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G. Treadwell
Pres
Pines T. Ray
W.treadwell
L. Rentz
Treas
Man
W. Gallant
Few Castle
County Seats On Wheels Engage Kansas Towns In Move
The article describes Santa Fe and several Kansas county seats planning to relocate their courthouse and public buildings by rolling them to a new site on a railroad cutoff between Dodge City and Colmar. It notes costs, potential savings, and the advertising value of such a bold move to attract settlers and commerce.
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Kansas
Cincinnati
Mes Star
Santa Fe
Haskell
Dodge City
Colmar
N. M
Haslso
New Ulysses
Hugoton
Morton
Delivery Costs Drive Up Consumer Prices, Says Analyst
A writer argues distribution costs inflate prices and that customers unknowingly pay for delivery. He notes merchants may outsource delivery and still charge the same three cents per delivery, masking higher costs. The piece cites Ken Mayor Shank cutting potato prices by skipping regular channels to reduce costs.
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Conumer
Ken Mayor Shank
Indianapolis
Distribution costs and price comparisons in a town discussion
The article notes debate on distribution cost for potatoes with Mayor Shank selling price versus grocer price and critiques the delivery expense. It argues distribution cost is a major factor in total cost and can rival the original price, stressing its impact on overall costs.
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Shank
Hints and Dints and a Mixed Parade of Thoughts
A mosaic of brief anecdotes and quips on love lyrics, political quips, social observations, and humorous misdirections. The column stitches together poems, jokes about campaigns, labor hints, and city life vignettes with playful irony and local flavor.
Five Inch Tape Causes Window Measure Mishap
A Shadyside boy used a five inch tape measure to gauge fish length and kept a missing portion. His mother later used the same tape to measure windows for blinds, yielding five inch short measurements and the blinds had to be redone.
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Shadyside
Meal Comes After Typhoid Recovery Delayed Hunger
A South Jefferson street man recovering from typhoid fever longed for food as his strength returned. The physician promised two days before a first meal. At noon the nurse brought a single oyster cracker as the long awaited meal.
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Jefferson Street
Moving pictures soon at home and flag day plans
A collector of small news items notes Edison predicts home moving pictures, Friday is flag day with Old Glory to fly from Lawrence county homes, local observations critiqued, including a New York woman hiding her husband’s clothes to curb drinking and debates over neighborhood gossip and disguises.
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Mr. Edison
Lawrence County
New York
Drummer Reconsiders Town After Rail Improvements
A city drummer, who once mocked the town as dead, bought a return ticket but said the town has improved. He noted the railroad’s big improvements and said he sold a larger bill of goods on this trip, amid growing rail confidence.
Summer Blues Hit Rail Office Clerk During Vacation Farewell
In a city railroad office a young clerk suffers after his girlfriend leaves for vacation. Colleagues report he has become useless at work since she departed, hoping she returns soon or that he recovers from his malaise.
Odd Shopfront Slogans Spur Local City Notices
Readable signs on East Long Avenue and West Washington Street advertise odd sales and beverages. Other shops display quirky lines about shoe repair and cigars, including a humorous quip about rope and cabbage.
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Minzer
East Long Avenue
West Washington Street
South Jefferson Street
Moravia Street
Sooty Corner of New YMCA Building on Washington
Smoke from the hoisting engine colors the eastern corner of the YMCA on Washington Street with a sooty hue. The side looks as if built from old bricks while work progresses rapidly with walls rising to the fourth floor.
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Washington Street
Express wagons work hard after Penn Motor Car works opens
Since the Penn Motor Car works began operation, express wagon drivers have been busy handling wheels transmissions gears and other parts not made locally. Large shipments arrive at once, making for strenuous work for a period as the heavy parts are processed.
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Penn Motor Car Works
Wagons Break Down On Washington Mercer Streets
Two wagons broke down in two days at the Washington and Mercer corner. The second wagon stood by the curb this morning with a crushed wheel. The wagon was empty and the cause of the accident was not known.
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Washington and
Mercer Streets
Horoscope for Today Predicts Fortunate Personal Rise
Daily guidance urges careful routine to improve interests. Quick, quiet adjustment of disagreements speeds progress. Those born today are foretold to be fortunate with generous and affectionate natures, high minded qualities, and many friends and achievements.
The Tone of Voice and Canine Reaction in Dogs
A humorous vignette contrasts how dogs respond to the same command spoken with different tones, noting Fido’s fear versus joy depending on delivery. It then shifts to a civil matter where David Good denounces misrepresentation by Mr. Hanson regarding a $5,000 life policy from Standard Life Insurance Co of Pittsburg and seeks court action for relief.
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Fido
Standard Life Insurance Co
Pittsburg
Hanson
Pulaski Sabbath School District Convention Impresses
The 17th Pulaski district Sabbath school convention at the Pulaski Presbyterian church featured strong leadership by Dr. Ken C. Hayes and robust participation from five county superintendents and two county officers. Officers were elected including Frank Moes...
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Ken C. Hayes
Pulaski
Presbyterian Church
Frances B. Dorrance
C. Larimer Carlisle
Harriet Leslie
James Black
F. G. Simonton
D. N. Allison
R. M. McCracken
Margaret Walker
That Place Needs a Picture From Easy Task Soap
The Hewitt Brothers Soap Company of Dayton Ohio offers a quality picture for twenty five soap wrappers and a two cent stamp. The Easy Task soap promises a clean pure laundry soap that saves time on washing.
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Hewitt Brothers Soap Company
Dayton
Ohio
Easy Task
Properly Fitting Glasses Without Poisonous Drops
A concise description notes fitting glasses safely without drops, avoiding drug use, no throat dryness, and no business detention. The fragment hints at painless, drug free vision aids and practical accessibility.
Fenway Collection Grows With French Postimpressionists
Mrs John L Gardner adds new works to her Fenway court collection featuring Georges Matisee and other French post-impressionists, signaling a broad catholic taste in Boston art circles this year.
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Boston
Giotto
Matisee
John L. Gardner
Fenway Court
Letter to editor on writ of attachment case in New Castle
A reader discusses a writ of attachment issued against David Good after Ariton Hanson sought to sell near March 1. The writer defends himself and others, urging clarification in the June 1 issue of the New Castle News.
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New Castle
New Castle News
Ariton Hanson
David Good
Hanson
Mercer County People Share in $29000 Estate
In Pittsburg Pa June 12 an estate of 29000 is disposed of by the will of Lewis Mark Stephens of Tarentum probated yesterday. Lawrence Stephens son receives 5000 and a Tarentum lot. Miss Susan Foster housekeeper gains household effects. Oliver C Camp Tarentum named executor and receives Tarentum National Bank stock. Multiple $500 bequests go to Mark Blaney Mercer county Miss Margaret Fisher Leechburg and Mark Stephen Atkinson a 2000 trust for Mrs Caroline Young Clarksville. Remainder split nine fourteenths to Lawrence and five fourteenths to grandson Harry Stephens.
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Pittsburg
Lewis Mark Stephens
Tarentum
Second Avenue
Lawrence
Macksburg
Susan Foster
Oliver C. Camp
National Bank of Tarentum
Mark Blaney
Mercer County
Margaret Fisher
Leechburg
Mark Stephen Atkinson
Caroline Young
Clarksville
Lawrence Stephens
Harry Stephens
Locust and North Street Residents Return from Pillsburg
Mrs. Herbert Douglas of Locust street and Miss Mary Golden of North street have returned from Pillsburg, bringing news of their travels and updates from the trip.
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Herbert Douglas
Locust Street
Mary Golden
North Street
Pillsburg
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