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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
12
The piece blends verse about the April Lady with an offhand political note from Washington. It leads with whimsical reflections on March weather and April’s moods, then shifts to current affairs. It mentions Bill Taft and Bill Bryan and jokes about political graft, citing water costs from 22 cities at 92 dollars per 1,000,000 gallons.
Miss Alberta Lee star of As Told in the Hills describes her near accident hunt in Adirondacks. She recounts a deer with antlers seen within 50 yards as her camping party stayed 20 miles from town. Her note reflects hunting prowess and caution.
Massachusetts asserts a right to instruct representatives as a core American principle. The piece cites Jefferson and Adams on electing despotism, recalls pre revolutionary control by the people, and condemns a ward election where seven New Castle men and Feason ignored voter wishes to appoint a Johns. It laments the spectacle and warns against subverting instruction by the people.
The text portrays President Castro as hot headed and unrestrained, arguing it would be dangerous to confront him. It suggests the US and others have avoided chastising him, while Venezuela fears military action. The piece views Castro as seeking the limelight and unlikely to back down peacefully.
A collage of light verse and satirical notes referencing Paderewsky, Polish polish on shoes, Congress fist swingers, hard working school board members, restaurant bankruptcy rulings, the Cairo missionary obituary, and gossip about Howard Gould, his wife, and Dustin Farnum.
A quirky note claims potatoes will be planted in Central Park New York to renew soil after years of waste including egg shells banana skins and cheese. Nine Michigan counties voted dry on Monday amid warnings about the growing evil of prohibition.
A fragment from a New Castle column jokes about a Youngstown man stealing a stove with two pies baking and being allowed to eat one. It touches on politics, courtesy, policing, anniversaries, and aging in a satirical tone with local figures like Mayor Lusk and the Appomattox anniversary on April 9.
Miss Lee described firing at a deer at the town opera house on Thursday night. She said the deer flashed away after the click of the gun and that the heavy buckshot struck just behind the shoulder, the animal found only a few hundred yards distant.
Hi Henry presents a brand new season with a gigantic up-to-date company at the opera house on Friday April 10. The organization claims originality and copyright protected acts. A superb military band showcases refined minstrelsy and progress in music, with Charley Gano re‑engaged as a top comedian and Pat Crawford the droll South Carolinian.
Billy Burke introduces a stage act featuring a comic coon song "Who? Me?" and a dramatic piece titled "The Suwanee River" with a double orchestra and military band. The noon parade is announced and tickets go on sale at the box office.
Mrs Fiske and the Manhattan company present Rosmersholm this season. The Norwegian setting masks universal human truths as the drama explores the clash of conservatism and liberalism and the cost of pursuing a chosen path.
The first half of this week at the playhouse has drawn much approval with Wally and Lottie Helston delivering a neat acrobatic singing and dancing act. Ray Snow draws popular response as a refined monologist whose original stories win applause. Also on the bill are Phillips and Farlardeau in Her First Rehearsal I. J. Miller with a new illustrated song and Rodway and Lavery, a duo of singing and dancing performers. A midweek matinee tomorrow features an extra strong list of refined acts.
Musical engagement features Colex and Johnson in the new comedy sensation The Shoo-Fly Regiment to be staged at the opera house on April 13.
Y W C A charter members will close when permanent quarters open, hoped within a week. Workers with names for charter membership must submit at once and others may join in a few days as repairs near completion and housewarming is expected soon. Mrs J S Martin, President.
Mrs. Sarah Jones, said to be the daughter of a wealthy Englishman, aged 67, died yesterday in Youngstown hospital from an illness believed caused by malnutrition and inadequate care.
A terse public notice states that no benzine is involved in a Lawrence paint product offered by Sample Hardware Co of Mahoningtown, Pennsylvania.
Day by day notices tout Quaker Herb Extract and Oil of Balm as cures for rheumatism catarrh indigestion and more. Testimonials from Carl Heupel and others claim rapid relief and improved digestion after brief use. Availability at J C Wallace drug store with prices listed and contact prompts.
City associations and representatives from fraternal, social, charitable and religious groups plan to meet Tuesday at 2 PM in City Hall to firm up plans for the Associated Charities Bazaar, set for May 4 to 9 at the Coliseum. Over 100 people expected. attendance urged to secure attractions, money, materials, and workers for what organizers promise will be the city’s greatest bazaar.
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