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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
8
A sermon outline tracing Belshazzar’s impious feast, use of sacred vessels, and drunken revelry, then Daniel’s interpretation of the writing on the wall. It highlights pride, sacrilege, luxury, and looming judgment as signs of the times.
A religious excerpt echoes the biblical line from I Corinthians 13 2 about possessing prophecy knowledge and faith without charity. It emphasizes that without charity, gifts and understanding render one nothing.
A fragmentary note references the concept of the least resistance as a metaphor for a path of ease. No clear event or entities are established in the readable text.
In the first half of 1929 Pennsylvania recorded 18 755 motor vehicle crashes with 382 deaths and 14 596 injuries. Male drivers caused far more crashes than women, and youth under 18 were involved in 706 accidents. Pedestrian fatalities numbered 607, with 8449 crashes occurring 4 to 10 p m and 978 between 1 and 6 a m. June alone saw 165 deaths and 3090 injuries.
York resident C Elmore Harnish of Kunkle's Mill on the Big Conewago devised an electric bell fishing system. A bell rings in his cottage as soon as a fish bites, letting him fish all day, entertain guests, and dine at home. He caught 18 fish including a four pound catfish.
The American Motorists' Association reports the average motor car owner spent 418 yearly operating a car in 1928. Fuel and lubricants totaled 101, depreciation 125, labor 82, parts 55, tires 34, and accessories 71. Costs rose 28 percent from 1927. improved highways encouraged greater car use.
Expenditures for all purposes in the fiscal year ending May 1, 1928 totaled 121 million 990 thousand dollars. Excluding permanent improvements the operating costs were 93 million 583 thousand 850 dollars. With a population of 9.781 million the per capita cost stood at 9.57 dollars, up 1.06 from 1927 and versus 3.32 in 1917.
Adams County New Oxford Borough School District presents an auditors report detailing 1928 school tax levies, exonerations, and net collections. It lists liabilities, properties, and expenditures across instruction, libraries, health promotion, and capital outlay with figures for sites, buildings, equipment, and debt service.
Special train departs Philadelphia Reading Terminal at 9:00 PM standard and 10:00 PM DST for Willow Grove and Atlantic City. Tickets valid only on excursion date and usable on any return train Philadelphiato Willow Grove or Atlantic City and back. Tickets may be bought in advance or from the conductor. station ticket offices open after the morning. Departure from Chestnut Street Ferry to Atlantic City at 9:00 or 10:00 AM. Atlantic City to Philadelphia trains at 3:00, 5:00, 6:00 PM. See Time Table for more trains.
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