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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1925
Page
4
A New Castle paper editorial argues public speaking is a lost art in the United States. It traces the decline to distrust of orators among a literate public and cites politicians salesmen and demagogues as examples of rhetorical misuse. It links oratory to education and civic life and warns against mob rule driven by volume over reason.
The United States proves its thrift with about 64 billion in life insurance and 150 billion in beneficiaries paid last year. Americans from husbands to college students insure their lives not for luxuries, but for protection and forethought for loved ones.
The essay argues European peasant land efficiency pairs with American thrift, noting the US needs more farmers and higher living standards due to frugality. It examines American joining behavior, Ostrogorsky’s theory on lack of aristocracy, the appeal of uniforms and titles, and the social pull of organizations. It contrasts individualists with joiners and hints at social psychology of crowds. It ends with a remark on travel speed and a boy’s view of relationships.
A jumble of dates people places and events with scattered facts from a bygone page. It mentions a Pittsburgh protest against a $1000 golf match a widowed mother convincing a brakeman to quit railroading and a fatal runaway incident. It lists births deaths and anniversaries including Edwin F Uhl George K Nash Sarah Polk and a Wyoming mine disaster with sparse details.
A year ago President Coolidge accepted the Republican nomination in a speech delivered at the Memorial ball in Washington. The fragment notes the event and venue, reflecting on the political moment and the President’s address.
A long column of misspellings, jokes, and social quips wanders through a midcentury newspaper page. It jests about education, dating, money, health, and manners with playful puns, local anecdotes, and political edged humor, naming no clear event or person with sustained focus.
A collage of items notes public health views on vaccination with a tale of John Kopzynel who refused vaccination for himself but allowed it for his wife and children, a critique of opium crop substitutes, a Tulsa sheriff stance on miners kneeling to pray, a Voltaire quote on God, Irish labor anecdotes, bootleg whiskey violence, and Mohammedan warfare references, ending with Miss Morrigan the vegetarian swimmer.
Rev Roy D Smith presents a series of brief sermons urging reflection on crime science health religion and politics. He argues against labeling opponents by harsh names and stresses trust in moral right over wealth or force in emergencies.
RAMSGATE England August 14 Howard McCullouck nearly drowned when his false teeth caused him to swallow water during a surf bath. A policeman removed the teeth from his throat, performed artificial respiration, and he was rushed to a hospital by four comrades.
Psalm 51 10 11 style verse asks for a clean heart and a right spirit within. A devotional line emphasizes renewal and inner grace as a spiritual appeal.
The writer derides a German prince once ruling a theater empire for taking a job managing a dramatic department. He uses harsh language about hereditary privilege and education, arguing that four generations of opportunity failing to yield value is pitiful.
Dr Frank Crane argues the U S risks repeating China by neglecting forests. He notes China’s deforestation causes floods and famine and warns one hundred eighty one million acres in the U S are idle land suited for timber. He urges tree planting campaigns and government action to protect forests and climate.
David M. Folsom, chosen by Secretary Hoover to assist in reorganizing the Federal Bureau of Mines, is a western mining engineer native of Montana born 1884. An Stanford and Columbia School of Mines alum, he later led Stanford mining as dean and served in defense and fuel administration roles during the war. He has long been connected with a major petroleum firm.
The piece discusses Mark W. Potter and a proposed revenue relief plan for U S railroads near the Mississippi River. It presents Potter’s figures on railroad valuations, 1924 earnings, and freight revenue, arguing pooling earnings would raise rates and hurt incentives, labeling such plans socialist and undesirable for the nation. It cites Ex-Secretary Hughes and federal receivers, and contrasts varied railroad performances including the Pennsylvania RR and Texarkana Fort Smith line.
A reminiscence by Edgar A. Guest recalling small town vaudeville shows, costs in the old days, and the charm of amateur acts. The piece recollects missing blankets and feathering dolls as the shows evolved, noting profits of sixteen dollars and the shift from past to present entertainment. Includes a census aside about women and men in Germany postwar.
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