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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1908

Page

27

Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Featured In Local Ad Copy

An advertisement extols Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills promising quick relief with minimal after effects. It cites Mrs Louish Lewellyn of Powell SD endorsing the product and notes a 25 dose package priced at 25 cents. The piece also mentions local lecture plans and multiple wedding notices.

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

Fine suits to boost how others see you

The line promises improving appearance through wearing one of their fine suits. It suggests confidence and social perception as the primary appeal. The ad tone emphasizes quality and personal presentation.

Hart Schaffner Marx Suits in Blue Serge and Black Thibet

Fine Hart Schaffner Marx suits in blue serge and black Thibet offered for all occasions. Sizes range and prices $18 to $27.50. All clothing pressed and cleaned free.

Horseinjured by hidden manure hook at Berlin Junction

Mr Joseph Carbaugh of Berlin Junction found his fine horse wounded after a manure hook lay concealed in straw under nightfall. The upturned tines pierced the animal's side to several inches, requiring full effort to extract. A veterinary surgeon treated the wounds and the horse is expected to recover.

Joseph Carbaugh Berlin Junction

Thanksgiving Night Shows at West End Parlor

After a Thanksgiving dinner, patrons are invited to West End Parlor Theatre for an evening double feature with all seats priced at five cents. The two performances promise light entertainment and a festive wrap to the holiday.

West End

Miller to Lead Visit for Quarryville Clergy Next Sunday

Rev. W. H. Miller of Quarryville will spend next Sunday in the East Berlin Reformed charge and preach at Stamp ton on Saturday evening in a local church schedule.

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

Mrs Lizzie Detter and Daughter Visit in York Springs

Mrs Lizzie Detter and her daughter Miss Mable from York Springs spent the past week at the home of her niece Mrs A A Sanders near town.

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

Union Thanksgiving Service Set For Thursday Morning

The Union Thanksgiving service will be held at 10 o clock this Thursday morning in the Lutheran church. A sermon will be delivered by the pastor, with all members urged to attend and participate in the community observance.

Union Lutheran’ Church Korn

Thanksgiving double show at Parlor Theatre

A Thanksgiving evening program at the Parlor Theatre offers a large double show with one hour of entertainment for 5 cents. Shay performs and starts promptly at 7 o'clock.

Parlor Theatre Shay

Marriage License Notices From Multiple Townships

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

Samuel Shindledecker Fannie A. Bigham Hamiltonian Hamilton Township Vertie E. 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 Y. Coulson Hanover

Molten metal burns dozen workers at Eastern Steel plant

Several hundred pounds of molten metal splashed from a ladle injuring a dozen workers at the Eastern Steel Company plant. James Devers, Benjamin Stone, and Albert Dockweiler were severely burned on face and neck as metal pierced flesh to the bone.

Eastern Steel Company James Devers Benjamin Stone Albert Dockweiler Edward Transue Easton Linemen’s Union Warwick N. Y Transue Samuel Nicklan Luzerne County Nanticoke

Fighting Cattle Plague Spurs Rapid Culling in Philadelphia

Philadelphia authorities destroy infected cattle and sheep to halt aphthous fever spread. Cattle killed and buried in trenches with quicklime, then burned. New cases reported in Dauphin Potter and northern Cumberland counties. hogs die from fever in Westmoreland. Eighteen cattle killed at Willistown Chester County.

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 formally invited Andrew Carnegie to appear this week to discuss his Century Magazine article and the potential tariff reduction on iron and steel. Hearings on iron and steel rates run through Friday with options for Carnegie to testify Thursday or Friday if Wednesday is not possible. Members declined to discuss Carnegie’s article but read it.

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

Gatun Dam Ruined By Rain Flooding Panama Site

The Journal reports a nightmarish scenario after heavy rains as Gatun dam section sixty five feet wide and fifty feet deep sunk, leaving the top level with the surface. There is flooding over the Chagres river site with water covering tracks and facilities. Goethals notes a slide at Gatun, but claims it is minor and typical for the rainy season along the canal line.

Panama Gatun Chagres Goethals Panama Canal Commission

Lucky Stone Causes Death of Ridley Park Man

Oscar Brown aged 30 of Ridley Park was struck and killed by an express train near Crum Lynne station while stooping to pick up a supposed lucky stone. The fatal incident occurred as the train, due at Chester at 10 21, passed the curve.

Ridley Park Chester Oscar Brown Crum Lynne Station

Burtons Protest Silver Service for Delaware Battle Ship

Congressmen Hiram R. Burton opposes funding a silver service for the new battleship Delaware to be built at Newport News. He urges using the money to aid sailors with current literature for the crew and prizes for gunnery and skill instead.

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

Taken From Jail and Lynched in South Carolina

Jim Gilmore, about twenty, was seized from the Luray guard house in Hampton County and lynched by a mob after an attempted assault on a farmer’s daughter. The attack was directed at two sisters while they slept.

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

Mental suggestion cures bad habits at sleep

Newark reports Rev. Henry C. Rose claiming sleep-time mental suggestion can reform many faults and habits. He cites examples of reforming children and even husbands by quiet bedside talks, with emphasis on persistence and belief in the method. Carnegie tariff views and a violent family murder case are summarized in brief.

Newark N. J Henry C. Rose Church of the Redeemer Mr. Rose

Parent Abuser Confessed After Fatal Brick Blow

Hazleton Pennsylvania November 24 John Hinkle Jr of Upper Lehigh surrendered to Squire Buckley Freeland and admitted striking the blow that killed his father John Hinkle last week He said his father came home drunk took the last dollar to buy whisky then abused the family He threw a half brick and struck him on the head causing a fractured skull awaiting coroner action

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

Ejected Dying Brother Finds Street Death Near Home

Joseph Boynski, dying of consumption, was found on a street after leaving his brother’s Phoenixinville home. Constable Walters began a final dash to Chester County home fifteen miles away, but died en route as the town reached.

West Chester Phoenixville Joseph Boynski Walters Chester County Boynski

Girl Accidentally Killed in Blair County Kitchen Incident

Altoona Pennsylvania November 24 Maggie Garver sixteen years old who had lived with Mr and Mrs John Helsel at Point View Blair county was accidentally killed Ellis Helsel twelve years old aiming to go hunting discharged his gun when it struck the kitchen door frame hitting Miss Garver in the head and killing her instantly

Altoona Maggie Garver John Helsel Point View Blair County Ellis Helsel Miss Garver G. A. McClung Common Pleas Court of Pittsburg Stuart Mary Harbour Rose Adams Sioux City Samuel B. 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 Martin Parson Fred Campbell Franklin, Pa East Charleroi

Roosevelt to Speak in London on Africa Tour Impressions

President Roosevelt accepted an invitation from the Royal Geographical Society to speak in London around his April 1910 visit. The address topic is undecided but is likely to cover his impressions from the Africa tour.

Mr. Roosevelt London Roosevelt Royal Geographical Society Society

Bradenton man eats hot poker in insane hospital episode

A Brad ley Beach man named Jetef McCormick told friends he could eat iron and credibly pressed a red hot poker into his mouth in the Insane Hospital at Red Bank New Jersey. He was transferred to the Trenton asylum for evaluation.

Insane Hospital Red Bank N. J Jetef McCormick Bradley Beach Trenton Insane

Quick Justice at Easton Court Sends Man to Eight Years

In Easton Maryland the circuit court swiftly convicted Clarence Foster for attempting to assault Mrs Sadie Arrington on July 15. The judge, Atkins, sentenced Foster a penitentiary term of eight years after a thirty minute trial.

Easton Atkins Clarence Foster Sadie Arrington Walter Arrington

Gas Explosion Kills Fifteen on Gold Street Brooklyn

A gas main leak ignited by a spark caused a massive blast in a 50 foot deep trench on Gold Street Brooklyn. Fifteen people died including a woman and three children as dirt and debris sprayed into the air and street surfaces were lifted.

Gold Street Brooklyn

Bryan May Run Again Statement Dictated in San Antonio

William J. Bryan answered a direct question about another presidential bid from San Antonio Texas. He said his friends do not pressure him and he will not heed opponents on this topic. He would continue to advocate for policies he believes benefit Americans and would decide on future runs when the time comes.

Bryan William J. Bryan San Antonio Tex

Man seeks gun to kill wife and mother in law in Washington

James Al Sany, a young Black man, went to police headquarters seeking any gun able to shoot to kill his wife and mother in law. He was arrested and placed in a cell where he attempted suicide by hanging.

Washington James al- Sany

Notable Peacetime Tragedies and Official Moves Across States

Dated items report deaths and sentences including William S. McKinnon treasurer of Ohio dies in Cleveland after long illness. Herman Billik slated for hangings in Chicago, Gene Doudell confesses to murder in Hamilton Georgia, and Charles N. Hanscom announces auction of Groton yard where ships were built.

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 F. Weston Philippines Wabash Screen Door Company Memphis Tenn

Commodities Newswire: Wheat Corn Oats Butter and Eggs

WWN 1.40 reports mixed grain prices with spot and futures for wheat corn oats and dairy items. Wheat No 2 spot 1.07 1.04 steep fluctuations. corn firm mixed 71 68%c. oats steady No 2 white 64% 58c. butter firm creamery extras 30 31c. eggs steady Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia 32c per dozen.

Baltimore Southern Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia

Live Stock Market Report Pittsburg Stock Yards

CATTLE strong with prime grades at 5.46 to 5.75 as markets show activity. SHEEP steady with prime wethers 4.15 to 4.25 and lambs 4.50 to 5.75. HOGS active and higher with prime heavies 6.00 to 6.10 and mediums 5.85 to 5.90. Yorkers and roughs range 3.75 to 6.40, light Yorkers and pigs not in demand.

Pittsburg Union

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