New Castle News Profiles its Local Staff and Rates
The New Castle News, published each evening except Sunday at 29 North Mercer Street, outlines its staff led by Fred L. Rentz as President and Manager, W Treadwell as Editor, and Ray as Vice-President. It lists treasurer, secretary, and circulation details, rate cards, and advertising affiliations with the International News Service and Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Fred L. Rentz
W. Treadwell
Ucy Treadwell Ray
Jacob ¥. Rentz
Mgr
Treas
James T. Ray
George W. Conway
North Mercer Street
Special Notice From The News Co. New Castle Pa
All payments and communications should be addressed to The News Co. in New Castle Pennsylvania and not to any individual.
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News Co
New Castle Pa
School Days and the Value of Education
The article urges timely return to school with a focus on forming a desire for knowledge. It contrasts year round schooling with long summer recess, argues for a balance, and warns that enduring roads demand broader, permanent improvements over temporary mileage. It notes mothers welcome schooling and calls for broader highways as future needs.
Foresight And Highways In Adequate Road Widths
The article argues that current highways are too narrow for rising traffic. It notes good roads exist but lack width, despite decades of hard surface construction. The piece contends the national highway problem remains serious and foresight misses persist as roads expand.
Evolution of Advertising in Newspapers and Magazines
The article traces a shift from readers avoiding ads to ads driving readership. It notes magazines rely on ad pages for circulation, while newspapers use ads to attract subscribers and job seekers. Advertising’s appeal grew as writing evolved and ads became visually appealing alongside front-page news.
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Able News Service
Curbing Childish Fantasies Urged to Guide Discipline
A historical note recommends applying the slipper or the switch on the spot where it will do the most good to prevent the development of unhealthful childish fantasies. The remark reflects period attitudes toward child discipline and social norms.
Safety Sam Warns Against Speeding Curve Danger
A cautionary verse warns that speeding at night can lead to a dangerous curve and potential ruin of ten rods of fence. The rhyme emphasizes prudent driving to avoid accidents.
Hints and Dints and City Life Reflections
A fragmentary column mixes local musings with social commentary and everyday scenes. Topics range from building sites and dog days to indecent music debates and a satirical matrimonial ad, capturing a late era voice on culture, crime, and manners.
Bryan's Funeral Reflections and Worldly Sojourns
In Washington, 25 000 attend W J Bryan's funeral as Arthur Brisbane reflects on his faith, fame, and Scopes trial legacy. He ponders whether the dead statesman meets old friends, while noting the lasting value of belief in eternity. The column shifts to social musings on Miss May Simons, gender morality, and Schopenhauer. It then covers Beebe's deep sea discoveries, evolution debates, and a critique of both evolutionary theory and aristocratic pretensions. Finally, it contrasts British labor politics with American concerns, imagining labor tensions and government intervention.
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W. J. Bryan
Washington
Presbyterian Church
Christ
Nebraska
Scopes
Mrs Morgan attacked by sleeping sickness disease debate
Dr Frank Crane discusses encephalitis lethargica, tracing its history from Europe to America, its African misnomer, varied nervous system effects, and partial cure by Rosanow serum. He notes its unpredictable course and ongoing scientific struggle.
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J. P. Morgan
Africa
City of
New York
Germany
Italy
Hungary
Europe
United States
Charles L. Dana
New York Academy of Medicine
E. C. Rosanow
Rochester
Minnesota
McClure
Sharon Welcomes New Rail Station And Hotel Project
A new railroad station and a hotel are planned for Sharon with construction slated to begin this year. The project signals growth for the town and aims to boost transportation access and local tourism.
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Sharon
A New York congressman 653 years old goes to summer school
A humorous clipping notes a New York congressman age claimed at 653 years and jokes a summer school turnout. It riffs on domestic tasks like sewing buttons, corn bread, and poultry feeding, and wryly observes married life and fashion.
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New York
Tennessee mountaineer found who never heard of the dry law
A Tennessee mountaineer is reported as unaware of Prohibition, while the larger population has heard of it but many do not obey. The remark underscores widespread disregard of the dry law and public attitudes toward enforcement.
Married Woman Shoots Husband Over Dance Refusal
A married woman shot her husband after he refused to dance. The remark notes other women who might shoot husbands for poor dancing and hopes such an act does not set a precedent for married men.
Local Woman Hater Rumor Prompts Fear of Shootings
A local woman asks if a man described as a woman hater exists or is imaginary. She states she wants to shoot him, hoping to quiet him, reporting fear and potential action in a candid letter to the paper.
Newspaper advertising value over personal cards
The passage laments people paying for printed cards while newspapers offer free advertising. It notes a single newspaper reaching seventy five thousand readers versus a few hundred who see personal cards, and claims some will never learn.
Peculiar Institutions and Posthumous Honors
A reflection on how society often honors individuals more after death than during life, suggesting fear of disagreement or controversy prevents praise while alive. The speaker notes humans’ tendency to reserve warm statements for the deceased, implying social discomfort with candid praise.
Quips and quotes on politics culture and daily life
A jumble of wry aphorisms and observations on marriage illness buses politics and American life. The snippets note patience at home liberal versus nasty minds and reflections on publicity morality and everyday objects from trains to hot dog stands.
Evolution and butter tongue twister short piece
A quirky editorial note questions evolution while humorously panning the topic and featuring a tongue twister about Betty Butter and better butter. It mixes playful lines about birds leaving for vacation and a pun filled paragraph on butter and batter.
Morning meal name and light political musings
The text notes the morning meal as oats and jokes about noon dinner. It mentions Young Bob LaFallette’s bid for his father's Senate seat, warns against heedless political advice, and riffs on weather, snow on Pike's Peak, and betweens campaigns with humor. It ends with charity gifts and speculation on graft.
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Bob LaFallette
United States Senate
The Man Pays The Bill At The Theatre
The passage notes a custom where men pay for women at outings like dances and theater. It contrasts incomes of men and women and suggests men shoulder the financial obligation despite varying earnings.
Egocentric views and courtroom blame in a candid remark
A young man laments misunderstandings about onions and truth. A sharp line defines an egotist as someone fixed on his own view. The text notes people never forgive a judge after events in court and that the judge did not order lawbreaking, yet faces scandalous blame.
World and the Mud Puddies: Loree's Fifth Trunk Line Plan
Railroad leader L F Love proposes a Fifth Trunk Line consolidating major northeastern and midwestern railways from New York to Pittsburgh and beyond, linking New York Central and others. The plan envisions 7900 miles of track, strong earnings, and relaxed consolidation barriers to speed financing amid congested New York Chicago traffic. Entities include Loree, Delaware and Hudson, Lehigh Valley, DL&W, B R P, Wabash, P&West Virginia, Wheeling and Lake Erie, Ann Arbor, Western Maryland, New York to Pittsburgh link, Congress, Baltimore and Ohio.
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L. F. Love
New York
Chicago
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
United States
Quebec
Ontario
Canada
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Loree
Pittsburgh
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Congress
Just a Little Girl by Edgar A. Guest
Poem explores a young girl Janet’s desire to explore and play versus constant discouragement from adults. It questions childhood limits and fears, ending pondering if life is dangerous or safe under God’s care. Copyright 1925, Edgar A. Guest.
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Janet
Edgar A. Guest
Press Comment Snapshots From Multiple Papers
A sampling of pithy press quotes notes public attitudes on miners workloads anti evolution laws and media coverage. It cites remarks from the Baltimore Sun Chicago Tribune Washington Post Detroit Free Press and Detroit News about policy oversimplifications and evolving norms across states and cities.
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Volstead
Chicago Tribune
British MPs fail tests set for 12 year olds says educator
A British educator states that members of parliament could not pass tests prescribed for 12-year-old children. The educator adds that a rope skipping test would show many MPs deficient. Source cites Springfield Republican.
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Springfield Republican
Senator Watson on prohibition and politics quoted
The Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger reports that Senator Watson says prohibition cannot be taken out of politics or politics out of prohibition, while the populace sees it as implying he hopes not. The remark highlights the intertwined stance of prohibition in political life.
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Watson
Philadelphia Evening Public i Ledger
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