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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1912
Page
4
A fragment notes 8 G Jindenstein Inc as the sole foreign advertising representative located at 118 B 8th St New York City. The line provides a business address and designation without further context.
English papers express indignation over J Bruce Ismay as the British inquiry reinforces U S findings. Critics say Ismay failed to exercise prudent authority as White Star Line manager and left the sinking Titanic while passengers, including women, remained aboard. The public tone reflects fault from law of the sea views and national pride.
The piece reflects on J Hampton Moore's plan for a $25,000 monument to celebrate Germany's first arrival in America as Congress and the nation recall William Penn and the German and Teutonic settlers. It highlights Pastorius and Germantown leaders, German aid to Washington, and the deep German influence shaping Pennsylvania society and land settlement.
The article notes the waggensoldaten as artillerymen in ancient manuscripts and recounts how Washington removed many to guard cannons during the long struggle. It praises the monument as a fitting tribute to a nation that has given the United States its finest men, institutions and ideals.
Street Commissioner Barteaux cleans North Jefferson street when a hose floods a gutter. Local boys play with boats two pretend transatlantic trips then stage a Titanic collision. A rock sinks one boat satisfying the children with their watery game.
A customer arrives for the last box of strawberries at a North Mill street fruit store and argues with the clerk after watching another shopper buy the berries. The clerk explains the sale, prompting the offended woman to vow to tell her husband about the alleged shabby treatment.
Last night in a local theatre during an Italian Turkish war film the tide of battle shifts and the Italians in the audience rise with loud cheers stamping the floor as the Turks are driven from their stronghold. The cheers continue until the on screen action ends.
Crowds on Washington street hear the squawking of a flock that returns nightly to the corner building at Washington and Mill streets. The birds are seen circling from telegraph wires to the roof as they prepare to spend the summer roosting there, as in prior seasons.
A South Greenwood Avenue man played hide and seek with his daughter Eleanor yesterday afternoon. He hid in a clothespress and she found him but shut the door, trapping them with little air inside.
A droll assembly of verse and quips on debutants, weddings, politics, and social scenes from Chicago. It ridicules fashion, vows, and public figures while contrasting pomp with farce, highlighting caustic humor about rallies, conventions, and civic life.
The reader is advised of a successful year ahead with caution against overwork and attention to health. Those born today are described as ambitious with sensitive, emotional natures and strong perseverance in practical endeavors.
A man becomes stuck behind a door with a lock on the outside and cannot open it. His daughter struggles to assist while he grows frustrated. After an hour, his wife returns home and frees him from the cramped position.
Lee Mc Fate of McFate and Lockhart confectioners watched crows feed along the Neshannock creek when water was low. The birds were crab hunters, turning stones and stripping shells. a single peck killed the crab, leaving only the shell. The crows’ persistence and crab preference were observed.
Two young boys and a dog stroll along Washington street. The dog ran off and was found near the Fountain Inn playing with a barber pole striped display. One boy called him to return while the other joked the pole looked like candy to the pup.
A collection of colorful remarks and brief items noting social quips, a Pittsburg chicken arrest, a Youngstown juror reform proposal, coins and costs of living, a dentist with comic views on kissing, a traction power project at Lowellville, and Debs predicting a presidential win.
A Paris resident objects to heavy trucks passing his house claiming vibration harms his wine cellar. He suggests keeping beer in the cellar since it would stay fine despite the bumps and jostling.
In Pawhuska Oklahoma Osage residents adopt electric telephones with Chief White Eagle initiating the project. Despite initial resistance by some tribesmen the convenience of rapid communication leads to widespread installation across homes, linking them to central switchboard service.
Levengood and Strickler of Latrobe PA vouched for EZO ointment in a testimonial from George Amplitis of Atlantic No. 2 coal plant. Amplitis said seven years of doctor bills totaling 700 dollars ended after using one package, restoring his ability to stand, run, and jump. Geo W Clutton sells EZO ointment for 25 cents a jar.
The third indoor baseball game was played last night in the gymnasium. The Pirates benefited from catcher wildness as Sacco Cruchman Black Fezzoni supplied batteries. A near extra inning thriller ended with 11 runs for Pirates and 4 for Batteries.
The notice outlines a six team league Tigers Hamilton Eastside Orients Newsboys and Peerless Juniors. Games run Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 30 am across Grant St Elders Third U P Boyles and Cunningham grounds. Each squad limited to 15 players ages 15 and contracts to end of season. Forfeits required and $1 25 league balls provided. home team supplies acceptable ball.
The report notes that less than a third of Corea's land is suitable for cultivation due to soil, climate, and terrain constraints. It highlights limited arable tracts and suggests replanting priorities and land-use planning to optimize agricultural potential.
Russell Cooper and Samuel Bunting, leaders of a county chicken theft gang, were sentenced by Judge Gnichtel in Mercer court. Cooper received ten to twenty four years while Bunting drew eleven and a half to twenty three years on counts including larceny assault and battery shooting a farmer resisting arrest and carrying concealed weapons.
The article argues that shirt waists look and last longer when laundered with quality soap. It warns against cheap yellow soap which stains and dulls fabrics and praises Easy Task soap as the best at whitening and refreshing fabrics. It notes the price as five cents a cake and claims it fights dirt while preserving textiles.
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