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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
4
Public notice from The News Company listing address, ownership, management, and subscription rates. Requests correspondence to be addressed to The News Company New Castle Pa and not to individuals.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, by four to three, sustains the rate law stance that halting a 2 cent passenger fare now would harm railroad stockholders. It leaves constitutional questions undecided, enabling the railroad to set rates until proven otherwise, while criticizing lawmakers for drafting flaws and noting the lack of a state railroad commission.
Joseph W. Stritmater, recently named mercantile appraiser, started his duties yesterday. He will visit all county merchants. The state pays his fees, with fifty cents per appraisement and six cents per mile for travel.
The Standard Lumber company has applied to the Pennsylvania governor for a charter. Incorporators are James R. Martin M Lee Gailey and Frederick E Martin who recently bought James Cunningham's lumber yard in the Fourth ward.
The 1908 World Almanac marks 25 years with a 1000 page edition. It is described as the standard American annual and the premier reference in America. Sold in New Castle by The Patterson Stationery Company at 65 East Washington Street.
A collage of quips and anecdotes notes social satire and one liners from a small town column. Items mention a rich Pittsburg owner with a cat, whisky law tests, a dry humor about collars and laundries, and whimsical lines about lawyers, creditors, and a Mississippi wedding description.
An old river pilot argues the presidents trip from St. Louis to Memphis reveals only 439 miles of a vast western waterway. He notes 3 600 miles of navigable main streams, most usable most of the year, urging renewed focus on river transport development.
An Irish worker buys time to avoid a costly analysis after pouring sticky candy lozenges on a counter and asking the pharmacist to examine them. He pockets the lozenges and jokes he will “fade wan to the cat,” promising to return later.
A humorous dialogue contrasts two men with dyspepsia. One hero uses Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to ease indigestion and promote appetite. The ad-style pitch invites readers to request a free sample by mail from F A Stuart Co.
The passage argues Charlotte Bronte mocked the idea of cleverness and argues Samuel Johnson's prose proves that true wit lies in saying what is meant. It contrasts Johnson with Bernard Shaw and suggests Johnson’s merit is honesty and clarity, not clever rhetoric.
Mr Comrox notes his wife and daughters faced embarrassment in Europe as they learned to convert foreign money to dollars and sometimes ordered items that turned out not to be expensive. The exchange process caused moments of humor and discomfort.
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