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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
7
A heat wave sweeps through tin and steel mills with many workers weakened and unable to perform full duties. A refreshing rain and breeze ease tension as fire damages J Lee Cooper residence on Long Avenue, with repairs underway and the house nearly restored.
Thomas Golder, Rosena furtface superintendent, begins erecting a new Division treet residence with eight rooms, bath, pantry and modern amenities. Occupancy planned for Golder family once finished. F Buser distributes bread to needy foreigners, totaling 1515 loaves.
South New Castle borough will grade Morris Street and install sidewalks in several sections as part of a long standing effort to connect with the city. The improvements aim to enhance safety and accessibility for residents.
The article touts a French chemists discovery to separate curative elements from cod liver oil. It promotes a modern cod liver preparation called Vinci made without oil, claimed to boost strength and treat throat and lung diseases. Paisley Pharmacy, New Castle, Pa.
The borough with few improvements engages a civil engineer to lay out streets and fix lines to enable future improvements. Residents express belief that better results will come next time.
Long avenue grocers J Seamons and Son celebrated fourteen years in business marking April 23, 1894 as the opening day. They noted no souvenirs were given for the anniversary, claiming they already dispensed all in the prior fourteen years.
The Presbytery of Butler urged ministers and church members to influence local option candidates for assembly and state senate. Sunday schools and church societies should petition in Harrisburg next winter to press representatives to vote for an effective local option bill.
Earl McCoy of Marion Indiana describes chronic stomach trouble that left him unable to eat or work. After taking Cooper's New Discovery, he regained appetite and strength, recovered enough to work daily, and endorses the remedy from McKee's Cut Rate Medicine Store at 21 North Mill Street.
Workmen finalize the new Pennsylvania shops and roundhouse at Lawrence Junction with the 82 foot turntable now in operation powered by electricity. The roundhouse, housing 26 locomotives, is occupied though not fully finished, and the new power plant operates a single dynamo to supply ample current.
A riot erupted at the street cleaning department offices in West Avenue when 300 men, half foreigners and half Americans, fought for city job positions. The clash required a large force of city workers to quell the disturbance.
Miss Azalia Doughton a Hubbard High School student was sent home for repeated rule violations. The village pressures the school board to allow her to return amid a heated response and demands for reentry.
A small copper coin dated 1863 with Dix’s order to shoot to defend the flag was shown in New Wilmington. Residents recall its use to spark northern patriotism, noting the token’s value and rarity despite its penny-like appearance.
Leonard Allen aged 77 was killed when a wagon he rode in with Addison Allen 40 fell after hitting chuck holes a mile west of Leavittsburg on a Warren to Newton Falls trip Thursday evening. Addison Allen escaped serious injury. Willis Craver heard groans and reported the scene. The body was sent to a morgue. Addison returned home.
Rev J E Reilly delivers a stereopticon lecture on Ireland and the Irish at First Christian church on the Diamond. The event occurs Monday evening April 27 1908 at 8 o clock with general admission 50 cents and children 25 cents.
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