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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
2
An 19th century notice for the New Oxford Titers published each Thursday by H. J. Smith. Subscription is $1.00 per year in advance with penalties for late payment. discontinuance required to avoid renewal. Advertisements offered at reasonable rates with yearly discounts and printing services for labels cards and large posters.
A packed Berks County items roundup notes 186 divorces last year, up from 152 in 1906. Fatal incidents include Calvin Fenstermacher torn by a mill gear, Michael Pico struck by trains, and Bertha Gordon with Chris Evans believed run down near Elwood City. York County spends 304 955 with 11 248 70 more than 1906, plus deaths from lockjaw and a warehouse theft of 50 000 cigars. Also reported are a converter accident at Edgar Thomson, shotgun accident injuring a wife, and five generation Urich descendants living together in Lewisberry.
Daniel Lowery of near Waynesboro outwits two highwaymen on New Year night while driving from Hagerstown to home. One robber knocked down, then both drew revolvers as Lowery sped off. a bullet hit his hat. Nearby couple Harry Wyand and wife were ambushed near Boonsboro. they escaped and reported to an officer, but suspects were not found.
The West End Grocery releases a fresh advertisement promoting weekly specials and fresh produce. Local shoppers are invited to visit for discounts on staple items, with emphasis on a new loyalty program and in-store specials.
George M. Gable, missing for eighteen years, appeared in Orphans' Court in Lancaster and was awarded more than $11,000. Once declared legally dead, he was found in Sacramento, California, and identified by friends and his wife, who had remarried. He reportedly reimburses his wife for desertion and supporting the children.
George Bershinger 60 a retired farmer died instantly after a fall down stairs at his Felton area home in York county. His brothers William and David were in the kitchen about 4 am when the accident happened. They found him at the bottom and did not call a physician or the coroner, the body handed to an undertaker.
Friday a tax revision hearing for Henry M Schmuck of Hanover examined $48 000 in personal property taxes unpaid for State purposes over 81 years The county commissioners acting as a tax revision board heard the appeal and will take the case to the courts with Black and Ehrehart representing Schmuck's side.
The post office department approves a new end of hitch rural mail box on a pivot allowing the carrier to deliver and collect without leaving the vehicle. A rod brings the box to the car and pulls it back, swinging parallel to the road when released. The feature lets owners tell from a distance if mail is present.
The Philadelphia Press subscription for one year and The White House Cook Book, worth 500, offered together for 3.50. The offer includes delivery and covers all expenses. Klinger's barber shop in New Oxford will forward left items, and C A Blocuer at 718 11 Center Square Gettysburg promotes jewelry repairs and a wide local stock at right prices.
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