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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1926
Page
10
New Castle Y M C A directs a large summer swim campaign with over a hundred boys aged 10 to 16. Harry Day warns fear of water blocks progress, urges confidence to learn floating, balance, propulsion, and rhythmic stroke to become proficient swimmers by campaign end next Wednesday.
A meeting is set in the Second Baptist Sunday school room on Sunday June 13 at 5 pm daylight Savings time to organize a city wide uplift society of the Young People of New Castle Rev W W Nelson will chair the meeting. All interested are asked to attend Christians and non Christians invited.
Visitors to the University of Pennsylvania can use a new free guide service for campus tours. The program runs weekdays and Sundays with tours leaving Houston Hall at 11 am and 3 pm on weekdays and a single Sunday trip at a later time.
The University of Pennsylvania, founded 186 years ago, remains a top Philadelphia attraction. Its campuses cover over 125 acres with new laboratories museums and buildings expanding the visitor experience.
The final meeting of the year was held Thursday evening by the Council of Jewish Juniors at Miss Frieda Schifman’s home on West Wallace avenue. Officers elected for the coming year are Minnette Edelstein president Rose Mervis first vice president Jeannette Rabinovitz second vice president Esther Marlin recording secretary Rose Gusky corresponding secretary Ida Cohen treasurer. Mrs. Carrie J. Roberts gave a talk on her European travels as a featured event.
J N Brown aged 72 of 380 Neshannock avenue recalls attending the 1876 Philadelphia centennial and says he will not travel to the SesquiCentennial. He also visited the World’s Fair in Chicago and a Cincinnati celebration, having moved to New Castle seven years ago from Blair county. A 1776 cane was his sole Centennial relic which he later lost. He compared past rates with present ones.
A brief note describes ongoing friction as small boys annoy neighbors while neighbors in turn become a nuisance to the boys, highlighting cyclical tensions in a local street scene.
A Greenfield Massachusetts nurse Mrs Gertrame L Stewart reports regained strength from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises the product's effect on fatigue and ability to perform housework and nursing tasks. A Lancaster Pennsylvania user also endorses its value for weakness.
Children’s Day observed by Bible school of Third United Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning June 13 with a 9:45 processional and program running to 11:30. Rev. Copeland to deliver the Children’s Day message. Activities include recitations, songs, flag salute, and junior and primary department exercises led by Mrs Barnett Miss Frew Mr Minick and others.
Washington June 12 J R McCarl comptroller general ruled the government cannot buy gasoline and oil for private automobiles used by federal dry agents in their work Prohibition administrators had warned their operations would be seriously handicapped without government authorization for these purchases
A long time staple of New Castle streets, the hurdy gurdy man has disappeared. No license applications remain, and the city has not seen him for years. His removal marks the end of a bygone era of immigrant street entertainment and simple roadside music.
Advertises Thompson's Barasma Kidney Tablets as the sole safe plan to keep kidneys healthy and active. Warns that backache dizziness and urinary changes indicate sick kidneys and promises immediate effect with a money back guarantee if one box fails to greatly benefit. Also promotes Thompson's Golden Sex Tablets for bilious constipation.
In a fragment from a historical piece, a gaudily clad monkey is noticed near a small group as workers pause. The piece notes a shift in labor, stating a poor workman cannot match the earnings of the old hurdy gurdy man in a day’s work, signaling the disappearance of a picturesque figure from American life.
An extensive two day program marks St Anthony day celebrations on June 14 and 15 with committee leaders Leonardo Salerno Gaetano Greco Virgilio Apostola and others directing activities A Duke of Abruzzi Society boys band led by Anthony Basile will perform along with a parade a ball game and grand concerts at St Vitus church and Lincoln Park venues featuring operatic pieces and Italian cultural events.
A program features Triest Overture by P Diano, Il Trovatore and Mistre by Verdi, Fiore DiMaggio selections, Festi di Campagne Sinfonia by Filippa, Marcia Sinfonica, Poet and Peasant Overture, Evening Song by Schumann, Royal March and Star Spangled Banner. France produces over 200 cheeses.
In the area context the Pacific Ocean is larger than all land combined. New York plans a Hudson River bridge suspended from towers taller than the Washington Monument, signaling an unprecedented height.
The Farmers' Protective Association of Chester county and 140 dairy farmers oppose state tuberculin tests. Each member contributed $5 to combat the test. Clarence Cook of Valley Forge, president, says farmers want a free open milk market based on merit.
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