New Castle News Company details and contact
The New Castle News Company operates from Corner Sycamore Street and Apple Alley with owners Mrs George B E Treadwell and L Rentz. Editorial rooms and business lines list bells 22 175 66. Subscriptions include daily 10 cents a week 5 dollars a year weekly 1 dollar a year and daily by mail 3 dollars a year. Correspondence on public matters invited from all county.
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Our Birthday Reflections From The News
The News marks twenty nine years as a daily paper in New Castle. It defends profit through circulation and ads while praising public trust. The piece emphasizes accuracy, prompt corrections, and honest reporting as core commitments to the community. It praises editors for safeguarding government interests via publicity and discusses the paper’s role in public life.
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Ellwood's Awakening and Calls for Inquiry into City Morals
The piece argues that Ellwood City's government moral standards need scrutiny far beyond individual residents. It supports a police department probe and possible prosecutions if the testimony reflects truth, warning that extortion may have exploited uneducated workers and aliens.
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Ellwood City Faces Allegations of Crime and Reform
The article urges a careful investigation of alleged school practices and foreign influence in Ellwood City, warning against libel and urging accountability. It highlights unpunished forgeries and “high finance in Ellwood,” stressing community duty to prosecute crime and protect public morals.
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Ellwood City
Hints and Dints Satirical Missives and Local Jests
A row of light notices and quips from the Hints and Dints column covers jokes about advice versus action, a puckish jab at Chicago pitcher Three-Fingered Brown, celery seed adulteration, a New Jersey husband’s kiss, spelling puns, Bryan’s home life film plans, and a finale about City Controller Lyman Hughes’s big bass catch.
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Ed O'Brien Wins First Honors At Maccabee Corn Roast
Ed O'Brien won the Maccabee corn roast championship with seven ears revealed after a long night of bonfires and wood chopping. Robert Graham finished close second as the audience enjoyed corn boiled and roasted, watermelons and rye bread.
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Knights of Maccabees
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Old Timers Week Sparks Busy Town Spirit
The Old Timers' excitement each year triggers action as people who rarely work finish tasks and prepare, driven by word of mouth reports about fishing and local goods. The event motivates locals to participate and produce results.
Open meetings bill targets school boards in next legislature
Washington Star notes a bill to require school boards to transact all business openly. The piece questions why special legislation is needed and seniors share mirrored concerns about performance and public accountability.
Speech Illustration by Rep Williams Sparks Alabama Anecdote
In a recent speech Representative John Sharp Williams recounted a tale of an elderly Alabama woman who, aged and dependent, was cared for by neighbors. The grateful woman asked, “How long, oh Lawd, how long?” in a moment highlighting charity and aging.
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Alabama
Campers Return From Jamestown on Shenango Banks
New Castle residents Frank Stevens and wife, Herman Workman, Tillie McCleary, Robert Kelley and family spent two weeks at a Shenango River spot near Jamestown Pa. They found good fishing, no mosquitos, and cottages under construction for summer tourists.
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Trouble with the Muffins
Mr. and Mrs. Skoptikoff discuss a breakfast mishap at the boardinghouse noting muffins lacking flour to bind, not fully cooked, and slightly sour. The exchange reveals a minor domestic observation in a light, humorous tone.
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Long-Haired Amateur Declares He Plays For Fun
The long-haired amateur musician says he has no plan to turn professional and plays only to pass the time. A listener responds that this is evident from the moment they heard him.
Public address debate echoes in crowded room
Quoted remarks clash over a speaker’s readiness and confidence. One cynic questions why he must speak publicly while another hints he would rather be among the listeners. The exchange captures a tense moment of public scrutiny and personal wish.
Terrible Appetite for Chicken in Carnegie Medal Row
A newspaper snippet mocks a quarrel between two men over a Carnegie medal. It cites Henry E. Dixey scornfully and quips about Mrs. Washington White's remark on her husband loving chicken, suggesting a satirical take on heroism and medals.
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Arnegie
They Say the Duke Has a Fortune in His Own Right
Characters discuss the duke's wealth and the idea of an American father-in-law who could manage it, hinting at expectations and arrangements within a high society context. The dialogue foregrounds themes of wealth, alliance, and control.
Plea for Utter Selfishness Proverb in Dutch Wisdom
A Dutch proverb urges self focus to prevent loss, warning that when everyone looks to themselves no one will be lost. The line reads Let everyone look to himself and none will be lost.
Sankey Memorial Service Planned at First Methodist Church
The First Methodist Church will devote its morning worship to a Sankey memorial service. Charles C. Sankey will sing The Ninety and Nine and all music will be Sankey compositions. Rev. E. B. Higley will preach on The Life and Work of Ira D. Sankey. No action yet on Sankey Sunday movement due to ministers' absence.
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Deaths of the Day Emma Caroline Lawson
Emma Caroline Lawson aged 68 died Friday evening at 130 Martin Street from complications of diseases. She came from Sweden and lived in New Castle for years. Survived by husband John Lawson, daughter Mrs Severene Anderson, brother Andrew Lawson, and two sisters in Sweden. Funeral Sunday at 3 pm from her residence, Oak Park cemetery interment.
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Martin Street
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New Castle
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Where O. and P. Clubs Play This Week
Schedule lists O. and P. league games from Sunday August 23 to Saturday August 29. New Castle faces Canton and McKeesport meets Erie. Akron plays New Castle and East Liverpool visits Youngstown. Canton hosts Charon and later Youngstown. Akron and Sharon face off. Erie travels to East Liverpool. Canton and New Castle, Akron and Youngstown, McKeesport and Sharon close the week.
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Youngstown
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Charon
Clean Slate Await s Mayor Harry Luse
George Gould on a peg leg faced Mayor Green and received a 30 day jail term after a drunken plea. Four other drunks were given passes by the mayor as preparations were made for Mayor Harry J. Lusk and a Butler fair excursion.
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George Gould
Harry J. Lusk
Me-Rot
Samose Flesh Forming Food Promises Plump Health
An advertisement touts Samose as a true flesh forming tablet that aids digestion and builds rich blood for a plumper body. The offer from McKee's Medicine store lets customers deposit 50 cents, take a box home, and get a full refund if no marked flesh gain after 10 days.
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