warranting extra price, and that price never reflects production cost.
An English showman travels in the north of Ireland and meets a deaf old farmer. The showman asks about a cart and monkeys passing by, the farmer hears poorly and replies with dialect clues, creating a linguistic gag.
A Kansas City Journal note states Nora Foley worked for the writer for one week and was satisfactory. The reference is terse and unsigned, noting only the brief employment period and general approval.
Advertisements tout Elixir Babek as a cure for malaria chills and fever with a testimonial from George In scoe of Company G Fourth Battalion. The elixir is priced at 50 cents and available by parcel post from Kloczewski & Co Washington DC. A second ad promotes Roman Eye Balam for eye irritation and eyelid inflammation.
A lighthearted remark suggests a good husband should carve meat neatly without staining the tablecloth, reflecting a common household humor about domestic duties and manners.
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