Local newspaper masthead and contact details
The page lists the paper's officers and contact details including L. Rentz as President and Manager Editor W. Treadwell, Vice-President Treadwell Ray, Treasurer Jacob F. Rentz, Manager James T. Ray, with publication information and pricing. It notes daily issues except Sundays, North Mercer Street address, subscription rates, and advertising representation by S. G. Lindenstein Inc. as foreign ad rep. It also mentions circulation audits and associations.
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N L. Rentz
W. Treadwell
Treadwell Ray
Jacob F. Rentz
Mgr
Treas
James T. Ray oFan Eee
New City Lighting System In Use In New Castle
New Castle is installing a modern street lighting system that covers more than half the city and expands soon to the remainder. Experts brought by the council designed a city-wide plan with varied light types suited to different districts. The project aims for improved illumination and is expected to reflect well on the current council and mayor.
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ORK
New Castle
Coolidge Rejects Military Demonstrations and Navy Film at Annapolis
President Coolidge vetoed Armistice Day and National Defense Day observances planned by the War and Navy departments. He also denied permission to turn Annapolis Naval Academy graduation into a moving picture, preferring educational film coverage over a celebrity-backed production. The incident raises questions about the graduates' reaction to the film plan and the administration’s stance on military publicity.
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Coolidge
Army
Navy
War and Navy Departments
War Department
Secretary of the Navy
Courtesy Behind the Wheel and Road Etiquette
The piece argues motorists should practice basic courtesies learned nowhere except on the road. It notes growing civility among new generations but cites boorish driving as a frequent danger. It calls for simple civilities that require no sacrifices to reduce accidents and improve motoring for all.
Drivers on Highways Create Unsafe and Unpleasant Rides
Readable text notes that some drivers make highways unsafe and unpleasant for others. The fragment highlights concerns about behavior on roadways and its impact on fellow travelers.
Brisk Market Range Shocks Investors in 1925
Arthur Brisbane notes vast market range from 3600 dollars to 250 million dollars in a 1925 column. The piece comments on speculative fervor and the scale of financial possibilities frightening or intriguing readers of the era.
Orgy Duke Dito and a Tangle of Distant News
A fragment from ABE MARTIN covers a man’s last hour plea to scatter ashes at the Statue of Liberty, Freethought clashes over evolution laws at Columbia, and a Pacific dredge yielding odd sea life alongside notes on Shanghai rioting and ancient bank beginnings with vivid, disparate items.
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New York Harbor
Ten spiritual discoveries by H G Wells and H Culbertson
Dr Culbertson lists ten spiritual discoveries as replies to Wells ten ideas about progress. They include belief in God sacrifice immortality conscience divine human mediator brotherliness evolution adaptable institutions subconscious mind and psychic phenomena. Copyright 1925 The McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
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H G Wells
H. Culbertson
Los Angeles
Dr. Culbertson
McClure Newspaper
Women and Grandmothers Blended by Time and Change
The speaker laments long male dominance and notes shifting eras with women gaining votes and smaller families. They observe aging women and grandmothers appearing similar when viewed from behind, suggesting a spiritual sense of youth across generations.
Quotable Snippets Echo Quick Witted Jabs and Observations
A lively collection of wry remarks and snippets ranging from politics and war to weather, fashion, and everyday quirks. The notes touch on Prohibition era sentiments, notable figures, and light satire about city life, trains, bridges, and a parade of humorous asides.
Light Words and Heavy Prices in Fashion and Travel
The piece contrasts concise speech with costly merchandise. It notes fashion height at about 15 inches and warns fast driving by automobile tourists, implying risks and a grim view of speed and progress. It blends aphoristic lines with social commentary on travel and value.
Birds Debate Ownership of Early Cherries
A fragment notes birds seem to disagree over which early cherry trees belong to. The brief records a lighthearted observation about feathered claims to fruit in a garden scene.
If it takes all kinds to make a world this one well made
A compact reflection on diversity noting that many kinds of people contribute to the world’s fabric and that variety strengthens communities. It emphasizes inclusivity and shared human value without pointing to specific events or figures.
Wife Outshines Husband in Knowledge Debate
A lighthearted remark notes the humiliation a man feels when realizing his wife knows more. The quote underscores gendered perceptions of intellect within a domestic setting.
Pessimist Ponders Car Fixes as Mechanic Speaks
A pessimist is defined as a man listening to a mechanic explain what his car needs, revealing how doubt shadows practical advice and fuel efficiency in daily repair talks.
After marriage girls leave worries and aging shows
The passage notes that pampering a child creates useless citizens, egotism in bosses breeds employer contempt, religious intolerance fuels atheism, adult law breaking corrupts youth, worry multiplies troubles, better work brings higher wages, indifferent citizenship yields a debauched government. It ends with aging and damaged appearances after marriage.
Safety Sam Says Thrills of Odd Jobs Surprise Homeowner
A quirky report notes a man discovers a rickety crate atop a nervous stepladder can add excitement to odd house chores. The piece captures a humorous caution about improvised tools and household risk.
Fragments Echo a Bygone Era in Avariety of Quips and Observations
A collection of quips touches on fishing lore disappearing from Minnesota lakes, the musical saw in jazz, German politics, fashion and immigration, moths and scarecrows, vacation timing for children, war debts and gambling debts, a penniless immigrant becoming a mansion owner, strict immigration laws, and witty modern sayings about marriage and dress. These loose notes reflect outdated social humor and observations.
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Astor Mansion
New York
Early Settler Earns Respect With Prompt Payments
A village visitor notes the high regard given to a resident. Local gossip explains the man is called an early settler, though he is only about thirty, and the reason is his habit of paying all his bills on the first of every month.
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Cyrus H. K. Curtis
St. Paul Road
Flammarion
Seine
Pleiades
Wang
A Scotchman and His Dog in a Lobster Chase
A Glasgow Scot browsing a market stalls admires fish while his collie stands nearby. The dog’s tail dips into a basket of live lobsters and one claws holds tight as the dog bolts away yelping with pain and the lobster clings to the tail amid startled stallholders.
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New York
Glasgow
Do You Think Creation Was Made in Six Days
Coningsby Dawson laments that women are set aside at midlife and argues for independent thinking on origins. He contrasts divine creation with evolution and notes societal factors away from ardent young admirers. He suggests women reach charm after forty and cites Ninon de Lenclos to illustrate aging and romance.
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Shanghai
Moscow
Sofia
Pekin
Morocco
Coningsby Dawson
Ninon de E'Enclos
Tax Burden Postwar Belgium Criticized
The speaker condemns Belgian tax increases postwar as excessive and argues that leaders of mass meetings profit at the expense of taxpayers. He asserts Americans won’t flee the United States.
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United States
Today's Anniversaries
Patrick Henry died in Charlotte County Virginia. Born Studley Virginia May 1796. Count Cavour died in Turin August 10 1810. Gen Turner Ashby born October 23 1828 killed near Harrisonburg Virginia. The Communist Bonnard executed in Paris 1875. Seattle fire destroys large section property loss 15 million 1889. Sir John A MacDonald first premier of Canada died Ottawa born Glasgow January 11 18th& 1893. Nawab of Rempur arrived San Francisco en route to Chicago exposition. US Army dirigible TU 1 destroyed by thunderstorm Dayton Ohio 1923.
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Patrick Henry
Charlotte County
Studley
Count Cavour
Italy
Turin
Turner Ashby
Stonewall’ Jackson
Harrisonburg
Bonnard
Paris
Seattle
John A. MacDonald
Dominion of Canada
Ottawa
Glasgow
Nawab of Rempur
San Francisco
Chicago
U. S. Army
Dayton
Ohio
United States Canada Sign Treaty to Suppress Smuggling
One year ago the United States and Canada signed a treaty aimed at suppressing liquor and drug smuggling. The accord seeks enhanced cooperation, legal cooperation, and coordinated enforcement measures across borders.
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United States
Canada
Water transportation gains and canal hopes stir readers
A column notes the Houston Ship Channel docks poured May 25 and a 31 million terminal for Morgan Line ships, plus 71 thousand feet dredged for Englewood yards. It highlights coal firm buys tow boat and 36 barges, Carnegie Steel adding two river steamers, and local towns eye water routes linking Shenango Mahoning Beaver and Beaver rivers to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Cleveland coal yards.
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Great American Weekly
Firie Canal
Southern Pacific Railroad
Houston Ship Canal
Morgan Line
Englewood
New Castle
Sharon
Youngstown
Beaver
Shenanzo
Mahoning
Pymatuning
Weat
Virginia Coal and Coke Company
Logan Shipping
Philadelphia
Cleveland Coal Company
Tippie and Yards
Carnegie Steel Company
American Bridge Company
Ohio
Mississippi
Pittsburgh
American Bridge
Companys
Ambridge
Theonea and Laughlin
Woodlawn
College
Shenango
Beaver Valle
Monongahela
Love’s Quiet Power From Edgar Guest Poem
A 1925 Edgar A. Guest verse extols love over wealth and status. It declares that love favors brave, true hearts not the rich or skilled, and happiness comes from inner worth rather than appearances or power. The poem emphasizes love as a humble blessing.
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Edgar A. Guest
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North Mercer Street
By Mail
New Castle, Pa
The
International News Service
S. G. Lindenstein, Inc
Madison Ave
New York City
Audit Bureau of Circulation
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Ose
News Co
New Castile Pa
NEW City Lighting System
Courtesy
BY Fontaine Fox
Gach 4Net A
Granpaw Furtty
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Fontaine Fos
Arthur Brisbane
N. Y. American, Inc
Abe Martin
Duke Dito
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
Nicholas Murry Butler
Columbia University
Thessalonians
Apple Grove
Cannes
Em. Moots
Miami
Dr. Frank Crane
Frisco
Stork
von Hindenburg
Woolworth
Manhattan
the Waterways Commission of Pennsylvania
Neshannock
North Street
Commission
Sharon-Mercer Road
Tiana
Prestons
Fosters
Conneaut Lake
China
London
America
Roy D. Smith
D. D
Ktas Lill
Minnesota
Germany
Bible Thought
Jacob
Israel
Isaiah
Ernest M. Stires
Long Island
St Thomas's Church
Stires
Virginia
University of Virginia
Virginia Episcopal Theological
West Point
Hent
Augusta
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