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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
10
A rural church scene unfolds as a sermon on sacred rights becomes a call to arms. The pastor's fiery address sparks a vow of defiance against tyranny, with Berkeley Manor church echoing warlike resolve and freedom cries as congregants pledge to fight for liberty.
A nostalgic recounting of historic American sites from Monmouth to Princeton. It notes Washingtons bold Princeton raid, Mercers 350 men clash with Mawhods force, and Washington personally rallying troops to turn the tide in a 20 minute engagement that changed the day. The piece contrasts somber battles with triumphs at Princeton and nearby campaigns.
Sadie Winkler and Sylvia Klein witness a woman and her baby plunge from the Williamsburg Bridge. Mrs Sophie Levitt, suffering a nervous condition, leaped with the child after grabbing help, dying at South Sixth Street. Charles Levitt operates a Ridgewood tobacco shop.
Fragmentary text describes a group context with phrases about singles, good company, and polite figures. The passage references fear and nocturnal activity but provides no concrete events, names, places, or dates to anchor a factual report.
Baltimore boy George Johnson, twelve, approached a parked car on West Fayette Street and tooted its horn. A bulldog inside the vehicle bit his right arm, sending him to Mercy Hospital for treatment. The car’s owner Leon ard Passano Jr was charged with harboring a vicious dog but released. the case sent the boy to juvenile court.
A Portland burglar entered Dr. Ralph A. Fenton's home on Cornell Road, took $300 of family silver and money, then escaped with a suitcase of phonograph records. The thief discarded popular tunes and modern dance music while leaving hymns intact, and the doctor notes nothing else missing.
A 17 inch snake was found by F. J. Dennet in a partridge he shot near Milwaukee. The partridge reportedly killed the snake with its bill.
Police say Mrs. Alfred Castle of Columbus, age 29, admitted killing nine of her newborn babies after the disappearance of her three day old infant. She blamed her husband’s alleged mixed blood for her revulsion to bearing more children.
A damaged reader note depicts a bride of three weeks uncertain in a bad marriage. The mother counsels ignorance as a path to happiness while the young wife stammers over how to cope with her husband’s entry and her own nosebleed confusion.
A Juvente Sunday school teacher asks what happens to the good and bad after life. A quick witted boy responds that the bad go to a place of everlasting blister, delivering a playful if cautionary line from the class.
A dialogical fragment shows a man claiming truth while another questions what is being referred to. The exchange centers on certainty and believability in spoken statements amid curious curious banter.
In a lively exchange, a neighbor claims Mr Grabeoin has more money than he knows what to do with. The counterpoint asserts the money would improve life for those neighbors if they had it.
A brief exchange highlights a community focus on securing resources to endure a drought rather than saving for a rainy day. The dialogue contrasts anticipated weather with practical preparations.
The article notes a courtroom scene where a defendant confessed to shooting her husband, but the jury acquitted her. It suggests jurors were conservative and reluctant to break precedent. The piece contrasts confession with the verdict and hints at judicial prudence.
A property owner laments a winter apartment project that failed to attract tenants. His friend asks if it pays, and the owner admits the venture was a flat failure.
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