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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1908
Page
12
A local ad promotes a special sale on Muslin Curtains with numerous price points from 25c to 1.50 per pair. Includes plain, striped, ruffled, tucked, barred and figured muslin options, plus a five foot oak curtain pole with trimmings for 5c. Limited quantities and yardage specified.
Hubbard and surrounding towns see a flurry of social events and illnesses. Relatives visit, guests travel from Sharon and Youngstown while church activities continue, including a baptismal service and a changed schedule. Funeral services honor Alfred Williams and Fannie Rizzi with wide attendance from New Bedford and beyond.
A notice from Mrs. M Summers of Notre Dame Indiana appeals to rheumatism sufferers. It claims a home treatment cures muscular and joint pain sciatica lumbago backache kidney pain and neuralgia by removing uric acid and purifying blood. Readers are asked to write to Box B Notre Dame Ind for details.
Dressed chickens available for Saturday purchases at East Side Butter Co located on 70 Pittsburg Street. Eggs priced at 17 cents per dozen.
Industrial circles in New Castle speculate on a portion of United States Steel’s coming year appropriation for new open hearth furnaces and mills. The 1907-08 balance shows $26.5 million earmarked for Gary, under 4 million for other districts, with total construction since organization near $206 million.
After years under Rev. J. E. Reilly D D the Trinity congregation has grown substantially with over 100 members confirmed. The upcoming Friday evening confirmation class promises to be one of the largest in the parish’s long history.
Admiral Robley D. Evans has begun treatment for rheumatism and hopes to resume command of the fleet soon. The admiral is presently a complete cripple, confined to bed and unable to walk, though he remained on duty during the Atlantic voyage. Hanna's Green Seal Paint offered by New Castle Hardware Co.
A candidate for State Senate argues against Penrose aligned machine politics in Pennsylvania. He pledges to back strong Local Option measures, oppose Penrose’s re election, abstain from his caucus, and cites past votes and 1905 1907 records to show the need for independence and public accountability.
The Portersville Telephone Co plans major service expansion in Butler County. A Monday board meeting will consider linking with Petersville and Fombell lines to provide free cross network service and extend coverage fifteen miles south toward Connellsville and Middle Lancaster, while seeking connections with Harmony Zelienople and Evans City. The mutual cooperative, led by President James McConnell, aims to extend from county south to north borders with strong dividend history and 176 stockholders.
Fred O. Roberts once the top outfielder in the P. O. M. league last season signs with Manager Wright of Youngstown. He played for Uniontown last year and joins a full squad for Wright’s club.
Catcher Charles Laskey formerly with Marion may join the outlaws after traveling to Philadelphia to negotiate with a team. Pitcher Fox also may join the outlaws.
Lancaster pursues funding as a committee targets businessmen. Money comes in slowly and prospects there look dim.
Local notices advertise strawberries as fine and cheap at Union Market located on Pittsburg street. Also promote LAWRENCE Stain for coats and sample hardware from Sample Hardware Co in Mahoningtown, Pa, with year 1922 noted.
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