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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
8
Dr. Pierce advertises his medicines as alcohol free with roots-based formulas. The Golden Medical Discovery is touted as a blood purifier stomach tonic and bowel regulator claimed to aid catarrhal head and throat conditions and weak lungs when used patiently. Endorsements from medical leaders are cited and products sold at reasonable prices by druggists.
Intercourse residents urged to form a Village Improvement Society to fix sidewalks and lighting as revival preparations begin. Local leaders, schools, and banks are noted, with discussions of Republican activity and Prohibition talk in Lancaster. A variety of social events and visits fill the week.
The Upper Leacock Township Sunday School Association will hold their convention at Zion Lutheran Church in Mechanicsburg on Wednesday, November 21.
Dr Lichty buys Walker and Eby lot to build a spring home. Truman Sweigart buys adjoining lot and may start building next Thursday if Taft elected. Gap Epworth League delegates attend Philadelphia convention. Residents visit Paradise and Germantown guests. Democrats from Gap at large Coatesville meeting with pig parade. Republicans transport by three trolley cars from Gap and Christiana to Lancaster. Various local visits and moves noted.
Dairy and Food Commissioner Foust urges next Legislature to ban selling gold labeled storage products unless marked as such and to end spoilage practices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh where decomposed egg parts are sold to bakers. Proposals require ten day cold storage labeling and mandatory cleaning before cold storage with penalties from 50 to 500 dollars and 30 to 90 days imprisonment.
Hinkletown residents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warner and children hosted Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Hecker and family. George and John Frankfort, Wm. McCarty, and Stauffer Deim attended a Republican rally in Lancaster. Canada visitors stayed with Mrs. Joseph Martin and family and the Abraham Warners. A baby girl arrived Friday for Mr. and Mrs. John Slough.
A. B. Groff expected four seven foot square panes of plate glass but each piece arrived broken into small fragments. The glass was returned to the Pittsburg manufacturer and replacement has been ordered. Groff will seek recovery of the loss from the railroad company.
A home remedy describes drawing a deep splinter from the hand using steam from hot water in a wide mouthed bottle. The injured part is placed over the bottle mouth and sealed to create suction, drawing the flesh down and drawing out the splinter within a minute or two, with inflammation disappearing.
Bids for the county route project dated July 1, 1909 to July 1, 1913 are to be received by January 5 at the Office of the Assistant Postmaster General in Washington. Proposals cover the Hana in Your Bids plan with routes including Stoga Green Terre Lancaster.
A compact regional update notes Halloween Eve happenings and forecasts voter turnout with a reminder of next Tuesday's election. Also mentions potato and apple prices around 80 cents, scarce turkeys for Thanksgiving, and local notices about printing services and a ciderery schedule.
A list of upcoming sales published in the Clarion showing auctions at Blue Ball Intercourse Terre Hill and nearby areas. Entries include frame houses, horses and mules, cows and springers, farming implements, furniture, cigars, brooms, show cases and merchandise at various hotels and stores with dates from October to November.
The notice lists multiple churches in the area with pastors and weekly times. Rev Mountz at Tuniry Lotmergean, Rev Albright at Rauch’s New Holland, Ketterer at Leola, and others show Sunday school times, preaching hours, and midweek services including catechetical instruction and Christian Endeavor.
An old advertisement promotes a cough syrup described as a laxative that quickly relieves coughs colds hoarseness whooping cough and bronchial throat troubles. It is marketed as pleasant to take and especially recommended for children by Wm. M. Stauffer.
Society meetings listed for New Holland with lodges including Ordera In and Castle No 157 Knights of the Golden Bagley and Washington Camp No 740 P O of A. Meets various weeknights in Odd Fellows Hall and Yellow Hall with officers listed Seldomridge Shaub Townsley and others acting as secretary master of records and recorder.
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