Lehigh Cement Drops Purchase Option on Shenango Farm
J C Staats of Steubenville has arrived to make his home here after Lehigh Portland Cement surrendered its option on the Whippa farm in Shenango township. The 27 acre parcel, once priced at 13 500, lies near other Lehigh holdings and is limestone rich for cement use. Officials had pursued a sale for weeks but abandoned all efforts.
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Cascade Park
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Outing Association
Pythians
Conneaut Lake
New Castle
Cascade
Outing Association
Whippo
Lehigh Company
Man Hospitalized After Being Trampled by Horse at City Corner
W C Smith superintendent of transportation for the traction company is in the hospital with a fractured right leg after a horse drawn buggy struck him at the Washington and Water streets corner. The accident occurred around a quarter past five as he watched a dog catcher scene and was knocked down by the horse. He sustained a severe fracture above the ankle and was taken to Dunn and Rice's ambulance.
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Washington and
Water Streets
W. C. Smith
The
Traction Company
Smith
Johnstown
Water Street
Mr. Smith
Young
Dunn & Rice
Accu
Hiram G. Miller
How to Encourage Young Men to Propose
A conservative era business note urges that a family firm succeed when a husband acts as president and wife as treasurer and manager. It says young men seek such roles and urges New Castle ladies to join the Dollar Savings Association to grow small weekly amounts into substantial sums.
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Woods
New Castle
Dollar Sacings Association
East Washington Street
Notice to Architects for New Castle High School Plans
The board of school controllers of New Castle invites competitive plans for a new high school building. Plans must be in the Secretary's hands by 7:30 p.m. Monday July 1, 1907. Plot details available from the clerk. The board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all plans. E. F. G. Harper, Secretary.
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Board of School Controllers of
New Castle
E. F. G. Harper
Disgraceful Scenes Promised Action in Ellwood City
The Ellwood Citizen urges borough authorities to curb drunken rowdyism and indecency seen on Rock Point streets during picnic season. It condemns past tolerance, calls for clear policing authority, and vows to halt what locals call Wicked Ellwood. Also notes War Department plans for an artificial island off Chesapeake Bay to support coast defense including a harbor for ships and submarines.
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Ellwood
Rock Point
Ellwood City
Burgess
Police Committee
War Department
Chesapeake Bay
Harper's Weekly
Check Found Reclassified as Laundry Check at Church
A church service ended with the pastor telling the owner to recover a found check, then revealing it was a laundry check. The crowd, mostly working folks, wondered who dropped it until the pulpit clarified the misdirection.
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New York Post
Not Far Wrong Quote About Married Women
A witty exchange between a fair widow and a cynical bachelor provokes a sharp remark about marriage. The widow claims limits on women even when married, and the bachelor quips about the husband’s pocketbook as the ultimate bound.
Canary Birds Trade in Germany Worth Millions Worldwide
The breeding and selling of canary birds in Germany has grown to control world markets with a conservative value estimated at 238000 dollars.
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Germany
Finances of the Y M C A Ended May
The Y M C A reports total receipts of eight thousand fifty five dollars and fifty five cents for the year ending in May. Expenditures for salaries and maintenance reached eight thousand five dollars and seven cents, leaving a twenty five cent balance. Major receipts came from contributions totaling four thousand two hundred nineteen dollars ninety cents and rents from first floor store rooms of one thousand eight hundred seventy one dollars forty eight cents. A detailed account is provided by Secretary Burress.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Burress
Famous Corsican brigand Bellacoscia dies in exile
Corsican mourns Bellacoscia, real name Antonio Bonelli, once a famed brigand who terrorized provinces for 48 years. After surrender in 1892 he was acquitted then expelled, choosing Marseilles before secretly returning to the Corsican mountains to end his days.
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Bellacoscia
Napoleon
Antonio Bonelli
Jacob
Humorous Russian Exchange On Jokes And Pain
Maxim Gorky recounts Pavel and Yeager in a witty exchange about laughter. The Russian quips that those with aching hearts would cause Russia to split with laughter, reflecting irony about sorrow and humor.
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Yeager
Pavel
Andrey
Russia
Maxim Gorky
Appleton
Aldrich's Baby Bell Declined by Major Publishers
The Boston Globe reports that Mr. Aldrich's poem Baby Bell was rejected by Putnam's Harpers and the Knickerbocker in succession. He then secured publication in the Journal of Commerce, illustrating persistent publication challenges for poets seeking outlets.
Secret of Good Manners and Civil Society
A quotation from Chesterfield defines good breeding as the blend of good sense, good nature, and self denial for others. It argues manners vary by context but share universal substance and act as society’s cement, with rules of civility enforcing good manners and deterring bad ones.
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Chesterfield
Child Proclaims No Marriage to Be a Willow
Five year old Clara declares she will never marry because she intends to be a willow. Her mother asks for the reason and the girl answers with firm resolve in a whimsical, emphatic gesture.
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Clara
Wilow
Feed the Birds Please With Fresh Crumbs Daily
A gentle reminder urges regular feeding of birds with small amounts of crumbly bread or seeds. It emphasizes consistency, suggesting a daily routine and stressing kindness toward feathered neighbors.
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Lawrence County Pythian Outing Association
Outing Committee
Newark
Order
Hungary
Mike Lazar
Mrs. Lazar
Gus
Alma Lodge
Dan H
Henry Rosencranz
Edwin.d.lamm
Western Star Lodge
F.s.webb
H.m.good
W.J. Clapie
Robert Blum Lodge
ED. Patterson
Imarietta Lodge
J.c.cunningham
Wampum Lodge
C.e.koons
Amazon Lodge
J. C. Staats of
Steubenville
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Traction
Boston
Ene
Ned
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