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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1908
Page
6
County Controller G B Sheneffr presents the 1907 receipts and expenditures for Lancaster County. The tallies include balances on hand, taxes collected, fees from offices, and various specific disbursements such as commissioners, bonds, salaries, and court expenses.
A county financial statement lists bonds issued on various dates with due years, total bonded indebtedness of 518,500 dollars, and an overall interest rate of 3 percent. Affidavits by County Controller M. G. Schaeffer and Deputy Prothonotary John B. Miller certify the figures as true and subscribed January 16, 1908.
Creosote treatment can make common woods last twenty years as posts. Open tank methods cut costs, enabling 40–50 posts daily. absorption varies by species. Creosote costs range 10–27 cents per gallon, yielding post costs of 4–15 cents. Forest Service Circular 117 details experiments and commercial guidance. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup touted for coughs, with claims of quick relief and gentle laxative effects sold by Wm. M. Stauffer's Drug Store.
An Ohio paper recalls a man visiting a nearby hardware shop to buy an axe. The price quoted was 1.15 dollars, prompting a dispute about mail order costs. After a series of charges and payments, the buyer ends with a higher total. The tale ends with the merchant delaying delivery. An advertisement for Pineules follows.
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