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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
13
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate column critiques restless moderns who chase impulse, spinning from crafts to whist. It argues true good comes from intimate social understanding, citing Lincoln as a model who spoke the unspoken language of the people and earned their trust and care.
The article traces Horeau Bull Thoreau origins from old French toreau meaning bull. Henry Thoreau’s links include a New England mother, a Scotch grandmother, and Jersey French blood. It notes the Thoreau family’s respected, not wealthy status and cites Stewart scholarship on the name’s derivation from sty and word meaning keeper.
A brief history traces the Stewart family from Norman origins to royal status through Walter the High Steward of Scotland and his marriage to Marjorie Bruce. The line, with ties to Arundel in England and later Scottish royalty, is claimed by many present Stewarts as descendants of this union.
A quotation from C. E. Montague's The Right Place describes Mrs Siddon as impossibly demanding in love, likening her genius and stature to a vast structure that precludes tender pursuit. Fox quips that loving her is as impossible as pursuing Ursa Major or the East India Company.
The poem urges steady effort and endurance to reach future honors and duties. It celebrates humble daily tasks shaping tomorrow’s success, wealth, and service to others, praising persistent labor over idle leisure.
The guide emphasizes careful feeding for the ill with semi solid foods. It offers recipes like scraped beef cakes and chicken panada, detailing preparation, portions, and serving ideas to encourage appetite and recovery. It notes small portions, attractive presentation, and using available meats when turkey is scarce.
The young lady across the way notes statistics claim married men live longer than bachelors. She presents this as one more argument in favor of leading a double life.
The piece describes Lysander John Appleton, Mrs Lysander John Appleton, Daysey Mayme Appleton and Chauncey Devere Appleton in a domestic vignette. It notes Daysey Mayme’s loneliness and misinterpretations of love, and ends with a quirky aside about the phosphorus content of apples.
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