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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
10
Former Fifth Ward resident John Richards seeks the mayoralty from Granite City Missouri on the workingmen ticket. He has mill worker support and is deemed likely to win, while in New Castle he influenced one precinct in the Fifth ward. Friends here celebrate his political success after leaving town.
After a brief engine breakdown the Shenango tin mill tin house resumed work on Tuesday. The plant had been idle for over a day during repairs. This marks the first prolonged downtime in some time and it is expected to operate steadily at least until early July.
John Williams, a roller at mill No. 18 in the Greer tin mill, has reported for duty after a period away due to an injury. He was hurt when a heavy iron piece fell on his foot, and friends note his improved condition.
New Castle lodge 1118 I O O F Fifth ward will hold an outing this summer. The exact date and location are undecided with discussions favoring an out of town trip or a event at Cascade Park to include members and their families.
A large Fifth Ward crowd watches Tony Ross train for his afternoon bout with Mike Schreck. The Mill Street hall is typically crowded during workouts as fans follow the preparations.
Little work is being done at the Standard Steel Car company plant as railroads delay orders for cars, leaving the business line quite dull.
Ellwood City relatives of Dorothy Yost, 17, who was shot and killed by Samuel T. Gardner in McKees Rocks on Monday, have traveled there for today's funeral. The victim, a granddaughter of Mrs. John Sheldemantle, was well known in Ellwood.
Beaver Pa. lawyer W S Moore long active in Republican circles seeks one of Beaver and Lawrence counties two national convention delegates. Prominent in law and party affairs, he is praised for integrity and devotion to the party, with ties to Knox Roosevelt supporters.
The Ellwood City Knights of Pythias hall hosted a large degree ceremony with 42 candidates initiated by a top drill team. Visitors from Wampum New Castle and Youngstown attended as the lodge grows to over 190 members and plans further degrees next weeks.
The final of three dances hosted by the M. and M. club will be held Friday night in the club hall. The events have been a social highlight of the season drawing numerous local attendees and many visitors from out of town.
About 120000 hairs on an average head with individual follicles. early signs of trouble include shedding and dandruff. Treat scalp when conditions are confined, using a Woodbury Institute remedy previously offered by specialists, now accessible without visiting the institute.
The Woodbury Home Treatment for Hair and Scalp, now obtainable of druggists, is the identical treatment used by Woodbury specialists for 38 years. It is a combined germicide scalp cleanser hair stimulant and hair dressing. Two sizes 25c and 1.00. Sold by all druggists. Distributors for New Castle.
Ed Reilley will wrestle Bill Hilliah next Monday night at the opera house. A lineup of preliminary boxing and wrestling contests is planned. The match, in catch-as-catch-can style, will be a two hour, two out of three falls bout between heavyweights with both wrestlers already trading holds and reversals.
The Rev. Percy H. Wilson and Rev. F. L. Taylor led a reception for 72 new members at the Christian church after a month of revivals. A brief service and social hour followed, with light refreshments served by church women.
The Rev. Percy H. Wilson preached at the Christian church last night on The Blues and How to Cure Them. He was considered an entertaining and forceful speaker whose lecture drew praise from attendees.
A string of residents including F. H. Douthitt Louis Goldstein Ralph Reed Elwood Helling BE Krause Harry Keller J A Gelbach 8 Y Douds H F Leibendorfer K J Hendricks Dr D D Cunningham Mrs R J Zahniser C E Whistler Charles W F Martin Samuel P White and Jacob Smith traveled to Pittsburg New Castle Butler Mercer Ellwood and New Brighton yesterday for meetings, visits, or business including preparations for a Monday wrestling match and a state senate nomination bid.
NEW WILMINGTON April 7 Students surprised President Russell with a birthday serenade for his fiftieth, gathering in the village to light a bonfire and sing. Speakers from classes praised his policies and the student body unanimously expressed support for Westminster's administration and moral uplift.
The Carroll township dispute over repeal of a special prohibitory law in Donora and Monongahela dominates regional politics. Washington county legislators including McLain Clark Anderson faced lobbying, votes, and counterclaims about liquor influence. The issue sparked denouncements of the Pittsburg Gazette Times and tempers from temperance advocates.
Executors of P. J. Mooney announce a public sale of household effects at 556 State Street City on Saturday April 11 1908 at 2 o clock pm furniture freight items include parlor and dining room sets bedroom suit iron safe 22 by 22 inches two book cases stove carpets refrigerator tools and more Auctioneer R P Pomeroy with terms of safe sale listed.
An advertisement extols GOWAN'S PNEUMONIA CURE as a remedy for croup colds and pneumonia, urging readers to keep a bottle at home and buy now. It notes prices of 25c 60c and 1 and claims it destroys inflammation and helps after the Baby is gone. All drug stores carry it.
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