New Castle News Masthead and Publishing Details
The New Castle News publishes daily except Sundays from 23 North Mercer Street New Castle Pennsylvania. Fred L Rentz is president and editor A W Treadwell is manager and assistant treasurer Lucy Treadwell Ray is vice president Jacob F Rentz is treasurer Wees T Hays is secretary George W Conway is editor. Subscriptions vary by term and method with rates listed and the paper carries International News Service content.
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Fred L. Rentz
Pres
Man
A. W. Treadwell
Lucy Treadwell Ray
Jacob F. Rentz
Mgr
Treas
Wees T Hays
Osees Eek
George W. Conway
Public notices address directive for payments
Special notice instructs that all checks money orders drafts and communications be addressed to The News Co New Castle Pa and not to any individual and directs proper handling by the newspaper office.
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News Co
New Castle Pa
Provincialism and the West East education debate
William Allen White argues for cross sectional study to reduce provincialism. He urges Westerners to study in the East and Easterners in the West to foster national understanding and lessen sectionalism. The piece notes adaptability amid industrial change and opportunity in adversity.
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William Allen” White
Kansas
White
United States
Critique of Pennsylvania Legislative Journal's usefulness
The Public Ledger criticizes Pennsylvania's Legislative Journal as costly and rarely read by the public, noting its late publication after sessions end and its unwieldy verbiage, with the April 15 proceedings for 1925 mailed only on June 6.
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Einsylvania
General Assembly
Public Ledger
Making Opportunity in the Fire Department Change
The motorized New York City fire department left its veterinarian suddenly out of work. He faced a tragic realization that he was deemed non essential after the department modernization.
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New York City
Umbrellas A 3000 Year Tale Of Shared Tools
A fragment notes that ancient Chinese used umbrellas around three millennia ago and suggests many belonged to friends. It invites reflection on self determination by comparing to how modern children form attachments and loyalties.
Monkey Trial Reflected in Brisk Current of News
Arthur Brisbane surveys the famous Monkey Trial era of 1925, noting public interest and editorial debate as modern mass media shapes opinion. The piece captures the era's cultural clash and the rise of sensational court narratives in American journalism.
Wordy column mixes weather quips and society notes
A scattered collection of observational snippets notes sun times, crime, prices, marriage, fishing, and dubious morals. It mentions Long Island murders, editors in New York, peddlers, gasoline profits, and a reprieve for Gerald Chapman while lampooning modern trends.
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California
Long Island
Hollywood
New York
San Diego
42Nd Street
Broadway
Youth World Reformins? Maturity World Hope? Age Blessings.
A compact, period tone clash quotes youth, maturity, and age on reform and blessing. The fragment hints at generational views with emphasis on reform, hope, and blessing in a reflective vignette.
The World’s Largest Sapphire Versus Saphead Weighings
A quirky comparison notes the largest sapphire weighs ten ounces while the largest saphead weighs more, contrasting two unusual measurements and playful terms.
Recreation to Ease Strain Without Extra Exhaustion
A speaker urges the nation to adopt leisure that does not overburden workers, arguing for activities that restore energy rather than further fatigue and stress.
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
A reflective poem about simple virtues and quiet merit. The speaker values gentleness, friendship, and steady faith over fame. He imagines God acknowledging his true character beyond public success, ending with reassurance that honest goodness remains valuable.
Atlanta college publication declared indecent
The Phoenix, a college publication from a university in Atlanta, Ga., has been declared indecent. Despite this, there is an expectation that college students in Atlanta will produce something better.
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the Phoenix
Atlanta
Oddities in Domestic Service and Civic Satire
Short excerpts mix labor office quirks with wry commentary on justice, wages, liberal preachers, business heirs, rail speedsters, fashion, and aging industrials. Notable lines joke about a Lapland milk delivering domestic worker, a jailed husband killer, and aging boats awaiting buyers, ending with pollution and Slippery Rock Creek.
Honors for Lu Gin Gong and a restless year in 1912
The piece honors Lu Gin Gong for developing a drought resistant orange tree and other fruits, noting his influence on world orange growers and a U S gold medal, while recounting a string of quips about heat records, Father's Day tobacco, Bryan's monkey trial, and Russian harvest theories with Abe Martin’s satire.
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Lu Gin Gong
Florida
United States
Chinese unrest threatens world order and Japanese hate
A European statesman view warns that China’s anti foreign sentiment could destabilize global affairs. The text notes Western powers must avoid entangling in Chinese affairs beyond protecting citizens and questions the logic of joining with Japan. It emphasizes China’s hostility toward Japan and the risk of American involvement attracting broader animosity.
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Sam
Bible Thought For Today Ecclesiastes Quote
A compact devotional note cites Ecclesiastes Chapter 8, asserting no man can control the spirit or wield power over death, and that there is no discharge in that struggle. It reflects a somber, timeless meditative tone.
A Natural Mistake Chief of Police What
A fragmentary passage describes a police remark about a crime in a well lit cabaret with many witnesses. The dialogue implies a drowning or choking death and notes observers mistook it for dancing, reflecting sensational tone.
Heat and rooftops spark thoughts and a viaduct plan
A psychologist blames heat on overworked imagination as Croton avenue residents discuss a hill to hill viaduct. Citizens are praised for trying to spark interest, while a fatalistic tone notes those driven to despair by heat. A theater premiere, a film remake, and a satire about marriage proposals cap the column with sharp quips and a lawsuit over a broken commitment.
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Croton Avenue
New Castle
Amaia
Daily Editorial on Humility and Mortality by Dr Frank Crane
The column muses on personal importance versus collective endurance after death. It cites Lincoln and Garfield as exemplars and notes life continues despite individual loss. Quoting William Feather and Mordecai Esther, it urges humility and shared responsibility.
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William Feather
Lincoln Steffens
Mordecai
Esther
Safety Sam Says Diddle Story of a Near Miss
A cautionary lyric style verse recounts Safety Sam urging careful crossing near a roadway. He travels along the middle road, overtakes a passing truck, and fails to slow down, ending with an unlucky outcome. The piece uses playful rhymes to convey road safety lessons.
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Diddle
Time for Politically Probing Questions in Court
An Italian applicant for citizenship in a U S naturalization court misnames leaders in a humorous exchange. A Montana snow boost for crops is noted along with remarks on dust and a railway fad. A boastful North Hill dress seller is criticized for his sales spree. The piece ends with a provocative question about Flint Michigan.
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Naturalization Court
United States
Mr. Hard
Mr. Cool
North Hill
Flint, Mich
Opportunity Ignored Ends In Party Quips
A satirical exchange sketches Christopher Columbus in poverty, Senator Sorghum mocks fate, and a banter about wealth, risk, and a drunken homeward night ends with a woman asserting she lives nearby. The dialogue satirizes ambition and social pretensions.
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Christopher Columbus
Senator Sorghum
Chris
Doubtful Deliverance and Enlarge Mentions
A reflective blurb argues that Jews will face relief from another place while their ancestral home faces ruin. It then muses on human insignificance within an indifferent universe, noting that cosmic processes persist without human aid. Copyright 1925 by The McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Anniversaries Through Time Highlighted Figures and Events
A historical snippet lists notable anniversaries with dates and brief notes. Names include Gideon J. Pillow born in Tennessee and died in Arkansas, composer Robert Alexander Schumann born in Saxony, Andrew Jackson death in Tennessee, and various political and historical events from 1593 to 1993, touching battles, imperial coronations, fires, floods, and divorce law progress in England.
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Gideon J. Pillow
Williamson County
Tenn
Lee County
Ark
Robert Alexander Schumann
Saxony
Bonn
Andrew Jackson
United States
W Hermitage
Mecklenpore
Eng
Judgment Day Keeps Faith With Self Across Years
The message frames judgment day as daily, not doctrinal, born from experience. It emphasizes living with personal integrity as the sum of all yes terdays, challenging rigid opinions and excuses. The piece urges applying overdue resolutions to today rather than hiding behind alibis.
Young Texas scholar to lead University of Texas today
Dr Walter M W Splawn, named president of the University of Texas, is 41 and among the youngest executives of a major American university. A Texas native, he studied at Baylor Yale and Chicago, earned a PhD in 1914, taught economics at Baylor, and became Texas professor and dean before joining the UT faculty in 1919. He later held the railroad commissioner seat after Earle Mayfield left for the Senate.
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Walter M. W. Splawn
University of Texas
Texas
Baylor University
Yale
Fort Worth
University of Chicago
Earle B. Mayfield
United States Senate
Splawn
Neff
Stalled Hindenburg Menace Debate over German Policy
One year ago observers feared Hindenburg would threat Germany but questions remain about any policy shift. The note mentions Stone Mountain’s tac repurposed for statuary rather than billboards, hinting at public display tensions.
Insane Florida Bill Urged On Married Checks
The Florida Legislature sees a bill requiring married men to have their wives sign or endorse every check or draft. If a bank cashes a check without the wife’s signature, the wife can claim the full amount plus collection costs. Fines reach 3199 and up to six months in jail for noncompliance.
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Florida
Representative Branch of
Liberty
Garrett
Okaloosa
Coral Gables
Bryan
Tennessee
Union
Dedicate New West Pittsburg Church Sunday
Father F F O Shea led the dedication of Holy Cross church at West Pittsburg with many Catholics from Lawrence county and Beaver valley, plus visiting clergy. An elaborate afternoon dinner followed in the new white frame mission of St Margaret's church, with Father McKenna named pastor.
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F. F. O'Shea
St. Mary's Church
Holy Cross Church
West Pittsburg
Lawrence County
Beaver Valley
St. Margaret's Church
Seventh Ward
Father McKenna
Co-Eds Favor Love Over Cash as Sole Marital Quirk
At Wooster College 308 female students vote that love alone qualifies a husband. Poor looks or lack of intelligence are acceptable if love lasts. Health and morality rank second and third. Among 167 men, intelligence, desire for children, ambition and fit physical perfection are preferred in a wife. The vote used secret ballots.
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Wooster College
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