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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
4
The note says running a business requires funds and publishing a newspaper is no exception. It asks all subscribers who have not yet paid to remit before New Year to meet heavy obligations anticipated at that time.
A persuasive editorial argues every home should have the local newspaper to foster reading habits in children. It contrasts foreign papers with local content and asserts steady exposure builds lifelong interest and intelligence in the world as it is today.
8S L Witmer returned from Basic ity West Virginia where he led a Hanover Produce Company branch handling turkeys. Turkeys were bought and shipped dressed to New York City. J B Eckhart worked Staunton Virginia ranching during this period and 3500 birds were shipped. D H Ditzler bought turkeys in New Castle Virginia and shipped carloads here. Already three carloads arrived and two more expected. shipments started from Hanover and Gettysburg last Monday totaling 2060 pounds as of Saturday.
Sell's Station resident B G Sell slaughtered a two year old porker weighing 6114 lbs. A guessing box determined the winner with the closest guess earning the prize money of 124 dollars. C D Good placed second with 610 lbs. Bucklen's Arnica Salve promoted for scratches and wounds, offered with a guarantee, at Wehler's drug store.
Post mortem on Trese, daughter of Andrew As er and wife of Reading township, reveals a rare congenital malformation. The heart’s aorta and vessels attach abnormally to the liver through an open channel, with the liver twice normal size, and several pathologies explaining extended survival. Doctors had previously set her life limit at 13, she died three days past that expectation.
Advertises dozens of items and prices from 12c to 40c. Mentions G B Nace Sox Co Hanover and Geo L Fickle injured by a tree near Rockville Latimore. Reports a fatal freight collision near Dillsburg, notes a dynamite quarry blast in Delta York County killing two men, and references medical cures and Christmas goods from Hanover merchants. Includes local curiosities and public notices.
First Evangelical Lutheran Church warns of Sunday services at 10 am and Sunday School. Christmas services at 7 pm Christmas Eve. St Pauls Reformed Church lists Sunday worship at 7 pm, Sunday School 9 am, and a Christmas service at 7 pm. Methodist Episcopal Church announces 7 pm Sunday preaching and 9 am Sunday School. Tamaculate Conception Catholic Church notes Masses next Sunday including two at 2:30 pm and 10 pm, with Vespers and Benediction in the evening. Rev L Aceuster Revprek, pastor, commends routine parish activities. Adler’s Drug advertisement for Miisenhelder's Cough Syrup promises cure or money back.
Mrs Spertzel, 72, of Idaville, is described in a dated notice mentioning two quitted items and their patch counts, 3,886 and 5,616, without glasses. The fragmentary record notes possession details and uses legal language typical of an obituary or probate notice.
A customer testimonial from Mergit M. Dayton of Ithaca praises Dr Miles Nervine Anti Pain Pills and New Heart Cure for La Grippe aftereffects, headaches, and heart health. The note urges rest, nerve support, and tonic action, claiming consistent full-day work and family benefits. The advertisement promotes Dr Miles' Nervine, nerve tonic, and Anti Pain Pills, with a promise of a free book and nationwide drugstore availability.
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