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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
6
The article celebrates late autumn flora with gentians, asters, and berries. It notes crimson strawberry seeds, bittersweet and red berries, and winter decorating shrubs. It ranges to ginseng, sarsaparilla, and the tonal shift from springlike white and pink to autumn sunset hues, with asters and gentians symbolizing the year’s close.
W E Mighell, former San Francisco Chamber of Commerce vice president, warns travelers abroad to guard valuables. He cites Italy as home to bold pickpocketing, recounting a Venice theft of a $10,000 letter of credit amid a crowded plaza and a courteous thief’s distraction.
Grillpingbly notes hard times forced his wife to take up housework and, in his view, she became even more beautiful. He attributes this to fitness from dusting, sweeping, and general chores, excluding washing, as a silver lining amid economic strain.
The passage traces corn from its discovery by Columbus at Cat Island to its spread in the Americas. It notes its Indian cultivation and dishes like succotash and hominy, its dependence on human aid for propagation, and the vast scale of modern production in the corn belt led by Indiana Illinois Iowa Missouri and Nebraska. It contrasts ancient reverence with contemporary farming and cites related anecdotes from Baynes Dauntless: My Big Timber Wolf.
The passage argues many infant pains come from improper nursing and feeding. It urges mothers to avoid soothing syrups containing bryonia or opiates, to improve hygiene, and to feed at proper intervals with suitable milk, avoiding unnecessary medicines. It emphasizes education over medication and caretaking nuances.
The Londina Tatler notes Weissbach as a favorite resort for solitude seekers drawing visitors from around the world. The piece highlights the hotel as a quiet retreat in Switzerland where guests pursue privacy away from bustling cities.
A man recounts his attempt to befriend four young wolves whose appetite proved ravenous. The wolves demanded raw meat in large quantities, testing the limits of patience and caution amid warnings that accompanied the risky experiment.
A ranch rider in southern Arizona hides in a mesquite while a wildcat stalks him. Dust storm, a scream, and the cat is shot by nearby rabbit-hunting Indians, ending the danger.
Paris Journal des Debats notes Switzerland’s traditional welcome to political refugees, especially GOP and Democratic exiles, but laments recent decline attributed to Russians educated in Swiss universities and their crimes. The piece frames the issue as a matter of liberty and national honor.
A montage reports diverse facts: a farmer near Beulah Kansas profits from selling corn husks, Rock of Gibraltar tunnels, London fires by lamp gas and chimney causes, Quanah Parker as Oklahoma district school board head and his Carlisle-educated son as teacher, Drinkwine sprinkles streets in Waukegan, shorthand sign on a railroad, David Rankin the Missouri corn grower at eighty three with vast lands and millions, a Texas seed melon machine drives cheap seed markets, Lipscomb County seed melon culture.
A garbled collection notes various figures and odd claims including 80 million horses in the United States 1870 Manitoba population rising from 17000 to 400000 an English led war on wood pigeons a desert fishhook cactus compass pointing south and the Lusitania ship possessing forty nine clocks all governed by a master clock in the charthouse
Consul-General George Horton notes concrete use is minimal in Greece, with sidewalks of cities and towns largely paved in marble.
Consul William C. Teichman reports from Eibenstock a Supreme Court of Germany decision prohibiting the title American dentist in the empire. The ruling affects practitioners using the designation and reflects regulatory controls on professional titles in Germany.
Don C. Seitz of the New York World urges business managers to support editors rather than oppose them. He stresses editors are the brains, calling for daily collaboration to push editions forward and avoid harming the paper’s public welfare.
The Central Federated Union of New York City aids girl cigarmakers on strike in Newark New Jersey. Governor Hughes dedicates a tuberculosis pavilion in Albany. Mass. amends work hour limits for women and children to fifty six hours. Union meetings and wage discussions proceed in New York City and Pittsburg. French laundries in San Francisco report Japanese competition and back the Anti Japanese League.
A collage of short items notes Senator Scott of West Virginia being bruised in a fist fight in Wheeling with a local politician he called a liar. It also mentions Dr C A L R launching a Senate bid at a Cincinnati dollar dinner and President Roosevelt greeting 68 members of the Olya team at Oyster Bay.
Residents near mountain regions and those confined indoors face sweltering days as mosquitoes swarm. Experts advise targeting mossy pools to reduce breeding and curb the pest across exposed areas.
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