Nightfall in the woods as nature quiets
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1908
Page
3
Restoring Self Respect in Florida Enterprise Fails
The Green Orange Grove and Improvement Company faces dissolution as John and Abner Green plan to leave Florida after the freeze crippled orange groves. They consider debts, partial settlements, and future restoration, while arranging for Dave Higgins to guard the remaining assets and persuade his father to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Orange Grove and Improvement Company
John Green
New York
Jacksonville
Abner Green
Wisconsin
Florida
Man Offered Long-Term Management of Outfit by Abner
Old Higgins visits Abner to propose taking charge of the outfit while the owners are away. He explains mules and wagons can be used, pay not large but a good position, and asks Higgins to accept. Abner presses for a direct answer, offering care of affairs if Higgins agrees. The reluctant Higgins, torn between doubt and opportunity, finally shows willing resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abner
Florida
Jacksonville
John
Cincinnati
Dave
Higgins
Orlando
Pap
Pshaw
Johan
Old Higgins
Mr. Higgins
Alner Green
Man Endorses Quiet Change After Whisky Gift
A man pauses at the door, hands Abner a whisky bottle from a recent purchase, vows to quit, and asks Abner to keep it secret from Dave. He then signals a new plan, expresses desire to know Higgins better, and invites him to stay as he outlines the business details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Higgins
Dave
Abner
Mr. Higgins
Abner Green Receives Gratitude After Help From Dave
After Abner Green helps, Dave thanks him with deep emotion and vows Pap’s place will endure. Dave’s heartfelt gratitude ends with a sob as he departs, while Abner gazes at the starry sky and plans another start in a desolate world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abner Green
Abner
Dave
Pap
Craftsman
Amber origin andDistribution in Santo Domingo and Konigsberg
Amber occurs in Santo Domingo as one of the few places with notable amber. most supply comes from Konigsberg along the Baltic coast. Amber forms from fossilized resin likely from conifer trees, deposited in glauconite beds of clay and redistributed by wave action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Konigsberg
Baltic
A Wood Peddler's Loss and a Pueblo Mine Tale
Martini Castillo a swarthy wood peddler from near Santa Fe seeks wealth by a rumored Tesuque mine told by a head man. He lures a daughter, gains a wife, then is betrayed when the mine sits on Tesuque land. the deal collapses and he rues fate. The second tale recalls Sallie a Civil War nurse who endures battle fatigue and the Wilderness, loses fear, tends friends, is wounded at Gettysburg, and dies at Hatcher's Run with honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martini Castillo
Santa Fe
Tesuque
Mberty
Martini
Discovery
Las Vegas
United States
Gettysburg
Sallie
Hatcher’s Run
Sallie the dog of war and her soldier’s courage
Sallie the dog of war follows the Pennsylvania soldiers through Manassas Junction Port Royal Shenandoah Waterloo Rapidan Cedar Mountain and Bull Run. She never missed roll call at drill stayed with the colors through Antietam and Fredericksburg despite a wound, embodying the union of loyalty and sacrifice in combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie
Pennsylvania
Samuel Bates
Salie
Reveille
Manassas Junction
Port Royal
Shenandoah
Waterloo
Rapidan
Cedar Mountain
Bull Run
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Tiger hunt mishap ends in ant bite and mosquito swarm
Baron de Grancey recounts a Cochin-China tiger hunt tale from Cowboys and Colonels. He describes a tree platform, calf bait, relentless ants and mosquitoes, a tiger growl, and his legs swelling to the size of a pumpkin by dawn. He says he never again hunted tigers this way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron de Grancey
Cochin-China
American Eagle Attack Terrifies Kingston Travelers in New York
Dr H S Weade and John Reid of Kingston Jamaica arrived in Tonawanda badly injured with bloodied bodies and torn clothing. They claimed a magnificent American eagle leapt from a buggy to attack a calf by the roadside on Grand Island, with Reid clinging to the eagle and both men struggling to subdue it before securing the bird in the buggy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Weade
John Reid
Kingston
Jamaica
Tonawanda
N. Y
Grand Island
Reid
Wende
Cows Save Farmer From Bull Accident in Ware
James Irwin of Ware Massachusetts inspected heifers in Chas Austin’s pasture when a vicious Holstein bull hurled him into the air and trampled him. Seven or eight cows intervened, driving the bull to a corner as Irwin, clad only in a torn undershirt, rose with bruises all over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Irwin
Ware
Mass
Chas
Austin
Irwin
Pop Corn Industry in Iowa Centers in Calhoun and Sac
Iowa's pop corn industry now yields about 600 car loads annually and pays growers over $85 per acre. Calhoun and Sac Counties host the hub, begun five years ago. A Shallee grower has 300 acres, 40 to 60 bushels per acre, ear value $1.50 to $1.75 per bushel. harvest precedes field corn, with huskers paid 20 to 25 cents per bushel. Corn ships in the ear to wholesalers. One grower shells and packs 10 cent bags for Omaha and Sioux City. This year he plans 600 acres, a packing house, and hiring girls to package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Calhoun
Sac
Omaha
Sioux City
Proposed stride length grading for French troops idea
A proposal suggests evaluating French troops by stride length rather than height. If adopted, it could redefine recruitment standards and affect training emphasis for marching and endurance. The concept emphasizes gait efficiency and unit mobility over traditional height metrics.
Why a Fly Chooses the Sleeping Face
A feature note from Lippincott's puzzles over why a fly crawls on a sleeper instead of resting. The piece examines insect behavior with a curious, contemplative tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott’s
Mice and Women Bacon quip in Yonkers satire
In Yonkers States humor column Bacon notes women in China enjoy mice as a dish, while Egbert quips that they here jump over too. The exchange satirizes cross cultural manners with light, playful banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Egbert
Yonkers
Mind the baby clash echoes in Washingon Herald
A terse exchange in the Washingon Herald features the line Yes, I frequently mind the baby. To mind is to obey. That’s what I do in a pointed jab at purist views about obedience and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Forgetting what to leave behind in a spotty exchange
A brief wry anecdote from Catholic Standard and Chicago Daily News. A waiter asks a guest if he forgot something and the guest replies he is trying to forget it. The second quip features a humorist whose wife redeems his jokes about relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Clever Woman Leads Man to Think He Is Listened To
A witty remark from Pick-Me-Up praises a woman named Mary Graham as clever for guiding a man to believe he is worth listening to, highlighting subtle manipulation over conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Graham
Complacent youth clashes with stern parent over earning a living
A Washington Star humorous exchange features a severe parent declaring they earned their livelihood young, while the youth responds that he knows little of the circumstances to defend his grandfather. The brief quip contrasts generational attitudes toward work and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
He'd Never Feel It A Drop Across The Circle
Dialogue from The Circle features Cassidy declining whisky from Casey with a thick accent. Cassidy fears it would worsen his stomach. The exchange highlights social banter and regionally flavored speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassidy
Casey
A Difference The Preacher and Millionaire Dialogue
A preacher questions honesty. the millionaire replies his funds are tied to railroad stocks. This exchange reflects tensions between virtue and material wealth as reported by the Brooklyn Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Not So Brave Move Considered to Swamphurst
Dialogues hint at a planned relocation to Swamphurst, with a wary doctor noting potential climate-related risk to a wife, framed in a clipped Philadelphia Press tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meekley
Swamphurst
Seeking His Level in Love
A light town topic exchange has a man declare if he marries he will seek the finest girl he knows and ask her hand. His companion interrupts with a witty retort that he will keep asking until he meets his level, reflecting social satire in casual banter.
Thrifty Wife Sells Fur Coat for Dress Purchase
A witty exchange reveals a wife bought a dress with her own money after selling her husband’s fur coat. The unnamed Bocian supplies the quip in this light domestic vignette.
Terrible Dilemma at a Ball with Corn Tread Threat
A humorous anecdote from Lustige Blaetter describes a German lieutenant fearing corn injuries either way at a ball. He frets over dancing with the colonel’s fat wife who might tread on his corns tonight, or not dancing and facing a cornel-tread tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraulein
Lustige Blaetter
Ruth imitates grown-up callers in playful scene
A Chicago Daily News item reports Ruth and two playmates pretending to make a call, with their mother prompting activity and Ruth replying that they are actually playing grown-up women making a call. The vignette captures childlike playacting as social mimicry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Mamma
Chicago Daily News
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nature
Earth
J. Newton Greene
Toper
Jie
Tizgzins
Georgia
Amber
Philadelphia Press
Thrifty
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