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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
22
A damaged fragment describes a sale or service with pricing at 91.00 per item and mentions a discontinued manor, arrears, and an order for continuance. It references notices, terms, and a large handbill style listing.
A collection of short notes details cases from Lancaster and surrounding towns including attempted suicides, fires, child burns, a fatal ladder fall, a wife dying at home, an elderly man’s fatal auto crash, a lawyerly dispute over a tobacco offense, horse shooting charges, a major industrial fire at Codorus Mfg. Co., state tax matters in Harrisburg, and a large poultry operation at White Pine Sanatorium feeding patients.
A vintage medical advertisement argues that catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes internal remedies Hall's Catarrh Cure and Wall's Catarrh Cure as effective. It claims physician endorsement, a blood purifier formula, and urges readers to send testimonials.
Burgess John Raymond of Gettyeburg mistook Monument Square in Hanover for the Battlefield oval during a night ride. An officer halted him after a humorous exchange about York County and Adams. Burgess Stoken arrived and released his brother, ending the incident without further trouble.
A new Mutual Fire Insurance company has been organized to cover household furniture residences and limited mercantile buildings in McSherrystown Hanover and nearby boroughs with fire protection. Directors for the first year include Dr Geo L Rice F W Topper and others from McSherrystown Hanover and surrounding areas. The company must secure 200000 in risks before incorporation, with over half already applied for.
Boro Auditor Jacob F. Robert surcharges Boro Treasurer Ralph J. Hoffacker $600 paid on vouchers for legal services by Boro Solicitor T. F. Christwaite. John J. Bollinger retained as counsel. County Court action likely to determine solicitor fees beyond regular salary. Auditor also criticizes Council for not providing a sinking fund as required by law.
The report chronicles Barbara Smith and William Koontz marrying in Frederick after exchanges prompted by newspaper ads. Koontz, from Hanover, sought a wife and correspondence with Smith led to a planned meeting and wedding. Also noted are fines for corncracker songbirds in York and a large priestly jubilee in Harrisburg.
H B Yair and Company installed Cortright Metal Shrine roofs on multiple structures including the House of Halph Coonan at Seven Wyandred, the home of Daniel Bricker at Green Ridge, a large wagon shed on J C Bream farm, and several smaller buildings.
The federal reserve act will push into circulation vast sums in new paper money through twelve federal reserve banks. Notes will be advanced by the federal reserve board using commercial paper as security, and denominations include 5 10 20 50 and 100 dollars. Each note features portraits and period imagery with green backs and black face ink. In York a Mr C F Moyer died after collapsing from indigestion who worked for the De Laval Separator company.
At the regular meeting of the board held on Saturday June 20 1914 the regular semi annual dividend of 8 4 percent and an extra per cent was declared from earnings of the past six months payable July 1 1914. Checks will be mailed to stock holders. JAS W BARNITZ Cashier.
Advertises a summer side gig needing only 2 to 3 hours weekly with no experience or capital required. The Spare TIME DEPARTMENT at INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE Co seeks interested individuals in any community and invites them to write to 119 W. 40th St., New York.
A financial snippet lists capital stock paid in and surplus funds, undivided profits after expenses and taxes, and various deposits. It mentions time certificates of deposit, savings fund deposits, U S Postal Savings Deposits, and municipal deposits with multiple monetary figures.
Exams for provisional and professional certificates will be held in the Meade Building Gettysburg on June 25 and 27 1914. Provisional applicants face tests in spelling reading writing physiology and hygiene grammar arithmetic US history Pennsylvania history civics elementary algebra school management and methods. Professional candidates must pass provisional branches plus two of vocal music drawing English literature plane geometry general history physical geography elementary zoology botany or physics and submit work in pedagogy. papers supplied on exam day. health certificates issued. preliminary work written in penmanship and reading chosen by applicant.
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