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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1908

Page

9

Foundling Mary Becomes Heiress to Seafaring Captain

In Scarbro Maine, the tailor Peter Goldthwait and his wife rescue a foundling girl named Mary. The girl grows into a beauty and matches Alfred Lane, though Major Lane objects. After Major Lane’s ruin and death, Mary is revealed as the captain’s long lost daughter, reuniting with her true parent.

Paten Goldthwait Peter Goldthwait Peter Veter Scarbrow Mrs. Goldthwait Susan Darling Mary Major Lane Bangor Mary Goldthwait Alfred Lane Little Mary Alfred Bowdoin College Tailors Garden Peter Gouthwait the Wey Major Goldthwarts Goldthwaits Portland Petey Tie Scarbro Ile New York Weekly

Sporting Briefs Roundup Touches Stars and Events

Rube Waddell’s arm is sound and morning practice is said to be more harmful than helpful. New Jersey reports duck shooting near end with snipe plentiful. W A Pierce backs Marvin Hart against George Gardner in Chelsea Massachusetts. Dickinson College tennis league to form this spring via fraternities. Miss May Sutton to defend British title in England. Federation of American Motorcyclists offers mileage medals to encourage touring. Cleveland predicted to win American League baseball title. Yale to appoint athletics committee for manager control. Automobile Club of America assigns clerk to spread touring information. Trotting rules flaw may block world record reductions. Jim Mobinson Princeton trainer dies at 65. Archie Hahn to represent USA in Athens Olympic sprints.

Rube” Waddell Chick Stahl New Jersey W. A. Pierce Boston Marvin Hart George Gardner Lowell Chelsea Mass Dickinson College May Sutton England Federation of American Clevelands Yale Automobile Club of America National Association Jim” Mobinson Princeton N. J Archie Hahn Hill America Athens

Uncomfortable Travel in Nice Foreshadows Page’s Winter Stay

Thomas Nelson Page spends winter in Nice the city famed as Ri viera’s largest and near Monte Carlo for its beauty. On a sunny February pier he recalls a Genoa railroad trip and remarks a passing Englishman says he traversed a country like a flute, reflecting on travel’s odd comforts.

Thomas Nelson Page Nice Riviera Monte Carlo Mr. Page Palais de la Jetee Genoa

Unwillingly Paid Debt Between Banks and Farmer Higgins

Farmer Higgins borrowed 400 dollars from a Norman Missouri bank and mixed it with 50 dollars in his pocketbook. He lost the cash in the street and a girl found it and took it to another bank to locate the owner. The second bank garnished 490 dollars from Higgins’s account and applied it to his debt of 700 dollars.

Higgins Norman

Puzzling Phrase in Brief Provences Note

A terse sentence hints at many providences where philosophies can fit into pigeon holes.

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