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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
24
The fragment lists publication details for a daily newspaper, noting evening edition except Sundays, office addresses on Sycamore Street and Apple Way, telephone numbers for editorial rooms and office, and service affiliations with International News Service and a New York advertising representative.
All payments including checks, money orders, drafts, and communications should be sent to The News Company in New Pa rather than to any individual.
A passionate appeal denounces residents of New Castle as lax as the county aims to raise sixty thousand dollars for the American Red Cross. It warns that conscription and casualties in France will touch local families, urging immediate donations and warning of collective guilt for delay. Two days remain to contribute, with subscription directions printed in The News.
Brigadier General Henry P Mc Cain of the United States Army serves as the chief officer overseeing vast clerical duties for the War Department. His bureau handles the bulk of red tape research and operates constantly at capacity to support administrative needs.
During a Lawrence Rifles parade a speaker issued insults to members. One man stepped out to challenge him, the speaker fled leaving a lingering sting. Citizens praise the Rifles as disinterested guardians, ready to defend the city alongside the police should Troop F be needed.
A local appeal argues the Rifles should expand from 60 to 300 volunteers, including city business leaders, to sustain security during stressed times. It calls for support from law-abiding citizens and cautions against derisive humor toward the effort.
Dr. Paul Luttinger of the New York board of trade reports to JAMA on a vaccine used in a two year clinic treating about 5000 patients. He summarizes 180 physicians’ reports and endorses routine pertussis vaccination for curative and preventive use. Early vaccination during paroxysmal stage reduces severity and duration when the proper vaccine is used.
The essay in the Woman's Home Companion argues that dullness harms others, noting careless acts like slamming a car door can inflict pain. It contends most people possess some imagination to empathize, though few fully exercise it, and condemns the habit of not realizing.
Col Francis Ferari presents acts on South Mill Street near Lawrence laundry. Dome Theatre screens Billy West in Dough Nuts and Mrs Vernon Castle in Patria. Star Theatre shows Alice Joyce in Womanhood. Regent Theatre offers Alice Brady in The Divorce Game and Pearl White in Pearl of the Army. Nixon Theatre features Bessie Barriscale in Banks O Blue Ridge.
A long satirical column riffs on wartime enlistment, Red Cross help, and public life. It names Col Bryan, Kaiser Bill, Uncle Sam, and local officials while lampooning politics, liquor, trains, and civic duties. The piece mixes quips on veterans, drafted men, and home front morale with local news jests and playful jabs at authorities.
Boston physician Dr John J Hurley argues grippe and influenza are inflammation of facial sinuses. He notes influenza bacillus appears in many grippe cases but not all, urging sinus drainage as the cure rather than drugs. Sinusitis is treated by opening passages, with surgery rare.
The Southern Railway built a duplex engine by placing a discarded light engine behind a standard locomotive with the tender on the running gear and linked by a steam coupling to the superheater. The system acts as an auxiliary tractor on a 68 mile single track line with heavy grades and frequent congestion, seven locomotives being fitted and showing good performance on short steep grades. a picture appears in Popular Mechanics July issue.
Brigadier General William M. Black is the chief of the engineering forces of the United States Army. His general staff role requires deep knowledge of rapid advances in military engineering and under his direction the nation’s engineering experts will operate.
At a Pennsylvania legislature hearing on a proposed 250000 appropriation to July 1 1919 the state fund officials faced scrutiny over high expenses and alleged mismanagement Speaker Baldwin challenged claims of a 173 percent expense ratio and questioned charges for work paid by the Labor and Industry Department. Officials acknowledged recruiters funded to bolster the fund but pledged to drop any names of misleading speakers if supplied by lawmakers.
Practical garage design tips from C. H. Claudy in the Woman's Home Companion. A typical fit is 14 by 18 feet with shelving along one side seven feet high and one foot wide. Include nails, a rear tire shelf, rear corner three cornered closets, front corner shelves, and a workbench by a window for good light.
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