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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
15
Ada and Dudley James recount a tale in the Grand Magazine. Bobby Dawes wonders who he truly married after a Lugano romance, a steamer meeting, and a Milan encounter leave him unsure of his wife. The piece blends poetry and misrecognition in a reflective narrative.
Bobby Dawes, weary of a snowy holiday, pursues a charming woman he spots on a funicular. After a chase across Italy from Luino to Milan, he reencounters her with her mother in a cathedral and finally wins her favor, ending with a romance in Milan.
A man with a red mustache argues that blindness ends cigar enjoyment. He asserts blind smokers lose flavor perception without sight to watch smoke and drift, concluding the blind refuse cigars and prefer smokeless years.
The New York Globe describes a Roumania fair in Halmagen where about 1200 inhabitants welcome visitors from eighty villages. On fair day young Halmagen women, each with water vessels and garlands, greet guests with water and a hiss as godmothers supervise. The ritual is linked to ancient Turkish captivity lore.
A woman displays astonishment when informed that her actions have wounded a man’s feelings, reflecting social tension over emotional impact in interpersonal exchanges.
Poem fragment notes romantic longing and wish to be cherished, with lines about roses on the beloveds chest and breezes kissing the cheek. The speaker imagines a fate like another’s at life’s end, expressing enduring desire and affection.
A brief quoted exchange about memory and attire appears in the Detroit Free Press. The husband and wife discuss an old friend’s recollection of her dress history with a witty retort.
A Cleveland Leader cartoonish quip notes a reader quits a novel after the hero is shot, fearing the hero's recovery in the next chapter. The exchange underscores suspense and reader hesitation.
Roy recounts tea visit with Mrs Freemans cake. His mother instructs him to say thank you once. Roy replies he said it five times because he had five pieces of cake, prompting a punch.
A grim New York crime prompts officials to seek help from the press. Authorities say advance in the case hinges on media coverage and public assistance.
Bragg recalls starting at $3 a week five years ago and now earns $50 weekly. Newitt agrees it’s easy to reach that wage but questions the actual amount Bragg receives.
The Chicago Tribune quotes Saymold Storey and Badleigh Mildude debating footwear and dress sense. Storey scolds a man for his clothes while Mildude defends open work shoes as practical.
A public school teacher recalls a classroom moment about a fort and a fortress. Students respond with humorous misreadings, one boy saying a fort is a place to put men in and the class answering a fortress is a place to put women in.
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt shows Grace and Gladys described as dear friends with an old-fashioned dramatic frame. Gerald and George exchange quips about numerous intermissions signaling a stagey friendship dynamic.
A six year old asks about Bible customs after Sunday school and remarks that Abraham slept with his four fathers. The mother clarifies the humorous misunderstanding behind the teacher’s lesson.
In a sharp exchange from a Chicago Tribune item, Devlin scorns ten dollars while Tomwalker notes a one hundred dollar token from auto manufacturers as appreciation for a magazine story. The quip highlights tension between earnings and public exposure.
Lord Curzon's Oxford writing criticized. Senator Crane of Massachusetts, paper expert, and Senator Frye linked to Maine friends. The late Justice Gray described as eccentric. King of Spain orders Irish tweeds from Ballinrobe. Windsor Castle invites guests for two nights. General Nogi attracts autograph seekers. Prince Edward's seabird eggs collection cited as finest in Britain. Mr. Longworth reportedly scrapping about his marriage to Miss Roosevelt. The Khedive benefits from British protection. Maine Senator Eugene Hale leads Republican majority. General Joseph Wheeler noted as West Point graduate and Brooklyn death. Monarchs and rulers cited as never being crowned. Justice Darling proposed line labels for autos: Line Imprisonment Manslaughter Murder.
Julian Hawthorne argues the newspaper is the era’s voice and its reach presses magazines to chase timely topics. He says everyone can write now yet true literary genius remains rare and struggles to be heard as the newspaper spirit crowds the field and closes the gates of the spiritual plane.
Butterflies are raised on small farms like chickens. A steady demand lets men hire experts to cultivate larvae and sell mature butterflies at good profits, with museum buyers valuing quality and rarity.
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