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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1908
Page
2
The News Company in New Castle Pa warns readers about subscription payments and urges that checks money orders and drafts be sent to the company not to any individual. The notice mentions wines daily by call and newsstand distribution and public matters.
In a DC supreme court decision Justice Juntion Wright found Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell of the AFL guilty of contempt appointing jail terms: Gompers one year Mitchell nine months Morrison six months. The ruling sparks labor capital tensions and calls for broader review of the cases amid deep public feeling on labor leadership and court actions.
A Christmas entertainment will be held at Fairview school house Wednesday evening December 23 for Highland M E church mission members. The program features music and recitations plus a Christmas tree and treat. A lengthy program has been prepared.
Franklin city council on first reading adopted an ordinance to conform to the 1868 charter and accept provisions for third-class city status under state law. Franklin and Monongahela remain the last cities with special charters in the state.
We offer new jewelry just arrived at prices within reach. Come in at once to shop during the cheerful Christmastide whirl. Mather Bros Co 158 East Washington Street.
Truncated timetable style note indicates reservations for a sleeping car from New Castle, Pa, leaving daily at 7 p.m. and arriving Chicago by 6:43 a.m., via multiple rail lines. Announcement mentions a Sunday evangelistic meeting in Youtaxatown, with prior visit by a speaker.
A cluttered collection of anecdotes and social notes from a Chicago paper column. It references a fall injuring Mr. Hoover on South MI Street and discusses taxes, bribes, gifts, and Christmas concerns among residents, with satirical asides on graft and reform.
On his return home Mr. Hoover was seized by a dizzy spell and fell near his residence. Friends carried him inside as a physician was summoned. He sustained severe cuts to his nose and face and is greatly affected by the shock. Hoover is a longtime and widely known figure among local Odd Fellows.
W H Falls H R Hillary and C H Miltholland, appointed by the street committee, assessed the Pennsylvanial Railroad contractor Patrick Joyce for work supporting tracks during a sewer under them. They proposed about 200 dollars, Joyce agreed to pay. Cornelia will order about 4000 dollars to Joyce. The judges submitted three estimates, with the top line at 244 dollars, Joyce claiming 176 to 190. The sewer in Fifth ward caused the dispute as Joyce needed access to the river. The street committee had held up a final payment of 4007 dollars from Joyce. The Ladies Royal Welsh choir concert in the United States was last week.
A historical note explains the frelesa cooker using insulated cabinets and heat absorbed stored heat. It describes improved insulation replacing cloth with vulcanized wood and durable materials, with radiators heated by flame or electricity. Electricity purportedly yields greater economy by using nearly all generated heat and closing the oven during heating.
Mr. A. H. Harwood of the Leicester museum explains that bird egg colors serve protective purposes. White eggs occur in holes or dark nests, while ground nests show olive green or brown tones. Grouse and other beach and heath nesters imitate their surroundings, aiding camouflage for both eggs and chicks.
Consul General William H. Michael of Colontia describes a plan to regulate the Indian pearl market by forming an agency in India with branches and a Bombay head office. Pearls would be sent to London at a fixed price with limited advances in Bombay, while buyers bid. The promoters foresee a bright future for Indian pearls if well managed. The syndicate aims to extend operations to Australian fairs. Recover Akulle of Missionaries, skulls of two missionaries Dr Galhmern and DF Tomkina of the London Missionary Society, killed by cannibalism at Goarabart, New Britain, nine years ago, rate Sen recovered by Judge Murray, who seized them.
Historical note describes a folk remedy to treat a felon by applying a poultice of salt lead substitute, diluted soap, and turpentine. The preparation is stretched over the affected finger and renewed daily, with a hole to the bone forming after several days if the poultice works. This reflects outdated medical practices.
An archival fragment quotes a child’s wartime prayer asking God to protect a mother in Europe and to keep the child safe in America. The brief note labels the speaker as Delinestor, reflecting personal wartime concerns amid distant danger.
An early 20th century advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia by building lacking gastric juices and normalizing digestion. The copy asserts the stomach dissolves food with gastric juice, misattributes digestion issues, and promises sample packs by mail from Stuart Co. Marshall, Minnesota.
The article argues surplus fat is rare among wild animals under severe survival pressure. It describes the fattened hog as lazy, fed by humans, needing no effort, and contrasted with the lean, active boar. It notes the dangers of ease and abundance reducing the instinct to struggle.
An American author summering in New Hampshire is approached by a distinguished English figure who claims to have heard much about him. The visitor reveals the porter on the train told him the author is the best source for Niagara routes and hotel recommendations.
The piece claims foods stay fresh longer without a refrigerator if air is nearly exhausted from the container. It cites milk and deli meats preserved for months in near vacuum, with only air removal as cost. It also includes a misread quote about a man failing to realize his faults as reported by the Minneapolis Journal.
Tommy asks about a strange animal by the pool. His mother explains it is a baby hippo, and notes the stork brought it last week. Tommy wonders if next time the piano move should be left to the stork.
An official order lists Mariann Raretofore as the admiralty head at a naval station in San Bern. A new alias Cem Martenne Anancie appears. A robber known as Ladrone in Apanioh faces court action. The incident prompts concern over a mag auntie Rane involvement.
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