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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
9
A collection of letters from readers recounts generations born in log cabins across Warren County. Notes describe early homes near Wurtemburg Pulaski Road West Middlesex and New Castle with memories of construction methods and lessons learned from hard work.
A family lived in a rough log cabin with a roof but no floor or glass yet. In 1852 a frame house was added as a dining room while wolves watched from outside, and the mother defended them with torches. Written in New Bedford, Pa by Wilson McClusty.
The Pennsylvania Railroad system reports a 100000 ton rail order priced this week. Remaining rail stock from last year brings total available to 166000 tons for the current year. Allocation for 1925 includes Bethlehem Steel 43000 tons, Carnegie Steel 5000 tons, Illinois Steel 14000 tons, Inland Steel 6000 tons.
The New Castle News runs a symposium analyzing readers letters about locals who lived in log cabins. The list grows beyond expectations, suggesting Venango and nearby counties share pride in the era. A Franklin News-Herald note mentions an apparatus to measure locomotive downward pressure and lateral movement on railroad tracks.
International dispatch reports Leo Lee a 29 year old Black man imprisoned in Louisiana for criminal assault escaped in 1922 and later convicted in Richmond for attacking two West Hampton college girls. He faces electrocution for the crime and is linked to five other assault charges.
Washington reports Republican leaders and campaign managers from Ohio predict Nicholas Longworth will be elected speaker in the next Congress. A cold blooded count shows his election assured on the first ballot as he gains new supporters daily.
Washington January 22 The Seventh-day Adventist executive committee at its New York headquarters repudiates a separate group calling February 6 1925 the date of Christ second advent. The church affirms no man knows the day or hour and condemns time setting while noting a rise in Manila hemp use in Japanese paper manufacture.
Advertisement notes a product named Freezone that supposedly relieves corn pain instantly and allows easy removal with a tiny bottle. It claims effectiveness on hard and soft corns and even corn between toes, with no soreness or irritation. Foot calluses are mentioned as well, and it says druggists sell the bottle for a few cents.
Article explains the 1924 Revenue Act rules for personal exemptions and dependent credits. It outlines how exemptions are allocated by months of single, married, or head of family status, and notes adjustments if status changes mid year. It also covers the $400 credit for dependents under 18 or incapable of self support and conditions for eligibility based on the last day of the taxable year.
A historical health note warns backache and dull kidney pain signal acidic foods harming kidneys. It promotes four ounces of Rad Salts daily in water before breakfast to flush wastes, claiming it cleanses sluggish kidneys and neutralizes urinary acids, plus drinking soft water and annual physician checks.
In this week’s reminiscence, the article recalls sleighs and cutter travel fading as automobiles take over. It notes how sled-loads once filled county roads and New Wilmington trips, now rare, with ten miles a typical bob sled limit on frosty nights. The piece also mentions a German invention for theatres, lighter and fireproof.
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