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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1925
Page
9
In a chaotic scene at a local high school, students crowd the library and monitors as a crossword puzzle craze spreads among the scholars. A studious girl debates a seven letter word, while others inhale fumes from experiments and a red headed editor peers on with a ruler in hand preparing the next Monitor.
A compiled list shows J. Hol. Elder as chief with Henry Dysart Frank Jones Dave Nelson and others in the Police Department. It notes traffic duties by Thomas Jones Fred Schuler and Frank Reynolds and Geo Wyman in charge of traffic operations with a long roster of patrolmen and city detectives. Some departments receive daily printing.
A vintage ad touts Zemo as a safe treatment for itching and skin troubles. It claims first application relieves irritation and that conditions like eczema ringworm and blotches disappear, noting Zemo 13 as sufficient and non-greasy with a trial bottle priced at 35 cents.
Advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover. It promises instant relief from aching corns and corns between toes with a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents, claiming no soreness or irritation.
The village of Birmingham Michigan believes it has the last laugh in its annexation fight with suburb Lakeview. Lakeview rejected annexation but Birmingham votes to cut off Lakeview’s water supply next spring unless Lakeview petitions for a new annexation vote by next April. Lakeview has been supplied water by Birmingham.
SCOTT FIELD Ill Jan ii An Army dirigible TC 5 leaking helium after a steel girder pierced its outer bag caused an explosion like report. The hangar at Springs field was being prepared for movement when the accident occurred. No serious injuries. several crew members suffered scratches.
Canby Oregon January 13 Abs Rosamond Lee Shaw Samuelson a Canby High School teacher ousted for marrying a pupil LaRoy Samuelson vows to stay with her husband despite town opinion She remained in class until ordered out by the town marshal The couple wed in a domestic science class incident amid local uproar Also a note mentions more than 1000 residents flee to southern California due to jackknife incidents.
Washington reports describe government housing rentals as unusually low with values ranging from 50 to 800 dollars yearly for select properties. The piece also notes agricultural shows featuring dairy breeders and public lectures set for January 13 to 19, with policy discussions on cooperative marketing and tuberculosis eradication led by state and federal officials. It mentions remarks by Secretary Willits and Dr Munce, and ends with a stray note on fashion for young girls and fabric setting techniques.
KETCHICAN Alaska June 24 stampeders traveling by auto dog teams and on foot toward the Casslar placer district in British Columbia are halted on the international boundary southeast of Wrangell by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They are forbidden to proceed toward the scene of operations via Stikine Telegraph Creek and the Deese Lake trail until March, to prevent hardship without proper provisions at Casslar.
In Harrisburg on January 15 a historic Pennsylvania gathering is planned as four leading Breeders Associations hold their annual meetings. The Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Association and the Pennsylvania Holstein Society join others in the state capital for the major event.
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