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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
5
Mrs. Har ry Ashcroft of Covington Kentucky describes severe back and abdominal pain and weakness. She credits Vegetable Compound Blood Medicine Sanative Wash with improving her health and invites others to write for advice.
Dennis Walker of Norristown Pennsylvania reports a lifelong rail track walking career spanning 42 years and more than 180000 miles traveled. He maintains better than 12 miles daily, attributing his good health to the exercise.
An advertisement at 372 Pearl St North markets Roman eye Balsim as a nighttime remedy to prevent tired eyes and relieve eye strain. The brief notice emphasizes its nightly use and availability.
A current report notes cannibal practices among Papuan communities near Papun, described as a lingering tradition in the region within the British empire, with youths facing marriage bans until they shed human blood.
Horizontal and vertical clues listed for a themed crossword. Includes numerous garbled entries and partial phrases with an announcement that the solution appears in the next issue. Also notes solution lines and a prior puzzle solution.
Ill Elizabeth Lloyd a Philadelphia Quaker born 1811 known for verse writes of a deep affection with John Greenleaf Whittier. After Lloyd’s husband Foot Howell died their friendship with Whittier resumed and grew. A 1859 Amesbury letter shows tender, restrained love and mutual regard without marriage.
Leigh Hunt the English writer and editor of the Examiner wed Marianne Kent in a late 18th or 19th century narrative. The text notes Hunt's prison term for an insult to the Prince Regent and his later fame as a martyr. It details their engagement at a young age and includes excerpts from Hunt’s letters praising Marianne and describing their intimate rural sensibilities.
Instructions explain placing correct letters in white cells to form words. Numbers mark word starts for horizontal and vertical clues. Black squares separate words, and only dictionary words are used with abbreviations and special terms noted in definitions.
A wooden pink and blue bird wakes its jeering jungle neighbors at dawn with a ding dong alarm. The varnished figure lacks feathers and eats the scent of blossoms. It must stay awake to rouse others or risk endless sleep for all.
The article notes that West Point appoints cadets via representatives and senators with a 1838 maximum plus two per official. Last year about 1400 cadets trained, the highest in the academy's history, while many appointments go unfilled due to congressional carelessness and wasteful costs exceeding ten thousand dollars per cadet.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the Prince of Wales received a gracious welcome from the Baronial Order of Runnymede based in Philadelphia. The order requires lineage to barons who urged King John to sign Magna Charta, linking seven centuries of royal history to a modern civic welcome.
Professor C K Brain of the University of Stellenbosch reports a preliminary note on applying ordinary wireless tech to insect investigation. Using apple tree stems with borers and microphones, listeners can hear larvae gnawing. similar detection works for grain weevils and yeast cake infestations, aiding fruit selection and seed testing.
A local breeder explains starting with in demand breeds, selecting brood females, and avoiding unpopular dogs. Outdoor kennels need ventilation, space, and exercise. proximity to a city aids sales through private customers and pet shops. quality dogs drive marketability.
A New York state peanut entrepreneur known as the peanut lady built a homegrown business from a corner drug store in 1913 to producing over 10 000 pounds daily. She employs many women, keeps production in a yard shed, and values the home made label while considering a factory later.
A reflection on the Thinking Reed Man as the weakest yet capable of thought. The universe needs only a vapor to kill him, yet his awareness of death grants him superiority over cosmic power. Pascal contrasts knowledge of mortality with universe ignorance.
A public notice emphasizes buying only Bayer aspirin with the Bayer name on the package or tablets to ensure authenticity and safety. The ad warns that imitations may be dangerous and urges customers to say Bayer at purchase.
Carol celebrates its one hundredth year with renewed devotion in Germany this Christmas as Silent Night remains a cherished holiday hymn across the nation.
Samuel Vauclain president of the Baldwin Locomotive Works took a $30 000 000 order for 387 percent decapods from the Pennsylvania Railroad. The entire deal was completed by telephone in just three minutes according to a Telephone Bulletin.
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