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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1905

Page

4

Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery touted as health aid

The article extols sunlight as a disinfectant in factories and praises Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo for his Golden Medical Discovery a non alcoholic alterative claimed to aid digestion boost blood formation and elimination of waste It mentions related products Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and notes local social updates and a factory lease by Deatick Brothers with plans to stock furniture and undertake work.

America R. V. Pierce Buffalo N. Y Hic Dr. Pierce Golden Pierce

Commencement Attendees and Local Notes at Pennsylvania College

Cedar Ridge residents among graduates and attendees at the Pennsylvania College exercises. Nicholas Heltzel returns from Gettysburg where he attended the college last season and was a speaker and honor student. Local families, house repairs, and farm work with wheat and rye turning yellow as haymaking and harvesting loom.

Pennsylvania College Mary Horwedel Annie Horwedel Bertha Gebhart Katia Heltzel Charles Heltzel Nicholas Heltzel Gettysburg Heltza George Moore Paul York David Shultz Robert Metzler Metzler New Oxford Charles Slaybaugh Henry Hemler Mbn, R

Hampton Items Visit Notes and Local Church Service

Community notices list visiting friends from Union Bridge and York areas plus local visitors. Reformed church services are announced for Sunday morning with guests including Rev Crissman and Rev Byrd visiting local residents. Local teachers and residents are mentioned as returning from duties in Harrisburg Middletown and Baltimore.

Early Union Bridge Beck Naomi York Spring Grove John Myers Dorothy York Springs Crissman Bendersville Maggie Chronister Martin Thomas Harrisburg Byrd Boiling Springs Wesley Miller Ola Myers Middletown Sadie Monver Annie Latimore Mulaun Baltimore Nettie Resser Harrison Myers

Tragic death at Shrewsbury Trotting Meet in York County

The Shrewsbury Trotting Association meet ended in tragedy when jockey H T Pearce of Manor Maryland fell from Navajo on the second turn. Pearce, about 30, died from injuries shortly after the fall leaving a wife and four children.

Shrewsbury ‘Trotting Association Shrewsbury York County T’. Pearce Manor Baltimore County Navajo Pearce Maryland

Bap Scam Scare Touted as Cure by Randulph Webbers

An ad touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a universal bowel and stomach cure for ailments from headaches to biliousness. It promises relief from pain and fear of appendicitis with a guaranteed remedy at Randulph Webbers drug store for 25 cents.

Dr. King Randulph Webbers Drug Store

Argument court signs are lest OVCE and Mex weed

An obscure report notes an argument in a court over signs related to OVCE and Mexican weed. The fragment provides minimal context and lacks clear names, dates, or locations.

Commencement at St Joseph’s Bonneauville Ends With Diplomas

A large crowd gathered at St Joseph’s Iall for graduation exercises on Saturday evening June 17. The program featured tableaus drills and music with praise for the sisters and the pupils. After an address, Rev. Father Costigan awarded diplomas and honors to Charles Chrismer Theresa Sneeringer Catharine Fromrmeyer Adelaide Noel Theresa Golden Mary Frommeyer.

St. Joseph’s School Bonneauville St. Joseph’s Iall Father Costigan Charles Chrismer Theresa Sneeringer Catharine Fromrmeyer Adelaide Noel Theresa Golden Mary Frommeyer

Bucklen's Arnica Salve Praised for Quick Healing

The ad claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures cuts burns ulcers fever sores sore eyes boils and more. Testimonial from D L Gregory of Slope Texas notes a bird sore and sore eyes improved quickly after using the salve at Wehslers drug store.

Bucklen O. K D. L. Gregory Slope Tex Wehsler’s

McSherrystown Local Notices and Accidents

A boy was struck in the head by a slipping bat during a game. a deep gash bled but was treated with adhesive plaster. George L. Rice Jr. graduates with a BA from Mount St Marys College and visits his father. Banns for A Calvin Young and Minnie Weaver published. fifty Conewago children made first communion. Daniel H. Bair bound over on assault charges for $500 bail. A horse carriage accident on Main street left George H. Bender scratched by barbed wire one arm.

Leo Brady A. J. Brady Robert Wireman George L. Rice, Jr Geo. L. Rice Mt. St. Mary’s College Emmitsburg St. Mary’s A. Calvin Young Mis Minnie Weaver George N. Weaver Conewago the Commonwealth Daniel H. Bair Germany Township Martha KE. Bair Squire Main Street George H. Bender Cunneh Street

Cure for Kidney Disease Promises Restored Health

C Cuilier of Cherokee Iowa describes Electric Bitters as a miracle cure for severe kidney disease. He details backache headache and low mood before using the tonic, which he credits with restoring his health. Sold by Randolph Welle druggist for 50 cents with guarantee.

C . Cuilier Cherokee Randolph Welle

Submerged in Coal Tar at York Plant

Charles Kraft of Emigsville wandered into a gens works pool in York and became completely submerged in coal tar. He was hauled out, covered with tar, his hair and moustache matted, and doctors face difficulty removing tar from his eyes without membrane injury.

Kraft York Charles Kraft Emigsville Gens Works

Shenandoah School Directors Plead Guilty to Bribery

Three Shenandoah school directors David Flest Jacob Noll Jr and Joseph Liersten pleaded guilty to bribery charges in Pottsville Pennsylvania. Sentencing was postponed until Saturday as other graft defendants linked to the Taxpayers' Association face trial this week.

Shenandoah Pottsville David Flest Jacob Noll, Jr Joseph Liersten Taxpayers’ Association

Eleven Negroes Killed In Fight At Griffin

Griffin Ga June 19 Chief of Police Phelps says latest information from the shooting on the negro excursion train of the Southern railway Saturday night reports 11 negroes dead. Two Griffin negroes of bad reputation are held as suspects. They claim a Saturday crap game sparked the trouble and fighting began in Atlanta and continued to Griffin with revolvers and razors.

Grifin Phelps Southern Railway Atlanta Griffin

Greason Free At Last In Exoneration Of Murder Conviction

Samuel Greason is acquitted of the murder of John Edwards in Reading Pennsylvania. A large audience witnessed the verdict and Mrs Kate Edwards the probator, whose testimony had convicted him, was exonerated as she attended from Carlisle. The case spanned years and drew wide notice as one of the state's most remarkable murder trials.

Edwards Reading Samuel Greason John Edwards Kate Edwards Greason

Four Die From Heat In New York Seaside Outing

In New York on June 20, a heat wave returned with 88 degree temperatures and high humidity. Prostrations and four deaths occurred, all among young children, as crowds sought relief at seaside resorts. A sudden sea breeze then cooled the air, lowering temperature and humidity to leave visitors chilly by night.

New York

Kennedy Dies as Cumberland Valley Railroad President

Thomas B. Kennedy of Chambersburg Pennsylvania, born August 1 1827 in Warren County New Jersey, died at his home. He led a Pennsylvanian party to California in 1849 and later became president of the Cumberland Valley Railroad in 1882 succeeding Frederick Watts.

Thomas B. Kennedy Chambersburg Thos. B. Kennedy Cumberland Valley Railroad Company Mr Kennedy Warren County N. J Marshall College Calfornia Cleveland Frederick Watts

Twenty Five Die In Western Maryland Train Wreck

A severe collision near Patapsco Maryland kills 25 and injures many as Passenger Train No.5 collides with a westbound freight. Engine crews and railroad workers dominate the death toll amid mangled trains and a shattered scene near Westminster and Finksburg.

Baltimore Western Maryland Railroad Patapsco Westminster Finksburg George B. Covell John J. Leger Knipple McNanamee Stott John Crouse Egineer Taneytown D. D. Rise Hagerstown W. O. Derr John Groshon Charles Kelly Charles T. Miller Frank Sweeney Harry Sweeney McClellan Sweeney William T. Sweeney J. Woolard Elmer Miler Nelson Fraley Charles Gooble J. W. Shupe George Summel Thurmont Joseph Stitely Catoctin Daniel Meyers Highfield Calvin Benner Edward Martin Elmer Miller Columbus Wilbiar Charles Grabill William Shuff Calvin Bonner Thomas Hahn John Whitmer Mount Hope Station Maryland Monach Patapsco River

Dead Man at the Throttle on CNJ Line Near Tourel Bay

Hiram Bosgart a 48 year old veteran passenger engineer for the Central Railroad of New Jersey died suddenly in the cab of his engine while running at full speed near Tourel Bay station in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania. He was among the railroad’s best known engineers and the incident occurred June 20.

Wilkesbarre Hiram Bosgart Central Railroad of New Jersey Tourel Bay Station

Week's News Condenser From June’s midweek items

The 46th annual state council of the Red Men met in York Pa. Kotaro Dato won the Wayman Crow medal at St Louis School of Fine Arts. Mrs Parnall Raincar of Bridgeton N J fainted after viewing her daughter's clothes. A New York broker Carl A Claussen died in a four story fall. Philadelphia reports 875812 qualified voters. Lehigh University granted 86 degrees. A New Mexico mother killed her five children and herself. John G Carlisle ousted from presidency of the United States Bankers' Corporation. Wilkes barre hosts the 11th annual Pennsylvania Bankers Association convention. Rear Admiral H B Mansfield retired. William Hanshoro hanged in Virginia. William B Woodbridge killed in Massachusetts. Governor Higgins calls NY legislature for June 21. Atlantic City Red Cross charter opens to all states. Rothschild bequeaths 4 million to charity. Train collision at Bryan Ohio. Despondent Kiel Wis mother kills children. Rhodes scholar W H Verner dies by suicide. Credit Men's Association elects Fessenden president. Jailbreaks and accidents mark the week across several states. Ban on large events noted in San Francisco meeting. Frid as June 16 to Tuesday June 20 items noted. Barons and bankers feature in weekend summaries.

Kotaro Dato Wayman Crow St. Louis School Philadelphia Lehigh University Bethleham George Campbell Tucumcan N. M Secretary of the Treasury John G. Carlisle United States Bankers’ Corporation Pennsylvania Bankers’ Association Wilkesharre H. B. Mansfield Navy William Hanshoro Warm Springs James N. Keene William B. Woodbridge Boston Saugus Mass Higgins New York W. B. Hooker Atlantic City Supreme Council of the Red Cross Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild Vienna A. T. Brown Rathburn Bryan Paul Klass Kieler Wis W. H. Verner Columbia S. C Oxford University National Association of Credit Men O. G. Fessenden Baltimore Gate City New Jersey Carpenters and Joiners of America Trenton Elmer Deacon Delanco N. J Alexander Warren Mills Hyndman Frederick Fuson Gustava Spusher Harwick Lloyd Longenberger Roaring Creek Valley Shamokin BU. K. Roberts Artillery Corps International Printing Pressman’s Union San Francisco H. C. Frick A. R Pittsburg Fredonia National Bank Fredonia N. Y Comptroller of Currency Arthur Bell Louis Tuck Ohio River Wheeling W. Va

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