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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
5
A historical classified style note appears, advertising weekly publication by B. J. Smite with annual rate, subscription conditions, and acceptance of various ads from business cards to printers items. The text shows misprints and archaic phrasing indicating a mid 19th century ad ledger.
A 1914 York County miscellany records several incidents: John Fox dies after a field water wagon accident near Lancaster. A. B. Farquhar resigns as York Hospital head amid mismanagement charges. Mrs Josef Kauffman found dead with gas in Reading. Littlestown mill owner buys a home. yeggmen fail to open a Shrewsbury post office safe. 100000 quarts of cherries promised by A D Morganthall near Rouzerville. Carlisle Indian School liquor trial yields 3 to 9 months for five men. Berks County storm damage and a boy electrocuted lifting a live wire. a freak Y shaped Berkshire pig described on a Jackson Township farm. Bernad McCabe of Baltimore recovers from intestinal injuries after a stabbing. Waynesboro church plans a tower parsonage. a Grantham preserving factory tank collapses injuring workers. Westinghouse agent Hershey survives Utah car wreck. Littlestown School Board hires staff for 1914 15 term.
Harrisburg June 11 The State Highway Department plans immediate repair work on state highways using 1 028 665 dollars from auto tax and driver licensing revenue this year. After the Dauphin County Court ruling, work will start unless an appeal delays it. The funds cover repairs on about 9000 miles of highways and equipment needs. Details show licenses issued this year far exceed last year's, including 84240 pneumatic tires and 132 motorcycles. John J Myers prominent Spring Grove resident and retired tailor died suddenly at 65 while chatting on his porch.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications says an ad. Internal remedies are needed to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a nonquack prescription from a leading physician, with tonics and blood purifiers. Testimonials are offered, and the product is sold by druggists with a price of one dollar. Family Pills are also recommended for constipation.
A partial page shows capital stock and surplus figures, undivided profits after expenses, and various deposit categories. Individual deposits to check, time certificates, saving funds, and postal savings appear with several dollar amounts. Dividends unpaid and other small entries are listed among liabilities and equity.
Applicants for provisional and professional teaching certificates in Adams County will be tested in Gettysburg at the Meade Building on June 25 and 27. Provisional applicants face a broad written exam. professionals must pass all provisional subjects plus two of several advanced branches and a pedagogy book. Readiness, penmanship, and health certificates are required. exams start at 9 00 a.m. and are open to the public.
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