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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1903
Page
15
Sickness erodes savings as medicine and doctors drain funds. The ad claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures stomach and related organ diseases causing widespread illness among workers. A testimonial from Vic Connolly of Lorain Ohio alleges dramatic improvement after using the pills and pellets.
On motion of attorney S. Emery the Commonwealth v Crawford for false pretense was continued to September after a settlement was reached. The Commonwealth v Bryant for desertion was continued a week pending a settlement. Rev Renlowski, newly arrived to found a Polish church, asked correction of the belief that every foreigner in legal trouble is a Pole. He noted a Atlantic avenue incident mislabelled as Poles. he says they were Slavs and urges accurate ethnic identification.
In the Haun and Cooper arguments on Thursday afternoon the attorneys urged the court for an arrest of judgment. Attorney Wintz addressed the court for Cooper and presented his arguments forcefully.
Joseph Haswell aged 9 son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Haswell dies at home on Crescent avenue after six weeks of typhoid fever. Hazel Cox aged 13 daughter of Mr and Mrs Morris Cox of Sixth street dies Friday morning after four weeks of typhoid fever.
Frank Wirsing of Sheep Hill sustained a deep facial gash needing six stitches and extensive bruising after a fall from a street car near Long avenue and South Mill street as he attempted to alight before the car halted. He was treated at a North Mercer street physician’s office.
Sheriff James H. Brown, aided by Philadelphia Pinkerton detectives, identified the dead bank robber as John Coyle of Ohio, who had been imprisoned for grand larceny in Columbus and released two years earlier. Initial identification as Jerry O Conner was rejected due to differing marks and photos.
Official quotations paid by dealers in New Castle at noon every Tuesday cover Butter and Eggs Fruits Vegetables Poultry Honey Flour Hay and Straw Live Stock and more. Listings include live turkey and chicken prices, Clover Honey per pound, Spring and Winter wheat flour per sack, hay per ton, straw per ton, and beef veal and lamb prices with weights.
Advertisement invites ladies and children to try Little Farry Risers claiming they do not purge the system and avoid griping. Testimonials from W. H. Hewell of Houston and Bob Moore of Lafayette praise the product for constipation and sick headaches. Sold at Paisley's and Hutton's Pharmacies in several towns.
Armour's and Zell's high grade reliable products Alse Kainit and Nitrate of Soda featured by Keystone Plow Co.
Final accounts of multiple executors and administrators for estates in Wampum Scott Township New Castle and nearby areas were confirmed on Wednesday. Balances due ranged from 1.85 dollars to 3,882.18 dollars. Widows’ appraisements approved: several elect to retain specified values of personal property or real estate.
North Beaver resident Alex Kelso stayed with friends Saturday while Mt. Jackson guest lists include Mrs. Joseph Reed and Mrs. William Taylor. Petersburg, Lacock street, and Natrona figures plus Battery B reunion plans mark a busy Seventh Ward page with several families hosting relatives and travelers for visits, farms, and summer stays.
Frank Lee a young Chinese laundry operator at West Washington and Beaver streets was arrested by Chief Horner and Officer Eberle on a felonious rape charge filed by John Willke. Bertha Willke, 11, testified Lee assaulted her after visiting his laundry, and police say other girls may have been victims. Lee was jailed in $1,000 bail awaiting a hearing before Mayor Jackson. evidence led to his partial confession after cross examination.
A sequence of real estate transfers lists buyers and sellers in multiple wards and townships with prices. Notable entries include J Warren Stevenson to Joseph Butts in Seventh ward for 1650. Thomas Fee to Mary Donovan in Third ward for 1. John C. Kelly to Ed Smith in First ward for 200. Patrick Boyle to S A McCracken in Fifth ward for 1250. S A McCracken to Mary Harris in Fifth ward for 2700. Howard R F Johnson in Elswood for 3050. and Shenango township transfer John W Sweesy to Lille Richey for 225.
The new law requires justices of the peace to affix a seal of office to all affidavits transcripts and official papers similar to notaries public. Each justice must also append a dated statement of when his commission expires.
The body of 24 year old J W Shoaf of New Castle arrived after a head on collision between two freighters in the Brooklyn yards of the B & O near Cleveland. Shoaf was on the fireman seat when engines and cars toppled an embankment. He leaves a wife Anna Reed and child Hagel, plus his father Peter Shoaf and siblings. Funeral services are set for Friday at 11 o clock from 717 Pennsylvania avenue with Grove City interment planned.
Mrs. Sarah W. Curtis of Lee, Massachusetts, says indigestion and sour stomach troubled her for some time. She took Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and now can eat foods she previously could not. For sale by all druggists.
Floyd Humphreys a 2 1 2 year old from Hazelwood left home for a 50 mile ramble ending at New Castle Junction late Saturday. He wandered among railroad yards and was found by railroad men who alerted police. He spent Saturday night in police headquarters before being placed aboard a train home Monday morning with his father waiting in Pittsburgh. He wore a torn blue and red sweater knee pants and worn shoes. His belongings were a soap a deck of cards and a jack knife. His mother would be worried if he stayed away longer and he was eager to return home.
A Sentinel article from Gebo Montana recounts a settler who nearly died from severe diarrhea in 1889 after a harsh trek and heat. A neighbor gave Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and after a big dose the patient slept soundly and recovered within an hour. The anecdote promotes the remedy available at druggists.
Shenango township boy Mackie Nelson, aged five, is described as remarkably active and a veteran of the Civil War. He attended memorial services on the 30th ult and participated with interest. He has never missed an election, voting for president 14 times, with his first vote for Henry Clay.
Pittsburg papers publish a telegram from Greenville starting a rumor that Westminster College might move from New Wilmington to Greenville, a claim ridiculed as absurd. The piece notes Greenville already hosts Thiel College and that Westminster’s fate would affect building ownership, with possible local contention.
New Wilmington Globe notes the town has life energy and enterprise to remedy transport gaps soon by constructing a trolley line to New Castle. The piece emphasizes local ambition and regional connectivity as a near future project.
An advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the remedy for stomach trouble. It claims nourishment governs health and that a healthy stomach prevents weakness, nervousness, headaches, and indigestion. Sold by Paisley’s Pharmacy in New Castle and Sutton’s Pharmacy in New Castle.
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