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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1908
Page
1
A fragment from The Bohemian invites readers to pass through an open door toward the sea's horizon. It frames choice as freeing yet warns against complaining, presenting a meditation on freedom, movement, and acceptance.
In a Washington Star feature a family of children reenacts the American Declaration, drafting their own rebellion against a governess named Georgiana Saunders. They craft a humorous, chaotic document signed with ink, seals, and paws of pets, read it aloud, and face consequences as grownups would.
A St James Gazette anecdote quotes varied views on divine status of rulers. It notes the Mikado seen as deity by his people, a Russian noble calling the Czar a god on earth, and an English condolent who saves the Emperor’s portrait after a catastrophe.
Paul Firman buys a 110 acre tract with the region’s largest wild persimmon grove and fences it to protect opossums to stock the farm. He aims to breed the finest persimmon variety and opossums, selling hundreds of animals next fall and skins to fur dealers, tapping a novel local enterprise.
Retaliation in a banking mix up leads Mr. Hanks to receive two hundred dollar bills instead of one. After realizing the error, he calls banker Mr. Means to inform him. The banker thanks him but insists on returning the extra amount, while Hanks promises to send a check.
Life declares the recent crisis as the Grand Larceny Panic, naming the social phenomenon and warning readers about widespread theft concerns. The piece analyzes public fear, potential causes, and the impact on communities and law enforcement responses.
In the hours after Wagram Napoleon sought a dynastic marriage to secure France's fate. He chose to wed the daughter of an Austrian ally, a move he later deemed disastrous, foreseeing the Russian campaign and empire’s breakup. The birth of his son brought bells and cheers, yet historians note the grim future hidden beyond that joy.
The essay argues that many misinterpret Biblical law on alcohol, noting verses about wine and strong drink. It references temperance rhetoric in New England and cites an American Review passage on Gentile observance and gnostic influence, highlighting the misreading of scripture.
A New York Sun editorial argues for declaring all mineral deposits public property to benefit all people, opposing state ownership of minerals while suggesting pensions for prospectors and restricting future state claims to new property. It discusses coal iron and precious metals as shifting from private to public ownership in the United States.
William H. Tolman surveys the Amsterdam Museum of Security, an enduring exhibit of safety apparatus for preventing factory accidents. The article notes its origin, purpose, two main sections on accident prevention and industrial hygiene, and its value to labor inspectors and employers.
A short feature by NrelL B Atwoced profiles rural youths adapting to urban life, detailing work, schooling, and community ties as they navigate city opportunities and challenges. The piece highlights personal ambition, family roots, and the balance between farm traditions and modern city living.
A historical note analyzes why many farm boys at about age 15 or older abandon rural life. It cites influences from town visits, peer examples in city entertainment, expectations of easier work, and parental factors such as granting stock or restricting games. The piece traces a cycle of seeking, wandering, and eventual disillusionment with the outside world.
In this excerpt from Success Magazine, Flynt questions whether "honor among thieves" exists, arguing honesty hinges on selfish motives. He distinguishes underworld "honor" from the broader social code, noting rogues act from self interest and disregard others' rights, making true honor among criminals dubious.
The article notes planetary year lengths with Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Neptune, stating Neptune would make Noorman live many lifetimes and Neptune’s year totals 60 127.7 days. It gives global evaporation at about 510 cubic miles daily and annual rainfall near sixty inches. It also mentions a new turbine torpedo to test in France, faster than existing models, with range over 1250 miles and greater explosive load.
Signor Alfani, director of the Florence Observatory, says sun spots he calculated are twelve times the size of the earth and will reach the color meridian about mid November. He warns these spots are likely to cause violent magnetic disturbances leading to storms, floods, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
Four deaths are linked to radiation exposure with a mysterious disease believed to involve a great principle of life. Dr. Weigel, president of the Rochester Academy of Medicine and the American Orthopaedic Society, was the latest victim.
The discussion centers on gas mantles and a 1 percent cerium oxide limit. Oxidation oscillations occur millions of times per second as oxidized cerium interacts with thorium, then decomposes and reoxidizes, driving incandescence.
The account outlines how potatoes traveled from Peru to Europe, then across the Atlantic to the Americas, with batata initially referring to the sweet potato of tropical origin. It notes disagreement on the sweet potato’s source and describes the yam as a tropical favorite with a large tuber and a long climbing vine needing a pole.
A New York Press piece muses on worms found in many foods including bananas apples and corn meal. It notes weevils in wheat and worms in hominy and corn products while praising wheat flour and warning about oats rye and barley.
The first steam plow in Saline County, with twelve disks to cut twelve furrows, was sold to Will Johnson four miles west of Saline. It plowed 30 acres in ten hours at 2.5 mph, starting in a 100-acre field Wednesday at 3 pm and finishing Friday evening with two crews, plowing all night. Johnson vowed never to bother with a common plow again.
A Vegetarian Messenger note argues that male efforts to shift households to vegetarian cooking depend on convincing or commanding the women who prepare meals. It laments that men face resistance at home, with some blaming women as barriers to adopting fleshless diets.
A Chicago Evening Post note reports a burglar on the North Side who forces pantry windows. With provisions at current prices, burgling safes is more profitable than flowing safes, illustrating a localized crime pattern and risk in urban households.
Glasgow experienced a sudden blackout at noon with street lamps and shop lights on to combat the darkness. The city reportedly filled with eerie conditions as the sun was obscured, prompting residents to switch on electric lighting.
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