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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1908

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Can't Miss It Dr Miles' Nervine Promises Quick Nervous Relief

A testimonial touts Dr Miles' Nervine and Heart Cure as restoring nervous energy improving heart action aiding digestion and renewing strength. The author, Annar Palmer of Lewistown Pa, says relief came after trying the remedies and urges readers to buy from their druggist with a guarantee of benefit or money back from Miles Medical Co.

Miles Dr. Asites Annar Paimer Lewistown Miles Medical Co Elkhart Ind

Linseed Oil and Paint Mixture Cost Showdown

Pure linseed oil costs 60 cents per gallon when sold by the barrel while paint in tin cans costs 1.60 per gallon. Mixing 3 gallons of oil with 4 gallons L M. Paint yields 7 gallons of ready to use paint at 1.20 per gallon. P A S Small York L M Paint Agents.

P. A. & S. Small York

Strong Candidate for County Commissioner in Union Township

A George W. Basehear Union Township Republican candidate sketches a popular progressive farmer man of affairs born April 27 1885 son of former County Commissioner Geo D Bashear He married in 1890 and now owns and manages one of the county’s largest productive farms He is described as affable cheerful and honest with strong prospects at the polls

George W. Basehear Union Township Old Homestead Geo. D. Bas>hear Board of Commissioners Basehoar Lasehear

Local Virginia Marriages Tie Two Couples

Roy L. Kepner and Tressie Kump of Virginia Mills wed on Tuesday evening April 7 at the home of Geo. Shover with Rev. Geo. N. Lanier officiating. Robert A. Wilson and Esta C. Heagr of Gettweburg joined in marriage on Sunday evening with Rev. Dr. J. A. Latz presiding.

Roy L. Kepner Tressie Kump Virginia Mills Geo. Shover West High Street Geo. N. Lanier Robert A. Wilson M.A. Wilsons Esta C. Heagr George Hea Gettweburg J. A.latz

Primaries Allow Party Votes Only Harrisburg

The state department issued a statement on the uniform primary law clarifying that votes cast by electors of one party for a candidate of another party cannot be consolidated. Only Democratic ballots count for Democrats and Republican ballots for Republicans.

Harrisburg State Department

Multiple Local Notices Span Health, Marriage, Property and Crime

Carlisle street resident Dr Wm BR Snyder suffers ivy poison around the neck. A marriage license issued to Blaine O Beamer and Maime Z Morrell of York Springs. Hotel Bigler in Biglerville sold by James Cole to Lottie K Schlosser for 10000 dollars. Ambrose Dittenhafer of Cedar Ridge arrested by Gettysburg officer on warrant from Squire Lilly of McSherrys town for threatening to burn the prosecutor's property. jailed in default of bail after hearing. Thomas McCreery of New York, horseman, critically injured by a shooting incident involving Congressman J Thomas Heflin on a Pennyslvania avenue car. operated on at George Washington University hospital. bystander Lundy shot in the neck.

Wm. BR. Snyder Carlisle Street Blaine O. Beamer Maime Z. Morrell York Springs Bigler Biglerville James Cole Lottie K. Schlosser Ambrose Dittenhafer Cedar Ridge Constable Sheller Gettysburg Squire Lilly McSherrystown J. W. Baughman Hanover Dittenhafer McCreery Washington Thomas McCreery New York J. Thomas Heflin Alabama George Washington University Hospital Heflin Lundy Lunds

Robbed of Teachers' Wages on lonely rural road

Alonzo Fox son of the school district treasurer was beaten and robbed on a footpath between St. Clair and Wade. He lay unconscious in critical condition as three masked men took the teachers' pay and several checks. Workmen found him after the assault in Pottsville on April 7.

Pottsville New Castile Township Alonzo Fox William Fox Les St. Clair Wade

Boys Implicate in Fallsington Murder After Home Invasion

Herman Haupt and Joseph Banzner, both teens from Trenton Jr., held on chicken stealing charges after Mrs Frances Kade was found dead at her Fallsington home. Conflicting statements place Haupt entering through a window and striking Kade with a club, while Banzner claims he remained outside. Authorities note the boys have troubled reputations and unclear awareness of the woman’s death. Separately, Andrew Carnegie pledges $5 9 million more to pension funds for state university professors, boosting annual disbursements to $750 000 with 5 percent bonds.

Herman Heupt Joseph Banzner Trenton Frances Kade Fallsington Rapzner Haupt New York Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Foundation Carnegie National Association of State Universities Isabelle Neeland Frank Neeland Park Theatre Westmont Camden X. J

Police Burglary Ring Shocks Philadelphia Seaport

Four policemen arrested on charges of conspiring to rob properties on patrol boats in Philadelphia. William A Frost, a plumber, surrenders as a principal. Frost says the group used his wholesale district shop as a rendezvous. Werry Hrothenberger helped expose the scheme. valuables valued at over 15 thousand dollars recovered from homes. Evans sails to California for treatment after flagship Connecticut visit. A daytime robbery in Wilkes Barre sees two safes blown at Fowler Dick Water store. possible 4000 dollars missing and suspected professional thieves.

Philadelphia William A. Frost Frost Werry Hrothenberger Wilkes- Barre Boston Fowler, Dick & Water

Boy Convicted of Murder in Second Degree

Joe Wood a fifteen year old Camden New Jersey boy was found guilty of murdering his nine year old playmate Ethel Nevins. The verdict was second degree sparing the electric chair. Wood confessed striking her with a hatchet as her body was found in a wood. His age and mentality led to the lighter conviction.

Joe Wood Camden XN. J Ethel Nevins Joe Ethel Nevi

Man Killed by Trolley Car Near Willow Grove Line

Henry Shepherd, a building constructor on Old York road, was crushed by a trolley car on the Willow Grove line of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company. He paused to pick dandelions beside a rustic wall when the car jumped the track and pinned him. The motorman was injured lightly while passengers escaped.

Henry Shepherd Willow Grove Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company Shepherd Old York Road

Letter Carrier Murdered and Robbed along Railroad Tracks

The mutilated body of James Fiona, a Pennsylvania Railroad letter carrier, was found near Moorestown, with clothing pockets turned inside out and about 96 dollars missing. Authorities believe he was killed and placed on the tracks to be run over, erasing evidence. Identification relied on a watch found near the vest.

James Fiona Pennsylvania Railroad Company Moorestown, &. J Flynn Mears Watch

Boy Kills Stepmother and Himself in Cuba

Fourteen-year-old Francisco Limonta shot and killed his stepmother at Guantanamo Cuba then turned the pistol on himself, dying instantly after saying she had been cruel to him.

Francisco Limonta Guantanamo Cuba

Slain By Man in Evening Dress in St Louis

Rios Speel a druggist was shot dead on a sidewalk as he walked home with his wife and two young daughters after a reception. An unidentified man in evening dress, with two fashionably dressed women, fired a shot to the brain and then fled. The women remain missing.

St. Louis Rios Speel Speel

Liability bill clarifies railroad employers responsibility

Washington reports the House, with one vote against, passed the Sterling employers liability bill under suspension of rules after forty minutes of debate. The measure declares railroads engaged in interstate commerce liable for injuries to employees, loosening the fellow servant rule and contributory negligence defenses while assigning each party responsibility for their own negligence. The bill moves to the Senate, with Dolliver signaling an early consideration and possible substitution by the Senate measure before any conference. The Senate also passed the Army bill funding about 100000000, boosting pay for officers and enlisted men.

Washington Litlefield Maine House of Representatives House Senate Dolliver

Steers in the East River

A New York sight as a Lehigh Valley float carrying thirty Texas steers and coal sank after a leak. Tugs pursued the steer drove, with about fifteen steering clear before the craft sank. many drowned as others were captured and towed ashore amid a chaotic chase.

New York East River Lehigh Valley Railroad North Ninth Street Brooklyn

Nurse and Patient Die in Pa. Home

A nurse and an elderly patient died after a short illness of pneumonia at the home of J. Q. Adams, a Northumberland county attorney. Adams himself fell ill the same day and remains in a dying condition as he tended the nurse.

Shamelin H Young J. Q. Adams Northumberland County Adams Young

Church Strikes Oil Gusher Halts Services in Peteraville

In Peteraville the Reformed church could not hold services after an oil gusher struck on the church lot fifty feet from the building. The strike worsens a debt ridden congregation struggling with back salary for its pastor. In Delaware Dover voters shift party control as Dupont and Richardson back a new un instructed slate defeating Addicks backed efforts.

Butler Reformed Church Peteraville Delaware Dover Del Apri Republican Party Dupont Richardson Addicks Allee Higgins Taft

Double Bodied Chicken Report From Riverside

At the home of Coroner Bisbing in Riverside New Jersey on April 6 a chicken hatched with two bodies four legs and one head drawing curiosity and local interest from observers.

Riverside N. J Bisbing

Furloughs Ordered for Washington Navy Yard Workers

About 290 mechanics at the Washington Navy Yard were furloughed for ninety days. A series of reports notes accidents, arrests, and official nominations including Spencer F. Eddy and Arthur M. Beaupre. The debris includes a drowning, a suicide, a fatal train collision, and factory resumptions after a three week shutdown.

Washington Philadelphia Delaware Ward McAllister New York San Rafeal Cal Senate Spencer F. Eddy Ilinois Arthur M. Beaupre Minois Netherlands Luxemberg

Quotations Baltimore Eat Quiet and Easier Market Snippet

Market notes show mixed grains and dairy quotes with corn oats and butter trades. Steady butter and varied egg prices across Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia regions.

Baltimore Southern Maryland Pennsylvania Vginia West Virginia

Live Stock Market Prices at Pittsburg Yard

CATTLE down with choice at 6.75 to 6.90 and prime 6.40 to 6.70. SHEEP and lambs slow with prime wethers 5 to 7 and lambs 5 to 7.25. CALVES around 5. HOGS higher with prime heavies and heavy Yorkers 6 and 5.30 to 6.40 for lighter weights. Pigs 5.50 and roughs 5.5 to 5.60.

Pittsburg Union Stock Yards

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