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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
8
Joe Coulter of Ashland avenue at the Penna Shops was struck in the right eye by a hammer swung by a nearby worker. Severe bruises and a cut eyelid required medical treatment by Dr. Guy and will keep him from work for several days.
Mrs. Fred M. Fox hosted the Double Six Kensington group on Friday afternoon with knitting chatting and music. Mrs. Frank Gage aided in refreshments. The next meeting is set for June 21 at Mrs. Gage's Clayton street residence.
The Mahoningtown Commercial club met last evening in the club rooms on Liberty Street to discuss regular business.
A humane officer euthanized a horse owned by Rawson Piet of East Cherry street extension after it slipped from a sand bank on Lafayette street. The right leg was broken and internal injuries found.
Street Car No 56 on Mahoning avenue struck a standing auto near the Car works office Thursday afternoon about 3 o clock. The motor man misjudged and the rear right door opened striking the auto and bending the fender. Damage was limited by the slow speed.
The ad touts Mi o na as a miracle stomach remedy backed by Hainer Drug Co. offering a money back guarantee if it fails. A Maine woman credits the product with turning sour dyspeptics into cheerful people in days, and a 60 cent large box is sold nationwide by druggists.
Earle Williams appears tomorrow and Saturday in the love and diplomacy drama The American Live Wire. Pretty Grace Darmond stars opposite Williams with the story adapted from an O. Henry tale. Set in America and South America the breezy American captain keeps interest high. Don’t miss the Star theatre today and tomorrow.
School friends hosted a 6 o clock supper at Cascade Park for Miss Julia Rowan and Miss Vernice Weisbaker who graduate this month. The evening featured dancing with guests Margaret Scanlon Bertha Meyers Helen Dungan Floy Owens Grace Paden in attendance.
The Mahoningtown school took second place in a high school singing contest held last evening. The award was a gold cup and many students returned proudly to the school today.
Wilson Young of Madison avenue resigns as Crescent theatre operator to join the supply department of the B. and O. R. R. Co. His successor is William MelIlvenny.
The pay car visited the ward with road workers paid yesterday and shop workers paid today marking the two day sequence.
Edward Scanlon of Cherry street resigns his Crescent theatre post to accept an office job with the B. & O. R. R. Co.
Louis Haught of Clayton street accepts position as master mechanic messenger with the B to O Railway. Local ads urge shoppers to visit A Horvath Jeweler first for graduation gifts. Numerous residents and visitors are noted in casual Ward Thursday and Friday transfers and visits in Warren Ohio and surrounding towns.
Frank Wilson, a four time survivor of German U boat attacks while working in the British merchant marine, left Pittsburg for Canada to enlist in the English navy to exact vengeance on the enemy.
Mrs C B Wilkinson says Vincl improved her run-down five year old in a week by increasing appetite flesh and cheerfulness. The tonic is advertised as containing beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese glycero phosphates and is sold by Clutton Drug Co and other druggists.
Practical canning methods for dewberries blackberries loganberries huckleberries raspberries and currants. Select ripe sound fruit wash lightly pack tightly in jars with hot syrup or berry juice for color and flavor. Process pints 10 minutes quarts 12 minutes then seal and store in cool dark dry place.
Boil jars and tops for 15 minutes then fill while hot. Use a warm processing vessel and seal jars after heating. Partially seal and then boil for specified times before final airtight sealing. Cool away from drafts and test for leaks when cold.
Juicy horse meat porterhouse sirloin and round steaks go for 16 cents a pound as thrifty New York households gain from lower costs. Rival Horsemeat and Sausage Co operates a shop at 200 West 40th Street with Brookyln slaughterhouse under health inspector supervision. Meat is sold as sausage bologna or smoked meat with government oversight. Prices include porterhouse and sirloin at 16c, round roast 15c, bologna 16c, frankfurters 16c, and other cuts.
Chicago June 7 Mrs Howard Willett launches a Better American Speech week starting October 27 to curb slang she says harms business and education. She praises acceptable terms like cleat it and camouflage while condemning phrases such as O you kid and coco.
In Memphis on June 7, barbers lament reduced trade as men go to fight Germans and women fill workers’ roles. Barbers note new female customers are mostly strangers to them, hurting steady business and demand in their shops.
The beauty doctor says her clientele is larger and more liberal than before. Patrons pay freely to remove wrinkles caused by business worries. They spend on powder, paint, and toilet water with little hesitation.
Thousands of dollars in money buried by East Tennessee mountaineers was dug up and invested in Liberty Bonds. Gold and silver were recovered from fireplace corners gardens and hollow oaks while some notes dated back over 50 years. The third loan saw the strongest mountaineer participation.
A local Ohio wizard figure uncovers a drug in use that loosens painful corns allowing them to lift out cleanly. The find is described as remarkable and brings relief to sufferers seeking painless corn removal.
A new ether drug named Freezone claims to remove corns by applying a few drops. The sticky substance dries and shrivels the corn without inflaming surrounding skin. A quarter-ounce is said to be cheap and sufficient to rid hard or soft corns or calluses. The notice warns against cutting corns by hand as a risky habit.
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