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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
20
A compact note lists roles including Trustee President Vice President Secretary of Man and City Editor. The fragment references editorial positions and governance duties within a local organization. No dates or locations are provided.
The United States has set a historic peace stand by demanding no material advantage after victory. Lord Robert Cecil cites America’s late entry yet total commitment and lack of territorial or financial gain, praising its devotion to peace. Also described are Plymouth’s heritage, Commander Read’s seaplane voyage, and praise for English sportsmanship, with future air travel hoped to overcome Atlantic dangers.
The Indianapolis Speedway tragedy left one man dead instantly when his car overturned and two others dying under gasoline flames. A fourth man was hospitalized with a fractured skull. The chaos underscored racing’s grim danger and prompted criticism from the New York World, which questioned motor racing’s value and safety, arguing such events reveal risk rather than progress.
A fragment warns that speed machine trials risk deadly outcomes and questions how long such events are allowed under the guise of sport. The text cites Indianapolis and urges an end to invitations to manslaughter being justified as competition.
A rustic fable about a mother hen who digs for food and shares worms with her brood. The tale frames perseverance and self reliance, urging others to keep scratching for sustenance and purpose despite fears or failures.
A compact list of notable anniversaries across centuries. Adam Smith born in Kirkcaldy and later died in Edinburgh, Francis Drexel death in Philadelphia, Sultan of Zanzibar treaty with Britain on slave trade abolition, Pretoria surrender to Lord Roberts, New York Chamber of Commerce dinner in London, Roosevelt western trip return, Paris gains near Arras in 1915, Earl Kitchener death aboard Hampshire, 1917 draft registration nears ten million in the U S.
A string of puzzle like verses on home and rhyme followed by a stream of short clippings and anecdotes. The piece blends playful verse with local notes about weather, social issues, and small town happenings from Altoona to Pittsburgh, including remarks on scouts, capital punishment, divorce, and community life.
Uncle Ez Pash, at ninety nine, basks in satisfaction as the Buds sell the davenport and close their parlor. New York drives against fast driving hint at future local action after deaths. A political entrant faces swift scandal chatter from cradle to announcement night.
The text notes two brides taken during the month as soldiers crave rest after fighting. It mentions Youngstown barbers striking for higher pay, questions no beer no work rules, and jokes about a gypsy fined for traffic violations. It closes with a rural jab at a farmer losing livestock to cover fines.
Paris report says Major General James G. Harbord, ex head of the Service of Supplies AEF, will serve as Chief of Staff of the Expeditionary Forces. He succeeds Brigadier General James W. McAndrew, who returns to Washington to lead the War College.
A series of musing facts covers rats living with humans in homes over the century of Russia’s czars, global cocoanuts production totaling about eight billion yearly, the sleep needs of heavy brain workers, and United States Steel Corporation workers with earnings surpassing $150,000 annually for several twenty somethings.
Germans continued advance on south bank of the Aisne. United States troops drove enemy from Neuilly Wood with bayonet charge. Norwegian steamship Vinland torpedoed by German submarine off Virginia Capes.
Denmark marks Constitution Day as 70th anniversary of the 1849 liberal charter. In St Louis the American Institute of Actuaries opens its eleventh meeting. Minnesota G A R veterans meet in St Paul for their annual encampment. A Louisiana First District special election selects a successor to the late Estoninal. North Carolina Christian Endeavor convenes at Burlington Graham. Colorado Endeavor societies hold annual convention in Rocky Ford. The League of Nations covenant ratification convention caps statewide series in Trenton New Jersey.
The Day notes that among 464 Confederate general officers from 1861 65 fewer than six survive and Brig Gen Marcus J Wright of Tennessee born and enlisted as private rose to brigadier general within a year and fought at Shiloh before postwar life in Washington collecting military records for the War Department.
A loquacious man voices a stance that the league is a grand platform for intellects to debate, while a placid citizen and the Washington Star note the use of great minds of the age to discuss the subject, urging restraint in pointless wrangles.
MIKADO STILL ON THE BOARDS Montown June 4 The first day's reserved seat sale for the benefit production of the opera Mi Ado Thursday Friday and Saturday almost exhausted the first floor seats for Thursday and Friday evenings and record breaking houses are now predicted. Dress rehearsal for the production will be held tomorrow evening.
Many strong appearing men and women suffer nervous symptoms with no organic disease. Warner's Safe Nervine is recommended for nervous exhaustion, insomnia, neuralgia, and headaches. It promises prompt relief and contains no narcotics. A sample is offered for ten cents from Warner's Safe Remedies Co. Department 535 Rochester New York.
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