This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1921
Page
4
The New Castle News discusses opinions on male versus female teachers, arguing that boys in their teens need masculine guidance and a masculine influence during formative years. The piece contrasts women’s abilities to teach sciences with the need for male role models.
The M C A will run its normal campaign to teach city youths to swim beginning next Monday. All New Castle lads should learn to swim and stay safe by not swimming alone. Edward Bok, famed publisher, has donated a 10 000 prize for Philadelphia residents who render the city's best service, with unused funds going to scholarships for local children.
Joseph W H Wade district superintendent of schools calls for more male teachers in schools. He says the influence of a man teacher, if the right kind, is stronger in molding character than that of women, stressing the need for balanced staffing to guide youths.
Reports note Germans have started war crimes trials up to captain with generals unlikely to be summoned. Critics say the big offenders bear more blame than minor ranks. Londoners witness coal strike relief as smoke clears, while Mrs. Jennie Hendrickson of Waterville embraces American citizenship over inheritance rules. An enthusiastic Philadelphia editor hails Charles M. Schwab for wearing a ten year old suit at an Iron Institute event, praising him for drawing attention to the matter. The remark on wealth glosses over the adequacy of the attire.
A condensed roster of notable dates including 1782 Col Crawford expedition attacked near Upper Sandusky, 1816 Benjamin Hawkins dies at Fort Hawkins, 1848 English Chartist suppression, 1855 Sebastopol bombardment renewed, 1861 Joseph M. Terrell born in Georgia, 1862 Memphis surrenders, 1836 John W. Nevin dies in Lancaster, 1898 Orangemen mob attack in Belfast.
Howard G. Kelley, a native of the United States, has been reelected president of the Grand Trunk Railway system. Born in Philadelphia in 1888 and educated at the Polytechnic College, he began his career on the Northern Pacific. After roles in Montana, Minneapolis, and St Louis, he became chief engineer of Grand Trunk in 1907, then vice president, and in 1917 was chosen to succeed HE J Chamberlain as president. He has held high rank in the engineering profession and led the Canadian national society.
A collage of verse by Douglas Malloch with unrelated jests and local tidbits. It mixes a rural character sketch of Pa with assorted notes about sun times, a high school journalism course, fashion rules at Wellesley, and odd local miswirings, ending with a humorous telephone meter mishap.
A jumble of humorous quips and social jabs touch on prices, marriage, crime, politics, and everyday life. The piece riffs on Ford cars, General Coxey, wives, oratory, prices, and local quirks, weaving in local places like Delaware, White Sulphur Springs, and New Castle with sharp one liners and social observations.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Uganda and a phrase about martyrs and socialism, then shifts to a line about a medical certificate and a manager questioning why the person went through trouble. The text is incoherent and contains inconsistencies and likely OCR errors.
In a fragment from the Knoxville Journal and Tribune a playful exchange asks about a single period in life and marriage. The dialogue quirks hint at marital and identity themes while remaining fragmentary and archivist in tone.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.