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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1919

Page

3

Clemenceau Warned of Bureau Sleepers

While minister of the interior in the Sarrien cabinet Clemenceau ordered exact office hours. He toured the bureaus with his chief Mr Winter finding most rooms empty. A clerk asleep at his desk was spared awakening to avoid him fleeing as well.

Sarrien M. Clemenceau Winter Mr. Winter Mr. Clemenceau Sapristi

Revenge at a Lunch Counter Sparks Tense Exchange

Claudine remarks that a customer will get a seat soon while a rival, angered over a breakup, vows to outspend and outlast. The exchange, overheard at the rapid fire restaurant, highlights a feud sparked by a dance last night.

Claudine Rapid Fire Kansas City Star

Boy waits for elephants in parade crowd

The Indianapolis News notes Little Bobby, back from Ringling Brothers experiences, watching a welcome home parade and asking his mother when the elephants will arrive after observing half an hour of marching soldiers.

Bobby Ringling Bros Indianapolis News

Gideon Fights the Midnights in Sunday School Tale

Johnny returns from Sunday school excited by a lesson about Gideon fighting the Midnights. He explains to his father that Gideon knocked the day fights out of them in no thing, highlighting a vivid but playful biblical Valor.

Johnny Gideon

Lobsters Served Promptly in Boston Whimsy

A playful aside from the Boston Transcript questions if the Lord loves a cheerful giver as much as the cheerful giver loves himself.

Boston Transcript

Felt Soldier Spoke Truth About Colonel Blank

In the Argonne fighting, Colonel Blank, once feared at inspections, went six days unable to shave or wash mud from his clothes. A doughboy teased him from a trench mirror with a knife, urging a shave, and Blank joined for a quick trim.

Blank Argonne Buddie Colonel Blank

King James Portrait Reflects Stuart Heritage

The king buys an old portrait of James JT, hinting at hereditary Stuart interest once strong in Queen Victoria. She collected Stuart relics, disliked Elizabeth, favored Mary Stuart, and scolded Macaulay over treatment of James I. Loen don Musil notes the exchange.

Stuart James JT

Real Cause for Complaint from the Rumpus Ridge

Quote from Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge laments a shift under a bone dry law. He recalls seven fights to every dance once common, now opposite ratios, noting the spread of fighting due to prohibition, as reported by the Kansas City Star.

Gap Johnson Rumpus Ridge Kansas City Star

War Garden Quote Sparks Quiet Reflection

The speaker calls the garden a war garden and explains the phrase as a fighting chance amid hardship. The remark evokes resilience through cultivation and personal resolve in difficult times.

Poor Relations Card Says We Are the Ones

A concise survey of a family humor line shows members acknowledge strained ties in a witty exchange. The brief phrase reveals self-aware misgivings about kin dynamics and social satire.

Seasonal Fish Chowder and Savory Dishes Menu Notes

A newspaper snippet lists recipes including Fish Chowder with parboiled fish and pork fat, scallop of pork with cabbage in white sauce, date soufflé, peas and walnut salad, potato and nut salad, and Spanish chicken soup with barley. A concluding quote from Jeremy Taylor emphasizes friendship as utmost virtue.

Household Conveniences Promoted for Efficient Kitchen Work

A guide to up to date kitchen tools and practices. Keep sharpeners for knives and use a wheeled tray or wire drainers to move dishes. Use paper or wood trays, paper for drying, zinc tables, scales, a kitchen cabinet, kerosene for cleaning, a stool and rocking chair for comfort, and a card index of recipes to plan meals.

Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Blurb

An advertisement extols Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as the top cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims swift gentle relief from a vegetable preparation and urges trial by sending ten cents for a small bottle. It notes availability at drug stores and to mention the paper when writing.

Kilmer Pr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton, N. Y Ady

Dialogue Snapshot Reflecting Store Grievance and Spirits

A fragment shows a buyer demanding fair treatment in a store over a disputed spirit. The vendor justifies the issue by referencing damalten spirits causing a mismatch in price or quality. The exchange hints at tensions between consumer and merchant in historical procurement.

Spring Fever Patent Remedy Promises Vitality Boost

An 19th century ad copy touts Spring Fever as a cure for low vitality caused by blood impurities. Grave’s Tasteless Chill TIC is said to purify and enrich the blood to restore energy. The pitch offers Strengthenlys Invigorating Effect at 60 cents and claims wide social benefits. Dr Perry’s Dead Shot is promoted for worm cleansing and digestion, with dubious claims of universal expert support.

Canada F A. Harrison Third St Canadian Gove

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