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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
13
The Navy argues for authorization of 358000 sailors though regular force is 188000. Reservists are leaving and some ships risk being tied to docks unless Congress acts. The piece urges strong funding to back U S ideals and urges Chicago and the Midwest to push for authorization.
A North Dakota preacher convicted of disloyalty faces sentencing with a judge accusing him of cherishing Germany over America. The judge notes the man’s oath pledged allegiance to the United States yet claims his thoughts and life remain German, lamenting Americans’ failure to assimilate new citizens.
The piece argues Lloyd George will lead peace and progress post Armageddon and could become the world’s dominant statesman, shaping the league of nations to avert war. Northcliffe’s continued personal controversy may force changes ending his newspaper ownership and limiting press power.
A vehement anti German tract condemns the enemy for murder and arson while arguing that, despite military prowess, Germans lack moral force and will persist as a dangerous, unrepentant people projected into a growing 70 to 100 million population with a culture degraded by materialism and lost ideals.
William A. Radford offers free advice to readers on building a bungalow with a practical floor plan. The article highlights charming layout features, storage, and basement heat handling, urging consultation with an architect to avoid mistakes and estimating costs through local builders.
The article describes Danzig as an internationalized city serving Poland’s Baltic outlet, with fortified Hanseatic architecture, grand churches, and medieval gates. It traces its rise as a Hanseatic center, later shifts among Poland Prussia Napoleon and modern status, plus key sights like St Mary’s, the Last Judgment by Meling, and fortress-style streets and bastions along the Vistula.
Naturalists explain that owls rely more on hearing than sight to capture prey. The facial disk acts as a sound amplifier guiding noise to the hidden ear opening behind the eye. Barn owls show a simple ear opening covered by skin, while other species differ in ear-hole size and flap design. The full mechanism remains not fully understood.
A New York Sun note explains wood always contains water, with even dry wood holding two to three pounds per 100 pounds. It cites a Swiss expert claiming micro crystals bound by thin water films form the wood cell, explaining why water cannot be removed without destroying the wood itself.
The article notes Philadelphia’s role in producing important works. It cites Franklin’s autobiography and Poor Richard as major writings authored by a Philadelphian, contrasting belief that great documents were not by locals with the claim that key works originated from Philadelphia.
The article extols buying over renting, urging new homes this year to meet demand. It touts the modern five room design, 80 by 40 foot lot suitability, wood and shingle siding with brick options, two thirds porch, and a front living room with fireplace. It notes rising but lagging materials costs and the broader economic incentive to build now.
Article notes that contractors often take gravel as is but geologists say gravel can be manufactured. It mentions a southern shipyard lacking natural gravel for concrete ships and that local clays with suitable properties can be burned to produce the required aggregate.
A light social sketch notes how norms shift with younger generations staying out later. The piece contrasts the old rule that women retired by nine with a modern daughter starting her evening at nine and venturing out.
In a humorous anecdote from America at the Front by Millerton L. Waldo, a London Scottish laughingly reacts when a Maine boy shows a drawing of a moose, describing the antlered monarch of the Maine woods and pondering its size and existence.
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