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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
12
Hilda Park grows distant from husband Richard as children leave home and she pursues public activism. After secret letters to a newspaper spark protest, she speaks at a mass meeting, gains respect, and Richard realizes a renewed partnership has begun.
A Chicago Daily News article praises a vibrant Southwest school of landscape painters. It highlights Taos and Santa Fe colonies, Native models from Taos Pueblo, and the preservation of Pueblo and Navajo life through art. The work is valued for historical and archeological significance and for vivid color effects.
Archibishop John J. Glennon extols women's role in wartime as nurses and supporters. He urges women to serve at base hospitals or supply hospitals with gear and to maintain home life to nurture patriotism. He cautions youths against abandoning the home and stresses sustaining faith and hospitality for returning servicemen.
A collection of quips and dialogues sketches social humor about pricing, trust, employment, romance, and daily life. Characters reference Green, Emerson, and Jobbles, with scenes of debt, resignation, marriages, and a widow recalling her husbands in a brisk, satirical tone.
In a Detroit police court Ben Jones faced drunkenness charges. Judge Sellers, noting his meek demeanor, allowed him to leave the city with permission to go. Jones departed amid a flurry of goodbyes to the judge, officers, spectators, and Detroit.
Hezekiah Bings declares he will not predict or map out a nation's fate. In anxious times he offers to wait his turn and stand true, ready to act if called, but declines further talk or speculation.
Columbia University conferred honorary doctorates on Joffre Viviani Cunliffe and Balfour. William Barclay Parsons in khaki navy chief engineer role presided as trustee chairman. Arthur S. Dwight, renowned metallurgist, attended as a major in the engineer corps.
A brief note asserts not all prices rise with war as ostrich feathers fall, offering a hopeful line to millions facing hardship. The Plain Dealer frames the message as comforting commentary amid inflation.
The article urges letting little chicks exercise on good days after ten days old but not near adult stock. It stresses clean, airy housing, separate housing from fowls, varied nutrition for bone and feather growth, and yard cleanliness. It also calls farmers to raise large flocks due to high poultry prices and wartime demand.
Else Adler argues chorus girls would make the best wives and mothers due to beauty spirit warmth humor and sympathy. She notes chorus girls receive many marriage proposals but lack practical training after marriage and calls for better preparation.
Ping Bodle outlines a high‑impact swing approach to hit fences in any league. He credits aggressive first swing to start, second gear on the follow through, and full gas if needed, noting twenty homers and a .380 plus average on the Pacific coast last year as proof.
An anonymous moral reflection urges self restraint and fairness in national life. It argues that faults look large when seen in others and that humility and mutual respect prevent conflicts. It uses humor about household dynamics to illustrate personal accountability.
The writer notes a recently organized class for girls covering cooking marketing and house management. They claim child psychology helps in parenting and in understanding one’s husband, asserting that even clever women cannot understand any man without grasping child nature.
The article argues honey should be seen as a luxury not a standard sweet and suggests using honey to replace sugar in cakes and cookies. Apiarists circulated leaflets advocating honey in place of sugar, with samples offered as proof.
A woman from Enchant Pennsylvania recalls severe crying spells and nervous weakness. After trying doctors she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and regained strength to resume full work and daily life.
Promotes Cuticura Ointment for facial care with a five minute wash using Cuticura Soap and hot water. Recommends ten day treatment and requests mail order sample via Book, Address postcard from Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
A dialogue contrasts crude farming words with refined self description as a writer. The exchange suggests using pen work to earn a living rather than direct labor and raises themes of speech, ambition, and identity.
A tyro ad promotes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a gentle cure to torpid liver condition. It claims the pills help the liver assimilate food properly and warns they "act gently and surely" to improve digestion.
A witty remark contrasts Britain abandoning boiled shirts to save starch with a claim they need stiff shirts to stiffen their defenses. The quip hints at morale and readiness in a period of tension.
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