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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
6
The New Standard Fashion Book from the Standard Fashion Company presents all new Fall patterns. It costs 20 cents and includes a free pattern coupon redeemable for 15 cents, reducing total cost to 1 cent. Visit to see the book and coupon offer.
A seller advertises Couch Covers in Roman stripes and colors green blue red. Offered in a large size and available tomorrow.
Saturday sale highlights include 69c Tailored Shirtwaists 98c each and 23¢ yard linen cloth 36 inches wide for dresses and housewear. Linene Shirt Waists with pockets showcased, linen collars, child dresses. wide colors. Corsets marked down to $1.19 to $1.89. Linen Scarfs and Centerpieces offered at 98c.
The piece argues that campaigns shift from parades and banners to paid newspaper ads and phonograph addresses. Papers will publish campaign material from any group at regular rates, while rural voters may hear candidates on phonographs. It notes a growing public skepticism and a trend toward independent judgment in voting.
Rev. Philip J. McLean announces the arrival of a Castle boy as preacher at First Baylist church this Sunday. The young pastor, noted for promise and efficiency as secretary of the city YWCA, has years of growing success at Aiken and CG. Large congregations are expected as he is known as a leading young preacher.
WILSVILLE Aug 11 The traction interests expect construction of an extensive interurban system this contingerent season. Projects include lines from Rochester Pa to Cleveland and from Zanesville to Stection West Virginia, a bridge over the Ohio at Parversburg and connections to Balpre Ohio. Wealthy eastern capitalists and firms have bids to build from East Liverpool to Youngstown and extend routes toward Pittsburgh Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Community events include Mr and Mrs W. T. Offuit of Avalon visiting relatives, Ney FP Shoemaker family at Chautauqua, and many young people at Conneaut Lake and Gasende Park. The Character and Travel club meets tonight at Mrs J B Pizor's home. Engagement of Miss Ethel Patterson announced. showers and gifts given at a Miss North Liberty event. social daviors feature red and white decorations.
A local notice asks mothers to assist in preventing a Monday evening event. The fragment mentions Angi 17 and a national order, with unclear details about NG and Adley.
A.T. Brown, physical director of the New Castle YM C A, resigns and will move about September 1 to Berwick, Pennsylvania to manage the department of the M C 4. Berwick hosts a coal region and the Eastern Pennsylvania plant of the American Car and Foundry company. Mr Crown has been in New Castle for two years and is well known among members.
The Y M C A. plans a directors meeting next week to choose successors for outgoing staff members. Henry Volz Brown and General Secretary George E Burgess have left, triggering a search for a temporary secretary and new leadership as gymnasium classes prepare to start in September.
Spokane reports of a young mother and grandmother in Pendleton Oregon where a girl baby arrived at Frank Perry and wife. Mrs Perry is 16, grandmother Mrs Grant Elgin is 31, great grandmother Mrs H Neil is 61. H R Neil, a wheat grower, married Susie Coffman in 1876 and had Emma in 1877. Their daughter Retha, born in 1890s, married Frank Perry in 1907 and recently bore a daughter.
The State Dairy and Food Commissioner James Foust reports last year saw 18 prosecutions concluded, 100 cases pending, and 41 in preparation. Oleo fines reached 16498.44, with total receipts 85732.62 and expenditures across salaries and expenses totaling 78,000 plus. He credits press cooperation and public education for progress in enforcing pure food laws. Rev Dr Mcbean and family visit Akron connections. James Updegraff visits from Johnstown and hosts in Sheriday Avenue and South Mill Street.
In Washington state near Harrington a dry swamp lake named Swamp Lake is reported to be dark as night around the clock. Robert Fulton and his family observed the phenomenon while traveling along the shore, with the darkness extending 0 to 100 feet from the water. Experts offer theories, but no explanation, as all other conditions seem normal. Dr. W. E. Jackson will be out of the city until September 1.
West Pittsburg notices list a birth by Mr and Mrs Andrew Jasedy a daughter. A. Maxwell and family left for their annual vacation. Mr and Mrs G F Pitzer attended an event at Cascade Park. Mrs E Morne s of New Castle visited. Ground grading at West Pittsburg school completed. Alfred Lang of Pittsburgh visited on Thursday. Mrs W B Slater of Oakdale returned home after visiting W M Brown. Mr and Mrs George Waller plan a vacation to Atlantic City via Philadelphia. Mr and Mrs George Bannon celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Tuesday August 18 with neighbors invited to bring baskets.
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