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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
11
A humorous sea tale describes two sailors, Henry Smith and the narrator, spotting a green haired mermaid named Alice Finn. The mermaid ignores their advances, reveals her Neptune kinship, and dives away with her mother calling them indoors. The scene ends with the sailors returning to shore in disappointment.
In late 1889 Joseph Belmont recounts a perilous ascent on Chimborazo with guide Manuel. They traverse a near vertical rock slope under moonlight, a shifting avalanche threat, and a saved escape by leaping to a narrow ledge, ending with injuries and a long recovery.
It was recommended to establish new electrical courses at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Electrical currents are said to soften concrete aiding wrecking of old foundations. The sea holds 250000 miles of cable worth 250000000 dollars with an average life of forty years. A new electric process hardens steel and increases temper, claimed superior to existing methods.
Philosophers long suspected the sea as the origin of life and modern science supports that ancestors of land and air species once lived and fed from ocean waters, tracing nourishment to the deep.
A leading English aluminum monopoly plans a major expansion in 1909 as prices fell to 500 dollars a ton last October expanding demand in telegraph and telephone sectors. The piece also notes aluminum’s role in the explosive ammonal and discusses handwriting analysis by Mons. Pellat, plus the impact of electricity on porcelain making with precise temperature and contraction controls.
A Scottish minister on an evening walk discovers a parishioner lying in a ditch. The man cannot recall whether the event was a wedding or a funeral but says it was an extraordinary success, as reported in Bellman.
A Louisville Courier-Journal remark notes writers could gain from political publicity. The speaker suggests publishers should imitate politicians to boost exposure for all contributions, urging greater public attention to literary work.
Under Colonel Richard B B Thompson a test of portable wireless telegraph kits on mules will take place at American Lake. Devices include a one eighth kilowatt generator and a sixty foot telescope mast. Trials aim to extend range to fifteen miles with rapid setup and full unit integration across regiments and departments.
The article examines the belief that dogs go mad during the dog days from July to mid August when Sirius rises with the sun. It notes the term comes from starlight rather than dog behavior and argues weather mildness causes more travel but infection is year round with seasons having little impact.
Westminster Gazette notes Wolfe the great general is not buried in Westminster Abbey. His remains were taken from Canada to his father’s Greenwich residence and interred in Greenwich Parish Church without a memorial. Montcalm is reportedly buried where he fell, now in the Ursuline convent in Quebec.
Penny Magazine notes growing discontent among women workers in Glasgow. The piece asserts labor conditions in Scotland’s largest industrial city are poor, second only to London in population, and calls Glasgow to account for its treatment of female labor.
FE W Walton of San Antonio writes that in 1902 severe catarrh caused night sweats deep cough and chest pains. After using Peruna as directed the alarming symptoms vanished and health improved to a level never better. He notes repeated use to cure bad colds.
An old Boston and Toronto catalog advertises the Tower brand slicker in ash brass tone. It claims the coat is the cleanest lightest and most comfortable yet cheapest and longest wearing with a guarantee against water leakage. It lists a price of 330 dollars and offers a free catalog. The ad names Tower Co in Boston and Tower Canadian Co Limited in Toronto.
A report from Zit tan Saxony describes a portable electric light trap using two searchlights and exhaust fans to draw moths and caterpillars from woodlands into a deep pit. In its first test atop a municipal plant the trap allegedly collected three tons of insects in one night, promising a low cost large‑area control.
Professor M M Richter demonstrated sparks up to an inch and a half long from a five inch belt turning at 10 000 rpm to illustrate how static electricity can trigger explosions in German factories. He noted that dust or gas risks were overlooked and found bronze or aluminum powder coatings reduced charges. An acid free glycerine weekly treatment protected leather and added durability.
A North Dakota cold climate story shows a woman dubbed the pale girl suffering headaches indigestion and nervousness from coffee. After switching to Postum her complexion improves headaches vanish and energy returns. She and her husband note relief and their children thrive on Postum and Grape Nuts. The ad ends urging readers to consider the reason.
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