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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
4
An old style ad claims both women and men suffer from kidney and bladder trouble and promote Swamp-Root as a remedy. It says the product has immediate effects, lists bottle prices, offers a free sample by mail, and urges readers to write to Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
The News announces Republican primary candidates in Ellwood City with authority and schedule dated January 25.
A crowd of youths jumping freights near the Shelby tube mill led to a fatal accident when Andy Zin, 19, fell from a moving freight and was struck by an express train on the Baltimore and Ohio. He died within minutes. relatives say no immediate family in the country.
Franklin township supervisors in Beaver County ordered J M Rowland B and O agent to show cause why tracks along the McKims to North Sewickley road should not be removed and the road restored. The railroad recently laid a siding near McKims requiring road seizing. Court action awaits as Ellwood citizens watch closely.
A local call favors 24 hour street lighting and extended police patrols after midnight. Residents report robberies in darkness, a hoboes influx, and a seven man gang seen near a west end fire. The aim is increased protection and public security.
Manager Clarke announces Friday at the Ellwood Casino will be memorable for city children with skating games and a basketball double header in the evening. Each child will receive a souvenir, making the event a notable social and sporting outing.
Over five weeks Rev. A. W. Renton led revival services at First Methodist in this city and in Ellwood's Wurtemburg church. In three weeks at the city church 47 probationers joined, while two weeks at Wurtemburg added 22 more, totaling 69 new members.
Ellwood street committee and street commissioner have begun extensive repairs. Mudholes in unpaved streets are filled and cinder sidewalks are forming along Park avenue and other streets. Crossings are being updated and crews clean mud from paved streets, signaling hopeful dry underfoot conditions this winter.
Ellwood City bowlers, though not top contenders, have posted strong scores in recent weeks and plan a trip to Zelienople Friday night to challenge the local “twisters.” Likely lineup includes B. F. Ross, Has well, Wimner, and John Stoughton as key players.
J T Glenn J H Eaton Adam Newton J A McGary and E D Sergeant were among Ellwood visitors yesterday. Manuel Lindsay Harry Hoffus M A Young Mrs S Y Douds and Mrs J H Hossler called on friends in Beaver Falls. Sylvie Bunzo returned from Pittsburg and Hugh McAndrews has returned home. J R Sanders yard master P A L E was in town. Liebendorfer ill with grip. D J Jones Ellwood Store manager in town on business. J L Geisler accompanied by brother Albert.
The item notes residents returning home after hospital visits, a second operation in Cumberland, and several local trips. It mentions W. J. Moore of Standard Engineering on a Pittsburg business trip, Herman Seiper recovering from typhoid, F. T. Sladden calling on city merchants, Edward Winter visiting town, and a Wimodamusis euchre event hosted by Mrs. Dr. W. A. Shannon and Miss Lora Belle Runyon.
Attorney R K Aiken named master to take testimony in divorce Anna Trax vs Samuel Trax. George T Weingartner petition to sell late Matthew R Mayberry real estate to Ella Mayberry for 1800 granted. B A Winternitz petition discharge of surety in guardian case granted. Walter S Reynolds appointed guardian of minor children of late Lewis E Black.
David A. Beatty transfers land in the Beatty plan Third ward Parkersburg West Virginia to Eunice A. Gibson for one dollar. Sale conducted through Clare P. DuShane.
An advert claims urine sediment signals kidney trouble and promotes Bloodine Blood and Kidney Tablets from The Bloodine Corp Boston. Consumers are urged to test with a water bottle method and, if unsatisfied, receive a refund from McKee's Medicine Store. The copy touts cures for back pain urinary issues and rheumatic symptoms with a 50 cent price.
Mrs. Biehl asks for a stay of the writ in the Hoffmaster debt case involving $3,400 confessed against William and Amelia Biehl for a 1905 property purchase. She contests levy on Cascade street property, asserts misdated or unacknowledged agreement, and disputes signatures on the document. Judge Porter ordered the plaintiffs to show cause why the stay should not be granted.
Much outdoor work is being done this month as mild weather steadies progress on building and finishing projects. Workers report steady gains, with light freezes easing cellar excavations and lumber handling. Farmers plow ahead while fruit growers worry about possible frost damage to budding trees.
Dr. Harry Wilson, a well known Pittsburg physician with offices in the Kurtz building and Court streets, returns to New Castle after completing a New York post graduate course in stomach and digestive diseases. He will devote his entire time to this specialty starting February 1 and will not practice general medicine.
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