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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1908
Page
3
A reflective piece contrasts a lost beloved with a sermon on time and virtue. It urges young readers to value every moment, avoid idleness, and choose manhood through honest work, family duty, and reverence for marriage. It warns that idle peers lead to ruin and that a boy’s choices shape his future as a man.
A string of brief items reports robberies in Chicago and Port Huron, rail and street accidents in Pa and Fla, deaths of notable figures like Bloodgood H. Cutter and Dr. John Bell, financial and academic gifts, and assorted civic notices from December to early December with dates and places in the United States.
The report lists Philadelphia flour prices around 3.75 to 4.25 per barrel for various mills and grades. Wheat No 2 red and yellow futures are shown near 1.04 to 1.06 per bushel with local grades around 69c. Timoth y hay and poultry prices are noted, along with butter and eggs stability. Potatoes and sweet potatoes are listed firm with regional variations, and mixed steamer goods priced by grade. Ghee and prints show minor fluctuations with regional duties cited and prices per dozen for eggs and dairy items.
Market notes show cattle prices steady with various categories near 6.50 to 6.75 and hogs active with heavies around 6.10 to 6.15. Prices quoted include roughs near 4.50 to 6.50 and mediums listed without clear totals.
Local families names and movements include Murrell Ruben Hardman and family at Akron, Jacob Garman moving, and several households socializing. Reports note hunters Edwin Eichelberger and son Jacob, and others attending funerals, visiting relatives, or visiting former teachers. A Wood’s Liver Medicine advertisement appears with price and usage details.
A physician remarks that yearly review of medical books culls outdated works as new developments push old ideas aside. He notes rapid advancement across fields and urges businesses to abandon obsolete methods and red tape to stay current and competitive.
An advertisement touts Mother Gray's Australian Leak as a fragrant herbal remedy for female weaknesses backache kidney and urinary troubles. Claims it is the sole regulator with cures by mail for 50 cents plus sample free. Address given to Le Roy New York firm.
Zion's Lutheran Sunday school in Mechanicsburg prepares a Christmas festival service with practice on Saturday at 7 PM. Leacock Lutheran Men’s Association met at the parish on Tuesday, adopting a constitution with a permanent organization to be formed at January meeting. Light refreshments were provided.
A brief notice invites new subscribers to send one dollar now to receive the Clarion Free for the remaining weeks of 1908 and the 52 issues planned for 1909.
Market notes for December 4 1908 list receipts and prices at West and North Philadelphia yards. Beef cattle show limited demand for calves and best steers. cows and light stock steady or weak. Hogs and sheep market activity described with Western stock and sanitary inspections affecting shipments.
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