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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1902
Page
2
A nostalgic reminiscence voiced as a child’s plea to delay bedtime. The narrator recalls late twilights, parental calls, and the stubborn wish for a few more minutes of play, contrasted with the steady call of rest and faith. The verse cites George Seivel from Lippinvoit's Magazine and evokes memory, duty, and fading youth.
Amelia Robinson, a capable typewriter in a big office, resists many suitors yet finds herself entangled with Jack Ashbin after he teases she is falling in love. He hides his genuine concern behind humor as she plots a polite dismissal, while he warns of the dangers of romance.
Amelia faces a pushy admirer named Jack Ashbin who presses advances and threats. A clerk rescues her, insisting such men are common and that a protector is needed. The incident unsettles Amelia, but she remains cautious while a future encounter with an old admirer looms.
The article recounts the Havana Tacon Theatre built by a notorious pirate and Marti’s alleged capture of pirates after an audience with the Cuban captain general. It notes Henry Morgan’s era and mentions German emigration to southern Brazil, Porto Alegre’s German population, and rail and canal development with Siam rail expansion led by Germans while American control spans electric roads.
A playful exchange from the Chicago News notes Miss VUprerten, styled as haughtier, claiming a Virginia Taylor as a great grandfather, while Miss Newrich, described as unaffected, references a Chicago butcher grandfather. The item showcases light social chatter on lineage.
A New York World analysis portrays Manchuria as vast and rich in minerals, arguing its control would shift eastern power. It notes Russia's invasion, Japanese losses, and U S diplomacy shaping the crisis, with Port Arthur as a strategic port and the Trans Siberian line poised to open eastern Siberia. The piece ties regional tension to the 1891 1899 era and political notes from the United States, Russia, and China.
American electrical equipment and engineers illuminate distant sites from Punta Arenas to Jerusalem. Schenectady machinery powers lighthouses, dynamos reach Hammerfest, lamps travel by camel and raft to Persian Gulf palaces, and a Mysore transmission plant avoids elephant interference with seven foot poles placed by iron sockets.
A black gypsum crust forms about three quarters of an inch thick under the balustrade at St Pauls dome in London. Chemical analysis shows the deposit is sulphate of lime and is attributed to long term air pollution from London chimneys.
The seven year battle over the Fair estate in San Francisco drained heirs finances with court costs near two million dollars. Lawyer fees, settlements with relatives, and various legal expenditures totaled large sums as the estate’s value rose from about 14 to 17 million dollars despite ongoing suits.
A sulphate of lime deposit about three fourths of an inch thick forms on the base of the dome at St Pauls London. Chemists believe it was deposited over two years by soot and gases from city chimneys. Also noted is Lipton’s gifts after losing the cup and vast Great Lakes fishing activity with 10,000 men, 208 vessels, and $6,000,000 invested.
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