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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1925
Page
4
The New Castle News Company lists offices at 29 North Mercer Street and notes staff members including Fred J. Rentz and Walyer Joon Treadwell while outlining subscription rates and a policy on public correspondence. A signed editorial urges caution at street crossings, arguing pedestrians and motorists share equal rights and criticizing jaywalking along busy crossings.
The article surveys long marriages celebrated in New Castle and Lawrence county, contrasting widespread jokes about unhappy matrimony with many enduring unions. It then discusses Los Angeles 1925 policies phasing out horse-drawn vehicles, the rise of autos, traffic growth, and evolving rights for pedestrians and motorists in city streets.
The piece notes 1924 had 16 lynchings, less than half of 1923 and the fewest since records began. It lists victims, noting all 18 in 1934 were Black, with several from jail or officers en route to prison. Florida led with five lynchings. Mississippi and Georgia had two each. Since 1895, about 2,419 lynchings have occurred in the U.S. and remain a stain on history.
The Toonerville Trolley That Meets All The Trains by Fontaine offers a comic column in classic panel style. Readers follow the playful misadventures of Toonerville characters as trains and whimsy collide in humorous vignettes across a bustling rail yard.
A collage of quips and witticisms on weather, fashion, war, and daily life. Humorous lines mock enduring quirks from stock stockings to aging whiskey, with playful jabs at manners, droughts, and jury duty excuses.
A jumble of observations mocks traffic, newspapers, and etiquette in the 1920s. It jokes about unity between civilization and humor while noting Trinity College's name change to Duke University for donations. It touches on autos, bicycles, church crowds, and a bank robbery tale from Minnesota.
A garbled collage of sensational and satirical snippets about Safety Sam, Kid McCoy, green colors, Niagara Illuminations, calendar collectors, and odd social witticisms. The piece meanders through crime rumors, fashion banter, home ownership plugs, meat prices, jokes about blue brown patches, and reflections on modern morality and politics.
Fragmentary notes recall Kent born General James Wolfe famed for Quebec's defense and September 13 1759 death. Also mentions Lord Pigotts diamond act of Parliament 15 first Federal court at Cowlitz Landing for what is now Washington state. Louisiana Lottery suit ruled against federal government 186 Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia union 1897 German Emperor telegraphs Kruger defeat of Jameson raiders.
A chamber concert review praises a cello performance and questions the attribution of famed violins to Stradivarius. It notes Stradivarius's long life and family workshop in Cremona and challenges the idea that all celebrated instruments were his. The piece ends by pondering whether music or instrument came first.
A reflection on starting anew with courage patience and generosity. The speaker asks for strength to endure burdens avoid envy and spite grow through little acts of goodness and friendship and to bring joy and not tears to others as the year dawns. The piece ends with a wish that the past year was spent living and loving.
A fragment from Frank Crane’s daily editorial extols truth as quiet and visible only in deeds, condemns idolatry, and argues real religion survives scrutiny through unknowability rather than public display. It urges democrats to focus on self-improvement and personal duty rather than policing others.
A compact aphoristic reflection notes men are quick to admit weakness of will but not errors of judgment. They gossip about hobbies, prefer praise to criticism, fear financial loss more than moral danger, and feel unkind to those who love them. They seek appreciation and see themselves as broad judges of human nature.
A collage of editorial clippings critiques government profit from post office revenues and debates on Soviet recognition as posing moral risk. Separate items praise Britain, France, and Italy for handling League affairs, while public figures and reformers draw diverse reactions. The tone is partisan and opinionated with references to Isadora Duncan and Bolshevik politics.
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