New Castle News Details Publication and Contacts
The News Company of New Castle Pennsylvania lists Fred L. Rentz as president and manager, A W Treadwell as editor, Lucy Treadwell as vice president, Jacob Rentz as treasurer, and George W Conway as secretary. Published every evening except Sunday from 29 North Mercer Street. Includes information about telegraph and cable service, advertising, and notices for readers.
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Fred L. Rentz
Pres
Man
A. W. Treadwell
Lucy Treadwell
Jacob FP. Rentz
Mgr
Treas Pee
George W. Conway
North Mercer Street
I N S Urges No Glorifying Gangsters In News Coverage
A memo from International News Service president Frank Mason orders staff writers to avoid romanticizing gangsters in crime stories. The directive condemns portraying criminals as heroic figures and urges accurate, blunt reporting of brutal facts to deter youth from following in their footsteps.
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Aoe
New Castle News
International News Service
Frank Mason
Robin Hoods
NECESSARIES OF LIFE IN HARD TIMES
A New York paper lists items the poor spend on including tomato juice refrigerators autogiro planes flashlights and bridge books. It notes a Times Square theater showing only newsreels drawing about 40 000 people weekly, illustrating what impecunious individuals still purchase.
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New York
Times Square
Old Ironsides Leaves Boston for New England Tours
Reconditioned and seaworthy the Constitution will visit Portsmouth and Portland before heading South for the George Washington celebration next year. A possible canal voyage to the Pacific coast and ongoing public affection mark the famed frigate’s enduring national significance.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston Harbor
Portsmouth
Portland
New England
Pacific
Oliver Holmes
Nelson
Nightingale referenced in quiet rain memory
A reflective note recalls hearing a nightingale once as rain fell on weary men, capturing a brief moment of solace amid hardship. The line hints at the fragility of beauty and the shared human endurance under a damp, somber sky.
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Gale
Nightingale at the Front Offers Miracle Poetry
A World War I scene recalls a poet lamenting life’s lack of poetry until a nightingale’s song in a Calvary shaded grove breaks the dawn. An English soldier notes the bird’s music amid ruin and shellfire, calling the moment a miracle and urging the poet to see poetry all around.
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Calvary
Once Overs By J. J. Mundy
A persuasive piece debating fair treatment of workers and the balance between business restraint and staff welfare. It questions layoffs and whether an employer’s gains justify denying employees basic comforts for a rainy day. It argues workers’ families deserve stability and some pleasures.
Bible Thought For Today
A brief meditation cites 1 Corinthians 1 22 to 24 about signs and wisdom. The verse contrasts Jewish seeking for a sign with Greek pursuit of wisdom and proclaims Christ crucified as God’s power and wisdom for the called both Jew and Greek.
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Christ
No clear event or person in fragmentary text
Readable content suggests a generic remark about someone who will not become a financial expert and lacks an account, but no concrete facts, names, places, or dates are present to anchor a news item.
It Can t Do That Wisdom All Can Do
A short adage from Young notes wisdom is achievable by all yet true wisdom requires more than mere cleverness. The line suggests that practical wisdom outpaces vanity and that understanding comes from steady, thoughtful living.
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Maeke
Hints of humor and social quips in a 1920s column
A long, rambling miscellany blends jokes about prohibition, travel, marriage, and modern life. The item strings quips on C I F meaning cash in fist, planes as luxury, alimony, concerts, and wry observations from judges and pilots with scattered named references and varied topics.
Test of Speech Sounds As Drunkenness Indicator
A test for drunkenness uses the tongue twister around the rag ged rock to judge r sounds. A speaker who struggles with Rs is deemed unfit by the test’s standard and faces embarrassment.
No Title Here But Quips From Ellwood City
A jumble of jokes and social observations notes a 1920s Ellwood City Pa practice hiring for school census at 150 dollars. It mentions a new pin coerced gun law by Governor Pinchot with a twelve inch minimum and penalties up to 3000 dollars and three years.
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Deacon Callahan
Ellwood City
No Eating Except Alphabetical Vitamins Era Warns
Cartoonish quips lament scarcity of food and steady thought as popularity fades. A June Bride prep joke notes no house cleaning until fall while a free thinker quips about men dating red hot mammas and home life as an iceberg.
Not So Very Long Ago to Be President Now Announcers
A quirky column notes youths prefer radio announcer roles over presidency, and contrasts old fantasies of Santa Claus and Easter Bunny with confession magazines. It remarks on sensational trends and media voices shaping childhood ambitions.
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Santa Claus
Easter Bunny
Witty Observations on Life and Home Comforts
A humorous reflection notes that life miseries provoke smiles that create wrinkles not dimples and adds a sly jab about double garages implying separate bedrooms in homes. The tone is sharp and playful with social commentary.
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Holmes
Editorial Digest Symposium of Motions on Important Subjects
A consolidated press association-edited digest presents a symposium of editorial views from various newspapers. It surveys motions on key subjects, offering diverse stances and analyses from multiple editors on pressing topics.
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Consolidated Press Association
Pinchot Power Issue Shapes National Debate
Gifford Pinchot’s push for public control of utilities sparks nationwide discussion at governors conference. Editors from Star to Gazette weigh his viability as a Republican candidate and the fate of the power issue in 1932.
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Gifford Pinchot
Conference of Governors
Washington Evening Star
Norrises
Howells
Brookharts
la Follettes
Kalamazoo Gazette
Franklin Roosevelt
Pinchot
Providence Journal
White House
Newark Evening News
ST. Paul Pioneer Press
New York
SAN Francisco Chronicle
Charleston
S C
Evening Post
Boover
Roosevelt
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Scranton Times
Wheeling Intelligencer
Canada
United States
Asbury Park Press
Border crossings vs. open lines of passage at Nogales
The piece extols cross border travel between the United States and Mexico, noting courteous customs officials at most border towns and continuous 24 hour operation at most lines. It highlights Nogales from Arizona to Sonora, where one passes with minimal friction until US officials inquire on return.
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United States
Tia Juana
Pacific
Matamoros
Gulf of Mexico
Republic of Mexico
Mexico
California
Nogales
Arizona
Senor
Those Who Love Trout Seek Quiet Streams
A poem by Edgar A. Guest contrasts the toil of trout fishing with the simple joy of solitude. It celebrates anglers who walk streams alone, finding a cure for doubt in flowers, birds, and the wonders of nature, while contrasting others who seek shelter and chatter. The piece echoes themes of faith and inner peace through the act of fishing.
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Edgar A. Guest
Abe Martin Rants About Slow Service at Shoe Store
Abe Martin jokes about a shoe clerk removing his right shoe and delaying service for other customers. He asks, who wakes the motorcyclist up, suggesting a humorous complaint about customer care.
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Binkley
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