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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1908

Page

3

Lively Night Chatter Of Pretty Girls

A vivid verse glimpses merriment as ruby lips and chatter rise in a balmy night. Stars overlook a scene of lively, jaunty girls whose voices ripple through time with soft delight and tintinabulation.

Woman's Privilege Fails to Move Suitor at First

Sophie, rector's daughter, resists Phillip Ardley's proposal as he recovers from injuries. After a pause she returns to the hall then visits him in the study. In a dramatic turn she admits her change of heart, revealing love at last as she kneels beside him.

Sophie Phillip London Celia Phillip Ardley Father Cella Newton Peter Jove Philp lLondon S. S

Munich royal brewery patrons drink vast beer and sausages

The Munich royal court brewery hosts a May event where between 7 AM and 5 PM at least 30,800 gallons of bad beer and 12,760 gallons of ordinary beer were consumed. Guests also ate 370,000 sausages, 4,000 pounds of beef, and a million Bretzeln while radishes were consumed in large, uncounted amounts.

Munich Royal Court Pall Mall Gazette

Public Opinion Shapes Law Across Society

The piece argues public opinion, not strict common law, often drives legal outcomes. It urges law teachers to integrate political, economic, and sociological insights to build a true sociological jurisprudence and bridge gaps between people and the law.

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Mental Healing Experiment at Emmanuel Church Boston

The Century outlines a Protestant Episcopal effort at Emmanuel Church Boston to unite progressive neurology with New Testament Christianity to relieve suffering and transform character. It argues for a scientific view of healing distinguishing organic and functional disorders, accepts psychical means alongside divine action, and cites advice from New England neurologists.

Emmanuel Boston New England

Our Greatest Malady Is Lack of Individual Courage

The author urges personal integrity over collective pressure, arguing reform comes from conscience not law. He warns against pooling consciences and morals, calling for indomitable initiative from individuals, especially from colleges and educated readers who know the truth.

Pearls of Thought and Maxims from Various Authors

A collage of aphorisms from German, French, anon and noted writers. The selections touch on virtue, truth, charity, self restraint, and the burdens of hospitality with references to Puck Dante Gordon Bushnell Macdonald and others.

Desert Water From Barrel Cactus Described As Life Saver

The Outing Magazine notes that in arid Southwestern deserts thirst can be extreme with humidity around five percent and water loss from evaporation. Indians and desert travelers use barrel cactus sap, harvesting by decapitating the plant and pounding the interior pulp to form a cavity, yielding three to six pints of drinkable liquid in minutes.

Outing Magazine

Panama Canal Cut Half Finished

The Culebra cut in the Panama Canal is reported half finished. Also noted are military, political, and business items including Bryan Kern fund appeals and Penn Central railroad talks, plus local transit and health notes.

Fuel Oil Adoption in Italian Railways

Italian state railways plan to shift to fuel oil on mountain lines after a duty concession lowers costs. In 1906-07 coal cost per train mile rose to 17 cents versus 10 cents in France, prompting officials to favor oil when importable by tank steamers.

France Louisiana

Taft Named Ham Mock Prompts Summer Debate

The exchange features Jack doubting the ham mock can support both of them over the summer as Eva asserts it should work, referencing the phrase Taft in a Chicago News context. The brief fragment hints at a playful newspaper dialogue about a summer plan and an item nicknamed Taft.

You Are the Only Girl I Have Ever Loved

Gerald declares exclusive love to Geraldine in a quirky exchange. She counters with a witty rejection about marrying a phonograph, reflecting turn of century humor and social mores.

Gerald Geraldine New York Press

Feminine News Notes From A Busy International Scene

Mme De Haro studies domestic science in New York City while Mrs JF M C Choate seeks divorce in Des Moines from a son of ex Judge William G Choate. Suffrage leaders dispute claims that votes bring insanity as women’s groups appoint delegates to Amsterdam and travel through Asia and Hawaii. The marriage unites European crowns, a new Woman's Color do State Medical Society forms in New York, and several women assume notable posts from Ireland to Russia.

Mme. de Haro New York City JF. M. C. Choate Des Moines William G. Choate National Woman's Suffrage Association Helen L. Grenfell Buchtel Alice B. Guthrie New Medical Association Uner Woman's Colordo State Medical Society Ina Richmond Magherafelt Dublin Ireland Stella Schaffer Eclectic Medical College City of New York Duchess of Abercorn London

Rocking a rowboat: a criminal act of deadly folly

The Inquirer asserts that rocking a rowboat with people aboard is a suicidal and homicidal act, deserving severe and swift punishment. It warns those who cause annoyance or danger to seek ways to express their displeasure and emphasizes seriousness of the act.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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