New Castle News masthead and publishing details
The New Castle News is published every evening except Sunday at 23 North Mercer Street New Castle Pennsylvania. The paper lists Fred Rentz as president editor and manager, WW Treadwell as editor, Lucy Treadwell Ray as vice-president, Jacob F Rentz as treasurer, James T Ray as secretary, and George W Conway as associate editor. Subscriptions range from 8 cents for a single copy to $7.50 a year for daily, with mail options.
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Fred “L. Rentz
Treadwell
Lucy Treadwell Ray
Jacob F. Rentz
Mgr
Treas
James T. Ray
George W. Conway
North Mercer Street
Special Notice on Mail to The News Co Dublin?
All payments and communications must be addressed to The News Co. New Castle Pa. and not to any individual.
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News Co
New Castle Pa
New Castle Praised for Cornerstone Ceremony Success
The city hosts received praise for the cornerstone laying of the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Fred L. Rentz led the executive committee as the event drew thousands of visitors and showcased remarkable citizen cooperation.
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New Castle
Scottish Rite Association
Masonic Fraternity
Fred L. Rentz
Sunshine and the Outdoors Benefit Youth and Scouts
The article extols outdoor life for Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and other groups. Sunshine fosters health, character, and camaraderie, teaching new lessons and strengthening resolve while enhancing beauty, efficiency, and future readiness through open-air activity.
Florida leads in speed law shaping national traffic rules
Florida passes a progressive speed regulation separating business and residential streets. The law requires at least 15 mph in business districts and 25 mph in residential areas, aiming to balance safety with traffic flow and avoid unnecessary slowdowns on non business streets.
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Lorida
Florida
Florida adopts 45 mph speed limit on open country roads
The text argues that a 45 mph limit fits modern roads and traffic. It contends dirt road limits on paved highways lack logic and notes careful drivers exist at higher speeds. It questions whether native or northern immigrant residents deserve credit for the legislation.
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Florida
Transgressor’s Path Remains Harsh Across Time
A concise saying notes that the path of the offender continues to be difficult. The observation emphasizes ongoing consequences for wrongdoing and the enduring appeal of cautionary conduct narratives.
Man Demands Liberty Shocks Paying Teller With Awe
A tense scene unfolds as a man demands liberty while the paying teller reacts with visible awe, highlighting a clash between assertion and restraint in a financial setting. The incident underscores power dynamics in everyday transactions and raises questions about authority and compliance.
Quips and quotes echo through a reader’s column mix
A garbled assortment of aphorisms, jokes, and snippets from 1918 to 1925 covers politics, social mores, and daily life. Notes reference Coolidge, Bryan, and Jefferson while jokes hinge on marriages, jokes, science, and barber sculptor quips, all presented as a freeform reader’s chat in a newspaper column.
Lombard-esque musings and city notes echo a summer heat wave
A collage of quips on alimony rules, moral judgments, and weather as Milwaukee humor paces the page. The column riffs on laws, travel, and local quirks while nodding to Florida gambling, five cent bread, five cent cigars, and upcoming boxing matches in June.
A Hard Truth About Poverty and Popularity
The piece notes a popular dove tail about poverty and acceptance, arguing that poor people who gain popularity are valued for their merits. It contrasts with the rarity of truly popular impoverished individuals and comments on public appeal of repeated movie attendance. It reports a German murder suicide story as a separate observation.
Seaside Cottage Ad Seeks Tenants With Semi Private Bath
An advertisement for rooms at a sea shore cottage highlights a semi private bath. The pitch notes ocean access and a simple coastal stay appealing to travelers seeking shoreline surroundings.
Girls That Puzzle You More Interesting Says Writer
A writer notes that some girls puzzle you and seem more compelling than others, prompting readers to consider what distinguishes those who intrigue. The remark contrasts general impressions with deeper curiosity about personality and enigma.
Man in Union Suit Ad Sparks Long Search
A humorous line notes it took years to locate the man who appears perfectly at ease in a union suit advertisement. The remark plays on the character’s calm demeanor and the long pursuit behind the image.
Battery charging vs finding gasoline charging
The remark contrasts difficulties for motorists, noting charging a battery is less of a problem than locating a place to refuel. It highlights fueling availability as a bigger hurdle for drivers.
City Beautiful aspiration and court record in Lawrence county
An office grouch laments town paint jobs as backing a new national image, while Judge Emery’s court shatters records with 111 criminal cases cleared in a day. The piece notes the judge’s prolific output and hints at local centennial nostalgia for old-fashioned boastful feats.
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Emery
Criminal Court
Lawrence County
Editor’s Rule: Strike to Clear Old Newspapers Fast
A wry note on editors seeking to purge archives, with a quip about the navy secretary Wilbur saying a pole flight was a wild goose chase. The speaker suggests avoiding government criticism while sharing the idea.
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Wilbur
North Pole
Cow Attacks Lace Underwear on Senator's Farm
A cow on State Senator George T. Weingartner's farm nibbled a lady bather's lace intimate wear, described with dainty humor. A New York hotel manager notes daily spenders are customers, not guests, while critics call hotel pricing a highly trained system that doubles service costs for guests.
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George T. Weingartner
New York
Fear the Lord and Serve Him in Truth Verse Reflection
A brief devotional line cites 1 Samuel 12:24 urging worship with wholehearted fidelity, acknowledging divine deeds. The verse emphasizes serving God in truth and heart, inviting personal commitment and reverence.
Safety Sam Says Th' cinter av th' sthrate's a handy place
A fragment with dialect humor describes a "safety Sam" comment about a roadside stop as friends Tim and a truck driver offer cheerful, whimsical tones. The quote evokes a roadside moment with playful language and casual narration.
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Tim
New Castle Gains Cathedral as City Showplace
The Scottish Rite cathedral elevates New Castle to a prominent status and will serve as a showcase for the city while providing a valuable, multipurpose venue for the community.
Babies born aboard ships receive free passenger passage
The notice states babies born on American ships travel free to their parents’ destination. It notes the policy will not raise overall ocean travel or costs.
Lawrence County Dismissal of Trial Court Brings Savings
Lawrence county will save money by dismissing the two week criminal trial court. With cases disposed of, county funds are reduced and farmers and others summoned for jury duty avoid time away during a busy season. The move is praised as beneficial to county and presiding judge.
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Lawrence County
Kentucky men return from Canada after tasteless beer
Sixteen hundred men from Kentucky who rode special trains to Canada for tap beer returned home disgusted as the beer failed to suit their taste. The report notes the surprising migrations of people chasing mediocre suds.
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Kentucky
Canada
Hints and Hints Man Note on Civic Duty
Column excerpt discusses personal responsibility and reciprocity with the world. It references a clipped note from the Canon City Record about Mrs Alfred Fabrizio and a warning against a malady. The piece frames honesty in debt repayment and social obligation.
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Canon City
Alfred Fabrizio
Pardons to Surge Before State Pardon Board Session
More applications for pardons will be before the next session of the pardon board of this state than have ever been known before. If people used as much energy to keep
Today by Arthur Brisbane
A compact daily column by Arthur Brisbane offers observations on current events and public sentiment in 1925. The piece reflects media perspectives and societal themes of the era as reported in the New York American.
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Arthur Brisbane
N. Y. American, Inc
Wealthy need no guardians says Mellon in tax talk
Secretary Mellon argues that exempt securities and tax avoidance mean the rich need no guardians while the majority require protection from government. The piece endorses taxation reform and criticizes constitutional attitudes, noting a new secret order mockingly tied to evolution debates.
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Mellon
Congress
Women teachers, manliness, and a river hero tale
The piece argues American boys lack manliness due to women teachers and cites Lincoln and athletes like Dempsey and Ruth as examples. It recalls Tom Less, a Mississippi boatman who saved 20 lives aboard the Norman, and notes social resilience amid prohibition. It also notes Caillaux’s treason trial and France's planned 4 billion francs in paper money to fund government needs.
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Tom Less
Mississippi
Norman
Marquis Louis C. de Chamb representing France at Bunker Hill 150th
The French government designates Marquis Louis C. de Chamb to represent France at the Boston 150th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Bunker Hill. He is a great grandson of General Lafayette who laid the cornerstone for the Bunker Hill monument a century ago. The Marquis’s mother is mentioned in the text.
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Louis C. de Chambrun
Boston
Bunker Hill
Lafayette
Marquis de Chamb
Last Lafayette descendant and French officer tied to U.S. politics
The 1902 death marks the last Lafayette granddaughter. The Marquis, a French army officer and former military attaché in Washington, fights in Morocco against the Kiff bandits. He is Nicholas Longworth's brother in law and holds American citizenship due to Lafayette’s descendants, granted after the American Revolution.
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Lafayette
Marquis
Washington
Morocco
Nicholas Longworth
United States
House of Representatives
Rise of the Automobile Age After Haynes Death
Dr. Frank Crane notes Elwood Haynes death highlights the rapid rise of the automobile industry. Haynes, born October 14 1857 in Portland Indiana, built and drove America’s first horseless carriage in 1893 in Kokomo Indiana.
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Elwood Haynes
America
Mr. Haynes
Portland
Indiana
United States
Kokomo
Michigan Boulevard
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
New York
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Sahara
Los Angeles
Dodge Brothers
McClure
World Shriners Converge in Los Angeles for Great Conventions
The Shrine Temples gather in Los Angeles with trains of Pullman cars from across the nation. Bands, patrols and chanters accompany Shriner families as East meets West, Portland ports to Oregon grower meet, broadcast radio links spread the get together spirit, showing one nation united by convention and shared purpose.
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Los Angeles
California
Eastern Railways
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
New Orleans
Great American Railways
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Atlantic
Spirit
Portland
Maine
Oragon
Mississippi
Dakotas
Pittsburgh
Gulf
Lake States
Pacific States
Raleigh
Helena
Omaha
Sandusky
Nashville
Phoenix
Anniversaries from North American history and notable events
A list of historical anniversaries includes Sir Martin Frobisher’s 1576 voyage in search of the Northwest Passage, Daniel D. Tompkins’ death in 1825, Sir John Franklin’s Arctic fate in 1847, 859 Comstock Lode discovery, and political milestones such as Washington state framing convention and Canada’s Governor General changes. Also mentions the 1900 assassination in Pekin and a U.S. Supreme Court wage case context.
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Martin Probisher
Northwest Passage
Daniel D. Tompkins
New York
United States
Staten Island
Scarsdale
N.Y
John Franklin
Wystery
Arctic
England
Rees Tae
Comstock Lode
Nevada
Walla Walla
Washington
Lord Stanley
Marquis of
Lansdowne
Canada
Pekin
I Will Not Sell Tickets For Your Annual Bazaar
A 1925 verse by Edgar Guest celebrates a loyal worker ready to perform any duty from building booths to running errands. The speaker rejects selling bazaar tickets, insisting on honest service and refusal of pressuring friends for funds while pledging dedication to the cause.
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