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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1908

Page

22

Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Promote Quick Headache Relief

An advertisement touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as fast relief with 25 cent packages and 40 000 druggists nationwide. A user testimonial from Mrs Louish Lewellyn of Powell SD backs its effectiveness and a money back offer is noted if the first package fails.

Miles U.S Frank Snyder Louish Lewellyn Powell South Dakota Dr. Miles Miles Medical Co Elkhart

Suit your image with a fine ensemble

The ad suggests improving appearance by wearing one of their fine suits, promising a better look as seen by others. It emphasizes personal presentation and style.

Hart Schaffner and Marx Suits on Display

There are no others like these in the market with all wool fabrics and perfect tailoring. See a selection of fine suits in blue serge and black Thibet for all occasions, sizes $18 to $27.50. All clothing pressed and cleaned free.

Dynamite Blast At Simpson Coal Mine Fells Five

A dynamite explosion in the Simpson coal mine shaft near Brownsville leaves one man killed and five others gravely injured. Rescue teams search for survivors as authorities investigate the incident.

Simpson Brownsville Fnday

Thanksgiving Show at West End Parlor Theatre

After the Thanksgiving meal, plan an evening visit to the West End Parlor Theatre for a double show. Admission is five cents for all.

West End

Miller to Spend Sunday in East Berlin Reformed Charge

Rev. W. H. Miller of Quarryville will spend next Sunday in the East Berlin Reform ed charge and preach at Stamp ton on Saturday evening.

Citizens Miller’s Hall Bernard Concert Co Chicago New Oxford Auker’s Drug Store J. W. Feiser Mabel Thompson East Berlin I Forscht W. H. Miller Quarryville East

Mrs Detter and Daughter Stay With Sanders Kin

Mrs Lizzie Detter and her daughter Miss Mable from York Springs spent the past week visiting her sister in law Mrs A A Sanders near town.

Lizzie Detter Miss Mable York Springs A. A. Sanders Town

Union Thanksgiving Service at Lutheran Church This Thursday

The Union Thanksgiving service will be held at 10 o'clock this Thursday morning in the Lutheran church. Sermon by the pastor will be part of the event outlining communal thanks and reflection.

Union Lutheran’ Church Korn

Thanksgiving Double Show at Parlor Theatre

Special for Thanksgiving evening at the Parlor Theatre offers a large double bill. One hour of entertainment for 5 cents, with Shay starting promptly at 7 o clock.

Parlor Theatre Shay

Marriage Licenses Record With Multiple Couples Listed

Samuel Shindledecker and Fannie A. Bigham both of Hamiltonian township. Weigle of Hamilton township and Vertie SE Baker of Berwick township. Harry B. Jacoby and Catharine Anna Gochenour both of Littlestown. John W. Seifert of Bermudian and Nora B. Comfort of Dillsburg. James Noel and Grace Fidler both of Gettysburg. Charles H. Lohry of York Springs and Ada V. Coulson of Hanover.

Samuel Shindledecker Fannie A. Bigham Hamiltonian EE. Weigle Hamilton Township Vertie SE Baker Berwick Township Harry B. Jacoby Catharine Anna Gochenour Littlestown John W. Seifert Bermudian Nora B. Comfort Dillsburg James Noel Grace Fidler Gettysburg Charles H. Lohry York Springs Ada V. Coulson Hanover

Molten metal splash injures dozen at Eastern Steel plant

Several hundred pounds of molten metal spilled from a ladle at the Eastern Steel Company injuring about a dozen workers. Janes Devers Benjamin Stone and Albert Dockweiler suffered severe burns to the face and neck as metal penetrated flesh to the bone.

Eastern Steel Company Janes Devers Benjamin Stone Albert Dockweiler Edward Transue Easton Linemen’s Union Warwick N. Y Transue

Fight Cattle Plague Promptly Suppressed in City and Districts

Philadelphia authorities kill cattle and sheep exposed to aphthous fever, bury and burn corpses to curb spread. New cases reported in Dauphin Potter and northern Cumberland counties. hog deaths linked to the fever in Westmoreland. Eighteen cattle killed at Willistown, Chester County, as inspectors press control efforts.

Philadelphia Catle Danville Dauphin Potter Northumberland County Westmoreland County Willistown Chester County

Ironmaster Asked to Tell What He Knows About Steel Trade

Washington November 24 The Ways and Means Committee invites Andrew Carnegie to testify this week on the iron and steel industry and tariff prospects. Hearing on iron and steel rates runs through Friday with possible later appearances. Members refuse to discuss Carnegie article but acknowledge reading it.

Washington Andrew Carnegie Century Magazine Ways and Means Committee The House Carnegie

Panama Dam Ruin Noted After Heavy Rains

The Gatun dam section sixty five feet wide and fifty feet deep sank to surface level after rains. The Chagres River flooded the site covering railroad tracks and pumping station. Lt. Col. Goethals called the slide minor and typical for the canal region during the rainy season.

Panama The Journal Gatun Chagres Goethals Panama Canal Commission

Lucky Stone Causes Death At Rail Curve

Oscar Brown a 30 year old resident of Ridley Park was walking with a companion along the Pennsylvania railroad tracks near Crum Lynne station when he stooped to pick up a stone believed lucky. He was struck and killed instantly by an express train due at Chester at 10 21.

Ridley Park Chester Oscar Brown Crum Lynne Station

Burton Opposes Silver Service for New Battleship

Congressman Hiram R. Burton protests the Wilmington board of trade plan to fund a silver service for the Delaware battleship to be built for Newport News. He proposes diverting funds to seamen needs, with half the interest for current literature and half for gunnery prizes and skill rewards.

Wilmington Del Hiram R. Burton Delaware Newport News Wilmington Board of Trade Burton

Lynching after alleged assault in South Carolina

Jim Gilmore, a about twenty year old Black man, was taken from the guard house in Luray Hampton county and lynched by enraged citizens. He had attempted to assault a daughter of his employer A C Fitts while the sisters slept.

Charleston S. C Jim Gilmore Luray Hampton County Gilmore A. C. Fitts

Mental suggestion cures habits and reform claims by sleep talk

Newark pastor Rev. Henry C. Rose says a nightly talk while a patient sleeps can prevent faults and reform addictions, citing cases of reforming husbands and promising results with children through calm bedside conversation. Carnegie tariff views also outlined with emphasis on protection for rich goods and staged tariff shifts. Grandson Read murder case linked to confession by Herbert Grigg and two others with details of the crime and money obtained.

Newark N. J Henry C. Rose Church of the Redeemer Mr. Rose Read Chum William Read Vineland Herbert Grigg Walter Zeller Cline Wheeler Grigg Zeller Ile Wheeler Renal

Father Killed by Son After Family Abuse in Hazleton

John Hinkle Jr of Upper Lehigh surrendered to Squire Buckley in Freeland and confessed striking his father John Hinkle with a brick, fracturing his skull after the elder man abused the family and drank the last dollar for whisky. He was held for coroner action.

Hazleton John Hinkle, Jr Upper Lehigh Squire Buckley Freeland John Hinkle Young Hinkle Hinkle

Consumptive Brother Ejected From Home Dies on Street

Joseph Boynski of Phoenixville, in the last stages of consumption, was rejected from his brother’s home and found on the street by Constable Walters. He could not be admitted again by relatives, and died near Chester County home as the constable raced to reach the fifteen mile distance.

West Chester Phoenixville Joseph Boynski Chester County Boynski

Girl Accidentally Killed in Blair County House Incident

In Altoona Pennsylvania on November 24 Maggie Garver aged sixteen, living with Mr and Mrs John Helsel at Point View, Blair County, was accidentally killed. Ellis Helsel aged twelve, while leaving the house to go hunting, discharged his gun when it struck the kitchen door frame striking Maggie Garver in the head and killing her instantly.

Altoona Maggie Garver John Helsel Point View Blair County Ellis Helsel Miss Garver

Roosevelt to Speak in London on Africa Tour Impressions

President Roosevelt accepted an invitation from the Royal Geographical Society to address members during his London visit about April 1910. The exact subject is undecided but will likely cover impressions from his African tour.

Mr. Roosevelt London Roosevelt Royal Geographical Society Society

Bradley Beach Man Ingests Red Hot Poker At Insane Hospital

In Red Bank New Jersey on November 24 Jozef McCormick of Bradley Beach told friends he could eat iron and then pressed a red hot poker into his mouth. He was taken to the Trenton hospital for the insane.

Insane Hospital Red Bank N. J Jozef McCormick Bradley Beach Trenton Nc Insane

Quick Justice in Maryland Court Briefly Convicts Foster

In Easton Maryland Circuit Court Judge Atkins swiftly convicts Clarence Foster colored after a thirty minute hearing. Foster is sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary for attempted assault on Mrs Sadie Arrington wife of Walter Arrington a prominent local farmer on July 15.

Easton Atkins Clarence Foster Sadie Arrington Walter Arrington

Fifteen Die In Brooklyn Gas Explosion

Fifteen residents perished when a gas main leak sparked a massive blast in a fifty foot deep excavation on Gold Street Brooklyn. The explosion lifted the street and hurled debris as a crowd of school children stood nearby. A woman and three children near the hole were buried under wreckage.

Gold Street Brooklyn

Bryan May Run Again

William J. Bryan dictated a statement from San Antonio Texas saying he may run again if conditions warrant but will not prejudge the future or heed opponents advice. He stresses continuing to defend what he believes benefits the American people. He adds he sees no need to decide now.

Bryan William J. Bryan San Antonio Tex

Man Requests Gun To Kill Wife And Mother In Law

James Al Qany, a young Black man, went to police headquarters seeking a gun to kill his wife and mother in law. He said any gun that would shoot would do. He was placed in a cell and attempted suicide by hanging.

Washington James al- Qany

Notable Deaths and Trials Across Cities in Late November

The week spans November 18 to 24 with reports of William S. McKinnon dying in Cleveland after a long illness. Herman Billik to hang on December 11 in Chicago for the Viral family murders. Youths Gene Doudell and Ernest Walsh linked to killings in Georgia and Hamilton. Eastern Shipbuilding to auction and dismantle Groton yard. Fires in Fredericksburg and Memphis cause major losses. Hydrophobia death in Chicago. Philippine troops command shift. Multiple court verdicts and accidents across states.

William S. McKinnon Ohio Cleveland Herman Billik Barnes Chicago Gene Doudell Ernest Walsh Hamilton Charles N. Hanscom Eastern Shipbuilding Company Groton Mass Minnesota Dakota Green Brothers Fredericksburg Gustave A. Wolff W. H. Duvall John E. Weston Philippines Wabash Screen Door Company Memphis Tenn G. A. McClung Common Pleas Court of Pittsburg Stuart Mary Harbour Rose Adams Sioux City Samuel BE. Campbell New Haven Conn G. Brinley Morgan Campbell John Krauss Pacific State & Sunset Telegraph Company San Francisco Adriatic Queenstown Ireland Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Highland Lagrange Henry L. Schrifegel Mary Hamilton Criminal Court Washington Joseph Meyer Margaret Atkins Calumet River Bryan Nebraska West Africa Pen Argy Pa Martin Parson Fred Campbell Franklin East Charleroi

Commodities Report Shows Mixed Grain and Dairy Prices

Baltimore wheat prices ease for No 2 spot at 1.07 percent. No 2 steamer at 1.034 percent. Corn holds firm with mixed gains and steady oats. Butter remains firm with cheddar and diary prints dampened. Eggs steady across Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and southern markets.

Baltimore Southern Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia

Live Stock Markets at Pittsburg Yards Report

Cattle strong with prime choices at 6.25 and 6.6 tied highs, rime around 5.75 to 6. Sheep steady with prime lambs and wethers noted, veal calves 7.50 to 8. Hogs active and higher: prime heavies 6.00 to 6.10, mediums 5.85 to 5.90, heavy Yorkers 3.75 to 3.80, roughs 4.40 to 4.60. Light Yorkers and pigs not in demand.

Pittsburg Union

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William H. Olp Red Lion York County Carrie B. Swope Glen Rock Geo. F. Witter New Chester Philadelphia Street Frank Weigle Vertie E. Baker Conewago Chapel Cletus Neiderer Peter Neiderer Mt. Rock Mary Hagerman Joseph Hagerman Eugene Halstermyer George Shane Washington, D. C Joseph Carbaugh Berlin Junction Carbaugh Straban Township Hunterstown Monarch Hench & Drumbold Reynold Oliver Jacob F. Thomas Orphans’ Court Adams County Chas. M. Wolfe Isabelle Carl Lewis Miller Margaret F. Miller Tyrone Township Howard G. Blocher B. F. Hesson Alfred H. Staley John W F. Miller C. T.a Henry F. Miller H. J. Sneeringer Julian Noel Mountpleasant Township D. F. Steffy Hart Schaffner Eet & Marx N.B. Carver & Fons Atov Samuel Nicklan Luzerne County Nanticoke Lucky Stone Henry Ironmaster Congress Brick John Barrow Allegheny River Arthur Honekar Bridgeton Henry F. O'Reilly Schoos Crossing Woods
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