Russia Land Of Mournful Faces Says Selfridge
H Gordon Selfridge returns from a Soviet tour reporting no laughter in Russia and widespread poverty. He notes poorly dressed crowds, hotel decadence, leaking plumbing, high prices, and desolate shops. He criticizes Communism for killing progress and cites a sobering view of education and TB linked to malnutrition.
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Russia
Selfridge
F. A. Wray
Peovies
London
H. Gordon Selfridge
Leningrad
Moscow
Goes To Theatre Clad For Arctic Heat Prostration
Kansas City report describes 63 year old Mrs. Elizabeth McColigne seeking cold theatre amid near hundred degree heat. She wore an astralian coat woolen cap and multiple layers but still suffered heat prostration after reading Arctic themed movie ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Kansas
City
Elizabeth McColigne
Westminster Guild Meeting Notes and Hosts
Seventh Ward Westminster Guild will meet Monday with Mrs E W Guy hosting at her Madison avenue home Tuesday evening The program features devotionals led by Mrs G O Scheidemantle and a discussion on Orients in America led by Mrs F W Guy and Mrs Frances Unangst
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E. W. Guy
Westminster Guild
Madison Avenue
G. O. Scheidemantle
America
F. W. Guy
Frances Unangst
Mabel Wilson Lodge to Convene at K of P Hall Wednesday
Members will hold their regular meeting in the K of P hall on Cherry street Wednesday evening. New work for the year will be taken up at this session.
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Mabel Wilson Lodge
K. of P. Hall
Cherry Street
Mrs Charles Book Hosts Larkspur Kensington Visit
Mrs Charles Book of Hamilton Street will receive the members of the Larkspur Kensington at her home on Thursday.
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Charles Book
Hamilton Street
the Larkspur Kensington
G I A Lodge Picnic Planned at Cascade Park
Plans for the G I A lodge picnic are set for Wednesday August 5 at Cascade park. Husbands and families of auxiliary members will be guests.
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G. I. A. Lodge
Cascade Park
Port Huron camp trip and Epworth League delegates
Miss Evelyn Marshall of West Cherry street and Miss Frances Vatter of North Cedar street left Sunday evening for a week at the W B A camp in Port Huron. Delegates from Mahoning Methodist church to the Epworth League institute in Meadville Pa left this morning and Sunday evening, led by Myrtle Butts Emma Freed Ruth Shaw Rebecca Gwin Harriet Truby Mary Kane Helen Kerr Laney McIlvenny and Paul and Henry Leichty.
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Port Huron
Evelyn Marshall
West Cherry Street
Frances Vatter
North Cedar Street
Meadville
Epworth League Institute
Mahoning
7th Ward Personal Visit to Stoneboro
Jane Leicht of Last Clayton street and Eleanor Throop of Besse mer are visiting their grandmother at Stoneboro for a week.
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7Th Ward
Jane Leicht
Last Clayton Street
Eleanor Throop
Bessemer
Stoneboro
Band Returns From Elmira Celebration Tour
Members of the Christopher Columbus band of the Seventh ward return home after a two day celebration trip to Elmira New York. Twenty five musicians participated in the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Ward
Elmira
N. Y
Veterans Attend 27th Fighting Tenth Reunion in New Brighton
Attorney George W. Muse and City Detective C. G. Logan joined locals at New Brighton for the 27th annual Fighting Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry reunion. The parade and festivities drew several hundred attendees from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Muse
C. G. Logan
New Brighton
Tenth
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Former Local Boy Visits Parents in City
John E. Jones of Ponca City Oklahoma, a former well known young man, has arrived for a visit with his parents Mr and Mrs T L Jones of East Reynolds street. He is a chemist with the Marland Refining company.
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John E. Jones
Ponca City
Okla
T. L. Jones
East Reynolds Street
Marland Refining Company
Radio Programs and Dinner Concerts Listed for August 4 1925
In Cleveland at 7 to 8 p m Marjorie Moore's Melody Maids perform a dinner dance concert, followed by a 8 to 10 p m musical program. In Pittsburgh at 6 39 p m dinner concert from the William Penn Hotel, 7 30 Uncle Kaybee, 7 45 police reports and program, 8 30 The Gold Dust Twins, 9 The Eveready Hour, 10 Grand Opera.
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Wear
Cleveland
Ohio
Marjorie Moore
Melody Maids
WCAE
Pittsburgh
William Penn Hotel
Gold Dust Twins
Eveready Hour
Grand Opera
Dinner music and lecture at Waldorf Astoria
Evening program lists Rose Room at the Waldorf Astoria with dinner music from 6 to 12 pm, featuring the Tollefi en Instrumental Trio and performances from The Gold Dust Twins and Eveready Hour, plus a Columbia University lecture and grand opera segments.
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WEAF
New York
Eastern Standard
Rose Room
Waldorf-Astoria
Columbia University
Tollefien
Grand Opera
Evening Radio Schedule Reads Like City Program Guide
Radio listings show a 1925 schedule with baseball scores news items band program signals and weather forecasts for Pittsburgh plus Chicago segments. Times include 7 A M to 10:30 P M with children stories dinner concerts speeches and club sessions. Arlington time signals and local programs reflect era broadcasting patterns and community entertainment.
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East Pi Pa
New Paradise Band
Arlington
Pittsburgh
Vicinity
Radio Features Today at New York and Nationwide
WQW and WBW stations present a 7:45 p m Goldman Band concert in Detroit with 517 listing, followed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at 8 p m. Pittsburgh’s ED 309 airs an 8:45 p m program commemorating Enrico Caruso. San Francisco 428 closes with 11 p m special dedicating a new studio and power increase.
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New York
Philadelphia
Detroit
Goldman
Wooxx
Phony Orchestra
Pittsburgh
Enrico Caruso
San Francisco
Four Injured On Cascade Park Miniature Railroad
Four people were injured Sunday afternoon in an accident on the miniature railroad at Cascade park. They were taken to New Castle hospital in Offutt company ambulances, treated, and sent home. Injured are Jack Mars and Hazel Mars of North Side Pittsburgh and Mr and Mrs Joseph Hartman of Monaca.
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Cascade Park
New Castle Hospital
Offutt Company
Jack and
Hazel Mars
North Side
Pittsburgh
Joseph Hartman
Monaca
Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promise Quick Weight Gain
McCoy Laboratories of New York introduces sugar coated Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets to add healthy flesh in weeks. Advertises 60 tablets for 60 cents with a money back guarantee if five pounds in 30 days is not gained. Consumers urged to visit outlets like McKee's Kut Rate Store and Love & Megown.
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McCoy Laboratories
New York
McCoy's
McKee’s
Love & Megown, Eckerd’s
New Castle, Inc
Paper From Cornstalks Could Boost Prairie Mills
Ames report from Aug. 3 states Iowa State College chemists led by Prof. O R Sweeney have turned corn stalks into high quality paper, estimating $150 per ton at current prices. Six-tenths of a ton of paper can be produced per ton of stalks, with a new adhesive byproduct noted. Iowa annually yields 20 to 25 million tons of stalks. U S production reaches about 100 million tons.
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Ames
Chemical Engineering
Iowa State College
O. R. Sweeney
Sweeney
Prairie States
United States
Barbers Union Meeting on Tonight’s Hours in North Mill St Hall
Journeymen and master barbers in Local 278 plan a 8:30 PM meeting at the Trades Assembly hall on North Mill street to discuss the current hour scale. Some factions favor returning to the longer hours used earlier this year.
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Trades Assembly Hall
North Mill Street
Anderson To Go On His Vacation With Family
John Anderson city building janitor will take a two week vacation starting Tuesday He expects to be away about ten days and will be accompanied by his wife They will visit Meadville Cambridge Springs Warren and other points.
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John Anderson
Meadville
Cambridge Springs
Warren
Dentists Endorse Fresh Fruits as Teeth Friendly Desserts
Dentists urge fruit based desserts as the best choice for dental health noting natural sugars and fiber support cleaning action and stimulate saliva. They caution against high sugar sweets while promoting apples berries and citrus as preferable final courses.
Funeral attendance noted for city mourners
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Virtue attended the funeral services in Pittsburgh. Mrs. William Thomas and daughter Mary, Mrs. William Houston, and Mrs. Mary Zeigler and daughters Harriet and Mary, all of this city, have returned from the trip.
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George E. Virtue
William Thomas
Mary
William Houston
Mary Zeigler
Harriet
Pittsburgh
Mrs Agatha Virtue McClelland Remembered in City
Mrs Agatha Virtue McClelland longtime city resident dies. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs F B Virtue of Pittsburgh formerly of Sumner avenue New Castle. Her passing is noted as a respected community member with ties to local families and civic life.
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Agatha Virtue McClelland
Auto injuries fatal to Kantner man in April accident
Benjamin A. Stearn aged 64 of Kantner died at Memorial Hospital from internal injuries suffered four weeks earlier when struck by an automobile while making repairs to the Kanter bridge on the Lincoln highway. The accident occurred near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and his death was reported today.
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Johnstown
Kanter
Lincoln Highway
Benjamin A. Stearn
Kantner
Memorial Hospital
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Capitol
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Square Deal Garage
Croton Avenue
Robins Furniture Co
Washington Street
New Castle, Pa
Bertha Moore
G Howard
Thomas Moore
MIS
Hilda Moores
Howard Moore
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Moore
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Seventh Ward News
Larkspur
Kensington
Bell Phone
East Long Avenue
Wright's
Franklin
Wright’s Market
Ko Omaro
All Atkinson Paint & Glass Company
Joe Rodenbaugh
South Mill Street
Keystone Furniture CO
NEW Castle Drug Corp
Corner Mill
North Streets
So. Mill St
Offutt's
EYW
Chicago
Applesauce Club
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Foster Brothers, Inc
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Kansas City Star
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