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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1925
Page
4
The article argues deaths from motor accidents rise with careless driving. A New York City survey of 234 accidents in one month shows 94 due to carelessness, 50 involving children. It calls education for parents children and drivers as the sole remedy, stressing laws and courtesy to reduce crashes and loss of life.
A reflective piece catalogs aging writers and inventors from Michelangelo to Edison, noting achievements at advanced ages. It contrasts public admiration with harsh Soviet realities in Riga and Moscow, describing private enterprise clashing with communism, confusions over Peary and Columbus, and a bleak mood of terror and confiscations in the Soviet Union.
The piece argues against the saying about teaching old dogs new tricks. It cites Cato learning Greek at 80 and Plutarch mastering Latin late, noting Chaucer began his Canterbury Tales in his youth or early career.
The item exudes a curious, weathered column style praising the New Castle Fair as the largest and best held in Pennsylvania, urging plans to visit with friends and other curiosities. It weaves social quips, era observations, and snippets about politics, crime, fashion, and daily life in a collage of short notes.
Arthur Brisbane quotes Johnson of National Life Insurance on fat as the deadliest danger to Americans, noting fat accumulates with age and harms the heart, with the safest travel still being sea and rail while flight grows safer. Samuel Reyburn praises French industry and agricultural methods postwar revival.
Dr Frank Cranes daily editorial criticizes focusing on birth weight and cites a tale of a 745 pound newborn as a lesson. It discusses eugenics, religious hymnody, and a sermon by Rev William F Garth about deep calling unto deep, stressing unity of souls over creeds.
Fragmentary notice recounts various historical anniversaries and deaths including artists, politicians, and railroad figures. Mentions Titian born 1477 Venice death details, Hannibal Hamlin born 1800s, battles, and a 1880s railroad figure. Contains numerous OCR errors and misplaced dates.
A wary speaker warns about a man who wades beyond his depth and claims a gun is not loaded. The quip contrasts caution with bravado, implying risk from unsafe behavior and potential misjudgment by those who pretend certainty.
A rough, humorous reflection contrasts thrift and hustle with a Florida telegram carrier. It ponders what happened to the man who kept money tight and worked late, versus the spendthrift who carries a telegram from Florida. The piece frames thrift as superior to idle boasting.
The figure served three terms in the South Dakota Senate, one as lieutenant governor, and two as governor. He occupied the governor’s chair during the late war, pursuing a vigorous patriotic policy that earned broad countrywide commendation.
A bank overdraft tale shows a wife denying error as she notes she has plenty of checks. A New York banker’s son learns foreclosures mask mortgage papers misrepresented as railroad bonds worth 6000 dollars. The farmer’s father, blamed for weakness, kept quiet about the hidden colored papers. A warning emerges on widespread financial ignorance in the nation.
A 1925 poem by George Matthew Adams titled Why The Endless Why In Childhood reflects on a child named Why who asks constant questions. The piece juxtaposes adult attempts to explain with the child’s unending curiosity, noting wisdom cannot quell the inquiry.
Peter Norbeck, long serving U S senator from South Dakota since 1922, declares intent to seek another term. He notes his health and heavy heart, born in Vermilion, and recalls early farming before shifting to public service and business ventures.
A year has passed since a deadly railway disaster killed forty people aboard a train traveling from Odessa to Moscow. Investigators reviewed wreckage, with officials noting the line’s safety checks and signaling procedures.
A collage of quirky quotes from various papers including Cincinnati Enquirer Toronto Telegram Buffalo Evening Times Milwaukee Journal Reading Times Boston Transcript and Cincinnati Examiner. Dialogues touch on satire love fear climbing water warnings and social observations in a playful, fractured public discourse.
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