Ellwood City Drum Corps Plans Gettysburg Reunion Drills
Ellwood City veterans will join the Civil War reunion in Gettysburg at the end of June with the local drum corps entering the contest for a $100 prize. Drum Major Harry L. Clark leads drills on Spring Avenue with practice moved indoors if rain, preparations already underway for travel and entertainment arrangements. A separate note rejects claims of a local high school game versus Zelienople. A Roumanian club wedding draws wide local interest with dancing, hats pass the hat, and substantial silver-dollar contributions for housekeeping.
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Ellwood City
Vulwoood City
Gettysburg
Spring Avenue
Harry L. Clark
Pittsburg
New Castle
Ellwood
Roumania
Merchants Enjoy Prosperous City Saturday Pay Day
Local merchants reported strong business as many factories paid workers on Saturday. Streets were crowded with shoppers all day amid brisk trade and visible commerce throughout the city.
Local Births and Illness Report From Community
Born to Mr and Mrs R W Sayer of Wayne Avenue a son. Born to Mr and Mrs Clyde Knight of Burnstown a son Hl E Melinitch of the Cohen drug store visited friends in Brockville Pa yesterday. Lucy four year old daughter of Mrs Farrel of Spring Avenue ill for some time not improved and may be sinking into pneumonia with much fear for her recovery.
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R. W. Sayer
Wayne Avenue
Clyde Knight
Burnstown
Hl. E. MelInitch
Cohen Drug Store
Brockwayville
Lucy
Farrel
Spring Avenue
S S S 8: Remarkable Skin Remedy Promises Purified Blood
A promotional note praises S S S as a blood purifier solving skin ailments such as pimples acne eczema lupus by purifying the blood. It claims the remedy targets skin through the blood, explains cellular stimulation, and offers a book from The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Specific Co
Swift
Atlanta
Bahia
Crescent Trims West Bridgewater 16 to 4 on Saturday
Local Crescent team hammered West Bridgewater 16 to 4 at the old ball grounds. Johns pitched for Crescent allowing five hits while Crescent hitters collected 18 off McFarland. Stolen bases went to Fitzgerald Boyle Culp Betz.
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Crescent
West Bridgewater
Johns
Crescents
McFarland
New Castle
Fitzgerald
Boyle
Culp
Betz
I Crescents
I Fitzgerald
Pss
Rheinheimer
Gillespie
F. Honnifer
Honnifer
Wwe Baker
James
Baker
Hughes
Byers
Fist
Kissler
Oles
Provanger
Eevene
Thompson
Neewe McFarland
Duck Run Camp Hosts Popular Sunday Dinner With New Chef
The warm weather drew visitors from Pittsburg Butler and New Castle to the Duck Run camp for a special Sunday dinner. The event drew more guests in the evening and locals expect it to become a bigger local fad with the new electric lights and a newly built cottage enhancing the camp.
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Duck Run
Pittsburg
Butler
New Castle
Boxing bout cited for orderly conduct in city
Chief of Police Harrison praised the Saturday night boxing event for its orderly crowd. Officers Whittey and Henderson enforced rules and explained them to spectators who complied willingly, with Harrison expressing pleasure at the crowd’s deportment.
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Police Harrison
Whittey
Henderson
Harrison
Mrs Susan M Merrian Dies at 74 in Franklin Township
Mrs Susan M Merrian aged 74 dies at her daughter's home Mrs J W Mattocks Franklin township from a complication of diseases. She leaves several children besides Mrs Mattocks. Funeral services will be held at her late residence Monday afternoon with Rev Bareus of the Methodist church presiding. Remains taken to Chautauqua New York for burial.
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Susan M. Merrian
J. W. Mattocks
Franklin Township
Mattocks
Bareus
Methodist Church
Chautauqua
N. Y
Councilman Clark Visits Mother in Pittsburg Hospital
Councilman Harry L. Clark of Spring Avenue traveled to Pittsburg yesterday to visit his mother in a hospital there. He plans to bring her to her home in Moundsville West Virginia as soon as possible. Mrs. Clark Sr has been in the hospital for nine weeks after a serious operation but is improved enough to go home.
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Harry L. Clark
Spring Avenue
Pittsburg
Moundsville
W. Va
Clark
Fountain avenue bids to be opened by street committee
Residents petition to have the street committee meet Tuesday evening to open bids for Fountain avenue work. The borough council previously ordered the city engineer to advertise for bids, and the contract is expected to be awarded.
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Fountain Avenue
Treasury of the Ladies of the Large Sum Placed
A large sum of money was placed in the treasury of the ladies of the organization, details of amount and purpose not specified in the readable text. The note records a financial transfer or endowment to the group.
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Ladies of the
Berry and Ice Cream Social at City Hotel
A Saturday evening event at the City hotel featured berry and ice cream treats with refreshments, home-made bread, and assorted edibles sold to attendees.
Homewood No-Show Cancels Tube Mill Basketball Game
Homewood failed to appear Saturday leading to a canceled game with Tube Mill. No explanation has yet been provided by Homewood for its non appearance.
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Homewood
Tube Mill
Has Big Family Been Raised Right
Akron Beacon Journal contemplates Thom Allison of Newton County Arkansas a 93 year old father of 50 with 262 descendants weighing the moral impact of quantity versus quality. The piece questions his upbringing influence on sons daughters and grandchildren and whether the Allisons mirror models of virtue or vice.
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Thomas Allison
Newton County
Arkansas
Thomas
Jakes
Allisons
Edwards
Akron
Akron Beacon-Journal
New Castle Visitors and Local Farm News
Clover News reports Ralph Kegarise and his mother visiting New Castle Thursday. Carpenters begin work on Earl McGary's new house this week. Local farmers work overdue corn harvest amid frost damage. Mrs. E. C. Hutchison visits son Thomas Hutchison in New Wilmington. Mr and Mrs Harry Greer and Mr and Mrs Frank Chapin attend the Sunday school convention at New Bedford. Shenango Valley U P church Ladies Home Missionary Society meets at Mrs John Buxton's home for a pleasant gathering.
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Ralph Kegarise
New Castle
Earl McGary
E. C. Hutchison
Thomas Hutchison
New Wilmington
Harry Greer
Frank Chapin
New Bedford
Ladies’ Home Missionary Society of
Shenango Valley
U. P
John Buxton
Son Should Have Killed Kemp Says Novelist’s Mother
New York June 16 Shortly before Upton Sinclair sailed for a year in Germany with his second wife and her sister his mother declared her son would have been justified in killing Harry Kemp the tramp poet who stole the love of Sinclair’s divorced wife. The new Mrs Sinclair Miss Mary C Kimborough said she was married to the best man in the world.
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Leona Smith
South
Jefferson Street
Dayton
Ohio
Miss Smith
United Doctors
United Dooctors
New Castle Institute of the
East Washington Street
New York
Upton Sinclair
Germany
Harry Kemp
Sinclair
Fishermen Retrieve Drowned Man From Lake Lodore
In Scranton Pennsylvania on June 16 a fishing trip on Lake Lodore yielded the body of Michael Konpar who had drowned a week earlier. William Moffat and William Banker teamed up after Moffat’s line snagged a mysterious catch and led to the grim discovery.
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Scranton
Lake Lodore
William Moffat
William Banker
Michael Konpar
Moffat
Hana McHateant
Banker
Fishermen See Corpse Near Boat After Brush With Fish
Two men fishing near a boat encountered a sudden fright when they spotted a corpse within a few feet of their vessel. Police were notified and an investigation began into the origin and identity of the deceased.
A Welcome Delusion Doctor and Mrs Jones
A doctor asks Mrs. Jones if her husband suffers from delusions. She replies that she hopes so, noting he has worried for a week about the bill. The exchange highlights a humorous take on medical care and bills.
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Boston Transcript
Enters College Though Over 90
Rev. David J. Higgins, longtime Minnesota Methodist minister, applies to Hamline University to pursue a philosophy of religion PhD. Residing near Los Angeles after retirement, he studies at USC and holds bachelor, master, and honorary doctor of divinity degrees. He aims to live past 100 despite his advanced age.
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Kerfott
Kerfoot
Higgins
A Tooth to Pick Phrase Sparks Diplomat Incident
A New York Press item recalls a diplomat at a Washington ball who declared he had a tooth to pick with a debutante. The remark left the attendee distraught and nearly paralyzed the scene, illustrating risky use of idiom in social diplomacy.
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Washington
New York Press
Damper and Maud Clash Over Promises Suit
In a terse exchange, Jack Dampers asks Maud if she has loved and lost while Maud replies she has won every breath of promise suit she ever brought. The exchange hints at ongoing legal or romantic dispute with sharp rhetoric.
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Jack
Maud
Bed Spreads In Crochet Marseilles Pattern Sale
Advertises extra heavy white crochet bed spreads in marseilles patterns for full double beds at 1.25 dollars and crochet spreads in white 78 by 88 inches at 1 dollar.
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Marseilles
Linen Aisle Finds Damask Towels and Tablecloths
Seafloft offers 70 inch heavy damask linen tablecloths in cream at 75c per yard and Huck towels in linen damask with bordered crests for monograms at 30c each.
Curtains and Edges Priced in Trade Ad
An advertisement lists Lacet Arabian Curtains with locket edges or insertions at 5.06 dollars per pair and Serim Curtains in White or Arab insertions priced at 2.75 dollars per pair.
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G. A.R
Zelienople
Clover News
Aureus Oey Re
Grocery Company
Cut Rate Grocery Co
East
Washington Street
Kemp
David J. Higgins
Boggs & Buhl
Plattsburgh, PA
G. B. Zahniser
Clendenin
Bell
Chichester
Pilla
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