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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
1
Poem fragment by Helen Whitney Clark evokes woodland scenes with birds, streams, and May locales. Imagery of green vistas, dryads hide and bells in leaf enclaves frames a lyric scene of nature calling to the reader. The reader is invited to follow siren songs into rural beauty.
A clerical tale follows Heywood once loved at the office who becomes a miserly, ruined figure nicknamed Shylock II. Slade confronts him on a platform then at his shabby lodgings, urging him to give up gambling as his life collapses and a tragedy nears.
In wartime Japan uses telephone networks to connect advances and trench work with headquarters. Commanders direct gunfire and timing from a central point, coordinating divisions as a single machine. The system replaces couriers, speeding reports of skirmishes and village takes to field headquarters.
The narrator visits Shylock, finds Himner Jones and Heywood with the doctor and landlady distressed. Shylock recalls a skipped wedding to Bertha, funds for treatment, and a costly operation that failed as Bertha dies, leaving both men haunted by their past indifference.
An elderly man at a New York Confederate campfire offered to shake General Wheeler’s hand. He asked if Wheeler fought Gray or Blue. Wheeler clasped the offered hand, and the man replied that he fought with the Stars and Bars and his two sons fought with the Stars and Stripes.
The United States Government operates a large acetylene gas lighting system at the Chickamauga battlefield post near Georgia's Chickamauga Park. About 65 lamps light 6.5 miles of mains across 75 primary buildings, with a history dating to a 1903 test and a 1904 contract, reflecting national pride in efficient, safe illumination.
Medical Record reports a new method to confirm death by injecting fluorescine into tissues. If circulation exists skin and mucous membranes turn yellow and eyes emerald, while no color change indicates death. Dr Icard suggests injection at least two hours before burial. if life remains, the dye fades without harm.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty argued against federal rate control during Senate testimony, insisting railways must set their own rates and free from court or commission dictates. He warned that unreasonable rates strip property rights and noted Fourteenth Amendment protections against confiscation. He urged fair and reasonable charges as the rightful standard.
A quotation notes that after settling family expenses a man with a dollar in hand feels as though he has inherited a gold mine. The remark reflects on frugality and perceived wealth.
A collection of domestic tips on cleansing with soapbark jelly and borax, washing fruit, stove protection coatings, roasting pork with sour apples, keeping spoons in place, lime water for cleaning jars, serving rice with fish, ice cold cauliflower salads, and kitchen efficiency tips. It also notes a London socialite using a hot towel facial and advises quiet handling on wash days.
Two Oklahoma citizens proposed to allow themselves to be scalped for a thousand dollars each as a Wild West show feature. The note suggests such a man should be accommodated for the financial consideration.
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