Electric light at two cents per kilowatt hour
The Armstrong Electric company cuts all meter rates to two cents net from May 1 1908 offering three cents per kilowatt hour with a one cent discount for prompt payment and reducing minimums from $1 to 50 cents. New Castle residents pay 8.5 cents per kilowatt hour with a $1 minimum, prompting local discussion and calls for rate adjustment.
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K. W
New Castle
Armstrong Electric Company
Kittanning
Armstrong Company
Kittanning Company
New
The Slow Poke and The Clansman at the Opera House
Friday April 17 features Ellery Band The Slow Poke and The Man of the Hour delighting audiences. Har per Toelle Co presents The Littlest Girl while Inez Mecusker Powers and Freed entertain at Star Family theater with moving pictures and illustrated songs.
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Ellery Band
Joseph and
William Jefferson
Star Family Theater
Inez Mecusker
Powers
Freed
Indian Run Near Volant Socials and Visitors
Community notes record visits by John Black Fern Johnston and siblings in Pulaski and Mercer areas. Local residents Revise social ties with Blake Truxell Eagleson Munich and Fyffe families. A gypsy camp on Herman Cozad farm offers fortune telling and guidance. About 30 neighbors gathered at Will McPhersons for games music and a luncheon.
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Herman Cozad
Will McPherson
Hem-Roid Pile Remedy Promises Cure Guaranteed
An advertisement proclaims Dr. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid as the only internal tablet for piles. It guarantees cure of any case and offers a month’s supply with a guarantee. Contact J. F. Neely in Buffalo for purchase at one dollar.
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Dr. Leonhardt
J. F. Neely
New
Dr. Leonhardt Co
Buffalo
Roberts Circus Presents Rat Troupe as Headliner Act
At the playhouse a troupe of trained American and Japanese rats led by Prof. Roberts headlines the show. The animals perform feats rivaling human circus acts, drawing wide attention from a large audience who marvel at the acts despite the unusual performers.
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Roberts Circus
Roberts
West Pittsburg Poised for Strong 1908 Baseball Team
West Pittsburg plans a powerhouse season with most of last year’s lineup returning and new locals joining the squad. Walter Gillette, former Garland Corp auditor, leads the managerial effort with advisers as work begins on grounds by the silk mill field. Guy, pitcher, and Bob Grinnen, outfielder, leave for Sharon O and P to compete for regular spots, signaling high expectations.
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West Pittsburg
Walter Gillette
Garland Corporation
Guy
Bob Grinnen
Sharon O. & P
Grading Nears Completion at West Pittsburg Depot
Grading at the new West Pittsburg station of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie is nearly finished. A ten foot wide roadway will be built to provide access, with construction set to begin soon. The depot’s placement north of the current building follows a long established public road between the B and O and Lake Erie lines to avoid obliteration.
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West Pittsburg
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
New Power Plant Nears Completion at West Pittsburg
Construction at the West Pittsburg Power plant is about finished with pipe fitters applying final touches. The start date for full operation has not been fixed, but will be announced soon. When completed it will be among the most complete plants in Western Pennsylvania.
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West Point
Genkinger
Opera House
West Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Free Silver Aluminum Jelly Moulds With JELL-O
A circular in each JELL-O package explains the new fashion of individual molded desserts and offers free silver aluminum jelly moulds. Moulds are hard to find outside large cities, but JELL-O promises free moulds with regular purchases. sold by grocers for 10c per package. Do not accept substitutes.
House cleaning in West Pittsburg town
West Pittsburg Realty operates a large crew cleaning streets trimming dead trees and performing improvements. The townsite appearance is greatly improved by these efforts and the work continues.
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West Pittsburg
West
Local visitors and residents noted in Newcastle area
Charles A. Maxwell of Tenth street visited New Castle recently. Lewis Reed of Center avenue, previously ill, has recovered. George W. Waller of Eleventh street returned from Ellwood City. Postmaster W E McMahan visited Newcastle on business. Dr and Mrs B E Jackson of Mahoningtown stayed nearby as guests of J C F Jackson and family of Mora via.
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Charles A. Maxwell
Tenth Street
New Castle
Lewis Reed
Center Avenue
George W. Waller
Eleventh Street
Ellwood City
BE. D. Jackson
Mahoningtown
J. C. F. Jackson
Moravia
Eastern Star Lodge to be formed here
Mrs Pollock of Carnegie and her husband spent Sunday with C B Brown and wife of Edgewood avenue and other relatives in the city. Mrs Pollock, a leading member of the Eastern Star, is here to organize an order in Newcastle and reports strong encouragement. Newcastle is the only important town in the region without a ladies Masonic organization.
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Henry Pollock
Carnegie
C. BE. Brown
Edgewood Avenue
Special Interior Paint for Walls and Ceilings
Egg shell gloss finish interior paint offered by Dickson & Co Hardware. Product line listed as walls and ceilings paint with finish described.
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Dickson & Co
Shenango Presbytery Meets With Installation Planned
The Shenango Presbytery meeting is held today at North Sewickly. Officials aim to complete arrangements for the installation of Dr. Scott F. Hershey of the First Presbyterian Church of this city and to select delegates for the May General Assembly in Kansas City.
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Shenango
The
Presbyterian Church
North Sewickly
Scott F. Hershey
First Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Kansas City
R M Wiley Resigns from High School
R M Wiley a Latin teacher in the high school faculty has resigned his position. The resignation was handed to school officers Saturday and has taken effect, Wiley has left for his home in New York state. A Westminster College senior fills the post temporarily.
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R. M. Wiley
Wiley
New York State
Westminster College
Bloodine advertised as cure for rheumatism and kidneys
Exposure to rheumatism is blamed on uric acid in the blood. The Bloodine remedy is claimed to act on blood and nerves to cure rheumatism and sick kidneys. Testimonial from Joseph Kramer praises rapid improvement after three days and urges others to try Bloodine.
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Shamokin
Joseph Kramer
Shamokin Street
Free Bloodine sample offer via postage request
An advertisement offers a large Bloodine sample bottle mailed to any recipient who sends 10 cents in silver or stamps for postage. It directs readers to The Bloodine Co. in Boston Massachusetts for the address.
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Bloodine
Bloodine Co
Boston
Mass
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