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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1925
Page
10
Dr William TL Steen head of the city’s health bureau urged public cooperation to combat scarlet fever. He warned the illness is often mischaracterized, can have mild forms, and spreads via nose and throat with carriers. Complications affect ears, heart, and kidneys weeks after onset.
A sensational Universal melodrama titled The Tornado stars House Peters. Shown direct from the Million Dollar Grand Theatre in Pittsburgh, the film plays at the Regent Theatre all next week.
A historical note outlines quarantine rules for scarlet fever, stressing a minimum 20 day quarantine and at least 30 days for patients. It discusses desquamation, contagion, vaccination limits, and prevention through immunization where available, tonsil/adenoid removal, and addressing malnutrition, urging cooperation with health and school authorities to keep New Castle free from epidemics.
A New Castle businessman argued Ed Elder, chief of police, would be the strongest sheriff candidate. Elder, a county native with long city police service, is praised as honest and dependable though he declined to comment on a possible bid. Others have signaled interest in running.
Before the commission form New Castle once had a bi cameral system with select and common councils. Twenty four councilmen met separately and jointly, with evening sessions once or twice a month. Citizens gathered as witnesses and police lined the chamber during lively meetings.
City Police woman Mrs. Minnie McKibben states conditions in local dance halls are good though notes may arise after time spent in halls. She explains recent dance hall inspections were precautionary and cannot cover all venues at once under current orders.
In New Castle the old fran bootjack, owned by Joseph S. Hammond of 1814 Hast Washington, remains in use. Hammond, employed at a cement company, wears heavy galoshes and uses the bootjack nightly to ease his path to work, a quirky relic surviving into modern times.
A fragmentary note describes a pair of goloshes once owned by Jacob Shook near the Almira Home site. The items are said to be over eighty years old, crafted from moulded iron, and valued as a family heirloom once belonging to the grandfather of a Mr Hammond.
Kane Pa January 17 Quick thinking by James Welsh an experienced Pennsylvania railroad engineer saved many lives when the Buffalo Philadelphia flyer overturned near Keating Renovo Monday afternoon Welsh was not in charge but rode in the smoking car and pulled the emergency brake stopping the train before more cars derailed The engineer and fireman of the wrecked engine were killed but no passengers were hurt Welsh's name will go on the company's honor roll and he will retire
Wampum notes report visits by residents including Bro Powell, Mrs Glover and Mrs Majors as they recover from sprains and illness. Mrs Sharp of Koppel and Mrs Riley of Darlington visited Wampum. The Fraternal Patriotic Americans held a well attended dance in the Opera House on Thursday evening.
Mrs Mabel La Por of Turtle Lake Wisconsin credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with helping her weakness backache and nervousness after six pregnancies and childbirth She also uses Lydia E Pinkham's Liver Pills for eight years for constipation The note ends with a general sale claim stating it is sold by druggists everywhere.
Rev Landis former Marion church pastor who officiated Harding funeral will share behind the scenes details and personal observations from the president and Mrs Harding service at a Sunday evening program in New Castle First Baptist church. He will relate how grace figures in events drawing on his four state speaking tour.
The Ben Franklin junior high paper highlights Scribblers club as a key path to improved English through weekly meetings every Monday. Members urged to bring new articles, stay active, and fill roles to keep the paper strong as exchanges reach readers worldwide. Esther Leho notes ninth graders now compose most pieces.
The rent-a-car idea, New Castle's latest transport service, grows in favor per C C Harry, livery stable manager. Deposits and insurance protect customers and company. Harry aims to expand after its success in other cities. The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks plans its 1925 Kansas City convention starting in May. The Pennsylvania Railroad first adopted electric lighting in passenger cars in 1882.
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