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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
3
A fragment from the Saturday Review presents Ella Heath as the speaker declaring embodying reality and divinity. The verse claims transformation through loss into gain and equates the self with sun altar fire wind rain and sea. It asserts timeless permanence and invincibility with religious imagery.
In a late September sunlit Gray farmhouse two men under an apple tree confront loss. Martha Gray reflects on her husband Abram and the distant children returning from life and memory, all at home at last as the family mourns.
The French influence in 1800 brought simpler dress. Young Englishmen adopted the short coat tight waistcoat and pantaloons. Hair powder declined as taxation rose and short hair became common. Trousers and Wellington boots crossed to civilians around 1814. The dandy's starched collar faded under George IV in favor of a black silk stock. The snuff box vanished and seals on a watch chain became emblematic. Modifications persisted through Victoria's reign. knickerbocker and tweed suits and the wideawake cap appeared later.
A poultryman discusses methods for preparing chickens noting sousing in scalding water loosens feathers but is dirty and dusty. He prefers skinning the birds and discarding the cutis as more hygienic, while acknowledging customer demand for feathered skins.
A speaker notes education in music costs much, but a daughter’s talent yields unexpected returns. The anecdote recalls a neighbor dispute resolved by the girl’s musical influence, illustrating music’s transformative power.
An almost ninety year old scald with white beard and noble bearing performed at the Norwegian court. He descends from Harold Fairhaired and joined the king's gathering with a three hundred year old langleik. The king invited him to Copenhagen where the bard will visit as a guest.
A collection of aphorisms and maxims from Plato Puck Cleveland Plain Dealer Portuguese Spanish German and Socrates. The quotes touch on virtue friendship laziness honesty travel and merit across cultures and eras.
Clarence H. Mackay reports to the U S Secretary of State that British trawlers have repeatedly damaged Commercial Cable Company cables off the Irish coast. He notes repairs cost over £20000 this year, with interruptions forcing service refusals, and cites difficulty proving willful damage.
The passage notes that in medieval and early modern England and Scotland, many people were effectively enslaved under lords. It claims two thirds lost freedom, with masters controlling attachment to land and transfer of persons, and asserts abolition only with Charles II, while Scotland reportedly continued private sale of enslaved people into 1775.
British naval authorities connect the Isle of Wight to Portland dockyard by telephone and wireless telegraphy. The Needles, Culver Cliff, and other points are in direct contact with the Portland signal station.
Dr. Edwin H. Lewis of New York reads a paper at the American Medical Editors’ Association meeting, warning of a twofold future for medicine: a disaster with quackery or a readjustment that reaffirms scientific medicine, ethics, and public trust. He laments pessimism and intolerance but praises earnest doctors advancing sanitary science and progress.
A historical note on mirror silvering from the amalgam method to modern techniques. It credits Drayton for early thin silver coatings and Pettijean for using tartaric acid as the reducing agent. Glass is heated to 104 degrees, cleaned, then silver and tartaric solutions are applied by capillarity, forming a layer within an hour.
A poultryman contends Philadelphia led in dry-picked poultry and Moorish method adoption, while noting Philadelphia dry-picked meat is no better than others. He cites the Moors as avid chicken eaters and suggests they would avoid scalded fowl, as referenced by the New York Press.
The article reviews mountain sickness as experienced by climbers in thin air. Doctor Workman’s Himalayan ascent notes common symptoms like headaches and breathlessness, with a porter at twenty one thousand feet collapsing from impaired circulation and frost risk, underscoring altitude danger.
There is a well authenticated case of a man who could stop the heart at will and might have lived long if not for vanity. Similarly strong natures may hold brain nerves in the iron grip of the will, turning blood supply to induce sleep or wakefulness.
A humorous meditation on marriage versus single life. The speaker weighs remaining unattached to avoid disappointing several women briefly against marrying to disappoint one for life. Reflects lighthearted societal views of courtship.
A Kansas City Journal quip notes a minor flaw can spoil a larger situation, comparing a stray fly to a blemish in strawberry jam and its effect on perception.
A brief quip notes a device to run two elevators in a single shaft. Becker counters with sarcasm about always having one marked Not Running. The exchange appears in the New York Sun as a light column item.
Comical exchange as Aunty confronts Tommy about missing pies. Tommy blames the darkness for dropping one pie, while noting the other two were placed yesterday. Punch likely highlights a lighthearted kitchen mishap.
At a Philadelphia charity ball, Miss Passy asks the Captain for the first waltz. The Captain replies that the invitation is a courtesy for the event.
In a snappy exchange recorded by the London Bystander a speaker proclaims freedom after months of control saying the worm has turned. A sharp retort from the listener follows as the banter unfolds in quick wit.
A brief literary quip from Lippincott's contrasts a tall fair blonde with a pretty brunette after a question on passing by. The dialogue style hints at a playful, enigmatic exchange about pursued affection and direction.
In a classroom exchange, the teacher asks Willie Green to define memory and Willie replies that memory is what we forget with. The line, sourced from Pick-Me-Up, captures a witty student’s take on the concept.
A prudent man cautions that spoken words cannot be recalled while Senator Sorghum jokes that a misquote can be claimed to create a fuss. The Washington Star capture satirizes media and politics.
A Punch caption set as if a milliner tests a feathered hat on an antique lady. The assistant touts the feather making the wearer look ten years younger, and the lady contemplates adding a second feather to look even more appealing.
In a London Opinion excerpt, Church and Chapell joke about a string tied around Chapell’s finger to remind him to post a letter. Chapell notes his wife forgot to give it to him, so the task remains undone.
A dramatic line from the Houston Chronicle shows a heroine trapped in a trackless desert crying for help as lions loom. A friendly stage hand hints the danger is right under her nose with a comical misdirection.
A Sunday school teacher asks Johnny for a remarkable Moses feat. The boy answers with a humorous claim that Moses broke all ten commandments at once, a quip cited by the Chicago News.
A light exchange about wealth and gratitude prompts a jokey remark on giving to colleges. The serious man asks what a multimillionaire would do, and the friend quips that he would crave kind words and endow colleges like others.
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