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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
2
Advertisement notice from Hew Oxford Ate published weekly by H J Smith. Terms talk of $100 annual rate with advance payment and nonpayment consequences. Discontinuance only by publisher after arrears are paid. Broad ad rates and services offered for all descriptions from labels to large posters.
A digest of recent reports across Pennsylvania includes Augustus Arnold's poultry loss valued at 500 dollars near Dillsburg, York Shoe Manufacturing winning a navy contract for 10 000 shoes, and multiple drownings in the Susquehanna and nearby creeks. Also noted are accidents, storms, a Dewey visit to Buena Vista Springs, and social notes from Red Lion to Mount Holly.
William Burns 88 died at Reading police station from shock after arrest while sleeping on a City Park bench. He leaves a widow and four children. James Snyder returns from Chicago after being reported missing from Yee York County, previously presumed dead.
York boy Philip Zacher aged 13 was abducted by traveling gypsies after pelting them with stones. He says he was beaten into unconsciousness and placed in a box car for four hours as the train moved toward Harrisburg. He woke to find himself back in York after being released.
Dawson Rohrbauch aged 18 died after flames from a burning can of paint set his clothing on fire while visiting his father at a local York plant. The incident occurred during painting of a large filter tank when a 9 o'clock inspection left the brush with the son. the can ignited from a gas burner.
Congressman D F Lafean of York will seek a seven million dollar bill next December to build a Lincoln memorial boulevard 72 miles long from the White House to Gettysburg via Westminster Maryland. The 150 foot wide avenue includes 50 foot roads and central grass plots with trees and flowers. It has Roosevelt, the Lincoln Memorial Association, Senator Knox and many congressmen’s backing.
Miss Hattie Williams of Pittsburgh was walking in Altoona when six blackbirds swarmed her Merry Widow hat. A brilliantly colored bird pecked at the stuffed bird and pulled feathers free as the flock flew at her face. Her escort chased them away with his coat.
A 14 year old named Wm Heller suffered serious injuries at York Hospital after a toy cannon exploded in a yard incident. He and a companion loaded the cannon with powder and a match, resulting in the loss of a finger and severe facial wounds despite his mother’s warnings.
Reports from Adams county sections indicate a strong berry season with blackberries and raspberries. Mountain areas especially the South mountain region expect a record huckleberry harvest this year, larger than any in the past decade.
ABE Ricker of York fell twenty feet from a balcony into a garden while examining a rainspout. He suffered neck, shoulder, and chest contusions and may have internal injuries. He weighs over 200 pounds. Mary Olsen aged 18 died in DuBois after her dress ignited from a firecracker thrown under her feet. Her clothes burned as she tried to run and she died at the hospital.
Mrs Frances Stock aged 69 wife of John Stock dropped dead at Centre Cumberland county Saturday afternoon death due to apoplexy induced by the heat.
A series of distressing events includes a 9 year old boy named Walter Wilbert killed by a wagon in Pittsburg and a 6 year old found dead in a Conshohocken quarry. A tank barge explosion near Philadelphia caused two deaths and ten injuries. A farmer near Emmittsburg killed a rattlesnake after an attack. A Cleveland store fireworks blast killed five women and a boy, with many injured. A boat accident on Crooked Creek ends in drowning for Mary Powell, while Davis Houck survives. A wife shoots husband then kills herself in a short married life. A.seeking healing stories and medical remedies conclude with a testimonial on Bucklen’s Arica Salve.
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