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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1908
Page
4
Public interest correspondence solicited from all parts of the county. All checks money orders and communications should be addressed to The News Company New Castle Pa not to any individual.
Chairman W W Stevenson and the Republican county committee urge active support for Taft ratification and the fall campaign in Lawrence County. Despite differences, united party backing aims to secure victory with Taft at the head, Roosevelt’s record noted as a benchmark, and an excellent local ticket prepared for the contest.
The World argues Bryan’s nomination makes Taft certain to win the general election. It notes Bryan’s long leadership of the Democrats, declining party strength in key states, and Republican gains in New York New Jersey and national contests.
The passage argues that only fresh issues and new candidates can alter election dynamics. It contends that a thrice beaten party, led by an already overwhelmed candidate, cannot revive the Democrats and risks deeper wreck and ruin.
The piece argues meat prices hit a 25 year peak in June due to restraints of trade and methods that hurt producers and consumers. It notes Western cattle prices fell while meat rose, demand dropped 20 to 25 percent, and urges reduced meat consumption for health.
A 1908 poem laments charity and hypocrisy while denouncing slander in Eden homes. It cites faith, divine love, and moral decay, ending with a note from an old Leathern Belted Christian dated June 19, 1908. It references contemporary editorials from the New York Times and Washington Star about politics and public figures, and mentions a jury trial request in a Taft era context.
The article explains predisposing and exciting causes of disease, describing microbes as tiny vegetable cells and noting how heat, darkness, dampness, and dirt foster their growth. It emphasizes sanitation, sun, ventilation, and clean water as crucial to prevent illness.
An enterprising citizen argues that over a million dollars spent by New Castle residents on gold and mining stocks yielded no dividends. He suggests investing such funds in a real industrial plant would have created a large, steady local employer and population.
Farmers in country districts complain about autoists speeding past frightened horses and harming horse team crews. In Mahoning township an auto passed a road gang, causing six men to be dragged by the frightened horses. A farmer threatened with a revolver halted a car when a horse grew agitated. Some townships discuss a law forcing drivers to slow for horse-drawn vehicles to prevent accidents.
A jumble of street chatter and witty quips reflects on bribes rumors in New Castle jokes about cantaloupes and coconuts. a preacher’s wedding fees fund a church. Oklahoma quick divorces dubbed Merry Widows. Updegraff bills and cucumber plant timing crop up amid quips about a Pittsburg man and a New York pin engraved with the Lord’s prayer.
Salem New Jersey March 8. An injunction has been issued against the Youngstown school board for disregarding bids and showing favoritism. The note tells of Ross Kauffman courting a wealthy Cherokee heiress through a harvester shipment and his rise with her.
A fire on the Lake Shore railroad at Sharon burned two freight cars and damaged several others yesterday. The incident disrupted service near the Me Combd’s area with ribbons advertising June prices mentioned in passing.
A reader argues during election season for focus on alcohol reform and public welfare. He cites the liquor trade as a root of vice and calls for the chief executive’s attention, pairing a Ella Wheeler Wilcox poem praising temperance with reflections from W Stansfield of New Castle Pennsylvania. Moody avenueS
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