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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1900
Page
8
A grand outdoor pageant recreates ancient court life with biblical scenes, processions, and ceremonies. The event highlights Solomon and the Queen of Sheba amid towering splendor and stage realism, drawing crowds to the plaza.
A new plaster manufacturing company, led by Dr W O Anderson and others, seeks a charter under powers of Pennsylvania. Capital is 100000 dollars. The grove street site near the W N Y P division Pa RR will host a two story plant 40 by 160 feet with plaster machinery. The product is a wood based plaster with high fire frost sound and heat insulating properties. The plant will employ 15 to 20 men and covers 200 square yards in trials in New Castle.
A fragment describes blurred sight with specks and right side pains under IBS, suggesting liver irregularity and recommending ARI as a regulator. It notes a price of 50 cents for a few doses.
District Attorney Moffatt prepares the fiat list for quarter sessions with 29 trials. Notable cases include the murder of Veter Varvada and the burglary of Snakes Wilson, plus numerous counts of assault and battery, riot, burglary, desertion, fornication, and liquor violations across many defendants and prosecutors.
The widow and child of C. W. Plalcomb have died within days of each other, leaving a profound loss. Funeral services were held Sunday evening at the residence conducted by Rev. C WW. F Pourke with many relatives and friends present. The remains were shipped to Conneautville for burial on Monday.
John Wright a Tay lor township fruit grower and his hired man were on a porch during a thunder shower when a lightning flash enveloped them. A peach tree nearby was torn to shreds and both men were severely shocked and blinded briefly. Wright returned with ripe cherries and warned of scarce fruit.
Rev. Dr. Browne is seriously ill with a physician at his side during the latter part of the night. His many friends hope he may soon recover.
An old advertisement uses racing imagery to tout Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a cure for digestive disorders and disordered stomach. It claims indigestion and nausea are resolved by the product, implying a return to normal function.
An old classified style note claims Lallards's Snow Liniment quickly cures cuts, wounds, bruises, burns and scalds for 23 and 60 cents, crediting Scott Paisley.
A promotional note emphasizes shoes must withstand wear, protect feet from hard knocks, and remain comfortable and attractive. It suggests men who wear these shoes consider them good and worthy.
Neshamnock Presbyterian Church marks its centennial with a two day program on Wednesday and Thursday June 6 and 7. A free dinner will be served Thursday for visitors from a distance. The event includes devotional periods, musical selections, readings, addresses by ministers and missionaries, and historical recollections led by Rev David J. Mardy...
A besotted young man persists in pursuing a young woman who has twice asked him to stay away. She warns legal steps if he does not leave. Thursday he followed her home, aided by friends, to avoid an embarrassing scene. The situation leaves her fearful and reluctant to venture out alone.
Andrew Fleckenstein receives invitation to the wedding of Miss Mabel King Johnston and James Gree Burns of Creenfield Illinois at 8 p.m. in the Presbyterian church. After July 1 the couple will be at home. Burns, a known local merchant in Greenville Alabama, was born on a farm in Viangrove township, Lawrence county Pennsylvania, and moved to Greenville years ago to start in hardware business.
Advertisement claims food will ferment if not digested quickly and urges after meal use of a teaspoonful of Khocol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests food, allows eating freely, but cautions it cannot cure the worst cases. Available at Central Drug Store and various local outlets.
Jurymen deliberated overnight in the Harriet Kelly v township of Slipperyrock trial and returned a verdict for the plaintiff totaling $896.75. The suit claimed damages of $25,000 after a buggy accident killed a man. defense argued preexisting illness. Additional cases involving Murphy v Parker Cunningham and Harrington v Kennelly were heard or continued, with many defendants’ motions and agreements noted.
Butler Eagle notes Plaingrove resident Squire Lawrence J. M. Lawrence, 94, as a delegate to a recent congressional convention. He remains keen and active, walking slower but able to travel 14 miles to his home without fatigue. He taught at Centreville with 108 scholars on his roll and 93 percent attendance. his mother, Ann DeWolfe, was among his students.
A lady praises Grain-O made from pure grains noting it converts her to drink it after a week. Children may drink it freely and the product promises great health benefits. Get a package from your grocer with simple directions for a delicious table beverage, priced 5c and 25c.
Milton Henry, owner of the Lestie house in New Castle, hosted the Butler delegation after their stop on Monday. A Butler Countian from the sixties, he was once a large stock dealer and remains a hospitable, pleasant gentleman, with politics noted as his only fault being his Democrat affiliation.
A fragmented line appears to reference a signature or label connected to a familiar phrase. The readable parts mention bears and a headline-like fragment suggesting a personal inscription or product label.
On a Wednesday at 5 30 pm four people were struck while tending tomato plants at George Henderson’s farm between Pumpkintown and Clifton Flats in Shenango township. The injured include Henderson’s son and two neighbor children, with burns and unconsciousness reported. A bystander helped fight a barn fire and aid the victims before a car trip to city for care.
Beavers Falls Tribune notes a Sunday night intrusion at a shanty housing Pennsylvania Railroad workers from Summit Cut. Seven gunmen tied up residents, robbed about $190, a clash ensued with two men shot, others injured. County Detective Lasarus ill. Railroad Police Officer McCourt leads the case.
Edna Trusel daughter of Mrs Eliza beth Trusel of Oak street fell into Cascade park lake Wednesday night and was rescued by the life saving crew. She was uninjured after a fright and revived. Two young men were pushed into the lake by a crowd but escaped without help though their clothes were soaked. The Traction company maintains a regular life saving crew with boats and life preservers and notes precautions to prevent drownings.
Postmaster H. S. Glatt of Ellwood City was informed the Millwood City post office has been raised to second class, taking effect July first. The move increases Postmaster Blatt’s salary from 1.70 to 2,000 dollars and allows hiring an additional clerk due to rising business.
Frank Lust, an Italian employee at the Raney furnace, was struck near the head by a brick from above while under a high scaffold on Monday morning. He was taken to his home on South Jefferson Street. Dr. No. 8. Cooper sutured 25 stitches to close a deep scalp wound.
Des Moines bound excursions run June 17 to 21 for the annual Music Teachers Association convention. Reduced tickets available from Pennsylvania Lines ticket stations with valid return Saturday June 28. Ticket validity details and codes omitted.
Reports claim over fifteen hundred lives were saved through One Minute Cough Cure. Most successes cited involve grip, croup, asthma, whooping cough, bronchitis, and pneumonia. Early use said to prevent consumption. ads mention Central Drug Store and Rhodes Drug Co. plus Fred C. Hyde of Mahoningtown.
The Harriet Kelty suit remains in progress before Judge Wilson with defense arguing contributory negligence and questioning Dr Kelty's care after injuries. Witnesses relate Kelty’s health prior to the accident and dictating testimony from Rose Point storekeeper Kildoo about Kelty’s remarks. The H F E Claflin Company case against Day & Sharpe also continued before Judge Wallace as Memorial Day excused other jurors.
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relieved in six hours by a touted remedy. Claims quick relief for both male and female patients, with immediate help for water retention and back pain. Sold by Clutton Bros and J C Wallace druggists in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
A Washington survey party has based at Florel McCreary for a week to assess a railroad route to lease coal lands owned by Sharon Steele Co. in Lawrence and Butler counties near Slippery Rock and New Castle. Two survey lines exist from a planing mill north of town and Wilmington Junction, with the latter appearing nearly level to Slippery Rock. The plan envisions connecting with Sharpsville, Oakland, then branching toward South Sharon where the steel plant lies.
Publishers' Press Dispatch reports in Chicago that Fred Booth a Pan Handle switchman died yesterday in an ambulance while being moved to his home. He accompanied his wife to a millinery store when he suddenly fell ill and died of heart failure per a physician's assessment.
The many friends of Dr. R A Browne will be glad to hear he is much improved after a serious illness. He passed a quiet night Sunday and his attending physicians expect a full recovery.
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