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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1920
Page
2
An early 20th century New Castle publication lists circulation figures and notes about the paper. It includes subscription prices, mailing details, and references to the International News Service. An editorial discusses leisure, education, and the eight hour workday, stressing vacations as beneficial for workers and productivity.
The piece argues vacations are essential for productivity and health, noting modern time demands. IThe author cites employers who credit breaks with refreshed, steadier workers, and warns against shortsightedness by leaders who deny paid leave. It emphasizes recreation aids judgment, adaptability, and morale across business.
Dr Ernest H Lindley of Idaho will address Oregon commencement. Minnesota holds congressional primaries while Duluth voters weigh public welfare measures. Wilsons wage panel to meet in Washington. Atlantic Chamber of Commerce opens in Paris. Sugar rationing begins nationwide. Oxford hosts Keble College jubilee as scholars gather. Mystic Stunners festival in Portland headlines national enclave. Myra Tabor Virgo manslaughter trial resumes in Paw Paw Michigan today.
The Day's News notes the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco will consider Carter Gliss of Virginia for the presidency. It highlights Gliss as a newspaper publisher and Virginia senator with banking expertise, and mentions the potential nomination of Mr Glass as a key party choice.
A misspelled and garbled 19th century note reports Iris Hereford cows giving birth to twin calves at a West Grogsville farm. The fragment mentions laborers earning monthly wages around $106 for room and board, with names like Greenwallis and Mayer appearing in the battered text.
A fragmented column notes on advertisements in The Newa, weather, political talk in Des Moines, plus community quirks. It mocks coal shortages, hints at Wilson’s third term, and jokes about overcoats, carpenters, and a storm with a fallen tree while observing local life and newspaper style.
A fragmentary list notes odd facts from history and science. It mentions London daily newspapers, King George receiving letters from subjects, a meteorite weighing 430 pounds, Barbar Day observed in multiple nations, and quirks about kangaroos, life imprisonment for a pamphlet about contacting the dead, and seasonal weather and water supply changes.
Readable fragments recall Jacques Cartier landing at Wignimaux Bay, Halifax founding in 1745, Victoria crowned queen amid William IV succession shifts, and Pope Pius IX coronation in 1842. Notes on Charles Ellet’s death, early wire suspension bridge work, 1913 ship sailings to France, and U S Carranza troops battles near Mesinin town Carriwal.
Star of Liberty Sisterhood No. 174 Dames of Malta held a Saturday afternoon installation at the Knights of Malta hall with fifty charter Indies and twenty five Sir Knights. Visiting members came from Sharon Woodlawn Homewood New Brighton Rochester and Pittsburgh. Officers installed included Ella D Armor Protector Gertrude Halboth Queen Wither Mildred Henderson Math Blanche Swanton Naomi Edna Arthur Herald Mary E B Krepps Deputy Herald and others. The event featured a banquet at First Baptist Church and a second degree proceeding followed by a buffet lunch. The group will meet monthly on the second and fourth Tuesdays with Tuesday as the first regular meeting.
Mary Lou Eckles of 341 Moody avenue returned to New Castle after completing her freshman year at Simmons College Boston She served as class president and on numerous committees and belonged to the Mansolin Glee club She plans to work as a medical secretary and will stay at home this summer
Washington June 21 Avia tory holding commissions in the officers' reserve corps will be permitted to continue their training as selected army fields. Equipment will be furnished by the military authorities. The purpose is to assist qualified flyers in keeping themselves in training against a possible emergency.
London paper the Daily Herald reports on Premier Lloyd George's United Kingdom policy amid war threats. The source notes U S reaction and suggests peace actions by opposing factions, referencing military and political tension and contrasting public opinion.
In Sholay night reports, patrol boxes were struck by storms causing damage and disruption. Officials noted multiple boxes rendered inoperable while responders worked to restore service and secure the area.
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