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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
12
The piece argues mothers should not push daughters into unsuitable marriages for wealth. It urges women to seek genuine love, value character over fortune, and defend their own say in choosing a life partner while men realize true affection before proposing.
The passage discusses the moment of proposing marriage. It notes men often act on impulse without premeditation and contrasts with women who daydream about love. It suggests men rarely reflect on how deeply they are in love and implies more time to think could change their approach.
The piece muses on summer romance in the park where lovers fill benches at night and day. Spring affection warms couples as workers and rich passersby witness tender scenes under budding trees and honeysuckle fragrances. Old couples recall youthful wooing while hopeful pairs whisper good nights at doors and plan next meetings.
A sharp jab about being the last man on earth triggers a counter in the exchange. The egotistic youth retorts that there would be a challenge to his status even then. The dialogue highlights pride and rivalry in a terse, witty exchange.
In St. Louis a judge set aside a divorce granted to Mrs. N. H. Schimmel and Mr. Schimmel after less than 24 hours. The couple reconciled following a stipulation and a visit by the husband. Their child Nathaniel Jr. is cited as a factor in restoring the family.
Robbers broke into L G Graves residence on Ald Yich avenue in Minneapolis. They fought a large pet monkey in the basement while the family slept and fled after the animal was knocked unconscious. Graves says the monkey, recently sent from South America, could have caused serious harm with his strong jaws.
Mrs. William Holmes of Freehold New Jersey has accepted the unpaid dog catcher job to help manage homeless dogs. She is the daughter of the late William M Ivins a former New York mayoral candidate. Alis Joseph S Yard and Mrs William van Dorn join the shade tree committee of the Woman's club to beautify the town.
Ida, a girl from Lehighton Pennsylvania born blind, turns twenty seven as she regains sight through a surgery at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Mrs Ilo Isekley B. Coxe funded the procedure with plans for further vision improvement from surgeons Bay.
Paterson New Jersey telephone operators ordered to wear long skirts after city officials condemned a display of ankles seen on the streets. The directive targets the local hello girls to maintain modest standards amid public concern over attire.
Walter Withers a United States mail clerk on a Vandalia line train in Brazil Indiana announced a birth by waving a white flag as the train sped through town he had told the nurse to hang a pink flag for a girl and a white flag for a boy and sent a telegram of congratulations upon seeing the white flag signaling a son was born at home.
Mortimer G. Gibson a Washington D C man in England on the voyage aboard the American noted a violent incident two days out from Liverpool as he brandished a razor for fifteen minutes, was restrained, placed in a straitjacket, died the next day, and was buried at sea after a desperate struggle.
Chicago police officer Patrick Campion disobeyed orders and was sent from Jillmore Street station. He later contracted a pale cough after entering a glue factory. Campion claimed he opened a seal on a supposed stink bomb spilling liquid on his uniform.
Tenants at 10 Prince Street played with a stick of dynamite found in the building hallways for days before a laborer identified the object as an explosive football.
In an Atlantic league game near Kingston, Bill McCabe faced a ninth inning scare when his substitute fielder balked at running after a homer. A townsman, nicknamed Bus, refused to run, insisting he could pay for the ball with the money in his pocket, while the crowd roared.
A prison visitor asks what led to confinement. The prisoner replies it is what he left undone rather than what he did. The discussion turns to regret, with the man lamenting not having a strong alibi to avoid capture.
A young doctor laments losing the only woman he ever loved as a well dressed visitor passes by. His friend, a drug clerk, quips that the woman is his best patient and asks why he does not marry her, implying costs prevent marriage.
Mrs Knicker says she cannot retain a cook while Mrs Bockar suggests advertising for a food dictator. The terse exchange hints at kitchen management tensions and a humorous attempt to resolve the cook shortage.
The article mocks the old belief that a furred tongue proves digestive trouble. It recalls a spinster who joked doctors diagnose by tongue and bowels and a physician who claimed to see pneumonia from afar. The editor uses sarcasm to ridicule these antique diagnostic notions.
A Detroit Press excerpt contemplates an engineer’s life remarking on the joy of driving while passengers’ advice is ignored. The exchange hints at the engineer’s autonomy and the implied tension with riders.
A brief exchange reflects travel fatigue during a holiday shopping period. The speaker asks if the trip is done, and the reply suggests the trip has finished the shopper instead. The fragment captures a worn mood amid busy commerce.
A fragment quotes a remark about a baby described as uncanny and his mysterious ways prompting reflection. The line hints at a folkish mood without full context.
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