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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
4
The notice lists the paper as The News corporation published in New Castle Pennsylvania with offices at Corner Sycamore Street and Apple Way. It notes offices staff including G Treadwell as Secretary and treasurer and editor Gallant and lists subscription rates and service details.
Instructions specify all checks money orders drafts and similar payments must be made payable to The News Company and sent to News Pa rather than to any individual. The guidance emphasizes proper payee and recipient in handling financial instruments.
The Father’s Day movement began in Spokane in 1909 led by Mrs. John Bruce Dodd and has gained official endorsement in the U S Congress and by church groups. Observances occur on the third Sunday with roses or red clusters, honoring the quiet, devoted fathers who nurture families.
The article notes dandelions grow in New Castle and are valued for beauty despite being a weed. It traces the plant’s spread from Europe to the United States centuries ago, with the name derived from the French meaning tooth of the lion and describes its common, hardy distribution.
Farmers profit from cultivating dandelion as a truck crop around Boston. Seeds are sown in midsummer with rows spaced 12 inches apart. Plants are harvested in early spring, fetching $1 to $1.25 a bushel as snow melt begins, then dropping to about 50 cents by May before fields are plowed for new crops.
City engineers survey the Sword farm near New Castle Junction to assess a new site for a sewage disposal plant after Shaw's Island was abandoned as impracticable. State health department time extension expires soon, with plans to be sent after site approval.
A column mixes sports talk with light social jests from Venango and New Castle. It notes fishing as a patient sport, mocks fashion and milkmen, comments on beef prices, court verdicts, and local contrasts, and hints at future police in airborne patrols.
The Emmanuel Baptist church reopens after renovations and installs Rev. C. S. Joshua as pastor. Sunday activities include Sunday school at 10 AM, worship at 11 AM, installation ceremony at 2:30 PM, and children’s day program at 7 PM. Public invitation extended.
Charles Brown, son of Mrs Ina Brown, was sent by Judge Porter to the Pennsylvania Training School for Boys after a juvenile court hearing on Tuesday.
City Controller Lyman Hughes is confined to his North Mill street residence and reported seriously ill, affecting municipal oversight.
The choir will meet at St. Andrews chapel on Friday evening at 7 30 for rehearsal. All choir members are urged to attend.
Harry A. Stevens testifies in his separation suit claiming his wife caused a trolley collision to please her. Mrs Stevens admits calling him a "damn fool" and a "nut" while promising to send his body home.
Phillipsburg New Jersey town commissioners will prepare a tag list for liquor dealers with copies to each outlet and instructions not to serve persons whose names appear on the list.
A person who first apologizes for an act then repeats it with a worse action loses credibility and trust. The incident underscores the danger of insincere contrition and repeated misconduct.
A reported plot to blow up Czar Nicholas and his son led to strict secrecy, arrests, and heightened guards. The Russian Imperial train was diverted southeast of St. Petersburg after a Roumanian border stop, and the imperial family faced renewed protection as officials investigated Nihilist links amid unrest.
Col. Roosevelt, en route to Southampton aboard the Imperator, says he cannot participate vigorously in the coming campaign due to throat weakness. He refuses to run for New York governor and thanks British hosts as American and British dignitaries, including Lord Beresford, pose for photos.
Miss Margaret V. Graham of Titusville awoke to find a burglar had entered her home in Franklin and cut off 12 inches of her hair leaving only four inches. Jewelry was stolen and the crime was carried out using the victim’s own shears. Police chief H S Edwards suspects a burglar who valued human hair.
If you plan a vacation or long absence from the city, subscribe to The News by mail. A month anywhere in the U S or Canada costs 25c. shorter periods 10c per week postpaid. Orders must be set up at The News office to avoid carrier mistakes. Philadelphia note mentions General Grant's cabin near Fairmount Park.
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