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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
5
An advertisement promotes Dr Peerys D4 Ghot a one dose medicine to expel worms or tapeworms. It lists a street address 372 Pearl dt N and encourages readers to obtain the product for immediate relief.
Nannie, known as a fly-away child, pursues romance with Christopher and Dashwood while chasing quick gain. She marries, becomes widowed, and, chasing a mining fortune, loses her money. Christopher’s confession arrives too late. Dashwood’s death frees her, but her impulsive acts ruin friendships.
The text notes John Kissam, born in 1644, founded the Kissam family in this country and lived in Flushing. It cites conflicting claims about his birthplace and origin, includes theories of English, Dutch, and French Huguenot ties, and mentions the family’s Episcopal church support and Tory leanings in the Revolution.
The piece catalogs varied surname origins with examples from Queens County and New York circles. It links Kissams to colonial prominence, notes Saint name contractions like Saint Paul, explains Dutch to English shifts, cites Maud as a matronymic, and discusses German Jewish surname adoption during civil law, mentioning animal names.
The piece venerates George Washington as a model of leadership and humanity. It praises his vision and judgment, his blend of strength and kindness, and his dignity. It calls him the first American and a pattern for a nation, noting a deathless name earned without seeking glory.
A compendium titled Mother's Cook Book quotes Francis Lieber on liberty law and destiny, linking culinary wisdom with civic duty and self denial as guiding principles. The excerpt emphasizes discipline and duty as foundations for greatness.
Sunday night meals favor light dishes with many old fashioned favorites. Mush and milk delights the traditionalists while omelets rarebits and coffee make easy chafing dish fare. Fried oysters creamed eggs and simple salads offer quick nourishing options for a modest supper.
A recipe for baking drop cookies with walnuts raisins eggs cinnamon salt and flour with soda in hot water. Venison saddle is dressed like mutton and served with currant jelly sauce made from brown sauce currant jelly and orange juice. Deviled pecans are toasted with olive oil salted with galt and red pepper, served hot before crispness fades.
Green's August Flower is advertised as a long proven digestive remedy addressing nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indigestion torpid liver dizziness and related symptoms. For fifty eight years it has been widely used in households worldwide and is sold in 30 and 90 cent bottles.
A fragmented notice warns of two dangers when crossing pasture: a bull and lightning. The text shifts to odd medical phrases about an antiseptic treatment and eye healing, then ends abruptly.
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