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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1927
Page
10
A frail elderly woman at the city home is reportedly due pension benefits from a United States government program. The piece traces a long separation from relatives and the impact of past wartime service, family abandonment, and pending payments tied to a federal gift program. The fate of the caregiver and the boy’s foster parents is noted as their deaths influenced access to funds.
An OCR fragment reads as a fictional style piece about a rumored sequence of events. It mentions a reminiscence of the era, tonal shifts, and the discovery of a mother figure associated with a veteran, but the wording is unclear and historical details are sparse.
London June 16 a famed ostrich at the London Zoo is dead post mortem reveals the bird stored items including a clock winding key, coins across several denominations, a vel juljed womb fragment, and various small objects. The keeper recalled a puzzled cash borrowings and a forgotten debt as the scene closes.
An old advertisement touts P D Q bed bug and insect killer promising to kill bed bugs roaches and ants with a golden chemical in liquid or dry form. It claims high efficiency with eyes protected textiles safe for fabrics and walls and offers a quart yield per package with a money back guarantee.
NEW PHILADELPHIA June 16 Mrs TES Beiter wife of Lewis A Beiter filed a common pleas suit for 25000 damages against her mother in law and sister in law Elizabeth Beiter and Hilde Beiter of Zoar charging they caused her husband to leave his home by portraying her as of bad character and by transferring his property to his mother and sister. she seeks recovery from the two defendants for alienation of affection.
Liberty Grange ladies presented a well received program directed by Mrs. Sara Sehufer on Tuesday evening June 14. The event featured a Mothers Paper by Mrs Tel eu Cameron selections by Miss Helen Marcomi and others plus vocal solos by Miss Wadith Pteter and a pantomime titled Call Me Back Pal O Mine performed by Ruth Gormley Pansy Nelson and Helen McCracken.
Mrs BF Finnegan representing William Rice Adams of New York will be at Leslie Hotel Lew Castle Pa on June 17 and 18 to demonstrate a new corset attachment for ruptures. The device claims to hold any rupture with comfort, reducing chafing from ordinary trusses and distributing pressure to fit the figure like a glove.
Ed lad and Helen McCracken along with Anna McCracken are credited for the program. Mrs. Sara Schuler and Mrs. Pearl McCracken led the organizing committee. Margerite Burton moved to Ellwood City. Charles Emery and Jasper Draker attended Wilmington Grange activities last week. Mrs. Sara Schuler visited New Castle on Saturday. W I Hoover moved to the old Kildoo farm at McCaslin. Samuel Kildoo attended the Grange meeting despite illness. Men of the Grange plan a special program next Tuesday evening. Will McCracken moved with his family to the McCaslin area. Eleanor Locke, Granger, graduated from Slippery Rock State Normal. George Woods is ill. Rebecca Forbes remains sick. Young folks celebrated Garret Winter’s seventeenth birthday at Fred Pfiefer’s house on June 11.
George Frederick Handel showed early musical genius despite his father’s aim for law. A god mother smuggled a clavichord for him to practice in the attic, and at seventeen he became organist of a cathedral earning 60 a year after composing operas by twenty one.
York finance committee raises 50000 to mark the 150th anniversary of the Continental Congress meeting in York. The campaign, chaired by former State Senator Henry Walbers, runs ten days starting October 13 and ends October 22. The celebration will occur October 13 to 15, shortly after the York fair.
In Geneva dated June 16 the St. Gall canton tribunal faced a unusual case as a Swiss tradesman sought a divorce from his wife claiming abnormal obesity. He said she ate as much as four adults and drained his savings on food. she tried various medicines to lose weight but failed. The jury dismissed the case.
An 11-year-old girl, daughter of a miner, in Hogland Burton-on-Trent attracts medical attention for bones that fracture easily. She has broken legs five times and collar bones twice, with a prior discharge as cured followed by another fracture a fortnight later.
Safety Sam advises not to forget a first aid kit when packing for a vacation. The line emphasizes proper preparation to avoid avoidable issues during travel.
A catalog of toothpaste brands including Squibb Listerine Kelyno Jadent Ipana Lyon Pebecco Pepsedent and others priced at 75 cents. The note lists multiple brands in a short item likely advertising or catalog entry.
An OCR fragment lists several face powder brands and prices including Mavis Face Wonder .88c and Melba Face Powder, along with a series of other powder names. The text appears garbled, with illegible brand spellings and inconsistent punctuation, but clearly references cosmetic powders and unit prices.
Fragmented OCR lists brands and items such as Talewms J and A Taleum powders, Mennen’s Tales Ma Taleum, Djer- Tiss Talewsar Gehen’s, Armand Talcun sed Three Flower Palen, a Talcum Home Needs PDQ Liquid Powder, Energine, carpet cleaner, sulfur candles, peroxide products, Kipsom Salts, De Creolin, Lysol, and Vig Pox amid a miscellaneous catalog entry with mixed punctuation and unclear context.
Face creams include Pompelan and Vivette with other brands nearby. Shaving creams by Williams, Mennen, and Palmotive feature across the display. Razor blades and hair Clippers priced under a dollar with auto-strop and Vilac brands noted. Dean's Pills listed at 46 cents.
STATE COLLEGE Pa June 16. Girls and boys from farms all over the state, totaling about 4601, gather today at State College for Young Farmers Week under the Pennsylvania State College club work department. Deglatration and quartering occupy most of the afternoon. Judging contests lead into farm and agriculture school inspections and Farmers' Field Day activities.
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