New Castle News Details Ownership and Contacts
New Castle News lists ownership by The News Company with Rentz as president and manager, James T. Ray as assistant treasurer, Ray as vice president, Lucy Treadwell as secretary, and Roe W. Conway as editor. The paper operates from 29 North Mercer Street and publishes daily except Sundays. Subscription rates and advertising reps are provided with statewide and national affiliations noted.
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Special Notice for Mail to The News Co New Castle Pa
All payments and communications should be addressed to The News Co. New Castle Pennsylvania and not to any individual.
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News Co
New Castle Pa
British Criticism of United States Rubber Costs Stirs Debate
A London journalist questions American outrage over rubber price hikes, arguing U S manufacturers share responsibility for shortages and that anti British propaganda misreads American opinion. He notes Americans blame themselves for the tire price rise, not Britain.
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London
America
United States
Great Britain
University Rejected Rockefeller Gift Sparks Debate
An editorial praises the University of Wisconsin for declining a $12,500 Rockefeller Foundation endowment for its medical research lab. It argues independence from donor obligations is vital and cites no known grants requiring policy changes, while noting concerns about public-funded education and academic freedom.
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University of Wisconsin
Rockefeller Foundation
Wisconsin Politics Lessons From La Follette’s Death
The article reflects on how leadership is judged posthumously and notes Senator La Follette’s influence in Congress and Wisconsin. It states his death revealed greater impact, causing dispersion of the La Follette radical bloc both in Washington and Wisconsin.
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Congress
Wisconsin
Washington
la Follette
La Follette movement fractures as six contenders enter Senate race
The La Follette political machine in Wisconsin fractures with six Republican candidates vying for the La Follette Senate seat alongside Robert M. La Follette Jr. The public narrative shifts from the supposed unified standard to a split field, signaling an end to the La Follette stranglehold.
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la Follette
Wisconsin
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Senate
Everyone May Leave Work Except Mothers
A commentary argues that society grants broad rights to workers to quit, but reserves the same freedom for mothers, implying gendered expectations about leaving employment and caregiving duties.
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Mother
Faith as Thought Shapes Youth Skepticism
A concise view argues that young people doubt because faith emerges from deliberate thinking. The claim links skepticism to reflective process rather than inherited belief alone.
Seven parts of popularity reflect flattering vanity
The quote suggests popularity hinges on seven aspects, notably the capacity to flatter others and appeal to their pride. It implies social influence grows when one can boost others’ self esteem and acknowledge their value.
Pinchot’s Sixtieth Birthday Noted in The Day’s News
The Day highlights Gifford Pinchot’s sixtieth birthday. Pinchot, born in Connecticut, earned Yale AB in 1889 and pursued forestry study in Europe. He helped start U S forest work at Vanderbilt estate and became U S Chief Forester before turning to politics and securing the Pennsylvania governorship amid opposition.
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Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Bricks and Birds and Bedtime Jests in a Curious Column
The column riffs on missionary danger in China versus Chicago, claims by James Brown about brick paying records in Kansas City, and a parade of quick quips. It muses on schools, misread words, a Sheik in a restaurant, an old fashioned horse foot remark, and a quiet motor in a fast car hinting at a cop.
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James Brown
Carlisle
Kansas City
Edison
Humorous Snippets Reflect 1930s Social Quirks
The column surveys daily quirks from fashion to politics, noting busy barbers, garages, and stockings. It jokes about Hamlet, office attire, and public leadership while hinting at wage talks and bootleg revenue impacts. The piece captures era attitudes with light satirical tone.
Safety Sam Warns Vacationers About Hornets Nests
A colorful regional saying highlights how a boy on vacation learns respect for hornets' nests faster than his parents learn to respect car tracks. The adage emphasizes caution and local humor about rural country life.
Glone and summer ends seen from Edison Avenue
An author muses that great deeds are rare while golf scores prove greatness when alone. The season ends with students returning in four weeks and September 1 signals business to end its summer lull. From a porch on Edison Avenue the stop sign and Highland traffic frame a quiet scene.
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Edison Avenue
Highland
Wealthy Allegheny man files for bankruptcy after loss of millions
Two years after being worth twenty million dollars a county man declares bankruptcy. He is allowed to keep a few clothes a coat and a watch and chain while he owes over eight million and has less than two million to pay. Numerous readers doubt such debt levels. The rest is a string of light notes about local figures and social chatter.
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Allegheny County
Rural mail carrier sues county road supervisors over road conditions
A Greensburg Pennsylvania rural mail carrier sues road supervisors seeking damages to his car and related inconveniences alleging roads were not kept in proper shape. The case raises questions about the scope of liability and what the plaintiff can recover under the law.
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Greensburg
Old Timers Day at Cascade Park Draws Alumni Visit
Tomorrow Cascade Park hosts Old Timers Day bringing many former students to reconnect. The note urges volunteers to be welcoming and avoid pressuring visitors to spend money while they enjoy reunions.
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Cascade Park
Ocean liner coat loss prompts wry reflection
A humorous note laments a passenger losing a $25,000 coat on an ocean liner and compares it to concerns over taxes and seasickness, hinting at broader anxieties about expenses.
Controversy Over Evolution Probed by Joe Bulger Visit
Fred Rentz reports a late evening town interview with Joe Bulger about evolution and politics. They tour the water works plant in Coaltown with discussion of filtration tanks, sand beds, and bacteria, ending with reflections on the topic and timing.
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Joe Bulger
Coaltown
Fred Rentz
News Co
Joe
Geo
Muse
Water Works
Pleasant for Those That More Land for Us
Newspaper column by Arthur Brisbane discusses wealth, land, and social change in 1925 America. Briefly notes crime trends in England and Mexico’s issues, framing them in a populist, opinionated tone with emphasis on national opportunity and moral order.
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England
Mexico
Stinnes Family Property Rapidly Dispersed Abroad
Quarrel over the estate as a German American bankers syndicate buys Stines coal holdings in the Ruhr and the Stinnes steamship lines are slated for sale. Berlin Handelgesellschaft acquires electric works and other units. The family loses control as outsiders gain wealth, with the saying that wealth passes quickly from shirt sleeves to wealth and back.
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Stinnes
Vast fortunes and global forces shape tax and land questions
The column critiques tax exemptions on 14 trillion dollars in bonds, contrasts wealth and burdens on professionals, and notes shifts in crime with prohibition. It discusses Mexico under President Calles, the land question, and land reform inspired by France and Sweden. It cites Hugo Stinnes and economic power across nations.
Inspiration and the limits of logic in daily thought
Dr Frank Cranes daily editorial argues that inspiration arises from direct contact with nature and experience rather than brain logic. It contrasts instinct and experience with rigid reasoning, calling experience the mother of inspiration and warning that logic alone can mislead and be cruel in creed.
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Michael Pupin
Oliver Wendell Holmes
McClure
Bible Thought For Today and A Village Tale
A Bible verse from Matthew 4 23 reflects Jesus teaching preaching and healing in Galilee. The second fragment muses on culture and jazz risking caste while noting a peaceful village disrupted by a neighbor's child with musical talent.
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Jesus
Galilee
Will Rogers Asked to Govern Arkansas
The Arkansas Kiwanis Club asked Will Rogers to run for governor. He replied that he could not govern Arkansas, joking that he has the best part of the state with him but never governed it, and he sends regards to Tom Morgan and his wife, who was born in Rogers Arkansas.
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United States
Japan
Hawaii
South America
Africa
Will Rogers
Mississippi River
Florenz Ziegfield
Ziegfield
State of Arkansas
Rogers
Claremore
Arkansas
Tom Morgan
Cleramore
Oklahoma
Just Folks Doubting Billy Jones
A cautionary tale about Billy Jones who mocks rules and learns hard lessons. He touches fire and eats too much sweets ignoring warnings then rejects deceit only to face natural consequences and regret. The piece stresses prudence, safety, and the price of ignoring advice.
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Billy Jones
Billy
Quest for Mercy and Power in Moral Conflict
The excerpt debates humane war, unseating tyranny, and maintaining virtue while opposing oppression. It contrasts loving justice with harming one’s own character, and questions methods that spoil governance without addressing root causes. It also warns against repeating slander and choosing self pity over action.
Today's Anniversaries 1833 to 1921
A list of historical anniversaries notes events from 1833 when Cincinnati organized the first orphan asylum in the west to 1921 the marriage of Dr George T Harding and Miss Alice Severns in Monroe Michigan. It also mentions 1866 armistice between Austria and Italy and 1901 Francesco Crispi death.
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Italy
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Cheyenne
Francesco Crispi
Naples
Sicily
George T. Harding
Alice Severns
Monroe
Mich
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