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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
4
New Castle News published by The News Company explains ownership and staff roles. It lists editor Gallant and managers Rentz and Treadwell, with office addresses and contact numbers, and notes subscription rates and telegraph service through International News Service.
The News weighs Mayor Tyler as a reformer who plays to the galleries and cites Lusk as the driving force behind city efficiency. Socialists S A McKee Johns and David Samuels join the ticket. Tyler faces a tough contest amid calls for change and public scrutiny of one man dominating council.
A wartime poem by William R. Fullwood honoring Charles Short a wireless operator associated with the Gulf light. The piece blends longing across oceans with a mother’s memory and references to a torpedo attack near Scilly Islands and a distress call S O S as the ship sank.
Rain disrupted plans for the Lawrence County Sunday School association convention at Plaingrove. Cars were washed from roads by mud and many delegates could not arrive as scheduled while some used alternate rigs to reach the site.
A fragmentary column recalls a June vacation to a seaside hotel with dreary rooms and offbeat humor. Vivid scenes include talk of golf, dull hall bedrooms, and brisk return to town, ending with light observation on travel and local events.
Editorial notes support for T. H. Bopp as New Castle board of trade president and urges backing for community leadership. Observations touch on journalism, economy, transportation, gender roles, and international diplomacy amid local questions. A mix of quips, insights, and calls to action reflects daily public sentiment.
A rustic dialogue centers on paying a ten dollar weekly butcher bill and eating simple meals. Ma and Pa debate frugality, diet articles, and how to feed the family while avoiding expensive meats, recounting small meals and old teaching wages.
New York reports steamers sailing today United States bound for Copenhagen Lapland for Liverpool Cretie for Naples. Vessels arriving today include Philadelphia from Liverpool Caroline from Havre Samnanger from Rotterdam Poseidon from Rotterdam Strathleven from Naples Val Salice from Gibraltar Eversley from Gibraltar Pioneer from Copenhagen McCaster Castle from Dundee Samland from London Scheria from Palermo.
Pennsylvania Lines advertises weekend excursion prices to Conneaut Lake Erie and Ashtabula with $2.75 to Conneaut Lake and $3.50 to Erie and Ashtabula. Tickets available at Pennsylvania Lines ticket offices for numerous June dates.
H H Beck of Crawford Terrace asks the council to reduce his tax assessment noting he is an assistant superintendent. Mrs Joe Panella of 819 South Beaver is exonerated from property tax. First curb lighting bill is 23.40, arterial lighting bill 1640.90. Dixmont asylum quarterly bill 444.25 with 19 patients from the city. City engineer and poor director reports show monthly receipts of 101.60 and 113.75 respectively.
An ordinance providing for paving South Mercer Street between Division and Sutton streets was presented in council this morning and referred to the committee.
Following a recent council vote to narrow Emerson Avenue from 24 to 22 feet, another ordinance was introduced. Two extra catch basins for the Park Avenue storm sewer will be installed near the fire engine house as a result of today’s action. Gypsies are active in the city doing copper and brass work in the First ward. A brass chandelier was reported stolen from Thomas Floyd’s Division Street home, and police are investigating. The public fountain at Mill and Washington was repaired after an outage reported last night. Officer Smith said a vehicle driven by James Fleming struck a man at Mill and Washington. damage was minor. Theodore Augier of Pittsburg Cleaning said a large 15 gallon brass kettle was stolen but recovered during the investigation. Mary McCall, 6, from Round Street, wandered and was found at the Kennedy residence near the Butler road. Carl W. Herbert of Youngstown, Ohio, will speak at the City Rescue Mission Friday at 8 PM.
The Phillips Place paving plan, submitted to council this morning, proposes a two foot high curb on the north side to keep the street level. The east west street between Beaver and Shenango streets sits on a hill, and grading would hinder traffic. Council approved the plan and bids will be sought per these specifications.
The column answers questions from readers about butter purity tests molasses bleaching and sulfites cider preservation and evaporated milk labeling. It notes pure farmers butter unlikely to contain lard and explains foaming signals purity while advising unsulphured molasses and proper sterilization for cider and that labeled 7.8 percent fat 25.5 percent solids matches government standards, with condensed milk offering similar nutrition when properly diluted.
A humorous exchange from the Yonkers Statesman notes a parish visitor recounting leaving church to find his horse asleep in the shed. A companion quips that the horse could not hear the sermon there. The brief item captures a city tone from Flatbush and Bensonhurst with light humor.
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