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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1908
Page
4
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The piece portrays Senator Knox attacking editors tied to a party machine amid Pennsylvania delegation politics at the Republican convention. It argues Knox’s critique of entangling alliances exposes his own conflicting record of newspaper ties and public service.
Mrs. Ella Burnside expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for comfort during the death of her son James and for the beautiful flowers sent.
A fragmented notice invites attendance at a Presbyterian church event this evening. The readable portion hints at a discussion or sermon addressing outcomes for sons of wealthy fathers.
The piece mocks the craze for extravagant hats led by the merry widow style and notes critics feted by the press. It cites the New York World and other papers, mentions spring millinery shows, and remarks on fashion excess and a domestic misadventure with a jealous husband.
Mr A W Cross presents Lawrence Evart in Walker Whiteside's acclaimed comedy We Are King at the opera house on Monday April 27. The troupe promises a high class performance with nine veteran cast members and new additions for strong laughs, plus an enlarged vaudeville segment. The show continues with The Missouri Girl, a lively comedy, and runs in full at the opera house Wednesday April 29.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First Presbyterian church meets Wednesday at 10 in the church parlors. Woman's Union sections of the First Christian church gather Wednesday at 3 at Mrs. George Kepler’s home and at Mrs. Howard’s in the Dean block. The Farther Light society of the First Baptist church meets Tuesday evening at Miss Bertha Mark’s home on Home street. A Bethany college Japanese student preached at Central Christian church in Long avenue and later gave a stereopticon lecture on Japan. Naomi circle of the Highland U P church meets Tuesday afternoon at the church.
The dethroned king delivers a masterly dual role earning well merited applause. Viola Dale as Princess Olivia of Beronia traveling as the Fraulein Theresa is sweet and beautiful with excellent work. The rest of the cast is strong, nearly matching the leads, making this one of the season’s best plays and deserving wide appreciation.
Cascade management opens a matinee lineup featuring Curtis and Curtis a premier juvenile singing and dancing duo Wm Courtright with a fresh monologue and songs Willard Rowe and Grace Clinton in Schoolmates a refined romantic playset Willard Sandsear with a new illustrated song and Frederick Snyder and Pool a lively trio of singers dancers and comics sure to amuse patrons.
The city will host a Monday evening lecture at First Presbyterian Church delivered by Rev. Scott L Hershey LL DD. The talk titled The Fellow on Top is under the church men's club auspices and open to the general public.
Willing Workers group of the Mahoningtown Presbyterian church meets Wednesday after prayer meeting. Rev. R N Merrill of the Mahoningtown M E church shows slow but steady recovery. his pulpit was filled by Rev C Merrill to large attentive audiences. No service at First U P church next Sunday due to Rev James Ferguson illness. he is improving and seated briefly but cannot preach soon. Sunday school and Christian union will proceed. Rev Ferguson remains hospitalized. Ladies Missionary Society of St John Evangelical Lutheran to meet at Mrs A W Allshouse home on High street Tuesday evening. Croton Avenue M E church saw pastor Rev J L Stratton baptize 14 on Sunday.
A collage of short items touches on politics with a sheriff candidate, odd uses for eggs, church questioning norms, jail versus congress, fashion mishaps, a steamer sinking a warship, national color trends in hats, divorce antics over a mince pie, a New York professor selling gas by the bottle, and cautions about bottled evils.
Rev J E Reilly delivers a stereopticon lecture on Ireland and the Irish at First Christian church on the Diamond. Monday evening April 27 1908 at 8 o clock. General admission 50 cents children 25 cents.
The tabernacle where Evan gelist Sunday will start meetings on May 1 was dedicated yesterday at Sharon.
Bert Stevenson writes from Vega Baja about a New Castle land company in Porto Rico that recently raised a pineapple crop in 14 months, plans 1,000,000 more plants, and ships 300 to 400 crates weekly at $4 to $5 a crate. He describes travel around the island, including Arecibo, Amado, Adhuntas, Ponce, Coamo Springs, San Juan, Cayey, and Caguas, the mountain scenery, and the garden spot climate, urging a visit home in 1909.
Hon T W Phillips surveys and plots his Moody avenue and Edison street tract just west of his Highland avenue residence and plans to put it on the market soon.
The annual meeting of Trinity Episcopal parish will be held Monday evening May 4. A special effort will be made to make the meeting interesting and several ladies have arranged to serve supper in the guild room at 6 30.
A commission for 8Y Y Douds as notary at Ellwood City was filed for record at the register and recorder's office Monday morning. Douds has served as justice of the peace at Ellwood for a number of years.
Premium suitings offered at reduced prices with wide selections. 14 inch English cloths at $2.00, 54 inch and 5d inch widths at 75c to $1.25, tie suitings 54 inches at 40c. Spot cash buyers urged to view, noting style color and quality are correct for any dress purpose.
A local fabric seller advertises new fine tailors garments with prices from 1.25 to 3.50 per yard. Paris novelties sheer and semi sheer fabrics listed at 0.75 to 2.50 per yard with several price points.
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