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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1933
Page
20
The article notes a sustained upswing in trade despite the usual summer lull with May wholesale buying up to 50 percent higher than a year earlier. Rising prices prompt merchants to stock up, while big centers show widespread purchasing. Construction and lumber demand rise as agricultural incomes improve post harvest, suggesting a broad, continuing recovery across sectors.
A fragmentary excerpt attributes a quote to John Maynard Keynes criticizing public officials for pandering to baseless sentiment. It argues that voters have begun to scrutinize government more closely, potentially prompting many officeholders to seek new jobs as accountability rises.
The Buffalo Evening News notes New York City plans a municipal tax equal to the state registration levy, totaling about 15 million dollars, plus tolls for crossing Harlem and East River bridges and a 5 cent taxicab ride. Revenue projections total around 6.5 million from these charges, amid existing federal and state taxes on autos, gas, and gasoline. The piece argues multiple overlapping taxes strain car owners and reference diminishing returns and limited ability to pay.
The piece discusses six radium needles stolen from a Philadelphia expert. It notes radium cannot be destroyed and its emanations endure for 3 000 years, challenging imagination to picture a substance that resists destruction yet emits deadly rays for millennia.
The Postoffice Department reports a May increase of over three percent across fifty cities versus last year. The modest rise supports broader business optimism, suggesting a gradual recovery despite no early summer surge.
An editorial quip notes aging senators and a failing motor as a metaphor for dwindling energy in political leadership, emphasizing fatigue and persistence amid conservative trends.
A meditation on silence and noise contrasts quiet moments with the urge to speak. The essay argues some fear silence while others find renewal in stillness, claiming true living comes from inner quiet and honest speech, not constant chatter. It reflects on Shakespeare Longfellow and biblical sayings to defend silence.
J J Mundy urges readers to test self discipline and break bad habits. The piece warns that desultory methods hinder progress and urges a brace up to change ways for success. It stresses the difficulty of breaking comfortable routines and the value of steadfast self control.
A poem by Edgar A Guest calls for the flag to inspire and unite nations and workers in pursuit of world peace. It envisions Grand Old Glory guiding humanity toward a better way, with faith and hope renewed even during cloudy skies.
A devotional note cites Isaiah 45 24 about righteousness and strength in the Lord. The fragment adds a remark about needing a law to guarantee a deposit.
A jumble of short items and quips touches on street paving at a high school, beer politics, a card from a nearby town asking prices, a divorce story, wedding bénédictions mocked, and reflections on taxation, religion, and national policy. The fragmentary prose blends humor, local concerns, and editorial witticisms.
A tourist marvels at California scenery and citrus groves. Locals explain lemons are small due to a tough season and reveal a patch of dandelions as the huge blossoms. The Sacramento River scene prompts a joke about a radiator leak.
A jumble of jokes and vignettes featuring Ted Beckett and Al Schuster on humorous rides and car theft, with sly comments on taxes and circuses. Lipstick color debate and a Helena Arkansas advertising anecdote conclude the slice of local humor.
An spirited Jersey village matchup ends in the seventh inning when a visiting player slides into what he thought was third base and the game is called. The piece also notes assorted musings on pardons, cabinet traits, taxes, and a Scotsman’s gas station sign.
A concise critique argues that Americanism equates wealth with success and frames public officials who profit as suspicious, highlighting distrust of money-driven motives and power. The piece questions ethical standards and public accountability in leadership.
The piece argues that crime, corruption, and aggression flourish when the powerful act with impunity, while leaders like Roosevelt can struggle to manage personal and public affairs. It reflects on fast action versus control and warns that advice may come too late even from kin.
A Chicago church bans the couple known as the bride and the fall guy from sharing a kiss, stirring controversy over the wedding ritual and local church norms. The action highlights tensions between tradition and public expectations amid a high profile match.
A wide range of U S and foreign editorials weigh London talks on currencies trade barriers and disarmament. Newspapers urge cooperation to restore economic stability and growth while noting domestic or self interest considerations and the risk of fragmentation without consensus.
A letter critiques Republican disdain for monarchies while praising public spectacle for visiting royalty. It imagines what The Great Commoner would say about Ruth Roosevelt presenting credentials as U S Minister to Denmark and suggests pride in royal pageantry despite republican ideals.
A collage of brief quotes from several newspapers notes humorous or pointed takes on weather forecasts political talk and social topics. Comments touch on heat prices forestry conservationtariffs doctors and employment, reflecting varied editorial voices from 1930s papers.
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