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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1908

Page

13

Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Advertised For Chronic Relief

A testimonial touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as providing lasting relief for chronic nervous disorders rheumatism and neuralgia. A 62 year old user from Chattanooga praises their calming nerve effect and durability, with a money back guarantee and 25 dose 25 cent offer.

Miles RS. S. C. Robinson Carter St Chattanooga Tenn Miles Medical Co Elkhart Ind

Public Sale Notice for Household Goods in New Oxford

A public sale will be held on Saturday June 27 1908 at the seller's residence on Philadelphia Street New Oxford to dispose of personal property. Items include stoves tables chairs bedding furniture kitchenware carpet linoleums tools and numerous other articles with sale starting at 1 o'clock p.m. Terms by H J Smith with G R Thompson as auctioneer and R M Straley clerk.

Philadelphia Street New Oxford Queens H. J. Smith G. R. Thompson R.M Straley Klinger C. A. Blocher Gettysburg

Public Sale of Timberland in Tyrone Township Adams Co

Orphans Court order directs sale of unimproved timberland in Tyrone Township Adams County Pennsylvania. On July 24 1908 at 1 pm a five acre tract adjoining John Kime Frank Eicholtz and heirs of Henry Hoover will be sold with 25 percent cash and balance due November 1 1908 when deed will be delivered to the purchaser. Cor a E Slothodr Trustee. John D Keith Attorney.

Orphans’ Court of Adams County Tyrone Township John Kime Frank Eicholtz Henry Hoovre Cora E. Slothodr John D. Keith

ITE Subscription Urgency Prompts Readers to Act

Readers are urged to subscribe now as the ITE appeals for new subscribers. The message emphasizes timely enrollment and the value of access to upcoming issues.

Marriages Reported in County Area

Sunday evening June 7 Charles Slaybaugh of Huntingdon township married Lola Hummelbaugh near Fairfield. Wednesday evening at Harrisburg Harv Biggs home hosted the union of Lillian Reiling of Gettysburg and Samuel Lott near Gettysburg. Frank W. Sheetz and Margie Mac Lain wed in York with plans to reside in Arendtsville. Archie Sowers and Carrie Hummer, both of Gettysburg, also tied the knot in June.

Mt. Holly Springs Charles Slaybaugh Huntington Township Lola Hummelbaugh Fairfield Lillian Reiling Gettysburg Samuel Lott Harvey Biggs Harrisburg Adam Reiling Frank W. Sheetz Margie MacLain Aaron McLain Hanover Squire I. R. Witmen Robert D. Clare York Archie L. Sowers Carrie J. Hummer

Gettysburg College senior day speaker attacks president

George W. Kessler of Sac City Iowa delivered a sharp rebuke of Gettysburg College leadership during the senior class day exercises on Wednesday. He urged new leadership with money handling skill, student rapport, and modern ideas, calling for a spring house cleaning on the college board. Alumni discussion follows the speech.

Gettysburg College George W. Kessler Sac City Iowa S G. Hefelbower Kessler Gettysburg Threshhold

Mule kicks man in Straban farm injury

While feeding stock on a Sunday evening at his home on the Jacob Rummel farm in Straban township, John Groscost suffered a broken leg from a mule’s kick. A surgeon set the fracture and Groscost was reported progressing as well as could be expected.

Jacob Rummel Straban Township John Groscost Groscost

Pleasant surprise party honors Mrs Chronister’s birthday

A party at Mrs. Chronister’s home near town on Saturday evening marked her birthday anniversary with guests returning home after a cheerful evening. Mrs. Bucher found two copper coins bearing Georgius II Rex and Britannia 1740 along with a copper half cent of 1807. John Gulden has two Hanover street dwellings repainted by Ditenhofer & Wagner. W S Hawkins of York is named as one of six heirs to the Elias Sidle estate worth 90000 in Sinking Spring Berks County. An auction of twenty dogs was held at York city pound by dog catcher Gerkin, with many sold to the Women’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Warren La France of Scranton, night index clerk at the courthouse, survived a rat attack after an hour of defense aided by a relief clerk. eighteen rats were killed.

Calvin Chronister Charles Bucher White Run Georgius II Rex Georgius III Rex Bucher W.S. Hawkins York Elias Sidle Sinking Spring Berks County Gerkin City Women’s Society For the Prevention of Warren la France Court House Scranton

Mrs Mabel Weaver To Undergo Appendicitis Operation

Mrs Mabel Weaver wife of Bernard Weaver of the Weaver Milling Co recently married, suffered a severe attack of appendicitis last week. She was taken by Saturday afternoon train to York City Hospital where she remains under treatment and will undergo an operation. Friends hope for a successful operation and speedy recovery.

Mabel Bernard Weaver Weaver M’s’g. Co York City Hospital

Crow steals rabbits near York Springs

Robert Moorehead of near York Springs observed a crow abducting a young rabbit from a nest. He found several more young cottontails and covered them with a handkerchief. The same evening the birds had taken all the young rabbits, presumably for feeding their own chicks on Bonners Hill.

York Springs Robert Moorehead Bonners Hill

Big Rattlesnake Killed In Arendeville

June 13 Arendeville report: M. B. Yohe, Gettysburg baker, killed a four foot rattlesnake on a porch after a girl called to say she was alone. He used a rail to dispatch the snake, then saw another man killing a huge black snake nearby. Reptile sightings are plentiful this summer in the area.

Arendeville Yohe Gettysburg

Marriage License Notices Listed for Several Couples

Rev. David S. Martin of New Freedom weds Mary S. Byers of Littlestown. Samuel C. Lott of Highland Township weds Lilian K. Reiling of Harrisburg. Arlie L. Sowers of Straban Township weds Carrie Hummer of Gettysburg.

David S. Martin New Freedom Mary S. Byers Littlestown Samuel C. Lott Highland Township Lilian K. Reiling Harrisburg Arlie L. Sowers Straban Township Carrie Hummer Gettysburg

Summer Visitors at Local Hotel and Nearby Homes

Col and Mrs Wm Wolf of Baltimore arrive for summer at Hotel Oxford. Mr Guy Warner of Baltimore visits friends in town. Mrs G G Wiest and son Fred of Ashland Ohio join Frank Miller and family from Hanover for a Sunday at Geo A Miller's on East High. Henry Emlet and wife visit from near town. they spent days with relatives in Littlestown Uniontown and Westminster. Pauline Emmett of Center Square attends Dickinson Seminary commencement in Williamsport. Rev R D Clare of York and Milo Clare of Gettysburg College begin a 125 mile tramp through the North Mountains starting Tuesday.

Col Wm. Wolf Baltimore Oxford Guy Warner 8. G. Wiest Fred Ashland Ohio Frank Miller Ida Holliday Wiest Miller Hanover Geo. A. Miller East High Street Henry Emlet Near Town Littlestown Uniontown Westminster Pauline Emmett Center Square Dickinson Seminary Williamsport R. D. Clare York Milo Clare Gettysburg College North Mountains

Capitol Graft Trial Ends in Acquittals in Harrisburg

After fifteen hours and ten ballots, the jury acquits Representative H Burd Cassel and Architect Joseph M Huston. The panel also acquits three ex state officers William P Snyder William L Mathues and James M Shumaker of alleged conspiracy to cheat the state.

Capitol Harrisburg H. Burd Cassel Joseph M. Huston William P. Snyder William L. Mathues James M. Shumaker Cassel Huston

Drowning at Birmingham: Lizzie McConnell Dies in Jersey Bathing

While bathing with girls near Mount Holly New Jersey, Lizzie McConnell of Philadelphia, 25, went beyond her depth and drowned. Kate Heptel, who could not swim, cried for help and was saved by Alfred Andrews who arrived in time.

Birmingham Mount Holly N. J Lizzie McConnell Philadelphia Kate Heptel Alfred Andrews

Trunk Suffocation Deaths Of Beaudry Boys At Fall River

After an extended search in Fall River Massachusetts the bodies of eight year old Joseph Beaudry and five year old Andre Beaudry were found locked inside a trunk with a spring lock where they reportedly hid to avoid school. Medical examiner rules suffocation as the cause.

Fall River Mass Joseph Andre Beaudry

5000 Tax Dodgers Discovered In Allegheny County

Over 65000 persons alleged to dodge personal property taxes in Pittsburg and Allegheny County were assessed by the board of tax assessment and revision. The valuation subject to four mills tax is $181,000,000, about $1,000,600 above 1907.

Pittsburg Board of Tax Assessment and Revision Allegheny County

Man Drowns in Home Pool After Descent from Bed

A. W. Byers, 70, of Patton near Johnstown Pennsylvania, left his bed and walked to a nearby water pool. He tied his feet together and lay face downward in the water until he drowned. Reported that his mind was deranged.

A. W. Byers Patton Johnstown Mr. Byers

Four Die As Auto Plunges From Pier Into North River

In New York a pleasure party of six lost four members Adeline Berdon Rose Coleman John Coleman and Virginia Knight when their car sped down West Fifty sixth street and over a pier into the North river. Chauffeur John Bauer escaped and turned himself in. Rescue divers found Berdon but Knight and Coleman boy remained missing.

New York Fifty-sixth Street North River Adeline Berdon Rose Coleman John Coleman Virginia Knight John Bauer John Nolan Bauer Nolan Miss Berdon

Sewed Woman's Heart Surgeries Gives Hope Of Recovery

Susan Grace, a black woman, is in Roosevelt hospital after surgeons stitched her pierced heart following three stab wounds in a fight. Doctors Van Croft and Peck report the heart repair successful and a good chance of recovery.

New York Susan Grace Roosevelt Hospital Frederick van Croft C. H. Peck

Meat Prices Rise Amid Kansas City Flood

The Kansas City flood halts local packing houses and freezes slaughter operations. Meats are expected to jump three to five cents as dealers rely on cold storage stock and shipments from other cities to meet demand.

Kansas City America

Maryland Fastest U.S. Warship In Speed Trial

Rear Admiral Dayton reports the armored cruiser Maryland averaged 22.26 knots over four hours at full speed, making it the fastest U.S. Navy ship in a trial. Sister ship West Virginia reached 22.1 knots under similar conditions with minor current handicaps. Maryland also holds the battleship trophy for record target practice.

Maryland U. S Washington United States Navy Dayton Pacific Fleet Navy Department West Virginia

Three-Year-Old Boy Dies in Fire After Play With Matches

In Pottsville Pennsylvania on June 16 Joseph Teasdale three son of Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Teasdale of Minersville was left alone in his father's study. He played with matches and ignited his clothing causing fatal burns. His parents arrived too late to save him. He died from his injuries shortly after.

Pottsville Joseph Teasdale C. W. Teasdale Minersville

Tragic Michigan Family Slaying by Mother

In Cadillac Michigan a mother killed her husband and seven children with a sequence of chloroform and gunshots then died by suicide. The sole survivor Fred Cooper, seventeen, lies critically ill at Mercy hospital as investigators note the mother had been mentally unstable since the birth of her youngest child eighteen months earlier.

Fred Cooper Mercy Hospital Cadillac Mich Cooper Daniel Cooper Mrs. Cooper Harry Inez Samuel Georgiana Florence

New York Adopts Agnew Hart Anti Race Gambling Laws

After a drawn out struggle the Agnew Hart anti race gambling bills become law in New York. The changes repeal a civil recovery penalty for track gambling and impose a general penalty of up to one year in jail or prison, applying to gambling within race track enclosures.

Agnew-Hart New York State Racing Commission

Banker a Horse Thief Pleads Guilty in Indiana

Robert H. Green of Waynetown Indiana trustee of the local Methodist church and banker pleaded guilty to horse stealing and was sentenced in Indianapolis to one to fourteen years in the state penitentiary. He was disfranchised for one year and fined ten dollars. Police found several stolen animals in his possession under an assumed name.

Robert H. Green Waynetown Ind Farmers’ and Merchants Bank That Place Indianapolis State Green

Swim Leaves a Boy Blind in Chester Creek

William K. Kennedy nine is in Crozer hospital Chester Pa totally blind after a swim in Chester creek. Doctors say exposure to cold water caused blindness. Companions pulled him to shore and specialists from Philadelphia were summoned to try to restore his sight.

William K. Kennedy Crozer Chester William Chester Creek Philadelphia

Prisoner Jumps to Death in New Jersey Prison

Joseph Vanea, inmate at the Trenton state prison, leaped from an upper window to the floor below and died. He reportedly killed himself after being ordered confined to a dungeon for breaking a prison rule.

Joseph Vanea New Jersey Trenton Vanea

Cold Water Kills Bather at Schuylkill Canal

Martin J. McCarthy, 20, drowned after diving into the Schuylkill canal at Pottstown Pennsylvania. He was overheated and the sudden cold water proved fatal.

Martin J. McCarthy Schuylkill Canal Pottstown

Floods drown seven in Helena and other midweek items

On Wednesday June 10 seven people drowned in Helena floods. John 3 Leech sworn public printer. Joseph Graff drowned in Titusville during an epileptic fit. Princeton trustees report gifts totaling 44731.71. New Cliff hotel and cottages burned in Newport causing about 100000 loss. The American Piano company formed in Trenton. The yacht Vixen turned to New Jersey naval militia. Dauphin county prisoner Stephen Oberhase hanged himself. Addison Henry killed in a rail road quarrel near Wilmington. On Friday June 12 lightning killed J B Cole and son in Spartanburg. National Congress of Mothers to hold next meeting in New Orleans February 1909. Rev John D Pickles of St. Pauls Boston dead at sixty. Charles Reibe pleads guilty to criminal operation and infidelity. sentenced to jail and fined.

Helena Mont John Leech Tno Joseph Graff Titusville Board of Trustees Princeton University New Cliff Newport R. I American Piano Company Trenton League Island Navy Yard Naval Militia Organization of New Jersey Stephen Oberhase Dauphin County Harrisburg Addison Henry Baltimore & Ohio Guiseppe Viscioto Wilmington Del J. EB. Cole Albert Spartanburg S. C National Congress of Mothers New Orleans John D. Pickles St. Paul’s Church Boston Massachusetts Dged Charles Reibe Norristown

Paroled lovers and fatal incidents mark June notes

A summary of读 recent events from Aturnay and surrounding towns includes Rudolph Ploetz 79 eloping with Ursula Hunges 80 in Prairie du Lac Wisconsin, detective Jerry Lynch shot while pursuing Otto Susdorf in Buffalo, Gertrude Kennedy commit suicide in Erie, Major Boynton ill in Toledo, Mrs Barthlogle 78 dead in Chicago after a burglary beating, Mattie Brubaker gored by a bull in Lancaster County in critical condition, Frank Good cut his and his children's throats on a Kansas farm, Dr Harry Hayward loses an eye after golf ball injury in Chicago, Albert King 60 found dead in Norristown, Henry Lentz 81 dies in Pittsburg heat, Bloomington official Harry A Axtell in $60,000 miscount, six injured in Pittsburg auto wreck, and US France parcels post pact signed by Meyer and Jusserand.

Aturnay Rudolph Ploetz Prairie du Lac Wis Ursula Hunges Jerry Lynch Buffalo N. Y Otto Susdorf Gertrude Kennedy Erie Major Boynton The Maccabees Toledo Joseph Barthlogle Chicago Mattie Brubaker Brickerville Lancaster County Frank Good Peabody Kan Harry D. Hayward Crown Point Ind Albert F. King Norristown Henry Lentz Pittsburg Harry A. Axtell Bloomington Haysborough United States France Meyer Jusserand

Quotations from Baltimore Wheat and Related Commodities

The report lists prices for wheat, corn, oats and butter with spot and steamer figures. It notes steady eggs across Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia markets with varying regional quotes.

Baltimore Southern Maryland

Pittsburg Stock Yards Cattle and Hogs Market Report

Pittsburg stock yards report shows cattle prices with lower choice at 7 740 and prime at 665 6.90. Sheep prices top at 243650 for lambs and 4 5 for veal calves. Hog values range prime heavies and heavy Yorkers at 4.90, light Yorkers 5 50 to 5 75, pigs 5.10 to 5.20, roughs 4.60 to 4.90.

Pittsburg Union

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W. F. Sheely T. E. Bower G. A. Klingel Burgess Milner Praxklin County Albert Nicewander Dry Run Franklin County Allen B. Trostle H. W. Trostle & Son Arendtsville May Wolff Wm. E. Wolff New York City John Gulden Hanover Street Ditenhofer & Wagner
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