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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1923
Page
20
New Castle News is printed in New Castle Pennsylvania. The paper lists editorial and business offices on Sycamore Street and Apple Way with telephone numbers for editorial rooms and business office. Subscription rates are shown including daily and weekly options. The note invites county correspondence and mentions telegraphic and cable services.
Public notice directs all checks money orders drafts and communications be made payable to News Co New Castle Pa and not to any individual for proper handling and processing.
A historic essay discusses the challenges of overseas immigrant inspection versus port checks. It weighs treaties against coercive transport laws, notes the high cost and diplomatic hurdles, and argues for limiting visas to those meeting quotas while improving onshore screening and legislative support.
A brief devotional note features a Bible verse from James 1 27 urging true religion through visiting orphans and widows in their affliction and keeping oneself unspotted from the world. Readers are reminded of compassionate action as a core faith practice.
Tib Markle wonders if rising radio sermon listenership ties to traffic fatalities after three people died in collisions with a trolley car. He notes drivers are careful yet accidents occur and questions if new license plate rules affect behavior.
A collage of verse and brief notes contrasts pastoral summer longing with urban duty. readers hear Edgar A. Guest poetry about sunlit shores and willows with pragmatic lines on taxes, funerals, law exams, county salaries, and a British political note about a musical comedy figure in Parliament.
A snappy remark imagines Hiram Johnson in London while claiming he left his politics in Washington. The quip suggests if he swapped roles and kept politics in Washington, the Republican Party would cheer.
The bill to give mayors of third class cities control of fire and police departments was defeated twice in the senate in one day and decisively once more in the house. Lawmakers note mayors are overworked. The piece also notes changes in auto license laws removing sworn statements. A Pittsburgh pair received a year for unlawfully addressing women on streets. Fresh gaps generally meet consequences if they live long enough.
In England the government plans to print advertising on the margins of income tax forms to raise money. This method targets a tax paying readership likely to respond, promising steady revenue and broad visibility among the public."
A committee representing the Amalgamated Wash Woman Association will petition city council soon for permission to dry clothes on Washington Street between Mercer and streets. They cite higher lumber costs making props costly, and say street poles provide a ready alternative. The piece notes men buying cars and others supporting wives, with some attempting both tasks.
A collection of light aphorisms and social notes: encouraging help for a picnic fundraiser by Mr Berquist on June 28, urging safe driving, and observations on politics and women's habits. The tone offers humorous contrasts about seriousness, gesture, and counting on fingers.
Abe Martin notes Bud solicited Jake Bentley 98 to help a church, and Bentley urges delaying given high materials. The sole survivor of the Custer Massacre is near death as a competition for his position heats up.
A debate notes money sent to aid starving Russians may have funded Bolshevist forces. The claim could hinder future fundraising. Readers are urged to consider the issues, reflecting on public trust and charitable oversight. The piece hints at national sentiment and the need for accountability in aid programs.
A collection of light notes on public mood and style. Reported opinions touch on labor fatigue in the Harding era, corset fashion revival linked to King Tut, changing attitudes toward underground gas tanks, and gendered habits in social rituals aboard an English steamer.
A jocular note recalls an Erie mor tician convention where a solo titled There is no dead was performed. Undertaker line bans outcry as burying boys disliked the tune and the legislature adjourns easing public nerves for months. A Zion City man fined for hugging himself, a lighthearted quip on wasted embraces amid many dear ones.
Gen Byron S. Pierce, 93 or 94, the oldest surviving Union general, has been invited to the 60th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Gettysburg. He began service in 1861 with the 3rd Michigan Volunteers, rose to command through the war, and later served with the Army of the Potomac. Born in New York, he continued military service after the war.
A veteran who started in a woolen factory became a dentist and moved to Grand Rapids in 1856. From 1887 to 1891 he commanded the Michigan Soldiers' Home, later serving as Department Commander of the G. A. R. and head of the Loyal Legion Commandery.
Key anniversaries note battles and political actions from 1815 1831 1848 1894 1896 1904 and 1915. Entries include the Battle of Quatre Bras indecisive outcome 1831 Haitian decree expelling French whites 1848 death of Louis II grand duke of Hesse 1894 Egyptian princess tomb discovery 1896 Drummond Castle wreck with 250 lives lost 1904 assassination of Count Bobrikoff and 1915 Germany conscripting 400000 recruits.
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