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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1908

Page

13

Nervous Indigestion Remedies Highlight Dr Miles Nervine

An article describes nervous indigestion caused by weak nerve control of the stomach and promotes Dr Miles Nervine as a remedy to restore energy and aid digestion. A Virginia reader, A S Melton of Ashville, recounts relief after using Nervine and Heart Cure, praising the medicines and recommending them to others. Unusual tombstone incident in Hanover notes a widow had ordered a monument with her and her husband’s dates, then died two weeks later, leaving the date of death inscribed.

Miles’ Nervine Dr. Miles A. S. Melton Ashville N. C Miles Miles Medical Co Elkhart Hanover Spring Grove Jacob Mummert

Adams County Orphans Court Notices for June 1908

Administrators and trustees in Adams County Pa present first and final accounts for confirmation on June 15 1908 at 10 30 a m. Accounts cover Jacob Hartman Ra chel Stallsmith Cyrus Miller Annie Sheely Sophia Funk Jacob Win Sabina Keck Silas Wagner Zachariah Oyler Jesse Bucher and Basil Biggs estates and related trusts.

Orphans’ Court Adams County J. Frank Hartman J. W. Bucher Jacob Hartman Franklin Township J. L. Butt William Stallsmith Rachel Stallsmith Straban Township Clayton A. Spahr John K. Zeigler Cyrus Miler Reading Township Jacob Sheely Annie Sheely George Sheely Daniel A. Thomae Esar Sophia Funk Daniel A. Thomas Jacob Winand Huntington Township Samuel D. Beck Sabina Keck Gettysburg Adam F Bucher Annie M. Bucher W. M. Biggs Basil Biggs Catharine Warner Silas Wagner J. ©. Oyler Zachariah Oyler Menallen Township Jacob F. Bucher Jesse Bucher Berwick Township

Court items from Biglerville and surrounding townships

The court overruled the new trial motion in Samuel Spangler vs William D Markley with the verdict for 640 dollars for an automobile accident at Biglerville. Harry Metz pleaded guilty to larceny and was sentenced to one month in jail. Coroner Hartman reported William McIlhenny’s death and no inquest. Guardian Jacob G Slonaker may spend 25 dollars yearly per ward for Kemper E Thomas’s minor children. John W Gelbach named as Amelia Gelbach's committee after removal. Citizens Trust Co of Gettysburg appointed successor. Raymond Sell named guardian of Edna C and Elmer F Kindig minors. Guardian J L Williams’ ward Harriet Bream approved. Viewers for Mount Joy Mount Pleasant line: former viewers withdrawn. new petition filed. John A Poist, John E King, S Miley Miller appointed as viewers.

Harry Metz John Nary Hartman William McIlhenny Jacob G. Slonaker Kemper E. Thomas John W. Gelbach Amelia C. Gelbach Citizens Trust Company of Gettysburg Raymond Sell Edna C Elmer F. Kindig Henry Kindig J. L. Williams Harriet Bream Mountjoy Mountpleasant John A. Poist McSherrystown John E. King Oxford Township S. Miley Miller Reading Township

Births and visits noted in Mountpleasant township region

Born May 28 to Mr and Mrs H W Hoffnagle of Mountpleasant township a daughter. Mrs Charles Wakehafer and son of Baltimore are visiting at Geo A Klingel Han over street. Mr William N Hulick of near town spent a few days at York. Mr J W Fanns on Himes farm near town gave a chicken egg measuring 6x83 inches.

H. W. Hoffnagle Mountpleasant Township Charles Wakehafer Baltimore Geo. A. Klingel Hanover Street William N. Hulick Near Town York J. W. Fanns Himes Town

Teachers Examinations for 1908 in Adams County

Adams County will hold teacher examinations for permanent professional and beginner certificates in June and July. Locations include Gettysburg Meade School Building and local towns with dates from June 6 to July 18. Applicants should present letters of recommendation if unknown to the superintendent. Open to the public.

Adams County Court House Gettysburg Meade Meade School Berinners Straban Tyrone Hunterstown Town Cumberland, Freedoms and Highland Pestalozzi Leonard Gertrude Hamilton Blaisdell Burkett H. Milton Roh

Priest stabbed in Missouri church attack shocks 400

Father Joseph F. Lubeley 33 pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church Salisbury Missouri was stabbed twice by farmer Joseph Schuette amid a mass of 400 worshippers. The priest lay critically injured as bystanders restrained the assailant and Mrs Barbara Ginter and John Gates were wounded during the struggle.

Joseph F. Lubeley St. Joseph's Catholic Church Salisbury Joseph Schuette Father Lubeley Schuette Barbara Ginter John Gates

Methodist Conference Endorses Anti-Saloon League and Local Option

The Baltimore general conference endorsed unqualifiedly the Anti-Saloon League and favored local option marking a shift from universal prohibition. Rev. Dr. William A. Quayle was elected bishop on the tenth ballot, ending a long deadlock. Rev. Dr. C. W. Smith was elected editor of the Pittsburg Christian Advocate on the twelfth ballot.

Baltimore General Conference The Methodist Church Anti-Saloon League William A. Quayle St. James’ Church Chicago C. W. Smith Pittsburg

Girl's Mother Accuses Preacher Resigns at Leavenworth Church

Rev. Robert A Ellwood, formerly of Wilmington Delaware, resigns as pastor of the Leavenworth Presbyterian church after charges by a church member's mother. He admitted writing letters to a choir girl. Elders accept resignation and drop action. Ellwood had a prior notoriety for a lynching sermon in 1903 and faced charges in 1904.

R. A.ellwood Wilmington Del Leavenworth Kan.) Presbyterian Church Ellwood Robert A. Ellwood Olivet Presbyterian Church George White Presbytery

Child Fatally Burned In Hot Lard Incident

Bertha Didra two year old daughter of John A Didra of Allentown Pennsylvania died from burns after falling into a pan of forty pounds of hot lard melted by her baker father He placed the pan on a rear pavement to cool and a neighbor's boy and the child playing tag caused the accident She received immediate aid but showed little distress and remained conscious until near the end.

Bertha John A. Didra Allentown Didra

Two Boys Die After Trolley Collision in Baltimore

David Rothman aged 13 and Frank Culatto aged 8 were killed when a trolley struck them as they rode at the rear of a wagon in Baltimore Maryland. They jumped from the wagon to avoid the clash but could not escape the vehicle. The fatalities occurred under the wheels and their bodies suffered severe crushing injuries with no external skin damage.

David Rothman Frank Culatto Baltimore

Carpenter Falls From Two Story Lewes House

Edward Quillin a Lewes Delaware carpenter fell from a two story building while repairing it breaking his arm and losing several teeth His father who held the ladder suffered severe injuries Captain Quillin the elderly father may die from injuries feared fatal risks remain high

Sire Lewes Del Edward Quillin Quillin

Fleet's Coal Bill Near Five Million Dollars

Estimated total coal cost for the Atlantic fleet as it completes its round the world cruise is about 5 million dollars. A transit route from San Francisco to Hampton Roads via Honolulu Manila and the Suez canal is put at 2 039 000 dollars.

San Francisco Hampton Roads Honolulu Manila Suez Canal

Strike Prep Aims to Store Million Tons of Anthracite

Port Clinton Pa May 26 140000 coal miners to be kept steadily employed with no work days lost. Operators plan to stockpile at least 10000000 tons of hard coal before the April 1 1909 expiration of the three year wage agreement amid current low production.

Port Clinton

Woman's Body Found In Water In New York

The body of Mrs. Helen Hart was found in the waters of Little Hell Gate with injuries suggesting death by foul play at first, but reports indicate she likely died by her own hand. Her son said she had been missing for weeks.

New York Helen Hart Little Hell Gate Hazelwood Pittsburg Ralph C. Barr C. M. Day Denver Ira Oakley Clarksville J. M. Underwood Fuquay Springs N. C

Daggerlike Glass Fatal Blow in City Runaway

In Pittsburgh on May 26 a broken mirror shard from a runaway crash pierced eighteen year old Edgar Burns in the West End. He died within minutes as he assisted a neighbor with a moving wagon. A heavy mirror shattered and two thick pieces penetrated his chest before aid arrived.

Pittsburg West End Edgar Burns Burns

Soda Tank Explosion Kills Man in Philadelphia Store

In Philadelphia on May 26 Louis Leavin was killed and his brother Jacob fatally injured when a soda water tank burst as they were charging it. The blast hurled them across the cellar, ripped up the floor, and buried them in debris. Louis died after hospital admission. Jacob suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries.

Philadelphia Louis Leavin Jacob Louis

Defaulter's Body Found In Shamokin Creek Near Sunbury

The decomposed body found in Shamokin creek near Sunbury is believed to be Francis M. Bloom, head bookkeeper of Sunbury Trust & Safe Deposit, missing since May 6 with accounts later shown $6000 short. Authorities based on a watch found in a pocket and a directors statement.

Sunbury Shamokin Creek Francis M. Bloom Sunbury Trust & Safe Deposit Company

Philadelphia Woman Breaks Both Legs in Bed Turning

Miss Margaret Kramer of Philadelphia fractured both legs while turning over in bed. She has been visiting her brother Dr. Charles F. Kramer a Harrisburg physician and druggist. The accident, occurring in the act of turning, has attracted attention among medical men.

Margaret Kramer Philadelphia Miss Kramer Charles F. Kramer Harrisburg

Ball Player Burst Blood Vessel in St. Louis Game

An amateur baseball player named John R. Parry in St. Louis collapsed and died after throwing from deep left field to home as a runner attempted to steal home. The effort to atone for an earlier error caused a fatal vascular rupture just as the catcher applied the tag.

John R. Parry St. Louis

Thugs Try Hold Up Bank Messengers In Broad Daylight

In New York three assailants pepper sprayed bank messengers carrying 43000 from Clinton and Houston streets to Canal street. A Polish waitress Eva Javor nicka alerted police, leading to the capture of Cosimo Ricobono and the detention of his father Giovanni and brothers Salvatore and Damiano Ricobono as suspects.

New York Jefferson Bank Clinton and Houston Streets Canal Street First Street Samuel Edelman Joseph H. Welsor Abraham Stern Edelman Eva Javornicka Cosimo Ricobono Ricobono

Brooklyns William H Marsh dies of hydrophobia

William H Marsh of Brooklyn, a water meter manufacturer, died Wednesday night from hydrophobia after caring for an injured water spaniel. Doctors at the Pasteur Institute predicted the outcome on Monday. He faced the illness with courage, winding up affairs as pain increased and family gathered at his home.

Pasteur Institute William H. Marsh Brooklyn Marsh Mr. Marsh

Poison Gift Almost Kills Two in Charleroi Case

A box containing oranges and a bottle of whisky sent to Mrs. Samuel Fredwood in Charleroi Pa led to both her and a man named Abraham Lewis falling violently ill after eating an orange and drinking liquor. A chemical test in Pittsburgh aimed to identify the poison source while Mrs Fredwood could not name her attacker.

Charleroi Samuel Fredwood Bellevue Pittsburg Fredwood Abraham* Lewis

Headache tablets kill child in Upper Sandusky home

Three year old Mildred Wilson, daughter of Lewis Wilson, found headache tablets at her Upper Sandusky Ohio residence and ate about six. Convulsions followed within minutes and despite doctors efforts she died within an hour after the mother discovered her.

Mildred Lewis Wilson Upper Sandusky, O

Wilmington Man Drowns In Bathtub During Seizure

Harry Donovan suffers an epileptic fit while preparing for a bath at his Jefferson street home in Wilmington Delaware and falls into a full tub of water, resulting in his drowning.

Harry Donovan Jefferson Street Wilmington Del

McEnery Re-elected by Louisiana Legislature

United States Senator Samuel Douglas McEnery was chosen by the Louisiana legislature to succeed himself. Frank E. Ferguson of Hagerstown Missouri was named assistant director of the bureau of engraving and printing by Secretary Cortelyou. Five hurt in Lehigh Valley train wreck near Caledonia New York.

United States Samuel Douglas McEnery Louisiana Frank E. Ferguson Hagerstown Bureau of Engraving and Printing Cortelyou Lehigh Valley Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Caledonia N. Y

Quotations Baltimore Whea Steady Market Notes

Market report lists steady quotations for Baltimore Wheat and Corn with varied grades and prices. Butter and eggs show steady or easy movement with creamery products and dairy prints highlighted. Regional references include Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia markets with cents per unit prices.

Baltimore Southern Hell Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia

Live Stock Market Report From Pittsburg Stock Yards

Cattle steady to firm with prime at $6.75 and $6.40 for select grades. Sheep slow with prime wethers around $3 and common $2. Arab calf veal near $6. Hog market slow with prime heavies near $3.70 to $3.75 and pigs around $5.50.

Pittsburg Penton

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Steffy Financial Statement New Oxford Building and Loan Association Schiehe H. Smith C. E. Deatrick Branstaedter J.R. Weaver Weaver J.L. Wiliams Treasury W.F. Sheely Wit R. Snyder M. Hulick J. R. Weaver Sec T. E. Bower Bec'ys Samuel Spangler Wm. D. Markley Biglerville Liberty Fairfield Franklin Cashtown Germany Mt. Joy Union Littlese Comptroller of the Currency Percy G. Marling Montreal Manhattan New York City Joe Gans Battling Nelson Fred Grothe Lincoln Salina Kan United States Steel Corporation Gary Ike Watson Meridan Miss Columbus Alaska William H. Connolly St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church Hazleton Harry Russell Spokane Wash Elmer Peterson Charles Pennsylvania Coal & Coke Company Hastings Johnstown Southern Presbyterian General Assembly Savannah Oklahoma Thomas E. French Samuel K. Robbins George J. Bergen State Mutual Building & Loan Association of New Jersey Stanidas Rolwski Boys Flatlands Norristown Charles E. Littlefield Maine Congress Hough
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