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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1912
Page
6
Woolworth Co marks thirty three and one third years with a record breaking sale across 617 stores in the United States and Canada from June 24 to 29. The event promotes 5c and 10c values and expanded merchandise power as a key to lower prices.
A five cent cucumber unfit for food led Altoona grocers to face a state test of the pure food law. The cucumber, sold to a girl for a nickel, prompted a refund dispute and a court case. A $60 fine plus costs and lawyers’ fees pushed the tab over $100, signaling a notable state victory.
A note explains that a small amount of glycerine, well distributed, can renew life in a typewriter ribbon that has seen much use.
A Pittsburg and Lake Erie survey team began work at the Erie Depot on West Washington Street surveying along She Nango Creek. Officials deny plans for a new Lake Erie station at the present power plant site and say the East Washington Street shack replacement remains unsettled with rumors recurring but unproven.
Rail freight departments face renewed strain from labor scarcity. Shortages of regular train crews, repair gangs, and track workers hamper progress on major projects, notably in Youngstown with heavy concrete work and track elevation by the Pittsburg and Lake Erie and Erie railroads. Pennsylvania main line construction is also affected as railroads seek more labor. This is the first such widespread condition in many years.
Scarcity of laborers delays repairs on the P. and L. E. and Erie railroads. The Lake Erie and Eastern and Pennsylvania main line construction suffer from insufficient help. Freight houses struggle to maintain schedules as train crews and repair gangs are depleted and progress remains slow.
Reports from railroad men claim that I C C agents have been near New Castle lines for weeks. The agents, some said to be trainmen and switchmen, mingle with workers to gather firsthand input on conditions for government prompted transportation improvements.
Conductor J. M. Hall of Conway is killed while sleeping in a caboose in Crestline Ohio yards. Samuel V. Sainor of Conway and C. Rayer of Pittsburgh are injured. Rayer left hospital, Sainor seriously hurt. Switch was reported left open, a switch engine crashed into the caboose due to a switchman's alleged negligence.
Langnecker of North Sewickley township and Blanche R. Schwartz of New Brighton married by Rev. F W Koehler at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester. They returned home together and will reside in North Sewickley township.
At a Hazel Dell school meeting the directors elected a principal for the coming term. The vote established leadership for the new school year and sets the administrative direction for the term ahead.
Mrs. John Storier aged 82 years was found dead in her room at her son W F Storier’s Farmdale home after strangling herself during the night. The discovery was made by her daughter in law who went to summon her for breakfast. Local authorities listed no foul play.
The Erie station on West Washington Street is deteriorating with half the slate fallen from the roof and a crumbling cement platform. Unless funds are allocated from its heavy freight business on the New Castle branch, the building may collapse.
Sunbury Pennsylvania June 22 If Sunbury citizens subscribe 100000 in preferred stock bearing 7 percent interest within 10 days the Barber Car company in conjunction with York Construction Co will locate a factory here to relieve congestion at York. The plant will produce new gas electric cars for street railway service suburban air service and railway division lines.
Seaweed parasols are the latest novelty with real weed applied to a biscuit or pastel gauze background. An outer layer of gauze is placed over the design, creating a delicate finish.
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