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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
4
Old Timers Day at Cascade Park highlights aging and friendship as a source of happiness. The piece contrasts joy from old friendships with wealth, then shifts to a fiscal note on income tax, noting its unpopularity, lack of uniformity, and high compliance costs cited by Secretary of Commerce Hoover.
A fragment discusses taxation as a controversial issue, noting that taxes are disliked by most and citing England losing American possessions and the Whiskey Rebellion of Washington as historical consequences.
A New York millionaire sought happiness by adopting a young girl, but his ad led to disappointment for thousands of applicants and sparked a discussion on ill conceived philanthropy. The piece notes that motives vary and warns that even benevolent bequests can prove impractical while urging caution in choosing a compatible partner for home life.
A humorous old time note warns that some drivers are so careless they might wreck a hearse crossing tracks, delaying a funeral until fragments are cleared away. The piece uses a folksy voice to lampoon dangerous driving and mishaps.
A jumble of brief quips and remarks on taxes, politics, marriage, travel, crime, and society. Topics include postal deficits, lawsuits for breach, urban legends, fashion, hair, Santa Claus, and the day’s oddities. Several jokes target modern life, travel mishaps, and cultural contrasts, with a playful, satirical tone.
A scattered pastiche of prompts and aphorisms on driving habits leadership and history. It mentions stop signs mule and flash-toter and hints at winter forecasts affecting Florida real estate. Includes a quip about governance and a moral aside about murder among three men.
A jumbled excerpt offers maxims on marriage respect toward mothers, easy jobs after college, patience with long waits, finding God in good work, dangers of genius, and the force of a demanding home life. It warns a wandering preacher may say uncomfortable things and notes a sexless novel is a poor pursuit.
Arthur Brisbane reports a one year old offspring of Man O War sold for 50000 dollars at public auction, breaking yearling filly price records by over 21000 dollars, with discussion of horse breeding values and gambling implications. The column touches on war news, aviation advances, and public figures like Edward Rector gifting 2300000 dollars to education, alongside social commentary on London slums and beliefs.
The Day's News notes Dr. Felix Adler entering his 75th year as a notable American Jewish figure. Born in Germany, he moved to the United States as a youth, studied at Columbia and German universities, and was initially steered toward a rabbinic career. He joined Cornell University as a Hebrew and Oriental languages chair for two years before settling in New York City in 1876 amid a growing Jewish population.
The article notes Dr. Adler becoming leader and regular teacher of the Society for Ethical Culture, directing its educational and humanitarian work. He later served as an exchange professor, traveling to Berlin University for studies.
The editorial notes a movement led by Mrs. Madge Blair Barnwell advocating men wear blouses. It argues women dress sensibly, praises lighter clothing, and recounts a 1904 Pennsylvania anecdote about a man in a shirt waist seeking fashion approval. The piece promotes comfort and progress in men’s attire.
A compilation notes events and births including the 18aL aerial trip by the locomotive De Wit Clinton on Mohawk and Hudson railroad, birth of Michael A Corrigan later archbishop of New York, the 1902 death in NYC, a major 1860s earthquake in Peru and Ecuador, 1890 Henry Markham nominated for California governor, 1892 miners riot at Tracy City Tennessee, 1898 Manila surrender after air and naval bombardment, and 1500 Collis P Huntington death founder of Southern Pacific Rail Road with birth in 1821 Connecticut.
A historic note reports Miss Victoria Kant, an English woman, becoming Spain’s first female lawyer. Her notable early case involved defending a prisoner charged with homicide, marking a significant milestone in Spanish legal history.
Automobilists feel the rubber shortage as tires wear faster and prices rise. Britain’s seven year rubber planting ban and export controls threaten future supply while Dutch colonies expand. Advocates argue free trade better protects industry, with duties as a possible alternative.
Edgar A Guest’s verse imagines a physician who knows Latin terms and treats patients well yet fails to cure a golf slice. The doctor worries over his hook as the speaker jokes about the cure being the doctor’s own golf prowess and asks for help with the swing. The piece ends with a playful nod to the doctor possibly becoming a real M D if he could cure a slice.
Brief devotional excerpt echoes farewell from scripture, urging brethren to unity and peace as they part. Cited verse 3 Corinthians 14 11 reinforces call to harmony and divine blessing.
The Persian government protested to Ankara over Turkish occupation of Persian territory near the frontier, signaling heightened tensions between Persia and Turkey in a regional dispute.
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