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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
25
Classified rates list St I Smith with prices of 61.00 per sumum in advance and 0.10 for sunum. Advertisements include all descriptions from magnetic label to current mandible posters with continuances and arrearages noted as paid.
A survey of recent items includes a Lancaster field death after a heat related incident with a horse drawing a water wagon. York Hospital head A B Farquhar resigns amid mismanagement charges. A Reading bride Mrs Joseph Kauffman found dead with gas in her room. Local mills and property transfers noted. Post office safe damage by yeggmen in Shrewsbury. Blue Mountain cherry orchard near Rouzerville offers 100000 quarts this year from 2000 trees. Carlisle Indian School liquor investigation leads to 5 convictions in Northumberland prison. Berks county storm damage reports. A 10 year old killed lifting a live wire. James Zeigler assisted. A freak pig born near Spring Grove resembling the letter Y. Bernad McCabe, injured previously, recovers and plans to work in stone quarries. Waynesboro church tower planned as parsonage site with 40000 expenditure.
A large water tank toppled onto the Grantham preserving factory near Dilleburg on Wednesday afternoon. It burst through the roof, flooded kettles, and forced about 20 female workers to flee as the tank crushed the boiler. Engineer Hubert Spangler was injured in the basement and crawled out with a damaged leg. Work in the preserving department halted for repairs and safety checks.
H H Hershey of York Springs learned details of the Ogden Utah wreck that killed Reed when a car climbed 30 foot embankment and plunged into icy water. Cook pulled Hershey from the wreck and doctors feared for his life after breastbone and rib injuries, but he survived with strong will.
At the Littlentown school meeting on Wednesday, teachers for 1914 15 were elected. Principal salary set at 100 monthly, Primary Assistant 40, others 50. Appointments: Principal Roy D Knouse Grammar Ralph Liechy Secondary Miss Mary Hann Intermediate Miss Mary Robinson Primary Miss Florence Kelly. A first grade High School will be added with two principal assistants to be elected next meeting.
Harrisburg June 1 The State Highway Department will begin repair work on state highways using 1 028 665 dollars derived from automobile taxation and driver licensing this year. The Dauphin County Court decision released the funds, pending appeal, for repairs on about 9000 miles of highways with existing machinery and crews. The department will focus on maintenance rather than new construction as the sum may barely cover current repairs. the source of funds was tied to the court ruling issued June 8 detailing license figures for this year.
John 8 Myers a respected Spring Grove resident and retired tailor died suddenly on Saturday at noon. He collapsed on his front porch while talking with his brother. He was 65 years old and death was due to heart trouble.
Mrs George Preston, tenant farmer near Towanda Pennsylvania believed dying of stomach cancer, expelled a two foot live snake during mustard water treatment and is expected to fully recover. She swallows a snake years ago while drinking from a mountain brook and is about 30 years old. Alfred A Anderson of York Haven Water and Power was fatally injured when a pole fell striking him in York. He died at 1 am Friday after hospital treatment for a broken leg and lacerations. Notarial certificate: H I Smith sole owner of New Oxford Item sworn June 15 1914.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. It is described as a legitimate prescription from reputable physicians and sold by druggists for 75 cents. testimonials available. reads as a product advertisement from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Applicants seeking provisional and professional teaching certificates in Adams County will take exams in the Meade Building Gettysburg on June 26 and 27 1914. Provisional tests cover spelling reading writing physiology hygiene grammar arithmetic US history Pennsylvania history civics elementary algebra school management and methods. professional certificates require all provisional branches plus two from vocal music drawing English literature plane geometry general history physical geography elementary zoology cementary botany or elementary physics.
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