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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
14
Mrs. George Morsythe of Valentine Street was threatened by typhoid fever but is recovering, according to a local health report.
In New Castle era reports dozens of firemen are off duty as coal mines along the Wolf Creek branch idle. Locomotive repair at Mosier resumes after a shutdown, and New Castle shops run over half time while Lawrence Junction and Band C shops continue repairs. An Armstrong county inventor secures a new patent for rail locking devices to prevent movement at joints. Officials from the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie visit New Castle on a special train.
Commemorating the escape of the Israelites from Egypt the New Castle Jewish community marks Pesach with unleavened matzos baked without yeast, family reunions, and synagogue services. The Hagadah narrative is read as households observe the first and last days of the festival with rites and wine.
The Mercer Dispatch reports Hon George Weingartner of New Cass was nominated for the state senate in the Forty nih district covering Lawrence and Beaver counties. His campaign included a local option and Penrose platform. He faced a three cornered fight, winning a large plurality overall but narrowly trailing in Beaver County by a few hundred votes. Lawrence County selections included W Reynolds and Robert Wal lace as anti saloon and anti Penrose figures.
David Brest, a West Pittsb urgh resident, plans to move his family from Eighth Street to a North Beaver township farm near Morayla. He will quit farming on a large scale this summer. Opening party at Ye Watkt club on Wednesday evening, 22, 1905, featured dancing and music by Sypher.
An old time advertisement for Vinol claims it builds flesh strength and appetite. It targets weak people including women and children, promoting Vinol as superior to cod liver oil. The ad lists Mats ley Pharmacy in New Castle as a seller and promises refunds if not beneficial.
Conductor Wes J. Daugherty, 25, was found dead Thursday morning beneath a train in the Baltimore and Ohio yards at Yanagetawn. The head was severed and the left foot amputated. He is brother-in-law to Mrs. Marty Hogan, wife of baseball manager in Zanesville.
A social event in the area hosted a free-for-all brawl between sport loving youths from West Pittsburg and boys from Mahoningtown. Blood was shed, arrests may follow, and those involved are offering little cooperation.
Since Kansas City Kansas closed its saloons by June 2006 the city reports a $4,000,000 gain in bank deposits and an 11,000 rise in population about 2 percent. Public school debt fell and suicides declined. A marriage license was issued in Youngstown to Evan J Butler and Mattie George of the city.
A crowded First Methodist church last night heard Attorney James A. Gardner give a vivid account of the Battle of Gettysburg. The program featured a patriotic song by Anita O. Patrvic and a piano rendering of America by John T. Thomas, with Miss Sarah Deng Falls concluding with the Star Spangled Banner.
McKey of McKre's Morlicine in New Castle advertises a 5 cent package of Dr Howard's medicine at half price to treat dyspepsia constipation sick headaches and related ailments. He guarantees a permanent cure or money back and promises to regulate bowels improve appetite and vitality.
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