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Newspaper

New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1908

Page

15

Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Help Sufferers Say Relief

A patient testimony claims Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills relieve pain and quiet nervous irritation without habit formation. Mrs G H Webb from Austinburg Ohio praises them after husband and son suffered migraines and illness. A druggist is authorized to refund the first package if no benefit is seen. Miles Medical Co. Elkhart Indiana.

Miles LaGrippe G. H. Webb Austinburg Ohio Miles Medical Co Elkhart

Social visitors and local residents in town

Mr John T. Snyder and wife and daughter from Johnsville Md visited the Bond family on West High street last week. Dr Foultzgraft and Mrs Quickle of York and Mrs Graff of Abbottstown spent Sunday with the Sheelys on Philadelphia street. Mrs J A Sheely and family from Hanover visited Friday with the same hosts. J M Neely of Harrisburg visited sister Mrs Augustus Feiser on Philadelphia street and other town friends last week. John Rhea and family of Gettysburg stayed with his mother Mrs C A Cashman on Pitt street. Rev Adkin Wolf and family of West Fairview are visiting town friends. Mrs Wolf is sister to G C C I and W F F Sheely. Daniel Straley, son of Mrs Catherine Straley on Pitt street, returns from foreign travel. Mamie Robinson and daughter Edith Heist of Harrisburg are guests of Mrs James A Weikert on town edge. George Binder and wife of Bermuda spend Sunday with Squire Straley and family Center Square.

John TI. Snyder Johnsville E. ©. Bond West High Street J. M. Neely Harrisburg Augustus Feiser Philadelphia John Rhea Gettysburg C. A. Cashman Pitt Street Adkin Wolf West Fairview G. C C. I W. FF. Sheely Daniel Straley Catharine Straley Mamie Robinson Edith Heist Starrisburg James A. Weikert

Marriage License Notice Brief

Charles W. Bender of Gardners Station wed Mettie I. Bream of Aspers. George W. Chronister and Phoebe Roose, both of York Springs, issued licenses.

Charles W. Bender Gardners Station Mettie I. Bream Aspers George W. Chronister Phoebe Roose York Springs

Farmer Endorses Arnica Salve Beauty of Bucklen

W F Floyd of Empire Georgia reports Bucklen Arnica Salve cured two severe sores on his hand and leg. He values it highly and would mortgage the farm for it. Available for 25 cents at Auker’s Drug Store.

Wovup Empire W. A. Floyd Ed. F. “Auker’s

Preacher Held As Firebug in Island Falls Case

Houston Maine October 13 Rev T V Hunter former Monticello church leader is jailed in Aroostook County on charges of incendiary fire set September 28 at Island Falls. He appeared before Justice George H Dunham and was bound over to the April term of the supreme court after state evidence showed probable cause.

Houston T. V. Hunter Monticello Arostock County Island Falls

Kern’s Son Stricken by Infantile Paralysis

Indianapolis October 18 The eight year old son and namesake of John W Kern Democratic candidate for vice president is seriously ill from infantile paralysis.

John W. Kern Indianapolis

Canes for Presidents Crafted by Wyandotte County Farmer

William McKinzie, an eighty four year old farmer in Wyandotte County Kansas, spent his life making canes. Every U.S. president from Grant onward received one and sent an autograph letter in thanks.

William McKinzie Wyandotte County Kan United States General Grantdown

Rider Dies After Burke VA Motor Cycle Race Crash

James Connelly of Washington, an eighteen year old motorcycle racer, collided with a post at the Coperthwaite track in Burke Virginia during a race and died later at a hospital from injuries. The incident occurred while he competed as a participant in the event.

Coperthwaite Burke James Connelly Washington Connelly

Child Run Over by Locomotive Near Nanticoke

Five year old Adam Miscovitz of Nanticoke Pennsylvania was killed when his foot was caught in a railroad frog and he was unable to cry out as a locomotive approached and struck him.

Adam Miscovitz Nanticoke

Twenty Years For Boy Murderers Haupt and Benzner

Herman Haupt eighteen and Joseph Benzner sixteen were sentenced in Doylestown Pa to twenty years each in the eastern penitentiary for the murder of Mrs. Francis Kade at her home near Falsington last April. The two boys broke into the house and killed her.

Herman Haupt Joseph Benzner Francis Kade Doylestown Haupt Benzner

Woman Dies of Hydrophobia After Dog Bite

Mrs. Harvey Day of Elizabeth New Jersey died after two weeks of convulsions linked to hydrophobia. Her husband a neighbor and a mail carrier bitten last August by the same dog are under watch for symptoms as physicians note early signs in Mr Day while hoping to prevent the disease. The dog first attacked a mail carrier in the Day yard prompting Mrs Day to intervene before the animal bit her multiple times.

Harvey Day Elizabeth N. J

Gossip Spoiled the Duke Elkins Romance and Fleet Plans

New York World reports Rome dispatch saying the Duc Abruzar will not visit America and the fleet’s destination may shift away from North America. Rumors cite Queen Margherita and the Elkins engagement, actress Louise Lonsdale, and royal disapproval as changing plans. The piece notes possible jilting by the duke and altered marriage prospects.

New York Rome Duc Abruzar America Margherita Katharine Elkins Balkan Duke Miss Elkins Elkins Louise Lonsdale Blaine Elkins Elkinses Miss Lonsdale Turin

Elkins Denies Wedding Engagement Reports

United States Senator Stephen B. Elkins denied via long distance from Elkins West Virginia that any engagement existed between his daughter Katharine and the Duke of the Abruzzi. He said there was no foundation for the reports in Europe or America and no engagement had ever been announced.

Elkins Pittsburg United States Stephen B. Elkins W. Va Katharine Duke of the Abruzzi Europe America

Thief Vaults Away: Victim S Fails To Find Suspect

Burlington New Jersey October 13 Walter Doyle allegedly robbed C H Leith of a fat pocketbook in a saloon. Doyle hid in county jail to escape pursuit while Leith searched the county for ten days. After Leith enlisted police help Doyle was arrested soon after release.

Burlington N. J Walter Doyle Doyle C. H. Leith Leith

Former Congressman Scranton Dies at 69 in Scranton

Joseph A. Scranton, former congressman, died at his Scranton home after a year long illness following heat prostration last summer. He was sixty nine, born in Augusta, Georgia, and served as revenue collector, postmaster, and county treasurer. He was elected to Congress in 1880 and served in the forty ninth, fifty first, fifty third and fifty fourth Congresses.

Scranton Joseph A. Scranton Augusta

Lightning Stroke Cures Rheumatism Man Walks Free

Walter W. Keen of Clayton New Jersey was struck by lightning during a summer storm and, after suffering rheumatism for weeks, discarded his cane and has not needed it since. The incident occurred in October with Keen reporting a dramatic recovery.

Clayton N. J Walter W. Keen

Fish Combine Planned by Maryland and Chicago Capitalists

Frederick Thorton and Charles Maddrix left Crisfield to meet Chicago capitalists forming a fish combine. The group aims to control the Great Lakes fish trade and Maryland’s fish industry hub.

Crisfield Frederick Thorton Charles Maddrix Chicago Great Lakes Maryland

Drowns In Vat of Wine In Santa Rosa Cal

Mrs George Collier wife of a vineyardist drowned in a vat of wine at a Santa Rosa winery. She climbed the rim to look in and fumes caused her to lose balance and fall in. Local report dated October 13.

Santa Rosa Cal George Collier

Prospective Bridegroom and Wedding Break Off in Newark

In Newark and Andover a planned wedding between Miss Mabel E. Jamison and Alfred Forsyth was halted after Bishop W C O'Donnell confronted Jamison's father with undisclosed information. Forsyth, once deemed eligible, fled town following a tense exchange with Dr Jamison. The bishop confirmed the breakup and said Forsyth had been warned.

Newark N. J Mabel E. Jamison Alfred Forsyth New Jersey Andover Jamison W. C. O'Donnell Methodist Church E. S. Jamison Alfred Brookfield Forsyth Bishop O’donnell Hawthorne O’donnell Forsyth

Killed Husband She Was Forced To Marry For Love

In New Brunswick New Jersey seventeen year old Julia Madelin says she was sold for 100 dollars and forced by her father to wed a man she did not love. She shot and killed Tony Madelin four months after their marriage claiming self defense after a night of abuse and threats. Police found the body seated at the supper table with a knife nearby and say the shot appeared fired from behind.

New Brunswick N. J Julia Madelin Tony Madelin Madelin

Riddies Must Go as Cadets Fail Exams at Naval Academy

Annapolis report shows twenty three midshipmen urged to resign after the academic board found fifteen fourth class cadets and eight second class men failed the September mental tests. The resignations will shrink the brigade at a time of existing vacancies.

Annapolis Naval Academy

Leprosy Case Reported at Camden County Hospital

Sixteen year old Charles Clark, a Barbadoes negro, is treated for leprosy at Camden County hospital Blackwood. He arrived with his father from the Barbadoes three years ago and first became ill in Philadelphia. Placed in care of overseers of the poor, he was sent to the hospital where a shed was built behind for him guarded by an old inmate of the almshouse.

Camden Charles Clark N. J Blackwood Youngsimnan Philadelphia

Prominent New Yorker General Louis Fitzgerald Dies At 71

Condensed items note General Louis Fitzgerald of New York died at his Garri son on the Hudson at seventy-one. Also listed are crime, accidents, and notable deaths from Oct 7 to Oct 13 including a mob lynching in Texas, a jail bribe conviction, and a suicide in Philadelphia after personal heartbreak.

Louis Fitzgerald New York Garrigson-on-the-Hudson Andrew Zydusa Jessup Scranton Ben Price Glenflora Tex Grand Trunk Railway Brantford Ont Cardinal Gibbons London Europe Nicholas Nestor Jersey City N. J Harry Augustus Garfield James A. Garfield James R. Garfield Williams College Willamstown Mass Henry T. McBride Robert Quailey China United States State Department Wu Ting Fang Root St. Louis John H. Buckner Joseph Painter Joseph Painter & Sons Myerstown Lucy Mitchell Minnie Me.Bryde Union Hall Franklin County Roanoke BE. A. S. Blake San Francisco Abe Ruef Albert Baker Myrtle Baker M. H. Raney Ambro Watson Meadville George Breakell Hancock Charlotte Decker Seneca Falls N. Y Chicago J. Mansfield Davies Burlington Harold Ewing Robert L. Ewing Nashville Tenn John Edwards Philadelphia Brooklyn Bridge

Market Quotations for Grains and Dairy Items

Market quotes show wheat and corn firm with steady oats and butter gains. Prices cover Baltimore wheat No 2 at 1.0644 1.065 and corn around 0.87 0.68 for various grades, oats steady from 0.53 to 0.62, butter firm at 0.284 0.79 and dairy prints 0.29 0.31, eggs steady at 0.21 0.23 per dozen.

Baltimore Southern Maryland Pennsylvania Pennsylvana Virginia West Virginia

Live Stock Markets Pittsburg Stock Yards Report

Cattle prices fall with choice $6.75 per cwt and prime $5.35 to $5.65. Sheep ease. prime wethers $3.60 to $3.90, lambs $3.52 per kg, calves $8.50 to $8.75. Hogs decline with prime heavies $6.10 to $6.15, heavy and light Yorkers $5.00 to $5.40, pigs $3, roughs $4.50 to $5.50.

Pittsburg Union

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