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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
1
Poem reflects neighbors sharing a wound from loss yet constrained by unseen walls. The speaker notes tapers burning for a loved one near their home and laments the silent pity in city life. A stone barrier separates households and deepens solitude.
In a Whiskey-tinged tale from Youth's Companion, Tommy Blake, spoiled yet popular, faces harsh reality on a college football scrub team. After a brutal practice, a stern coach exposes his weaknesses, igniting a resolve to train hard. Blake quits bluster, earns respect, and vows to change, earning his father’s proud approval.
A Belgian bacteriologist announces a potent serum for pneumonia. Reports describe a nearly invisible fly covering three inches in half a second and a man running 24 miles in a minute. Popular Mechanics notes rosebud hats treated in an electro bath. London docks officials quantify rat numbers and costs. Desert California hosts a rootless cactus that roots after rains. A Saxony firm produces wearable fabrics from paper and cotton called Xylolin, washable and affordable at two to three dollars.
In Amisegir, Honduras, Fred Mills barricaded a graveyard with a small force, repelling Nicaraguans with an automatic pistol and sword. He killed twenty five invaders before being fatally wounded, receiving an honorable burial from the enemy forces. John P. Poe, returning from Honduras, recounts Mills' perilous stand in this dramatic frontier tale.
Keystone Insert argues against accepting loss leaders to retain customers. It warns that using low bids as a club poisons a business system and questions whether sacrificing profits to keep customers can ever lead to sustainable growth.
A compact note on a small book titled Betel Nuts collecting Hindu proverbs. The verses blend humor and daily wisdom, with lines like God ripes the mangoes and The Doctor takes the fee. The quotes pair pithy observations with wit and cultural color.
The New York Journal notes a belief that when the second phalanx of the thumb outgrows the natal phalanx, reason dominates will. People in this condition overplan and underachieve, seeing the right path but lacking resolve to act, as opportunities slip away while they deliberate.
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