Puptisa: 4 Every Evening Except Sunday
Public notices for The News Company of New Castle Pa advertise subscription rates and sale locations. The notice lists ownership by Mrs. George BE Treadwell and Fred L. Rentz with Bert Wells as manager and editor. It requests public interest submissions from county residents and directs all payments and communications to The News Company address.
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Puptisa
News Company
Sycamore Street
Apple Alley
the News Company
George BE. Treadwell
Fred L. Rentz
Bert Wells
New Castle
President McArdle Leads Fight Over New Castle Tin Mills Strike
The piece argues that President McArdle and his Amalgamated Association supporters press a July 1 strike to back a principle they deem moral and patriotic. It notes many New Castle workers are indifferent or benefit from past wage scales, while McArdle insists right and honor require action, leaving workers to choose their future.
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McArdle
New Castle
Amalgamated Association
New Castle Mills
Amalgamated
New Castle Tin Mill
New Castle Tin Mills
Talk It Over Would Reduce World Trouble
Editorial urges people to cultivate the habit of gathering to discuss issues frankly and fully. It argues that open conversation could prevent many conflicts and ease social tension by addressing concerns directly.
Hints and Dints A Diamond Divorce
A collage of local jests and stray notes ranging from social satire to civic quips. Observations on workers, economy, small town life, and impending Fourth of July happenings weave through brief asides and humorous vignettes.
Two Sides of Dispute Highlight Frankness at Local Hearing
Open education hearing at Croton School finds limited serious trouble. Observers urge frank dialogue between Amalgamated association and American Tin Plate officials to narrow breaches. Advocates say conference between sides and mutual charity can ease disputes across religion politics and industry.
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Croton
Board of Education
New Castle
Amalgamated Association
American Tin Plate
World's Most Successful Remedy for Bowel Complaints
Promote Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted medicine for bowel complaints. Claims relief for both children and adults and emphasizes past success in easing pain and saving lives.
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Chamberlain
Soap and the Modern Economy in Daily Life
The passage argues that soap represents economic evolution and convenience rather than a leap in cleanliness. It notes that the affluent favor oils and bath powders, while the old custom of pouring liquid soap from a costly jar is shown as a relic of past bathing rituals.
Milk as a Bathing Fluid Through Ancient Portraits
Ancient sources praise milk for baths with Nero era household women using asses milk for ablutions and Empress Papaea favoring it. Today milk is costly and modern beauties use a teacupful in a basin to preserve their complexions.
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Nero
Papaea
Word meanings in Rajah and Maharajah titles
The passage explains that rajah means king and maharajah means great king but in practice these titles resemble medieval European feudal lords. They are often created by a ruler's will or awarded for meritorious acts, rather than carrying fixed prestige.
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Europe
Good to Remember on Turning Defects into Drive
A reflective exhortation that physical defects can spur achievement when correctly used. It urges personal responsibility for happiness and success, noting that adversity can become motivation. The message emphasizes mindset over circumstance as a path to desire.
Men and Mules Rule on Hocking Valley Coal Job
A Ohio coal company in the Hocking valley employs both men and mules. One mule costs 200 dollars and in work equals six men. The firm orders that when the roof weakens, the mules are to be withdrawn.
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Hocking Valley
Vancouver Mining Exchange
Parson Prater Quotes on Cheerful Givers at Dinner
An 1840s note from the Parson’s Prodigy column records Parson Prater at a dinner table urging the virtue of cheerful giving. The line “The Lord loveth a cheerful giver” frames the seasonal reflection alongside a humorous pie request.
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Parson Prater
Boston Courier
You Are Always Talking About Your Lovely Little Blue Kitchen
The speaker defends the blue kitchen amid accusations of dining out, saying she cooks enough to keep loving the space. Her reply emphasizes that she never tires of it and that's why she likes it.
Duty to Love and Hope Inspires Moral Resolve
A reflective motto on steadfast duty urging patience sympathy and tender care, mirroring a divine ideal of perpetual hope and love despite life's challenges. It emphasizes finding potential in others and maintaining a constant, compassionate stance.
Old Timers Picnic Letters Highlight New Castle History
Col. J S DuShane chairs the Old Timers picnic set for August 19 drawing letters from long time residents. Mrs Elizabeth H Criswell writes of family ties to 1842 arrivals, Hubley and Chenoweth relatives, and memories of the Market House and oxen parade.
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Col
J.S. DuShane
Bernard Hubley
J. S. DuShane
New Castle
Alexander Riddle
Judge McGuffin
Tamar Hubley Chenoweth
Deffingbaugh
New York
Hubley Farm
Henry
Lizzie Haverstick
Erie
Elizabeth H. Criswell
Language of a Midland teacher and a witty pupil
Lord Lucas endorses Haldane in a territorial plan and a Midland teacher explains patriotism. A boy named Tommy replies that if a Union Jack waved over the battlefield he would conclude the wind was blowing, illustrating a practical teenage logic amid national fervor.
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Lord Lucas
Haldane
Midland
Tommy
Thomas
Cure for Quinsy Sore Throat Gargle Mixture
A remedy states equal parts alcohol and glycerin with one tablespoon of the mixture in half a glass of water as a gargle. Used at the first signs of throat trouble this mix will usually break up the attack and be effective for any sore throat.
Woman’s Weapons and the Art of Gentle Persuasion
A Lady’s Pictorial quotation extols feminine influence through soft voice, poised dress, and strategic gaze. It compares women to blending serpent wisdom with dove gentleness to outwit advertised stereotypes.
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Lady’s Pictorial
London
Burglars' League Rules Revealed In Lyon Arrest
The president Jean Relaud of a Burglars' League was arrested in Lyons. Rules found condemn casual members, require an admission test, and insist on equal division of spoils.
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Burglars' League
Burglars’ League
Jean Relaud
Lyons
Man with bronze complexion tries kiss. arrested after thwarted
A man with a bronze complexion attempts to kiss a girl with a silvery voice. She calls for a police officer who arrives and takes the man into custody. He laments his happiness is ore.
Beneficent Bacon For Delicate Eaters
The passage promotes thin crisp bacon as a regular staple for those intolerant to fats, noting its suitability for delicate children and others who are weak. It emphasizes bacon as a valuable, tolerable fat source when cooked brown and dry.
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Harper’s Bazar
Dog’s Yawn Hints At End Of Domestic Surgery Talk
Miss Violet Dering spoke in Rayleigh Essex on domestic surgery and paused when her dog yawned, a behavior she says accompanies her to meetings and signals she has spoken enough. The dog’s yawns were noted as a recurring sign during the discussion reported by the London Evening Standard.
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Rayleigh
Essex
Violet Dering
London Evening Standard
Easy Task Soap Promises Easier Wash Day
Advert says Easy Task Soap is a hard white pure laundry soap that does half the wash by itself and does not rot or streak clothes. It claims to launder laces linens flannels silks bedding and tablecloths perfectly, urging immediate household use.
Matting Sale Slashes Prices on China and Japanese Rolls
An importer unloads belated shipments with price concessions on Chinese and Japanese matting. China matting 12 12c a yard and 14c yard with 40 yard rolls priced $4.50 and $5.25. 18c yard at $6.75 per 40 yard roll. Cotton warp Japanese matting 18c yard at $6.75 and 25c yard at $9.50 per 40 yard roll, regularly higher.
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China
Japan
Glass top shakers go for 12 1 2 cents in basement sale
Basement sale offers clear glass pepper and salt shakers with colonial design priced at 12 1 2 cents each. Strong local bargain in household accessories.
One of the Few in Town Writes to Editor
A resident who often writes letters to the editor is praised for meticulous punctuation and careful cross t’s. He writes on one side of each page and sends a two cent stamp for replies.
Recollections of Tour in a London drawing room
A hostess questions Mrs. Cash the widow about a winter tour to Rome. The widow hesitates, then confirms to her daughter that they did visit the famous city, recalling a memory tied to silk stockings bought there.
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London
Rome
Cash
Ethel
Tailor and Cutter Riffs on Trouser Styles in Photos
A humorous critique notes the unflattering look of concertina folds in trouser legs of famous men. The writer prefers breeches knickers and kilts as more artistic and wholesome attire.
Iron ore fields discovered in Finland’s Ladoga district
Finland shows new iron ore potential in the Nyland region and especially the Ladoga lake area. A research company has been formed to explore mining, challenging prior views of Finland’s ore scarcity.
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Finland
Nyland
Ladoga Lake
Government Ivory Monopoly in East Africa
Forest and Stream notes that ivory trading is now a government monopoly in British East Africa and that private trade in ivory is prohibited.
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Ivory
Central Africa
British East Africa
Athletic boasting over a morning task
A humorous exchange between two boastful athletes. The first claims pulling 90 gallons from a well each morning before breakfast. The second mocks by saying he pulls up a boat and the river each morning, contrasting their exaggerated feats.
Death by own action of scorpion described
A historical note explains that when a scorpion is licked by a centipede both creatures struggle, and in a fatal paradox the scorpion ends its life by twisting and stinging its own neck turning to death.
The Grumbler Deflates Spirits in Atchison Globe Quote
A brief quote from the Atchison Globe characterizes the grumbler as a pest who unsettles others while contrasting a cheerful man as an angel and a grumbler as a devil. The note comments on influence and mood in social settings.
Tribute to the Mother Quote from Lamartine
Reflection on the loss of a mother and the lasting impact of her presence as a rallying point for family love and duty. The passage notes how health may falter yet affection and obedience endure, leaving a deep, dreary void when she is gone.
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la Martine
British trawler lands record tiny baby whale
The King James hauled the smallest known baby whale in the North Sea at Grimsby. The creature measured 18 inches and weighed 3 pounds 3 ounces, and fishermen only realized it was a whale after an expert confirmation.
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Grimsby
North Sea
London Standard
Taxing the bachelor or the married man debate in London
A London Daily Graphic remark praises the generous bachelors while questioning why they are taxed. It suggests that if a tax is necessary, it should fall on the pampered married man who is often over-indulged and ungrateful.
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London Daily Graphic
Causes of Blindness in Modern Eyes
The article divides eye dangers into disease and overuse from near work. It notes most discomfort and inefficiency come from overwork but 99 percent of blindness stems from disease, with seven-tenths of blindness caused by acute infections, highlighting civilization's ongoing battle against these diseases.
Whatever Is Style Debate Highlights Woman's Dictum
A commentary notes a woman asserting that whatever is acceptable in fashion is best despite unflattering outcomes. The piece reflects trending attitudes toward personal style and societal taste during the period.
Life of the Angleworm Longevity Shown in Germany
Experiments conducted in Marburg Germany indicate angleworms may live as long as ten years. Researchers demonstrated extended lifespans and age-related insights for the species.
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Marburg
Germany
Why The Man Who Can’t Sing Wonders About Glee Club
A wry remark on identity and audience expectations in a school or community chorus. The speaker muses on why a performance group named glee club carries such confident appeal despite imperfect singing.
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