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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
22
A sale advertisement features various dolls including Dressed Dolls with oilcloth outfits, Jointed Dolls with lashes and wigs, 18 inch dolls with light and dark hair, and 14 inch Mama and Effanbee dolls. Prices range from 0c to 12.50, with items like Bye-14 and Lot listings highlighted for children’s play.
A local ad lists drums in small and regular sizes from 2¢ to $4.50, sleds including Flexible Flyers from $2.39 to $6.50 and Fleetwing models, building sets Meccano and Erector at attractive prices, Gilberts tool sets from $1.00 to $10, and shoe flyers highlighted for display.
A thriving toy collection fills shelves in Toyland with vast heaps of playthings, promising abundant choices for children. The feature highlights a bigger, better toy selection this season and the cheerful appeal for families.
Advertisement highlights a selection of children’s and young readers books with large print and illustrated editions. Includes picture books, story books for boys and girls, series books for older youth, and large-type editions such as fairy tales and Arabian Nights. Prices range from 10c to 95c for various volumes.
Durable desks in small to large sizes with drawers and filing racks, priced from 7.50 to 93.50. Folding tables for parties in oak finish range from 1.75 to 2.80. Kiddie kars with rubber tires are advertised from 1.98 to 3.05.
A large display features painted toy cars with rubber pedals priced 3.95 to 17.50, Ford and Packard autos from 6.95 to 75. Wagons priced 2.00 to 6.95. Wind up trains and Lionel sets include engines cars tracks at 5.00 to 15.00 with electric options and mechanical toys on sale.
A holiday toy sale lists prices on a wide range of games and toys including Daddy Long Legs, Dominoes, Jack Straws, Parcheesi, Old Maid, Pollyanna, Parlor Quoits, and several puzzles. Also offered are chairs, pianos, doll carriages, doll beds, and doll bells with prices from 39 cents to eight dollars plus. Lay away plans available.
The sale runs just before Christmas offering beads in Topaz Sapphire Crystal and many colors, neatly boxed for gifts at 39 cents. Also featuring comfortable boudoir slippers in Rose Copan Lavender and Black sizes 3 to 8, rimmed with metallic braid, on Friday only at 98 cents a pair.
Twenty limited doll bassinets priced at 2.98 dollars each. Heavy enamel finish and rubber tire wheels. Size 14 by 26 inches, height 22 inches. Marketed for little girls, offered Friday on the third floor.
A new plan to administer nearly 300 million dollars of alien property seized during the war is sent to Secretary Mellon for final approval. The plan reportedly allows return to German and Austrian owners under conditions that keep the United States as security for postwar claims against Germany. Harry S. Day, YMCA physical director, attends a Pittsburgh meeting while expecting to see Red Grange and the Chicago Bears face the Pittsburgh All Stars at Forbes Field today.
The new president Rev. Mortimer A Sullivan has been inducted at Villa Nova College He previously served as assistant rector at the Church of St Nicholas Tolentine Atlantic City relations and duties noted in the report
North Street and Ben Franklin junior Hi-Y clubs held their weekly sessions at the YMCA with solid attendance. The group studied Finance Ways of Living during the meeting.
The article notes a split between Republicans and LaFollette insurgents over speaker candidacy. They reject Nicholas Longworth and nominate Henny Allen Cooper of Wisconsin as their choice. Cooper, born September 8, 1840 in Walworth County, is a veteran congressman, Northwestern and Union College of Law graduate, Racine lawyer, former Racine County district attorney, and ex-Wisconsin state senator who moved to Washington in 1893.
Proposes transferring the prohibition bureau and all its powers to enforce the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead Act to the Department of Justice. The attorney general would become generalissimo of all city enforcement, and the U S Secret Service duties would also move to the department. Senator King of Utah introduced the measure in the Senate to reduce the federal police force.
Mrs J B Lomngrey 69 of South Bend Ind is jailed in Harrisburg on a charge of swindling three banks of 40 dollars each by claiming Harrisburg is a nice little place She denies the claim saying she has never been there The swindles occurred some months ago
The article extols the Medicine Man’s role among Indians as counselor healer and leader. It cites Sitting Bull as the great Sioux Medicine Man whose totem and wisdom guided war plans at Little Big Horn and who kept tribal secrets and totems for the Ottawas and their Sun rites.
A local Boy Scout troop will hold its regular weekly meeting Friday evening at the church. Scoutmaster Riley urges all scouts to attend, noting the current shortage of workers on the farm and the need for helping hands.
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