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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1908
Page
7
An advertisement urges readers to act now for lustrous thick hair and healthy scalp. It touts The Woodbury Institute as the proven treatment with years of experience and claims hundreds have saved their hair.
Report says Fifth ward foreigners clashed with Oakland celebrants during Easter. After drinking beer they threw glasses at guests from Moravia street, leaving Eglitz and John Gapkowski badly cut and unable to work. Authorities prepared to arrest the Oakland participants.
Members of Rachael lodge D of R and New Castle lodge 1118 and Shenango lodge 195 will gather at their halls and march to the Disciple church on Long avenue for a 3 o'clock Sunday service. Shenango lodge plans an early meeting to join Fifth ward lodge at Mill street and Long avenue. New Castle lodge meets at 2:30.
Investigators seek cause of yesterday fire at the Cooper residence on Long Avenue. Firemen battled flames that erupted from the roof while Mrs. Cooper prepared dinner. no one recalls a blaze inside the house beforehand. If it had occurred at night, total destruction was possible. Firefighters performed well.
Merchants in the Fifth ward protest reports that shops were opened on Sundays since Mayor Lusk took office. They urge The News to state that no Fifth ward store has opened on Sundays under his administration.
A gang of men are repaving Moravia street between Long avenue and the Big Run bridge. The deteriorated pavement has troubled vehicle owners for some time and the improvement will be greatly appreciated locally.
A crowd gathered yesterday afternoon to watch the Junior Nocks play Brown's Addition on the Phillips lot. The sunny vicinity and competitive play drew families and followers from nearby areas to witness the neighborhood showdown.
Ben Taylor of Moravia spent Sunday with friends in the Fifth ward and took part in the Easter parade. He predicts a fine crop this season.
Charley Moose a Wyandotte Indian aged 72 walked from Sandusky to Youngstown yesterday retracing his childhood scenes as his forefathers did. Lawrence Paint made to wear Sample Hardware Co Mahoningtown Pa.
An Italian man, unnamed, fell from the Erie railroad bridge over the Shenango River near the tin mill and was nearly drowned before friends rescued him. The incident occurred as a party crossed from the Lake Erie yards. one companion fell into the river ten feet below and was helped ashore by a friend after second submersion.
William Hoon, a volunteer fireman, was overcome by heat fighting a downtown blaze and fell on a roof. He survived and was taken to hospital, doing well. Weldman and Schladen report uncertain losses for their dye works including a valuable engine damaged. The building, one of New Castle’s oldest, stood by Washington Street near Cooper and Butler, moved to its current Ne Shannock site about 30 years ago, and was once owned by the late James M. Mayne.
Fire Chief Connery reported a blaze at the Neshannock avenue dye works where no water came from a broken hydrant. He urged councils to prohibit hydrant use or require immediate reporting of breaks, as an investigation and sewer penalties were planned for hydrants not reported promptly.
County officials consider trading the Newport bridge for a first class automobile. The idea, approved by commissioners, would replace the unusable bridge once denied access by the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad. Built to serve a southern county area, the bridge has since served as a muskrat diving board until an auto is proposed. The bridge was not built by current commissioners and has been surcharged to them by past county auditors.
Emanuel Hake of Girard narrowly escaped death as both his horses were killed on a grade crossing. The Erie railroad has requested him to pay $4.66 for burying the horses.
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