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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
14
Poem excerpt praising the plow as civilization’s tool that wakes the prairie, feeds the hungry, and marks progress. It frames agricultural labor as divine promise and nation-building, linking soil, song, and a coming dawn across a thousand years.
The story follows Babilla, a laughing-eyed parrot seller from San Jose de Guatemala. She is swept onto a lighter during a steamer run, endures five days at sea with parrots and a shark, then is found by the Cosmos Alene and reaches San Francisco. She plans to return home but instead stays, saving money to send for Pedrillo.
The article extols timothy and red clover as top stock feeds, noting red clover performs on sandy loams with biennial rotation, how to sow and manage for pasture, and the benefits to exhausted soils. It adds timothy ranks high for hay and pasture, with deep roots and long life, though better for horses as hay.
A ClevelandLeader quip portrays a Russian admiral vexed by drawing on the sinking fund for battleship expenses. The naval secretary evasively says it was for divers reasons, but the admiral remains unimpressed as the official is soaked. In Greenland women helped their faces blue and yellow.
A reflection on intangible truths and childlike faith as a poor older woman posts a prepaid parcel to a loved one. Her simple act radiates happiness and self sacrifice, illustrating the adage that it is more blessed to give than to receive.
A subscriber explains a simple drainage leveling device based on a plumb line, eight feet long with a swinging weight and tenths scale. It ensures uniform grade by sliding in the ditch, warns against downhill hollows, side bends, and crooked tile, and notes the need to maintain correct orientation toward the outlet.
A 19th century critic notes the Baroness von Hengelmuller once led auto enthusiasm but now favors walking or riding over driving. She argues excessive driving dulls appetite and leads to overeat and laziness, causing waistlines to widen and eyes to lose sparkle. Her view gains traction among women who once lived in their cars.
The text argues for letting hens forage on the range to save costs. It cautions against forcing them to eat all their food, noting variable forage success. It emphasizes summer management depends on location and advises access to a grassy, clover-rich plot with diverse insects for ample nourishment.
A Minneapolis Journal excerpt describes an ancient Mexican game called gomae. The ball is wood and weighs five pounds. Three players start from one goal, and the fastest to drive a ball three miles to the distant goal wins.
A hurried Vatican telegram marked Argentissimo was opened by the Pope’s chamberlain on a Saturday night. The King of Spain asked for authority to celebrate mass before midnight before leaving for France. The note appeared in the London Mail on November 10. The smallest inhabited island hosts the Eddystone Lighthouse.
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