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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
10
Publication announces weekly releases every Thursday by HR J Smith with annual and advance payment terms. Advertising rates apply, with discounts for car advertising. Printing services offered for all formats from labels to posters.
THOURSDAY Oct 8 1908 reports Mowery of Strasburg Lancaster County harvested 10 000 watermelons from a three acre patch. The item lists a cascade of local tragedies including accidents deaths fires and missing persons across towns such as Reading Lancaster Berks Harrisburg and Towson with notes on local politics and rail incidents.
A 22 year old man William Reynolds was shot and killed by his brother in law Charles Kline on a public road near the Reynolds home at Pondeville Maryland. The killing followed a dispute over Reynolds behavior while drinking and occurred as Reynolds was returning from Smithsburg.
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