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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
3
Mrs Ida Vose Woodbury narrates Indigenous life and faith in America, describing native identity, Christian influence, and ceremonies. She recalls tribal names, customs, and the impact of missions on Sioux and Cheyenne communities, including a funeral for Beautiful Blossom and the spread of schooling.
A London Daily News summary reviews the long history of derelict ships causing collisions from 1893 to 1902 and evaluates attempted remedies. It highlights Norwegian lumber vessels as frequent derelict sources and describes dramatic salvage attempts including torpedoing and ramming the derelict Lyisko by the San Francisco, illustrating the extreme measures used to prevent wrecks at sea.
The American Saddle Horse Breeders Association plans to register stallions or mares by a registered saddle-bred sire out of a thoroughbred dam as standard saddle horses after next April. The change omits inspection and opens breeding to racing blood, prompting doubt about benefits to breed quality and conformation.
The Jesuits will be permitted to reestablish settlements in Germany, ending a ban that has lasted thirty two years. The decision marks a rollback of the prior exclusion and moves toward renewed religious organization.
A Washington Star clipping reports on an Edison associate predicting Edison will shift from commercial work to chemistry and pure science. The anecdote cites a chemist in Flushing, a former musician, who tests ink and cleansing fluid on coats, praising the fluid’s stain removal while lamenting imperfect restoration.
Argentine papers report naval and military plans to build two battleships of 20 000 tons each along with several destroyers and renewal of field artillery. The project is valued between 35 and 60 million dollars.
The text notes that elephants bear weights from 1800 to 2600 pounds while horses carry 200 to 260 pounds, indicating sizeable difference in load capacity between the two animals.
The article surveys varied innovations and observations. It notes a Kansan quadrangle screen that blocks insects, European fish finding via microphone, and the limits of telephone energy transfer. It also reports a rat poison from sea onion and Jersey's coast erosion with historical planks.
A selection of reflective aphorisms on goodness, unity, self inquiry, cheerfulness, and maintaining youth through enthusiasm and harmony. Notable lines from Hugo and Amiel emphasize inner growth, positive speech, and self-improvement.
A Grimsby paper reports two local trawlers the Alforna and the Andes conducting government operations in the English Channel. They test a high capacity trawl net to raise dummy submarine mines, aiming to sweep seabed mines and stray wreckage. Skippers reportedly know the North Sea well and can target spots rapidly.
A Parisian prince with a shoulder carbuncle invented the elevated handshake to avoid pain. Empress Josephine, with bad teeth, popularized the lace handkerchief to hide flaws. Tradition says yellow lace began from a widow’s mourning for her lost husband. London Globe notes these origin stories.
In Florida orange groves farmers facing severe frost use canvas tents to cover trees. The tent system mounts on poles with a hoop around each tree, can be deployed in minutes, and saves a year’s harvest. Night hours and lanterns aid rapid covering when a frost warning blows from passing trains.
The London canary market surges as a pair sells for £70, with prices rising since King Edward began breeding. Crested canaries fetch £40 to £56 and crested birds risk blindness from excessive cresting. Norwich plain-head birds remain popular though not as expensive, and a Huddersfield show sale reached £215 10s for a young first-season bird.
The stock company system has decayed and both actors and audience have deteriorated in taste. Stage and auditorium influence each other as halls swell and musical comedy dominates the theatre from Temple Bar to Piccadilly.
The London Globe describes animal insanity citing Dr Sneijson and various cases. Cattle, horses, and even dogs and rats are claimed to show loss of self control and frenzied behavior, with Balaklava horses attacking attendants in battle.
A humorous poem by Burges Johnson in Harper's Weekly argues a dog shows cleverness and intent in everyday acts. The speaker mocks claims that dogs lack reason or soul, citing the pet Regi and its behaviors on a veranda and around meals to suggest planning and feeling.
A collage of witty quotes and exchanges from various newspapers. Jokes and lines involve a range of characters from landlords to ministers, a judge, a conductor, and a widow, highlighting social small talk and humorous mishearings in mid century print style.
The Century notes vast lands in South America, North Africa and Asia await the demand for more wheat. Modern tools like the steel plow and self binder could transform yields, feeding a new population and boosting supplies in the United States and globally.
A New York Press critique of cane fashion notes that true walking sticks should never touch the ground. It details several stylish holds from hooking over the left arm to hanging behind the arm, emphasizing that the ferrule must not be set on the ground while in motion.
John W. Gates aims to build a major golf links on Sabine Lake near Port Arthur Texas by the Gulf of Mexico. The projected cost listed as eighty nine thousand dollars signals a large coastal development and economic push for the area.
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