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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1925
Page
4
A New Castle News column urges attention to children’s nine waking hours beyond school. It argues play and social activity teach living skills and citizenship, contrasting school automaton routines with outdoor play, mischief, and family affection to balance a child’s day.
American investors have directed large sums overseas in 12 months, with 380 million in the first six months and 830 million in the second half, totaling a year likely to surpass prior records. Private citizens now supply most foreign capital, aiding Europe’s recovery and foreign demand for U.S. goods, but the trend remains one way.
The piece questions long term foreign debt gains and domestic investment in America, notes a shift from city to country medical practice, mourns a beloved country doctor, and comments on modernization including radio prices and legal language, while suggesting practical trends in profession and family life.
Poem by Edgar A. Guest from 1925 expresses a wish to face life’s trials with courage and wisdom. It rejects being greatest or free of pain, instead seeking strength, faith, and a clean, courageous life amid joy and sorrow.
A regional column urges readers to avoid speeding and to stay alert to dangers likened to a speed bug and snakes in a berry patch, framing cautious behavior as essential for safety.
Local notices announce Old Timers Day on August 12 at Big Runa Falls with a pre event on August 11 at the Pearson street school site. A column teases Joe Bulger may discuss Evolution later in the week. Reader notes humor about fashion and a Buffalo necktie shipment.
A nostalgic column recalls a lemonade stand rivalry, cheeky street signs, and business lessons. It riffs on local humor, quotes from friends, and vignettes about life, marriage, travel, and gossip with period voice and playful anecdotes. The piece mingles jokes about reform, politics, and daily life, ending with a shoutout to a reader named C L C.
A Pittsburgh Gazette-Times item mocks a mayoralty hopeful for backing a profanity law and notes voter apathy toward a doomed effort. It also ridicules a New Tartley wife’s divorce motive over washing her husband’s pants and lampoons coal mine shutdown threats. Additional remarks jab at Caillaux, Bryan, and Soviet messaging appear as editorial humor.
A reflective excerpt questions debt repayment promptness and credit habits, then ponders gossip, reputation, library books, and tax compliance. It asks if property would stay safe, if officials are supported, and if government improves with tolerance and savings.
Arthur Brisbane reviews agnosticism as a philosophy, cites Rev John Haynes Holmes, and weighs Bryan and La Follette era politics and public figures. He notes Britain’s planned vast trade advertising, discusses inheritance in leadership with Pitt and Lippo Lippi, and comments on street violence and Detroit farm land booms with a wary tone.
Brief devotional notes praise the Creator for worthy splendor and power. Quotation from Revelation 4:11 asserts all things were created for God's pleasure and existence. The message emphasizes reverence and gratitude toward the divine designer and ruler of all.
The British Society of Arts awards Sir David Prain the 1926 Albert Medal for applying botany to empire materials. As director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kaw for two decades until recently, he advanced quinine production by organizing govern ment ebony plantations that yield large quinine supplies.
Native of Scotland Sir David studied at Aberdeen and Edinburgh universities. He joined the Indian medical service in 1884 and served for years as curator of the Calcutta Herbarium and director of the Botanical Survey of India.
In a letters section a writer attacks crows as the chief criminal of wild life citing their theft, nest destruction, and disease spread. B H Warren, former state ornithologist, reports on Cedar Island where he counted crow nests and egg remains, urging coordinated sportsmen action and noting a youth’s crow killing incident under legal review.
Walter Hines Page’s wartime letter framing a hopeful but cautious view of a great peaceful time. The piece surveys four perceived achievements: end of active war fighting, the draft replacing enlistment, modern warfare’s grim realism, and a surge in realist literature influencing public perception. Copyright note and a Louisville Courier-Journal travel line follow.
The article discusses the DuPont family’s role in U S industry and society, highlighting Pierre S. duPont as head of General Motors and DuPont de Nemours. It notes their French origins, historical chateau at Nemours, the Longwood conservatory in Delaware, and large public garden parties and tours drawing thousands.
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