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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
6
Local newspaper reports two suicides in Venango County. A Kaneville resident died from wounds inflicted during a visit to another home while a Venango County man was found garroted in a cellar. Details are incomplete due to damaged text.
A shooter using a German made firearm with jacketed bullets stepped to the roadside and fired at a man, who never regained consciousness. Police were called and the scene was described as a temple wound incident with no further details available.
New Galilee and nearby towns report a flurry of visits and relatives from Pittsburgh and Glenfield Pa. families include the Martsols, Welshs, Duncans, Caskeys, and Jacksons. Local social calls span from Tuesday to Sunday as kin gather for dinners and weekend arrivals.
Mrs A Williams of 118 North Baw Street reports a dahlia bloom with several buds to follow. Plants were set in April and are showing remarkable progress.
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as the safest pleasant method to lose fat slowly with a half teaspoon daily in water. It claims improved vigor, purer blood, and bodily elimination, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Available at Exerd’s of New Castle and other drugstores for two months.
A grand jumble of crossword style clues appears, mixing wordplay and misprints. Readers chase correct terms for items like measures, verbs, ancient names, and titles while noting errant letters and hidden themes.
Peter, living with his parents in the countryside, talks with beasts and meadow folk after the Old Oak Tree grants him understanding. A tiny grasshopper-like old man calls Peter to hurry, introducing himself as Grasshopper, also Old Man of the Meadow, and hints at a meadow concert he must attend.
In a tense exchange, a self assured performer boasts of perfection while a strict elder mocks the need for practice. A dramatic scene unfolds as Peter pursues and a Grasshopper spirit of music looms, spreading wings and urging haste amid public performance chatter.
Boston reports another world record attempt with Edward O Connell of Dorchester rolling a spaced barrel over a 200 foot course and up 12 steps in 32 seconds and finishing by rolling the barrel 480 feet home in 1 minute 30 seconds. Arthur Lisse of Providence and Arthur Carmody act as officials in the event. An Indiana tortoise’s pace is humorously compared to the time at 6 pm in an atomic dust context.
In Jeannette Pennsylvania a milker hailed as John of The Meadow Break was struck by a bolt during milking an electrical storm. He stood with his back to a stall as lightning coursed through the barn. The cow wore an iron neck yoke and was struck, but regained movement with only minor injuries. A Shrum, dazed, reported hearing thunder and saw the event.
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