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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
3
Advertising policy and subscription terms for News Oxford Ster issued by H. J. Smith outline annual price 100 dollars and monthly 1.50 if unpaid, with continuation rules for arrears and discontinuance. Printer's services offered from labels to large posters with annual advertising discounts.
AReading freight worker John Keller is decapitated crossing tracks. An 83yearold liveryman Jacob Latshaw dies under a tree he felled. Cleveland Eckels dies by selfinflicted gunshot near Carlisle. A worried banker Charles Sassaman loses 800 in a bank heist. Freight conductor Charles Stangley killed by an overhead bridge. Banana stunts claim Henry Kayler in York. West Elizabeth resident Jackson Stilley dies after a fall. Eliza Damon sustains lifealtering tongue injury. Mrs. Isaac Jenkins dies from a riflebullet incident. Workers injured on a Bellwood bridge during a train passing. Local paper mill workers receive Christmas gold gifts. Robbers steal 2000 from William Yauger after threatening him. Elizabeth Forrest dies by poison after a troubled marriage. A grand debut ball costs 100000 with 86000 in decorations and 5 donated to charity. Kate Hause dies from gas in Hagerstown. Siblings die in recent months within the Hause family.
Charles Miller aged twenty five, living with his sister Mrs Wolf at York Slavon, was gravely injured when he attempted to jump from a moving freight train near York Haven. His left leg was amputated and his right foot mangled after being run over by a car. Miller, a York Haven paper mills employee, was celebrating his birthday with two companions and is now hospitalized with uncertain prognosis.
In York County Delta on December 26 Vallie Wales a 14 year old boy was killed when a gun burst during a shooting match. Harry Kilburn who borrowed the gun was struck by a steel fragment and died within minutes after the wound severed his jugular vein and windpipe. Kilburn did not know what happened until he examined the gun.
Joshua Flury of Newberry township York county was struck by the north bound York local about 9 am Friday while attempting to cross near Goldsboro. He died after being carried to Goldsboro station. A Civil War veteran, he worked as a track walker for the railroad and left a wife and three children.
Dr. John Y. Hoffman a leading Reading physician and former city treasurer was killed on Christmas evening in a quarrel with his son in law Roland Stokes after Stokes returned home intoxicated. Hoffman retrieved a police mace to restrain the man and was fatally shot when Stokes fired three times.
Little Lewis Hohenshilt, eight, shot and killed his mother Mrs. George Hohenshilt while playing with a flobert rifle bought with his own money. The family was at the grandfather’s house in Mt Pocono during holidays when a phone call preceded the tragedy. The mother died two hours later. the boy believed the weapon unloaded when fired.
York preacher Lee J. Spangler publishes a startling 1908 bulletin claiming the world will end. He forecasts wars, financial collapse, plagues, social upheaval, and astronomical omens with the faithful promised to be gathered to meet Jesus in the air.
O C Floyd of Kershaw South Carolina recalls an eleven year past consumption scare. He suffered constant coughing and weight loss before using Dr King’s New Discovery for six months, after which his cough vanished and his weight rose to 170 pounds. Thousands are healed yearly with guaranteed relief at T Auker’s drug store. Trial bottle free.
The Philadelphia Press yearly subscription priced at $3.00 and The White House Cook Book at $2.00 together total $5.00. The offer bundles both for $3.50 with a bound enamel cloth edition of nearly 600 pages. Delivery to your home included.
Eleanor Philips daughter of E Vinton Philips deputy clerk of the course died at home in Downingtown on the eve of Christmas from diabetes brought on by a heavy cold. Her family had prepared gifts and she had been to take part in the Baptist church Christmas entertainment, which was postponed.
Klinger's barber shop in New Oxford will forward any items left for repair. C. A. Blocher offers a large and complete line of clocks watches and jewelry at right prices from 718-11 Center Square Gettysburg.
Notice to stockholders of Farmers and Dixuenants Bank of New Oxford Pa that the annual election for eleven directors will be held at the Banking House on Monday January 18 1908 between 2 and 4 pm. Jas W Barnitz cashier.
A trolley struck the cart carrying Lewis Ginsburg of Harrisburg, throwing him to the ground. The frightened horse trampled him severely, crushing his skull. he died en route to the hospital.
The West End Grocery releases a fresh advertisement promoting weekly specials, new product lines, and extended weekend hours to attract shoppers. Local customers anticipate discounts on staple items and flagship brands.
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