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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1912
Page
4
Special notice details mailing rates and subscription prices for The News Company Castle, Pa. Readers can submit public interest items from the county. Advertisers urged to direct checks and money orders to The News Company Castle rather than individuals.
Postmaster General Hitchcock voices strong support for the Bourne parcels post bill as a real possibility this session. The measure would merge mail classes, set zone based rates up to 12 cents per pound, and create a general service on rural routes, despite objections to the new system.
The North Liberty C E Society announces officers for the six months starting July 1. Vice-president Joe Lightner. Secretary Ida Thompson. Corresponding secretary Mrs ee Breseman. Treasurer Wilbur Patterson. Organist Grace Lightner. Assistant organist Annie Elder.
A well known Eastside chicken fancier bought Buff Orpingtons in New York then returned to news of a fire. The coop burned but the birds survived in the back lot only to be stolen last night.
Charley Smith, former manager of the ex-Nocks, taught his wife baseball and she later learned the game. A turning moment came when after dinner she asked him to tell her when extra inning games would start so she could have supper ready.
In New Castle, six Italian boys rummaging behind Washington street garbage cans found discarded cucumbers deemed unfit for sale. They vied for the scraps and ate them eagerly, illustrating that city children and those from urban areas can still seek simple country-like pleasures.
A crowd on Washington street heard a car at about ten o clock singing Will There Be Any Stars. The auto moved on without stopping and the singing continued until the vehicle vanished from view.
Lantern lights flickered along Neshanock Creek above the Washington Street Bridge near midnight. Police noted the glow likely came from parties searching for bait.
A talking June bug laments lack of food due to cold damp weather and forecasts fearing famine for crops. She plans a playful strike against the weather man, supporting farmers who toil to grow feed. Weather misery, frost and fog, and a desire for warm winds frame the poem.
A lighthearted verse feature extols an idealized wife who never cooks or scolds, never complains, and remains perfect in all weather. It contrasts domestic fantasy with humorous social quips about taxes, fashion, floods, and local life, ending with a patriotic note as Old Glory waves.
Rapid passing of events and many opportunities mark this year. It will be fortunate for material interests though some friends may disappoint and deception could occur. Those born today are quick impulsive but have good judgment and broad friendship leading to success.
The message projects a calm year with steady progress and professional improvement. Those born on June 16 are described as valued in employment and likely to succeed along career lines.
In Chicago during the convention, political showmanship plays out as Senator Crane meets golf champ Gaines in the hotel lobby. Heney’s throat is bandaged after vocal clashes, while Nathan pursues a suffrage plank. A new lobby policeman gains popularity amid thick crowds at Congress Hotel.
A. L. Vorys, national committee man from Ohio, warns that the country will go to the dogs if Roosevelt is nominated. He comments amid Chicago snapshots on party prospects and electoral tensions.
Abe Martin notes the gap between wealth and ownership of a tour car and mocks streetcar safety. He cites Princeton high school science teaching, critiques perpetual streetcar franchises, jokes about war era eggs and rising cat prices, and quips on weather forecasting and local business in New Castle.
The Bethany Lutheran church schedules a Children’s Day service with a procession and readings led by Raymond Houck. Participants include Ruth Houck, Fred Wilson, Frances Larson, Theodore Wimer, and many children performing songs and addresses. The program ends with an offering for a Louesville orphan home and benediction.
A Children’s day program organized by Central Presbyterian church led by Miss Pearl Dufford unfolds tomorrow at 11 a m. It includes processions, recitations, songs and drills from primary and junior departments with Rev. A B McCormick delivering remarks and leading prayers. Due to a special service the Sunday school will start at 10 o'clock.
On March 17 1908 the New Castle Real Estate association adopted a resolution that members would not list write leases or secure tenants unless rent is collected with the same Gratis work in worthy cases not to be considered in violation This notice reaffirms that listed properties are handled with the agency as sole agents and rent collections proceeding through them Clare P DuShane.
A detective comments on an innkeeper who has disappeared without paying. The exchange reveals the innkeeper’s absence and the detective’s pragmatic mockery about getting stuck with the bill.
A woman interrupts a man writing this item to stress a laundry soap that does not rot fabrics or stain. She says Easy Task soap saves work keeps clothes clean and frees them from dirt and germs, and she endorses it as the best she ever found.
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