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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
7
A fragmentary excerpt from the New York Herald quotes a saying that a vacation involves visiting an unfamiliar place to spend money you expect to need later, reflecting on prudence and leisure. The line appears as a moral or humorous remark cited by readers.
Mrs David Brown of Locke Arkansas details severe eczema on both ankles lasting years. After two doctors failed to help she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and slept better and healed quickly with no relapse over the following year noted May 18 and July 13 1907.
A Yale student Holmes was fined 20d for traveling on the Sabbath with a burden near Wal llingford. He later confessed and became a respected gospel minister. Higginson notes Holmes was a grand uncle of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes in Harper's Magazine July issue.
The article reports that cast iron can swell up to 40 percent from repeated heating and cooling. In a gas furnace test, a 1 inch square by 14.8 inch bar expanded to 1.125 inches square and 16.5 inches long after 27 heating cycles, with temperatures reaching 1450 degrees Fahrenheit. This swelling may explain failures in superheated steam fittings due to thermal cycling.
A New York state woman reports ten years of stomach and liver trouble improved after stopping coffee, using Postum, and eating Grape-Nuts. She gained about twenty pounds, can eat normally, work from morning to noon, and feels reborn. She credits the product with restoring strength and vitality.
A veteran recalls Solferino combat scenes with vivid detail of bayonet stabbings and the fear and frenzy of the San Martino fight. He describes night chaos, shell bursts, and soldiers sleeping amid the wounded before dawn. The text shifts to naval sail drill, where perilous masts and ropes test discipline and quick commands under fire risk.
A reflection on the decline of sail drills as steam cruisers replace frigates. Captain J. W. Gambler recalls that in old fleets sailors frequently injured during sail evolutions and rivalries over who could perform maneuvers first.
The Michni blockhouse held by Subadar Tor Kahn and 53 riflemen withstood hours of assault from Afghan invaders on March 2. Ladders were used in an escalade attempt, and Tor Kahn killed a mullah attempting surrender. At Darwazagai on May 16 the Twenty second Punjabis suffered losses led by Jemadar Mir Afzal Khan who was fatally wounded. Naik Rehanded and Ram Singh continued to lead and signal despite injuries.
Mrs. Gordon Kirby of Snowville Virginia leaped from a sick bed to save her Mittle girl Gracie who had fallen into the mill race. W T Tigleman attempted a rescue on the bridge and John Craft joined in with a pole to free the mother and man. The child died before recovery.
A mother recalls a friend's question about her daughter's teacher exam. She says Jinny did not pass at all, and the examiners asked about events that happened long before she was born, reflecting hardships from old test standards.
A fruit company shipped 40 million banana bunches last year from Central and South America and Jamaica to England and the United States.
Consul Maxwell Blake at Dunfermline warns Americans traveling in Scotland and Europe to beware fake antiques. He notes shops from cities to villages display made to order antiquities and urges buying only from trusted dealers with written guarantees. He cautions against Burns chairs Queen of Scots tables and overly authentic looking engravings and prints.
United States Weather Bureau reports 6256 buildings damaged by lightning in 1899 with property value over 3 million dollars. At least 563 people killed and 820 injured, plus 4250 head of livestock killed. Telegraph lines and telegraph equipment suffer as strikes disrupt services. Farmers bear heavy losses from atmospheric electricity.
A description from Outing Magazine explains a Pueblo custom in which a mountain lion garb and a tribal elder whip children aged four to ten to correct past and future misdeeds. The piece argues this ritual fosters elder respect and obedience, praising its potential value for urban youth.
A juror in a Far West murder case is sworn in. The judge asks if he understands juror duties. The juror replies that he uses his own judgment, says the prisoner must have done something to be there, and that he would find all defendants guilty.
The engineer notes Naxos emery stone is shipped via Syra to government depots for export. Marble quarries exist on Naxos, suited for decorative building but limited by lack of capital, affecting scale of use in Greece.
A recipe from the Indianapolis News suggests a citrus ice cream dessert with orange halves simmered in sugar syrup and served over vanilla ice cream. Prepare six oranges remove cores and skin boil sugar and water then dip halves in syrup and cool before plating with ice cream.
A vintage guidance on making stuffed tomato salad from Fannie Merritt Farmer in a Woman's Home Companion page. It details peeling tomatoes, preparing a cream cheese filling with olives and parsley, and a mayonnaise dressing with mustard sugar cayenne and vinegar. It also explains making a mayonnaise with olive oil and the proper technique to avoid curdling.
Practical tips on stain removal, cleaning with salt borax and alcohol, drying and ironing methods, and preserving mirrors and fabrics. Includes advice on washing, dust collection, egg whites, bread handling, and removing benzine rings with gypsum to prevent moisture damage.
A public display on the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company front proclaims openness and invites inspection of its laboratory methods and promotional claims. It questions Lydia E. Pinkham’s identity, reflects on confidential correspondence with women, and urges doubters to seek proof of the vegetable compound’s healing claims.
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota says after five months bedridden and told he had six months to live he used Dean's Kidney Pills and recovered. He suffered heart trouble smothering spells and fainting eye and kidney problems and now feels much better. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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