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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1908

Page

4

Dr Miles Heart Cure Promises Heart Relief

A testimonial from Mrs Mary C Hash sher of Sullivan Missouri claims Dr Miles Heart Cure strengthened her heart nerves and muscles after severe breathlessness chest pain and anxiety. The ad notes doctors failed but the remedy improved her condition and offers a money back guarantee through Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.

Miles Mary C. Hahsher Sullivan, Mo Miles Medical Co Elkhart Ind

Dissolution Notice of Fair & Cashman Firm in New Oxford

The co partnership under the firm name Fair & Cashman in the grocery and store business at New Oxford Pa has been dissolved this January 6 1908 by mutual consent Hayes B Fair J A Cashman

Fair & Cashman New Oxford Hayes B. Fair J. A. Cashman

Lumber and timber sale on Jesse Broadbeck farm near Hampton

On February 7 1908 a sale at the Broadbeck farm near Hampton offers 60000 feet oak boards plank and scantling 4000 feet of various 2x4 3x4 and 4x4 lengths up to 16 feet 90 cords oak and hickory slab wood 40 cords of hickory 12 inch lengths 50 acres of uncut tops standing timber and related lots. Purchasers may pay on eight months credit with notes and approved security. Cash under 85. Lumber cannot be removed until sale ends. Clerks Miller J M Caldwell auctioned by Musselman P M.

Jesse Broadbeck Gable Hampton N. H. Musselman P M. Miller

Dentist R Snyder of New Oxford Promises Guaranteed Work

D Wm R Snyder, dentist, operates from Carlisle Street in New Oxford Pennsylvania offering neatly done dental work with guarantee. Local office advertises reliable service for residents seeking dental care in the area.

Carlisle Street New Oxford

Special election on road taxation in Union township

Citizens petition leads to a special election on February 18 1908 to decide taxation for funding public roads and abolishing the work tax. Other items include real estate sale confirmations and guardianship payments in Adams county notices.

Union Township Catharine Baker Mt. Joy Township Daisy McGrail Daisy Conley Topeka Kansas Belfora Heller Bendersville J. L. Butt Clinton Crouse Lewis Crouse Butler Township John E. Plank Tyrone Township Orphan’s Court Alice S. Frock John D. Frock Wm McSherry Norman Swope Heindel Adams County George M. Helman John Kimple Alice J. Schlosser Aaron J. Schlosser Arendtsville Vincent Weaver Wm_ Biggs Washington and High Streets Gettysburg Basil Biggs

Boy Shoots Sister in Accidental Household Incident

James Toomey ten and Hat Toomey twelve were playing with a revolver when it discharged striking his sister near the heart. Medical men located the bullet. she remains in precarious condition as the boys' alarmed parents console them. The sister said the shooting was accidental and the boy is sorry.

Shenandoah James Hattie Toomey

Four Children Drown Skating on Reservoir Ice

Four children drowned at noon in Cora near Indiana Pennsylvania when skating on a reservoir at the Wharton Coal and Coke ovens. They and five companions broke through one inch ice on the dam. about fifteen square feet of ice sank, and the children disappeared before bodies were recovered an hour later.

Indiana Wharton Coal and Coke Company Cora

Tragic Accidents Reported in York County and Hagerstown

Emanuel Klinedinst collapsed and died while cutting a tree on his son’s farm near Gladfelter’s Station in York County. Harry C Kepner of Hagerstown, a Western Maryland track walker, was fatally struck by a train near Antietam Paper Mills between 5 and 6 am. he was 42 and survived by a wife and three children.

Emanuel Klinedinst Gladfelter York County Harry C. Kepner Hagerstown Maryland Antietam Hepner

Public Sale Notice in Straban Township Gettysburg Road

Public sale on Thursday February 13 1908 on the Gettysburg road midway between New Chester and Hunterstown near the Pines Church. Items include 5 horses 14 cattle 26 hogs and farming tools with 11 months credit on sums of 5 and up or 4 percent off for cash. Sale starts at 12 o'clock with James Millhimes as organizer and J B Crist clerk of audit and R M Stratey as clerk.

Straban Township Gettysburg Road New Chester Hunterstown Pines Church Durham Oliver

Brazil Uncovers Anarchist Plot Aimed at American Fleet

Rio de Janeiro police say an anarchist network centered on Rio and Petropolis with branches in Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais planned to damage ships of the American fleet. Jean Fedder is named as chief conspirator. authorities pursue him to Sao Paulo as vigilance is heightened nationwide.

Rio Janeiro Petropolis Sao Paulo Minas Geraes Jean Fedder Fedher Fedder Washington Paris France Germany Minas Gereas United States Brazil

Murdered and Robbed Man Found on Baltimore Tracks

The body of John C. McKeown, a Philadelphia glassblower, was found on the Baltimore & Ohio tracks near Rossville Baltimore County. He had two upper body wounds and a clean throat slash, with rest of body mutilated after being run over. police suspect robbery and murder though a coroner’s jury labeled it accidental death. A dust shower at sea near Progreso reported by the steamer Monterey described a white floury powder that stuck when it landed, differing from volcanic dust.

Baltimore John C. McKeown Philadelphia Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Rossville Baltimore County McKeown New York Gulf of Mexico Monterey Vera Cruz Havana Progreso

Funeral Fears and Fires Mark Fire Victims Toll

In Boyertown and Dixcourt two disasters unfold as funerals for the Rhoads Opera House victims draw tens of thousands while a factory fire at Imperial Knitting harms eighty five workers on the third floor. Authorities identify a body found in a case of mistaken identity and describe a controversial burial pattern. The Dixcourt blaze destroys much of the building and leaves $75,000 in losses, largely to the underwear firm.

Boyertown Rhoads Opera House Fairview Union Strasser Rebecca Diamond Philadelphia Rose Frank England Rose Diamond Miss Diamond Imperial Knitting Company Dixcourt Underwear

Four Die in Fire at Scranton Knitting Mill

Four girls killed ten seriously injured in a blaze at a Scranton knitting mill. The incident caused widespread panic among workers and potential additional casualties were feared as rescue efforts continued.

Scranton

Entombed Miners Saved After Forty-Six Days

Three miners A. D. Bailey P. J. Brown and Fred McDonald were rescued from the Giroux mine Alpha shaft after forty six days 1000 feet underground in Ely Nevada. They signaled from below via tapping a water pipe then received food via the same line and a portable telephone to the surface.

Ely Nev Giroux A. D. Bailey P. J. Brown Fred McDonald Bailey Arthur George Brown

Six Boys Drowned Crossing Thin Ice in New Jersey

Six boys lost their lives in New Jersey after venturing on dangerous ice. In Newark Gustav Hartman ten Louis nine and Leo Smith ten fell through Kirchgessner pond. In Tenafly twins Arthur and Harry Morgan fifteen and Horace Weeks twelve perished on a small pond. Two collie dogs barked by the bank and two hats afloat signaled the tragedy. The dogs belonged to the Morgan boys.

New Jersey New York Newark Gustav Hartman Louis Leo Smith Kirchgessner Arthur Harry Morgan Horace Weeks Tenafly Morgan Boys

Pump House Blown Up At Fernwood Colliery Near Wilkes-Barre

The pump house at Fernwood colliery near Yatesville owned by Hillside Coal and Iron was destroyed by dynamite. No one was on duty. officials and state constabulary suspect Black Hand involvement. Washery idle for several days.

Wilkes: Barre Wilkes-Barre Fernwood Yatesville Hillside Coal and Iron Company

QuinTuple murder reported at Mosby ranch

Sheriff Harris received word of a quadruple murder at a Mosby area ranch. A woman named Slater and her four children, oldest a girl of eighteen, were killed in their home and attempts were made to destroy evidence by burning the building. Neighbors found the bodies among the ruins.

Lewistown Mont Harris Mosby Slater

Week's News Condensed Biweekly Chronicle Highlights

A compact digest notes varied items from January by region. Savannah Ga hanged for murder of his wife. Wapwallet Pa powder plant fire. editors Schuler and Fisler die in Pa. lumber firm repalver Chapman in Parkersburg. Lehigh Valley watch of Lafayette treasurer Fisler found dead. New Brunswick railroad deaths. Miami Univ dorm fire. Illinois heiress Lydia Bradley dies. Brill Co invited to bid in St. Petersburg. Easton Pa railroad time cut. Charlotte NC hanged black suspect. mine explosions kill Luckonen and injure Koski. Bridgeton killer Maddox to die. Holyoke Mills restart. Scranton boy Carlucci killed by car. New Canaan post office burglary. New York clearing house withdrawals. Bethlehem woman hanged self. Coffeyville fire loss. Rosenbaum dies. Betsy Bennett dies. Reading Pa inmate Venatio Fabrazio jailed.

Wl Crogers Savannah Dupont Powder Company Wapwallet Wilkes Barre Henry A. Schuler Pennsylvania German Allentown Welt Bote Friedens Bote Allentown John H. Chapman R. M. Smith & Company Wholesale Parkersburg W. Va Samuel Fisler Lafayette College College Hill Easton Ira B. Stetson Liverpool Albert &. Donovan New Rochelle N. Y Pennsylvania Railroad New Brunswick N. J Hepburn Miami University Oxford Lydia K. Bradley Illinois Peoria Ill J. G. Brill Company Car Builders Philadelphia St. Petersburg Arthur Chapman Doylestown Pennsylvania State Board of Game Commissioners Stuart Frank G. Harris Jehigh Valley George Kenney Charlotte H. G. Stella Winona Hancock Midh Henry Luckonen John Koski Gilbert Maddox James E. Camm South Jersey Bridgeton American Writing Paper Company Holyoke Mass Frank Carlucci Scranton New Canaan Benjamin Leibert Bethlehem Sunflower Glass Company Coffeyville Kan Max Rosenbaum Pittsburg Betsy Bennett Obeju Sandusky Venatio Fabrazio Reading Eastern Penitentiary

Prices on Wheat Corn and Butter in Baltimore Market

The latest closing prices show wheat No 2 at 1.05 percent and steamer No 2 at 0.99 percent. Corn steady with mixed spot 65 percent to 65 1/4 cents, oats steady with several grades listed. Butter firm at 30 3/4 to 31 cents, eggs lower across Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia per dozen.

Baltimore Southern Boyce Maryland Pennsylvania Virgina West Virginia

Live Stock Market Report From Pittsburg Yards

Live stock prices at Pittsburg Union Stock Yards show cattle and hogs higher with prime cattle at $5.50 to $5.76 and good prices for prime heavies at $4.50 to $4.55. Sheep and lamb figures advance with prime wethers around $5.40 to $5.60 and lambs at about $5.70. Calves rise to about $7.60.

Pittsburg

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