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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1908
Page
6
New Castle Saturday featured a mock primary show with Socialists the only named party. In 20 precincts about 85 votes were cast as Socialists submitted few contests while Republicans and Democrats avoided party lines, rendering the primaries a farcical exercise.
The article notes how regions with extreme climatic conditions on Sunday and Sunday night foster progress and vigor, suggesting that pleasant weather is not essential for mental and physical vigor. It remarks on the paradox that such conditions correlate with a progressive populace despite harsh climates.
A brisk collage of editorials and quips covers public figures, graft cases, weather, and social satire. It notes a Thaw trial report, local politics, a New York hunger scene, winter wind and snow, and a gas tragedy, weaving humor with grim headlines.
The piece describes widespread shifts in endorsements and alignments across municipal and county races. It cites broken party lines, former allies now divided, and a demoralized old ring as key factors, arguing that individuals have the right to run and voters to choose without boss guidance.
The article notes extreme weather swings “in the sweat-green footstool” area with sleet, freeze, heavy rain, thunder, lightning, high winds and a blizzard expected Monday morning. It highlights the rapid shifts since Sunday morning and contrasts regional reactions to such unusual patterns.
A seasonal weather note describes a rapid shift from a summer evening thunder shower to a winter blizzard. Citizens heard thunder and faced abrupt cold, with skeptics rethinking signs as forecasts imply 57 varieties of weather in a day.
NEW BEDFORD Mrs. Jennie Horne travels to Courtland due to her sister Mrs Gehret’s illness. Robert McClanehan departs with Pittsburg and Youngstown friends for a western trip. Mrs BE A Toby returns from Poland after attending her grandmother Mrs Smith Kimmel’s funeral. Sunday afternoon Mrs William Glasser of Shaw street is hospitalized with serious pneumonia.
In New Castle scenes, a Sunday school discussion about Noah and the flood leads to a jest about weather reports. A philosopher remarks on street greetings and a businessman extols athletics, claiming boxing lessons once saved him by outrunning a mugger.
A reflective essay on love's inevitability and the difficulties of preserving affection. It cites Emerson on insuring continuance, argues bonds can chafe, and proposes two enduring truths: love grows by giving and deserves esteem, not possession.
An eye witness recounts Charles Quimby grabbing Elsie Quimby on Mill street near the lumber yard and shooting her at about 545 am. Witnesses O A Brown and William McCambridge testify to events and Quimby’s intoxication prior to the church confrontation. Coroner Cox describes a kidney injury from the bullet.
Sound yellow ear corn offered for sale at Roy A P White and Neal Streets. Good price advertised. Contact 13213 for details.
The Yankee Doodle Stock company brings a week of plays to the opera house led by Mr. Burgess and featuring Miss Emma Bunting. The engagement promises high quality performances with plays such as In Dixie's Land The Counterfeiters Den and The Boy From the West and special scenic and electrical innovations. Anita the Singing Girl opens tonight with additional bills including The Old Homestead and Yama.
The South Mill street theatre opens a three day bill with clean comedy singing and dancing. Headlining is the Five Musical McLarens a renowned family act praised in major cities. Learl Gates the ragtime singer and dancer. The Benaus German comedy singing act. Marion Watson one more singer and dancer. Jack Lewis a local favorite appears this afternoon.
County Supervisor Lee Gilmore has toured every county school once this term and some twice. He also attended several local institutes in townships and plans regular visits, likely reaching all schools a second time. The record is described as remarkably good with reports of solid work in nearly all schools.
Weather and power problems shut down a village union service at Neshannock Presbyterian Church as a blown fuse delayed a new plug. Most attendees left before any service could begin while a youth meeting continued in darkness.
In Beaver County Pennsylvania on January 25 the anti Penrose faction presses for a local option focus in the legislative campaign. Frank Bierly and W H Morrison seek Republican nominations with Brown and Funkhouser aligned against Penrose after spring elections. 20 candidates vie for county offices as anti machine groups plan to repeat past primaries.
A claim states a simple mix can cure hemorrhoids: 6 drops Carbolic Acid, 1 dram Zotan, 1-2 oz Zine Ointment, applied night and morning by a druggist mix. The notice asserts a guaranteed cure for any case.
The February Saint Valentine number of the Ladies' Home Journal features a Leon Gibson lover illustration. It runs 66 pages and is praised as one of the best issues yet. Copies are arriving and selling quickly at our store, the home of…
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