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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1908

Page

4

Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Claim Neuralgia Relief

An advertisement extols Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for neuralgia with claims of rapid, soothing nerve relief and no habit formation. Customer testimonials from Mrs W H Burkett of Macon Georgia praise their effectiveness and safety, noting 25 doses cost 25 cents and druggists guarantee benefit or money back. The Miles Medical Co of Elkhart Indiana markets the product.

W. H. Burkett Macon Miles Miles Medical Co Elkhart Ind

Adams County Orphans Court notice of admin accounts

Notice to legatees that numerous administration accounts will be presented for confirmation at the Adams County Orphans Court on May 11, 1908 at 10 30 a m. Accounts include S B Gochenuor Eliham Walhay Pius S Orner Andrew J Funt John O Bollinger Gideon Baugher N R Beamer W A Beamer Mary E Hook J Wm Payne Jonas Oyler Henry M Mowery W S McCreary Joseph Strine Margaret Rothaupt John L Kauffman and related estates in Menallen Union Mountpleasant and other townships with names of administrators executors and trustees listed. D F Steffy Register.

Orphans’ Court Adams County S. B. Gochenour Eliham Walhay Bendersville Pius S. Orner Andrew J. Funt Menallen Township John O. Bollinger Mandilla Zachariah Oyler Henry M. Mowery Mary R. Mowery Hamilton Township Adams Co W. S. McCreary Jacob A. Smith Hamiltonian Township Joseph Strine Pius Unger Union Township Margaret Rothaupt Harry E. Rothaupt Freedom Township John L. Kauffman Matilda Kauffman Latimore Township

Farmer gored to death by bull near Andersontown

Alfred Eichelberger a 55 year old farmer from Andersontown York county was killed monday afternoon on a neighboring farm by a bull. His body was found in the barnyard the bull stood nearby pawing the ground. Authorities believe he ran into the enclosure and was gored after being thrown by the horns leaving several children as survivors.

Alfred Eichelberger Andersontown York County Kiebelberger

Local Notes and A Fire at Gettysburg Laundry

Mrs. Oliver Roth and Dorothy of Altoona visited Pitt street. Mr. and Mrs. Warner returned from Atlantic City Baltimore and Philadelphia. The Murray Long stable at Gettysburg Laundry burned after 8 oclock Tuesday. Henry Snyder was found guilty of murder in the first degree for shooting the Hoover boys in York. Rev Dr. Korn spent time in Harrisburg York and Helem reducing services. Rev Stockslager elected pastor for Mr. Joy and Harney charge.

Oliver Roth Dorothy Altoona Sarah Himes Pitt Street T. E. Warner Atlantic City Baltimore Philadelphia Murray Long Gettysburg Sampson Kepner Hanover St Henry Snyder York Hoover Boys W. A. Korn Harrisburg Helem Reformed Church P. T. E. Stockslager Arkansas Grand Valleys Colorado Willard Stone Boyd Ward Muskegon Mich Long Wundo New York City Eighth Avenue

Local Officials Appointed in Various Townships and Boroughs

Judicial notices include auditors appointed for estate distributions in McSherrystown and Conewago. guardianship collection arrangements for wards. tax and supervision posts filled in Fairfield Borough Hamiltonian township and Mountpleasant township. estate inventories approved. divorce commissioner appointments revoked. court term opens with cases on assault forgery larceny and cruelty. True bills returned by grand jury with several cases proceeding. Appointments include high constable in Arendtsville and guardianship authority for educational expenses.

J. Donald Swope Jeremiah Johns L. Johns Elizabeth Johns Mec- Sherrystown Mary Elizabeth Alwine Frank, Paul Raymond Twomey Citizens Trust Company George M. Neely Fairfield William I. Fowler Said Edward Strasbaugh Hamiltonian Charles B. Harbaugh J. L. Gulden Mountpleasant Willaim Dillman Paul Wolf Ernest S. Wolf Wm. Wolf Berwick Borough Annie L. Sheely Charles F. Sheely Mountpleasant Township J. L. Williams Charles J. Madison Hettie E. Madison W CC. Sheely William Yount McSherrystown Conewago Township Samuel D. Stonesifer Mary Stonesifer Com Harry Stevens Clennie Chronister J. M. Claybaugh Jesse L Huntington Township Charles Adlesberger Menallen Township Upstates. Com Sampson Albert Commonwealth County J. E. C. Slaybaugh Citizens Trust Company of Gettysburg Carl D. Rittenhouse Zachariah Markle Reading Township H. S. Raffensperger Borough of Arendtsville

Special Message Strengthen Antitrust Law

Washington outlines proposed steps to tighten antitrust rules and curb corporate abuses. The president urges stronger government control over interstate business, supports labor reforms, tariff study efforts, postal savings banks, and measures to limit labor injunctions while stressing accountability for large corporations. The document cites a Boston report showing collusive bids among iron and steel suppliers and warns against greed and power in capitalism.

Washington Congress District of Columbia Waterways Commission House of Representatives Interstate Commerce Commission Nathan Matthews Finance Commission Boston Iron and Steel New England Ahanalutaler

Toll of Gulf Tornadoes Across States

A New Orleans report details about 350 lives lost and 1200 plus injured as a series of tornadoes swept Texas Oklahoma into the Mississippi Valley. Mississippi bears the highest death toll with 159 dead and 650 injured, while Louisiana 88 dead 350 injured, Alabama 31 dead 113 injured, Georgia 25 dead 100 injured, Tennessee 1 dead 4 injured, Arkansas 3 dead 30 injured. Towns faced near-total ruin with 46 wrecked communities and about 2500 structures demolished. Many fatalities among African American communities hinder precise counts.

New Orleans Gulf States Texas Oklahoma Mississippi Valley Mississippi Louisiana Alabama Georgia Arkansas Purvis Miss Amity Tennessee

Commentary on Commercial Individuals and Moral Legislation

The speaker argues that a certain type of commercial individuals will rise under modern conditions much as a marauder baron did in chaotic times. They advocate legislation to curb abuses, aiming to reduce flourishing practices and to align our laws with moral goals and public conduct.

Girl Struck by Lightning Survives Harsh Storm News

In Lancaster county Jennie Martin of Bird in Hand aged twenty nine was struck by lightning during a severe storm sweeping eastern Pennsylvania Delaware and New Jersey. Her dress and shoes were torn and burned hair, yet she escaped serious injury while sheltering in a barn as a bolt shredded the roof and clothing.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Delaware New Jersey Lancaster County Jennie Martin Miss Martin Daniel Jackson Emporia Old Fort Arbuckle Okla Joseph Miller Butler Valley Springs Sioux Falls S. C William Jones Roosevelt Rough Riders Trinidad Colo Kentucky Ohio Ripley Christian Endeavor Seattle Chicago Hugh M. Watson Charlotte N. C Caroline Pierce Lancaster

Cottages Burned in Cape May Point Fire Disaster

A Cape May Point blaze destroyed or damaged twelve buildings, mainly cottages, with losses totaling about 100000. Firefighters faced wind and flames for over three hours before gaining control, with Lankenau villa the first to burn and origin suspected from repainting work on the structure.

Cape May Point New Jersey Peninsula Cape May Government Life Saving Corps Lankenau John D. Lankenau Mary J. Drexel Philadelphia Mary Lawrence Wiley Jessie A. Grant Mahlon Bryan Ocean Avenue Ammon Wright Seaview Holly Avenue John C. Springer Alexander Avenue Ottinger W. Turner Drexel Home German Hospital

Liner St Paul Sinks Gladiator After Collision

The American liner St Paul collided with the British cruiser Gladiator off the Isle of Wight during a snow blizzard. Twenty eight crew members were killed or missing, divers found no bodies, and lifeboats were launched to save Gladiator’s crew as the cruiser began sinking.

St. Paul Isle of Wight Southampton

Venom Extracted From Viper at New York Zoo

The Bronx Zoological Park in New York City completed a historic venom extraction from the deadly lance-head viper. Dr. Raymond Ditmars directed the capture and operation with I V Runyon and Keepe Snyder, producing a venom sample crucial for serum supplies and medical uses.

Bronx Zoological Park New York City I. V. Runyon New York Raymond Ditmars Ditmars Keepe Snyder

Week's News Condensed Long-Span Local and National Tragedies

Fire destroys Finley and Campbell planing mill in West Newton Pennsylvania causing an estimated loss of 50000. Multiple fatal incidents and disasters across states include drownings lightning hits tornadoes cultural events and a murder suicide in Indiana and Virginia among others.

Finley & Campbell West Newton Pennsylvania Harrisburg Postmasters’ Association H. C. Frick Company Connellsville

Quotations from the Baltimore Wheat and Corn Markets

The latest closing prices show No 2 spot wheat at 98 4 98%c No 1 steamer at 95 9bd%c mixed corn 69 5 69 %we etc for oats butter and dairy items firm values listed for creamer and prints across Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia markets with regional variations.

Baltimore Southern Maryland Pennsylvania Pennsyvania Virginia West Virginia

Live Stock Markets at Pittsburg Union Stock Yards

Cattle market shows slow demand with low grade and prime cattle priced between 6.60 and 6.85 per hundredweight and 64 for some graded lots. Sheep and lamb prices drift lower with lambs around 42 and veal calves near 4.50. Hogs show softer tone with heavy weights around 5.85 to 5.96, and roughs and other weights trading near 4.50.

Pittsburg Union

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Registeris Notices Steffy Wilson Wilson Bros Easton J T. C. Noel Mt. Rock Corry Conewago Creek Charles Orner John Gibbons Escape. Com James M. Claybaugh George Slonaker Larceny James Carter Ambrose Dittenhafer Nellie Gross Nellie Anderson Larceny. Com E. R. Duttera F. J. Draper William Walcott Milan John H. Fry Lancaster Bar James Thomas Trimm Annona Andrew Schaller Wilmington Del Daniel R. Delaney Henry B. Coe York Noel U.S. N New York Navy Yard Quarre Morris Bengston Sigrid Appleholm Rockford Charles Seipelt Margaret Wolfram
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