Vigil At Arms In A War-Torn Morning
Poem depicts a soldier's call to courage as peace ends and a new world of strife begins. It warns against fear of death and urges steadfastness to face hellish legions and seek glory while honoring duty and faith.
New Oxford Item in New Oxford, Pennsylvania
We have 17,918,174 pages in Pennsylvania
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
1
A Boston Sunday Post Tale of Amelia and a Boy
A writer recalls meeting Amelia in Boston and a street scene with a young boy who later becomes her adopted ten year old son. The narrative contrasts the boy’s all American potential with fears of feminizing influence as Amelia’s life and home reveal animals, a garden, a bell, and crafts. The piece ends with the belief the boy’s soul will march on regardless of future fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauch Chunk
Boston
Tom Sawyer
Steamboat
Cyrus Young
Amelia
Gamin
Luther Burbank
America
Boston Sunday Post
Lightning Strikes Ships and Modern Conductors
The article notes ships distant from land can suffer lightning damage if current fails to reach earth. It cites historical cases including the 1802 Britannia and Bombay Castle foremast fires near Goa and the 1896 Victoria deviation after a thunderstorm, illustrating the shift to steel wire rigging and onboard lightning conductors to safely conduct electricity to the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East India Company
Cape
Algoa Bay
Britannia
Bombay Castle
Victoria
Knowledge Magazine
Maxim Muffler Peacemaker Prompts Public Control Debate
The Maxim Silent rifle promises smokeless noiseless long range killing and arouses public concern over criminal use. Editors argue the weapon could push stronger controls on death dealing instruments sold to youths and burglars in pawnshops and hardware stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Maxim
Thigs
New York
Jiyening Post
The Glad Wand in Australia
An unspecified brief from the New York Times praising Australian friendliness to the United States. It foresees stronger ties, more travel and exchange, and a sense of kinship between Americans and Australians in the Western Republic and the British Commonwealth in the Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jackies
Western Republic
Commonwealth
Far East
New York Times
Admiral Evans Describes Fort Fisher Assault Action
The narrative recounts Admiral Evans leading his company at Fort Fisher, a Confederate sharpshooter wounding him thrice, and the charge through stockade remains as wounds in the knee and toe are treated with silk handkerchiefs. A second piece tells of two dogs guarding a sick man in Brockton and Taunton, aiding to alert rescuers and leading to hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William May
Brockton
Mass
Taunton
Tey
James Sheehy
May
Morton Hospital
Desert Heroine Brings Skidoo Rescue
Miss Jattie Davis crawled miles through burning desert sands after an auto breakdown near Skidoo California to save Harold Braly assistant superintendent of the Skidoo mine and himself. A searching party later found Braly unconscious beside his disabled vehicle and Miss Davis revived after a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Braly
Skidoo
San Bernardino
Cal
Jattie Davis
Miss Davis
Braly
Wild Rouse
Desert Trek Desperation Tightens on Stranded Travel
The passage describes travelers enduring four days with no food or drink while crossing a desert. They began the journey with only a light meal and a small water supply, expecting to finish in a few hours before encountering escalating hardship.
Boy and companion bitten by moccasin during river fight
Dan Russell of Brownsville and Wren Tyus fishing nine miles from town in the Big Hatchie River encountered a moccasin. The snake attacked inside the boat, overturning it. Tyus was bitten in the thigh while both boys fought to keep the snake out. Tyus received medical care and is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Russell
Brownsville
Wren Tyus
Big Hatchie River
van Buren
Russell
Tyus
Nashvile
Four Filipinos Rescued From Shark Swarm Near Tudela
Captain Carlos Krebbs of the steamship Dalupaon reports four Filipinos clinging to a submerged banca surrounded by a school of sharks. They, from Basac Negros to Barili Cebu, sank after a storm washing away food and water. The Dalupaon rescued them as they drifted under a tropical sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Krebbs
Dalupaon
Tudela
Iligan
Basac
Negros
Barili
Cebu
Whips His Country Cousin in Delaware River Incident
Fifteen year old Samuel Greer of New York visiting cousin John Morris near Hall's Eddy dives into the Delaware River after his rope catches. Greer cuts the rope with a pocket knife to escape as Morris rows away. A scuffle ensues and Greer returns home after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Greer
New York
John Morris
Hall's Eddy
N. Y
Delaware
Greer
Morris
Church Built From Redwood Tree In Santa Rosa
A large Baptist church in Santa Rosa California was constructed using timber from a single California redwood tree. The project highlights a rare wood sourcing feat and local faith community impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
Cal
Mosquito discovery linked to yellow fever by Beauperthuy
In 1853 Louis Daniel Beauperthuy, health officer at Camana, Venezuela, wrote that yellow fever arose from bites of several mosquito species. He claimed the proboscis injects a venom like snake venom, dissolves red blood cells, and blends coloring matter with serum, noting marshes’ humidity, not air alone, caused disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camana
Venezuela
Academy of Sciences
Paris
Havana Cronica Medico
British Mediical Journal
Louis Daniel Beauperthuy
Guudeloupe
Gaceta
Beauperthay
Beauperthuy
New York Sun
Juxtapositions of the Fat Man in Society
The London Chronicle essay humorously notes how fat men attract favors and comforts in dining, theatre, and social settings. It mocks assumptions that size ensures privilege while highlighting social quirks around seating, charity, and storytelling.
A Changed Ship Visits Castine on Weekend Cruise
The Hartford docked at Castine Maine as crowds toured the vessel. An old farmer, aided by a Montana youth, marveled at improvised deck gear and a lifeboat chute showing how the ship might evacuate. He later saluted the escort and revealed his retired Rear Admiral card remarking the old ship has changed since his command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Castine
Montana
Turing
Philadelphia
Reverend Hiram Bingham and the Gilbert Islands
The San Francisco Chronicle recalls Rev Hiram Bingham who arrived from Honolulu aboard the Alameda. Since 1857 his life has centered on Gilbert Islands missions where natives first learned writing and had no newspapers. The first mail was stolen and eaten as if it were white man’s food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Bingham
Honolulu
Alameda
South Seas
Gilbert Islands
San Francisco Chronicle
The Joys of Youth and Letters From a State School
A boy writes home from the State School for Dependent Children describing a day of rain and a picnic, illness from mumps, injuries to staff and boys, and a scare over a buggy whip incident. He signs off noting they are all very happy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Ernest
Telegraph Printing Machines Spark a Communication Revolution
A new system uses punched Morse tape to send messages and a wheel feeds the tape to guide direction. The receiving unit acts like an electric typewriter, striking type bars through tape holes. Operators can process 200 to 400 messages in nine hours per machine, with duplex operation handling two messages simultaneously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Telegraph Companies
Greatest of All Shots
The article notes President Roosevelt is a skilled marksman who always wears glasses while shooting. It cites New York Press praise for his accuracy despite near blindness without eyewear and mentions he has received hundreds of spectacles from opticians over the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
America
New York Press
Poison Ivy Vine Tips for Country Dwellers
The Holley New York Standard notes poison ivy often confuses country folk who can hardly tell the vine from others. It advises three leaves on a cluster as a warning with white berries, Virginia creeper has five leaves and red or purple berries, and that some people react strongly while others do not. Salt and vinegar can help when no medicine is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
N. Y
Cowboy Breakfast Gives Topeka Capitalist A Cowboy Start
A Topeka capitalist, T B Sweet, stops in Abilene for breakfast at the best hotel. He requests eggs, receives a bowl of twelve hard boiled eggs and struggles to finish. The waitress notes it as a regular cowboy morning meal. Kansas City Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T B. Sweet
Abilene
Mr. Sweet
Sweet
Kansas City Journal
Promoter hires office boy after 100 replies
A promoter advertised for an office boy and received 100 applications. Ten were interviewed, and the bright candidate was chosen. He promised to bring a character reference but returned with a twist, saying he had the financier's character instead and would not come in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Nat Goodwin and Maine retreat offer linked by cables
Nat Goodwin, the actor, knows a friend with a country place in Maine ten miles from a rail or telegraph office. The friend has long invited Goodwin to stay, and even received a cable asking to stay over a September Sunday. The anecdote notes the friend paid for the messenger and reply and includes a quip about London milk delivery requiring 4,500 horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Goodwin
Maine
Goodwin
London
Cable
Harper’s Weekly
Also Mentioned on This Page
High Clarion
Hell
Katherine Chapman
Stee
Arenee
Maxim
Australia
Young Greer
London Chronicle
Search the New Oxford Item Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The New Oxford Item?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.