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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
4
The notice announces a Thursday publication by H. J. Smith with 81.9 percent annual ad rate. It states arrears must be paid before discontinuation and nonpayment leads to a new subscription obligation. Advertising options include various sizes from libels to posters and rates for yearly advertising.
A roundup from Torspay notes deaths including John Z. Norton in Newton Hamilton and Philip Hoffman in Braddock, with effects of accidents in Reading and Dallas towns. Also reports on a ghost rumor in Arbor, a fire at Gilberts, and a 120 year old Bristol native. Public notices include Schuylkill liquor licenses rise and post office coin handling guidance.
In York county near York a landowner H A Gentzel reports oil struck two miles north of the city after drilling began three weeks ago. Gentzel has leased the land and will expand boring on a large scale. Separate incident reports a limb from a falling tree struck Lula Trone in Hobart causing a concussion and he was carried home unconscious.
A fight during a calithumpian serenade left 18 year old Harry Myers fatally injured and now paralyzed vocal cords. The incident sparked broader tragedies reported nearby, including suicides, accidental deaths, and a shocking hidden fortune discovery at a hermit’s farm.
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