New Castle News announces staff and circulation details
The New Castle News lists ownership and staff including Fred L Rentz as president and editor A W Treadwell, Lucy Treadwell Ray as treasurer, and James T OOP as secretary. It details subscription rates, sale points, public notices, and service through International News Service with postal registration and circulation audits.
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Fred L. Rentz
A. W. Treadwell
Lucy Treadwell
Ray
Jacob F. Rentz
Man
Treas
James T. Oop
Sis Bhatt
W. Conway
Citizenship values rise with new citizen rush this week
An immigration court session in the county sees many aliens seeking naturalization. The piece argues naturalization strengthens assimilation and stabilizes residence, while noting banking practices and the 1890s immigration era as context for American attitudes.
Notable Chicago murder case by two wealthy youths
The case concerns the killing of 13 year old Robert Franks by sons of affluent Chicago families. The text condemns their cold blood, blase brutality, and alleged insanity while stressing their wealth should not shield them from justice.
Banks as safekeeping prompt use of checks over cash
The piece argues that banks offer safety for all financial transactions and urges widespread adoption of check payments rather than currency. It notes frequent newspaper reports of thefts linked to cash withdrawals from banks, implying checks reduce risk.
Philippians 4 6 7 Quote on Prayer and Peace
A biblical verse from Philippians 4 6 7 encourages prayer in all things with thanksgiving so God’s peace will guard hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. The passage stresses release of anxiety through supplication and trust in divine provision.
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God
Christ Jesus
Sentence Sermons by Rev Roy D Smith
A compact devotional noting several types of people who fail true virtue. The sermon condemns those unwilling to give all and warns against honoring by stealth and seeking reward. It contrasts fidelity with flattery and failure to forgive the penitent.
Press Comment Highlights Money, Security and Public Warnings
A collage of quotes notes money as first, security in old age, roofing costs, hotel readers, cheap eyes, quantity production in scandal, orators versus audiences. It also mentions a wrestler named Zbysko suing for divorce amid a reported 98 pound wife, and a bad fire in Asbestos Maryland.
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Zbysko
Pity for Racehorse Bets Replaced by Auto Racing Risk
A humorous rethink on betting folly contrasts pity for a racehorse bettor with envy of spending on cars and risking life at every railway crossing. The piece uses playful dialect to critique gambling and reckless wagers.
Entertaining Odds and Ends from New Castle
A collection of humorous anecdotes and social quips about weather, fashion, politics, and local life. It notes crass gossips, bicycle sales, urban manners, and playful takes on public figures while highlighting idle curiosities and cultural observations.
Straw Hat Season Extended for Fall Balance
A suggestion to extend the straw hat season by a month or two due to late opening. The idea aims to please hatters and hat wearers by maintaining longer availability of straw headwear.
ABE MARTIN Cyril dete Bie Do
Folks die with boots on and others nearly die with shoes on. Actors and politicians never quit in time.
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Abe Martin
Cyril Dete Bie Do
Two Dollar Bill and the Radicals’ Education Motif
The excerpt argues the two dollar bill should remain in circulation and notes the frequent lack of such notes. A speaker, described as radical in thought, says the common people must be educated up to communism, a notion interpreted as aiming to educate them down to deviltry.
Doom of School Examinations and Early Careers
The passage contemplates doom of school examinations and argues early career entry harms success. It laments exams shaping premature careers and suggests without them one might have reached a higher rank.
Tired Business Woman Encounters Radiant Stranger
A weary executive, known to an elevator operator as Miss, ends a failed deal after greeting the elevator boy and reflecting on youth. A radiant young woman appears, prompting the question of who she is, while William the elevator attendant feigns ignorance, praising the aging narrator.
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William
Howdy
Letter 62 Years On Way to Reach Petersburg Soldier
In 1861 Charles F. Luddy served with a New York regiment encamped at Petersburg Virginia when a mail letter finally arrived after sixty two years. The note highlights the long delayed delivery and the historic gap in correspondence from the Civil War era.
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Charles F. Luddy
New York
Petersburg
Letter to Swiss mother returned from Dead Letter Office
A letter written to his mother in Switzerland and sent from Washington is returned to widow Mrs. Charles F Luddy of Tiro Ohio from the Dead Letter Office with its destination unopened.
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Charles F. Luddy
Tiro
Ohio
Washington, D. C
City Comic Snipe Meets Audience in Tight Quip
A city comedian taunts a rural crowd with a dig about next summer. A voice from the audience counters it was last summer, turning the exchange into a brief moment of public humor.
No Smoking Confession Spurred by Visiting Family
In a candid exchange, Mrs. Butts admits she rarely smokes to avoid appearing old-fashioned but says she smokes occasionally when children are present to set a example.
Grafting Heads of Great Minds Aims to Cheat Death
Dr Wood of Johns Hopkins suggests exciting but chilling experiments to graft a famous scientist's head onto a convict's body to preserve genius. Albert Apple notes the idea shivers readers, warning that dying great men take much knowledge with them.
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England
Dr. Wood
Johns Hopkins University
Albert Apple
The Whistling Fisher Lad
Poem evokes a blue sky and a quiet stream as the speaker recalls childhood fishing joys. A missing whistle from a boy at the gate haunts memories of carefree summers and simpler tasks, contrasting then and now with aging. Copyright 1924 Edgar A. Guest.
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Rascal
Edgar A. Guest
Stuttering Farmer Seeks Whisky for Bots in Early Kansas
In Kansas prohibition days a North Topeka drug store clerk asks what ails the customer. The farmer stammers B-b-b-bots, a disease in horses caused by an intestinal worm, producing acute gastric pain. The liquor was to be sold to treat the sick.
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Kansas
North Topeka
Adele fakes fire alarms to seek thrills
In Lima Ohio a 13 year old girl Adele confessed to triggering false fire alarms at her home causing twice weekly runs by firefighters. She admitted loneliness and a desire for excitement and promised not to repeat the actions while authorities issue a warning.
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Adele
Lima
Ohio
Market bids provoke sharp reply from Fort Worth printer
Charley Harris, a Fort Worth printer, fired back at a doctor asking bids on thousands of letterheads. He joked about appendicitis surgery and gallstone operations, suggesting a bid for a staged medical procedure instead of printing work, in a tone echoing a Kansas City Post anecdote.
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Charley Harris
Fort Worth
Texas
Kansas City Post
Anniversaries Highlight 1808 to 1922 Notes
A chronological list notes anniversaries and events from 1808 to 1922 including Jefferson Davis birth, 1849 California proclamation, 1861 Douglas death, 1866 peace talks, 1891 Calvert monument, 1892 Davis birthday holiday, 1921 Baron Byng Governor General, 1922 Greek constitution, plus naval officers Navigation and Shoemaker with service highlights.
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Jefferson Davis
Christian County
New Orleans
Bennett Riley
California
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Brandon
Prussia
Austria
Maryland
Leonard Calvert
Old St. Mary's
Florida
Baron Byng of Vimy
Canada
Greece
Rear Admiral Shoe maker Nominated for Navy Bureau Chief
Rear Admiral William R. Shoemaker has been nominated by President Coolidge to lead the Navy Department Bureau, a move expected to shape administrative policy and set new career directions for naval staff.
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William R. Shoemaker
President Coolidge
Navy Department
Bureau
Monument to Franco-American friendship dedicated
One year ago a monument honoring Franco-American friendship was dedicated at Chaumont On the Marne by President Millerand marking a notable diplomatic gesture.
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Chaumont
Marne
Millerand
Honolulu Women Boycott Island Advertising Billboards
Honolulu women protest billboard advertising by pledging to buy no goods advertised on Oahu. Their boycott results in the island having no advertising billboards.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Oahu
Chapels Planned in All Hotels of Major Syndicate
A prominent American hotel group announces installation of meditation and prayer chapels across its entire portfolio. The move aims to provide spiritual facilities for guests and staff, with each hotel offering dedicated space for reflection and worship.
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