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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1923
Page
26
Berlin authorities plan cheaper funerals by replacing bulky coffins with compact models and carrying four coffins on one hearse. Labor and material savings are expected from shallower graves and reduced wood use, with transportation costs cut by about 75 percent.
After a funeral service an aged caterer and his wife invite the mourning party to a restaurant. The couple declare the ceremony is finished and say they have acquired a new spell of life through a gay dinner party echoing Ireland’s past funeral customs.
The old-fashioned Japanese and Chinese pinks return to planting beds with a wide color range and easy cultivation. They withstand winters with light protection, bloom from spring to frost, and suit gay beds or gaps in borders. Seed-grown in a week, they fill beds by midsummer, need moisture, and benefit from regular picking to prevent seeding.
Captain Joseph Bernier will head a Dominion Government Arctic expedition, taking command of the steamer St Finbar renamed Franklin after Sir John Franklin. He will sail from Portsmouth at end of June with Captain Lemieux and a seven man crew to establish three new posts in the north and assert Canada’s territorial rights. The two ships, St Finbar and Arctic, will meet in mid July and communicate by wireless for orders, returning to the St Lawrence by late October.
In the Shady Forest tale, the Miller's Boy roams with a gun unsettling the Little People of the Meadow. Lady Love warns the bunny and friends -- Chippy Chipmunk and Woody Chuck -- spread word, while Busy Beaver Mikey Mink and Granddaddy Bullfrog weigh the danger before the next chapter. Copyright 1923 David Cory.
Amazon lodge Knights of Pythias will convene in the Cherry street lodge room this evening at o clock. Members are urged to attend as plans for upcoming events will be discussed.
Wee Fu club members plan a picnic dinner at Cascade Park in the grove at 1 o'clock on Wednesday. The afternoon will include park amusements for members.
Mrs Kenneth Walter of West Clayton street returns from Marceline Missouri after a few weeks called by the critical illness of her mother. Her sister Mrs Fred Earl who accompanied her will stay on until the mother shows signs of improvement.
Mr and Mrs H H McCombs and Mrs E M Johnston and children of West Clayton street have returned from a motor trip to Akron Ohio.
On Wednesday at 8 am automobiles will shuttle Sunday school class members taught by Mrs. M L Andrews from the church to Mt Jackson. Mrs Joseph Gilmore on Cherry street hosts the Ladies Aid at 2 pm Wednesday. With two Sundays ahead, no church meetings aside from Sunday school and communion. The pastor departs Thursday for a two week vacation.
One of the year's largest congregations attended the Sunday evening Children's Day program at Madison Avenue Christian Church. Roses and summer flowers adorned the platform as birdsong enhanced the entertainment. The program blended recitations and drills with selections by the junior and senior choirs. Committee members in charge included Mrs. J. B. Bumbaugh, Mrs. Harry Kaye, and M. L. Andrews.
The Shee hy Miller Circle holds its monthly meeting at 8 oclock in the church parlors. Annual election of officers will be a feature of the gathering. The Ladies Bible class is taught by.
Mrs Mifflin Tindall will host the monthly gathering on Tuesday evening at the church. An important Sunday school board meeting is set for Wednesday after the midweek prayer service.
The local Presbyterian church appointed committees for the Sunday school picnic on Wednesday June 20 at Neshannock Falls. Transportation Amusement Menu and General Committee members are listed with multiple residents and leaders named. SEVENTH WARD personals note residents from West Clayton street Moravia Willow Grove and Greenville visiting friends and recovering residents reported.
One year ago the New York School Board Committee found textbook authors not guilty of propaganda charges.
The quote notes scholars learning by heart town names where postwar conferences occurred, attributed to Zurich Noblesplatter.
James D. Craig of New York Metropolitan says longevity will rise as health improves from infancy, with average life near a century. He notes better youth health reduces later illness, doubts 100-year life is achievable, and compares grand operations to temporary auto fixes.
In Death Valley Junction a 107 degree shade thermometer saw 175 fans attend as Death Valley swatters beat the Ludlow Braves in a hotly contested ball game in the borax town. A single tree shaded the thermometer amid desert heat.
Pittsburgh grocery proprietor Herman Zimmerman reports relief from severe stomach trouble after using Todd's Tonic. He cites improved appetite, no gas or headaches, and weight stability, endorsing the tonic as a fast acting reconstructive food tonic sold by local drug stores and mailed to out of town customers.
The note lists events on anniversaries: 1764 Sandy Hook lighthouse first operated. 1776 Sullivan’s forces retreat from Canada to Crown Point. 1815 Waterloo battle and Napoleon’s defeat. 1864 Confederate generals Lee and Beauregard repulse Union assaults at Petersburg. 1884 birth of H Clay Evans, Tennessee congressman and pension official, died 1921.
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