Nervine Revives Nervous Ailments Says Palmer Reader
A Palmer Pennsylvania resident testifies that Dr Miles Nervine restored energy and better heart action after years of poor appetite sleep and fatigue He notes relief after two bottles and credits Miles Heart Cure for continued improvement The Miles Medical Co markets the remedy through druggists with a satisfaction guarantee from Elkhart Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Dr. Miles
Anna R
Palmer
Lewistown
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Public Timberland Sale Ordered by Adams County Orphans Court
An order of the Adams County Orphans Court directs a public sale of unimproved timberland in Tyrone Township. The 5 acre tract borders John Kime Frank Escholtz and heirs of Henry Hoor ke with sale on July 26 1908 at 1 pm. 25 percent cash due day of sale balance November 1 1908 when deed transfers. Corae Slothoor Trustee John D Keith Attorney.
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Orphans’ Court of
Adams County
Tyrone Township
John Kime
Frank Escholtz
Henry Hoorke
Corae
Slothoor
John D. Keith
New Oxford Water Rent Ordinance Sets Minimum Annual Tap Fee
The 1908 ordinance by the Burgess and Town Council of New Oxford establishes water rents for taps connected to the main pipes at a minimum of five dollars per year starting July 1 1908. It lists charges for meters urinals watering troughs stables and livery stables and sets terms for building connections and prior rates with repeals of conflicting ordinances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oxford
W. F. Sheely
T. E. Bower
G. A. Klingel
Burgess
Fire from locomotive destroys home in Wrightsville aftermath
A spark from a locomotive along the P R R near Wrightsville set a house ablaze occupied for 32 years by Mr and Mrs Henry Shearer and their blind son rendering them homeless. In Chester creek a 9 year old boy, Paul Guder, slipped into quicksand and his body remains unrecovered. A Canton Md man, William Tipton, was jailed in Hanover then remanded to Baltimore county on a cow theft charge. Mrs John Williams suffered serious injuries when a vehicle frightened horses at Blue Ridge Summit. she received multiple injuries, including two broken ribs.
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Wrightsville
Henry Shearer
Chester Creek
Paul Guder
Wm Tipton
Canton
Dittenhafer Trouble Ends With Second Eviction
Otis G. Baughman acting for John W. Baughman and accompanied by Constables Dougherty and Duttera visited Ambrose Dittenhafer’s Mountpleasant township farm to dispossess him and remove goods for the second time in two weeks after Dittenhafer entered the house and refused to leave following a prior eviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McSherrystown
Otis G. Baughman
John W. Baughman
John L. Dougherty
John A. Duttera
Hanover
Mountpleasant Township
Ambrose Dittenhafer
Dittenhafer
Land sale reversed by Supreme Court McSherrystown case
In Philadelphia the Supreme Court reversed a York County ruling in the Barbara F. Witmer and Mary Grove administration appeal over Sarah J. Hostetter estate. C. J. Delone, who bought land near McSherrystown in Conewago township for 10000 dollars, must take the property with six percent interest and pay costs after title issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McSherrystown
Supreme Court At
Philadelphia
York County Court
Barbara F. Witmer
Mary Grove
Sarah J. Hostetter
Bittenger
Orphans’ Court
C. J. Delone
E. H. Hostetter
Sarah Hostetter
Conewago Township
Delone
Hostetter Estate
Supreme Court
Couple From East Berlin Wed At Reformed Parsonage
Hymenial ceremony unites Wim M Shhuitz and Miss Gertie E Mc Master near East Berlin at the Reformed parsonage on Philadelphia street. Rev Dr Korn officiated on Sunday morning.
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Wim. M. Shhuitz
Gertie E. McMaster
Wm. McMaster
Near East Berlin
Reformed Parsonage
Philadelphia Street
Korn
Lindaman-Little Matrimony at Christchurch Parsonage
Dr. R. H. Lindaman of Bonneauville wed Miss Gertie Little daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Little at Christchurch parsonage Sunday evening June 21. The couple will reside in Bonneauville.
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R. H. Lindaman
Bonneauville
F. S. Lindaman
Littlestown
Gertie Little
Charles Little
Christchurch Parsonage
Hanover Couples Wed in Local and Missouri Ceremonies
Malden G Beard and Ada M Egger of Hanover married Thursday evening by Rev A M Heilman. Ira Desmond Keller of near Hanover and Myrtle Irene Schmidt of Hanover wed at the bride's home by Rev M J Roth. Oscar Hostetter of Hanover and Aloise Tabb of St Louis Mo united in marriage in St Louis on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden G. Beard
Ada M. Egger
Hanover
A. M. Heilman
Ira Desmond Keller
Myrtle Irene Schmidt
M. J. Roth
Oscar Hostetter
Aloise Tabb
St. Louis
Ice wagon runaway injures Hanover butcher
In Hanover on Saturday Robert Shetter, formerly of East Berlin, was injured while attempting to stop a runaway ice wagon team. He suffered cuts and bruises after being knocked down and rolled under the wagon but freed himself as the wagon passed without contacting him.
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Hanover
Robert Shetter
East Berlin
Mr. Shetter
Amelia
Helen Himes
W. A. Himes
Center Square
New York
White Star Line
Cretic
Naples
Azores
Gilbralter
Europe
Queenie Jameson
Canon City
Colorado
Z. H. Cashman
Hanover Street
Wm. Kopp
Lineboro
Fire destroys homes and store at Two Taverns
About eleven o'clock Tuesday night a fire at Two Taverns destroyed the dwelling and store of Jacob Sherman, the dwelling of Claude Sherman, and the dwelling of Mr. Orndorff, with most contents lost. One building was struck by lightning and spread to nearby properties. full particulars were unavailable at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Sherman
Claude Sherman
Mr. Orndorff
Plans Outlined for Upper County Electric Light Plant
Gettysburg June 27 capitalists surveyed the upper county for an electric light plant to serve Biglerville Arendtsville and Bendersville at startup with a single plant. The site is undecided and promoters aim to extend lines to additional towns.
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Gettysburg
Biglerville
Arendtsville
Bendersville
Marriage License Listings for Several Townships
The notice lists marriage licenses granted to Wm Shultz of Reading township and Gertie McMaster of Hamilton township David Shepard of Franklin township and Minerva Cullison of Franklin township Mahlon H Flickinger and Ethel V Durgin both of Littlestown.
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Wm. Shultz
Reading Township
Gertie McMaster
Hamilton Township
David Shepard
Minerva Cullison
Franklin Township
Mahlon
Flickinger
Ethel V. Durgin
Littiestown
Notice to trim shade trees and curb unlawful fireworks sales
Town authorities require property owners within borough limits to trim shade trees on all streets by July 2 under section 2 of the ordinance. Merchants are warned against selling can non crackers toy pistols or any fireworks or other explosives before the evening of July 3 by order of Burgess Geo A Kiincen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
A. Kiincen
Burgess
Miller to Open Shoe and Gentlemen's Furnishings Shop
Mr Charles Miller of Harrisburg rents the Hanover street store from Mrs O A Smith and plans to open a shoe and gents furnishing shop. He will commence business in August.
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Charles Miller
Harrisburg
Geo. A. Miller
O. A. Smith
Hanover Street
Boy Causes Devastating Fire in Baumanstown
An eleven year old boy spills gasoline while fetching fuel for his father in Baumanstown, Carmon County. He wipes the can with a cloth and sets it ablaze, catching his clothing and igniting a barn. Fire destroys half a block of structures including a hardware warehouse and several stables. Estimated loss ranges from fifteen to twenty thousand dollars. The boy is severely burned and life is despaired of.
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Baumanstown
Carbon County
Paul
Paul Bauman
Boyer
August Spade
Samuel Straus
Harry Bauman
Young Bauman
Lightning Strike Lawsuit Hits Central Pennsylvania Traction
Middletown carpenter John R. Goudy sues Central Pennsylvania Traction for damages claiming a lightning bolt struck his car on April 18 due to missing lightning arresters. He was knocked from the seat and injured his left arm, incapacitated for three weeks, and now alleges a weakened heart from the shock. It is the first such suit in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Goudy
Middletown
Carpenter
Central Pennsylvania Traction Company
Camden Man Tried to Slay Wife and Daughter
Joseph Bennett of Camden New Jersey attempted to kill his wife and his nineteen year old daughter after she refused to return home. Bennett drew a revolver but was thwarted as his wife and daughter struggled with him until James P O Heren, owner of the house, intervened and disarmed him.
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Joseph Bennett
Camden
N. J
Bennett
James P.O' Herron
Schoolboys Revolt and Escape at Maryland School for Boys
Sixty pupils at the Maryland School for Boys revolted and escaped, the second outbreak in two months. Led by a large boy with a crowbar, they stormed the outer gate, shattered the lock, and fled in all directions. Guards fired pistols to deter them but bricks and stones rained down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland School For Boys
Cleveland Buried He Passed Away Sudden
Grover Cleveland lies buried in the Princeton New Jersey cemetery as a private funeral is held. President Roosevelt and dignitaries attend while a simple service includes an invocation scripture reading brief prayer and Wordsworth poem. Family friends and officials cast earth onto the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Presbyterian Church
Roosevelt
William Wordsworth
Fort
New Jersey
Hughes
New York
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Princeton University
Murder Mystery of Dr. Wilson Poisoning Case in Philadelphia
Authorities uncover a sensational murder plot after Dr. William H. Wilson dies from cyanide or potassium poisoning. A mailed sample ale sparked the case, with police tying the motive to a malpractitioner with wealthy clients and a likely killing linked to a harmed family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William H. Wilson
Express
Peter Schem
Cornwells
Wilson
Withal
Pension Likely for Mrs Cleveland After Grover’s Death
In view of Grover Cleveland leaving only a small estate it is probable Congress will pension Mrs Cleveland at its next session. The note cites the former president’s limited estate and public sympathy guiding potential action.
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Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Congress
Equitable Life Skyscraper Plans for 909-Foot New York Tower
Plans filed by architects for the Equitable Life Assurance Society reveal a 62 story skyscraper in New York on lower Broadway. The tower will rise 909 feet with a 150 foot flagpole, surpassing the Eiffel Tower in height and costing about 10 million dollars.
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Equitable Life
New York
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Building Department
Equitable
Company
Broadway
Tragedy in Reading as Husband Kills Wife then Self
John Marshall aged 35 shot and killed his wife in Reading and then killed himself after a domestic dispute. The couple’s troubled marriage began in Philadelphia and culminated with Marshall firing three times at his wife before taking his own life.
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Reading
John Marshall
Marshall
Philadelphia
Chicago
Iowa Mother Drowns Four Children Then Tries Suicide
Mrs. August P. Johnson, in a state of temporary insanity, drowned her four young children at the farmhouse cistern near Ida Grove Iowa. The ages ranged from about one to six years, two boys and two girls. Her husband was in the field as the tragedy occurred. Afterward she attempted to take her own life but neighbors intervened and saved her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August P. Johnson
Ida Grove
Grandstand Collapse Crashes Baseball Game In Sunbury
In Sunbury Pennsylvania a grandstand collapsed during a Shamokin versus Sunbury Atlantic league game as a heavy rainstorm hit. More than twenty spectators were injured as people rushed to seek shelter, with rescuers and physicians aiding the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandstone Sunbury
Shamokin
Sunbury
Mose
Aged Woman Takes Own Life in Brandywine Creek
Mrs. Sarah Darlington an eighty three year old mother of Edward Darlington a recent state senate candidate committed suicide near Lenape by jumping into the Brandywine creek after threatening self harm. She rode a trolley to the area and walked along the bank before leaping into the water.
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West Chester
Sarah Darlington
Edward Darlington
Lenape
Brandywine Creek
Brandywine
Bishop Potter In Critical Condition In New York
Cooperstown June 30 Bishop Henry C Potter of New York is in a dangerous state of health after prolonged illness with stomach and liver trouble. Dr J E Jangrin reports Potter is prostrated by the heat and very critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Potter
Cooperstown
N. Y
Henry C. Potter
New York
J. E Jangrin
Two Children Fatally Burned In Firecracker Accident
Canongburg, Pennsylvania reports the first Fourth of July accident as three children of miner John Fenessess ignite a powder can with firecrackers. Two children die from burns, the others survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canongburg
John Fenessess
Notable Dangers And Events From A Week Of Reports
June 24 26 items include a Norristown lamp accident injuring Mrs Mary Worrel a Cape May bar association meeting and a shad season up 100 percent. June 24 30 reports also cover a Woodhaven homicide a Norristown drowning a lightning fire a Dallas Elks boycott railroad fare disputes and other local incidents.
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Mary Worrel
Norristown
Pennsylvania State Bar Association
Cape May
N. J
New Jersey State Fish and Game Commission
Mary Cassidy
Woodhaven
L. I
Victor Henry
Ellwood McCullan
Schuylkill River
Olean
N. Y
Lodges of Elks
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Dallas
Tex
Elks
Philip Schmidt
Springfield
Charles Rench
Columbus
Thomas Burns
Newark
Philadelphia
Chicago & Northwestern
Chadron Neb
William H. Pettis
Sac City
Henry Miller
Harrodsburg
Mercer County
Paris Green
William Kemp
Ferry Avenue
Camden
Knights of the Mystic Chain
Harrisburg
Thomas F. Gailor
Tennessee
University of the South
Sewanee
Derby
Conn
Herbert Moore
Clarence Smith
Calvin Reddy
North Jackson Township
Lebanon County
Albert Brown
Washington
Seaboard al: Line Railroad Company
Maryland Steel Company
Andrew Fair
James G. Fair
W K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Hermann Oelrichs
San Jose
Cal
Frank Berger
Auburn
Market Closing Prices for Grains Butter and Eggs in Baltimore
The latest quotes show steady No. 2 Baltimore wheat at 92 92 1/2 cents, steamer No. 2 at 85 3/4, corn dull at 74 3/4, oats firm with No. 2 at 69 1/4 to 64 1/4 cents, butter creamery extras at 24 1/4 to 25 1/2 cents, Maryland and Pennsylvania dairy at 16 1/4, eggs firm across Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia at 18 cents for fancy and 17 cents for southern.
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Baltimore
Southern
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Live Stock Prices From Pittsburg Yard Report
Cattle higher with choice at 7.25 to 7.60 and prime around 690. Sheep lower while lambs rise. prime wethers 4.30 to 4.40, culls 2 to 3, lambs 3 to 5.50, calves 7 to 7.50. Hogs active and higher. prime heavies around 6.35, pigs 6.70 to 6.90, roughs and sows mixed.
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Pittsburg
Union
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Aan
Geo. H. Sears
Pitt Street
Depot
T. C. Miller
Abbottstown
Harvey Laughman
York City Hospital
Slayer
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