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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1922
Page
19
A witty girl and a red headed youth comment on gender roles as a marching Scouts troop passes. The scene contrasts boys and girls with playful banter about what each should wear and be. The dialogue suggests boys remain practical while girls wear silk scarves.
In a lively dialogue a red headed youth and peers discuss shifts in dress and taste as boys pursue adventure and comfort while families, mothers, fathers, and sisters influence fashion from knickers to boots, sweaters, and sport clothes.
A Chicago News exchange wonders at boys who dream of huge futures. The speakers compare grown heroes like Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, and Teddy Roosevelt to perpetual boys who seek discovery. They celebrate the boyish outlook as essential to exploration and imagination.
A new species of bacterium found affects corncobs. Cooking cobs with water in a closed receptacle above boiling point yields an extract. Introducing lactobacillus ferments it, producing 200 pounds of acetic acid and 320 pounds of lactic acid per ton of cobs.
Eugene Meyer of the War Finance Corporation warned at a Washington dinner that Germany is mobilizing with resolve and the Allies must curb labor disputes and profiteering to raise production and curb prices. He warned that failure means risking another blow to force efficiency worldwide.
Mrs. Narcissa Niblack Thorne testifies she was victim of graft by Chicago labor leaders. She says she paid cash to avert a strike by union men who would not hang lamps made by the non union Women’s Exchange, run as a Thorne philanthropy.
The Public Service Commission issued an order allocating costs for reconstructing the state highway and calcium tracks of Indiana County Street Railways and the Indiana branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad to eliminate two grade crossings near Coral and Graceton stations in Burrell township Indiana County.
Nobles presented an ermine mantle to the Russian empress valued at 600000 dollars making it one of the era’s most expensive garments.
The Township of Neshannock Lawrence County Pa will sell to the highest bidder bonds with par value 10000 issued as 100 coupon bonds of 100 each dated July 1 1922 bearing 5.6 percent interest payable semiannually January 1 and July 1. Bonds numbered 1 to 100 redeemable in order from July 1 1923 to July 1 1933. Bids open July 15 1922 at 10 am at J A Chambers Room 601 Lawrence Savings Trust Building New Castle Pa. Township reserves right to reject any or all bids. W Robinson F Shiderly J B Shelar Board of Township Supervisors James A Chambers Attorney New Castle Pa June 22 July 6 13.
Caroline Shunk writes from Asia Magazine about a fierce typhoon in the China Sea, with relentless rain and winds that lash a bungalow. The scene describes gray mists, erupting plant life, and floating garden tokens as Bonita tends a blue orchid and moonflower vines intrude into the home.
Rain drums on tin as jungle night comes alive. A wildcat bursts into the sala chased by lean dogs from a nearby barrio. They scatter around tables and chairs then escape to the servants’ yard and into the valley before the narrator hides atop a desk.
An editor suggests a simple method to sharpen observation by asking the next person met whether 6 remains visible in everyday scenes. The note uses a playful example to illustrate how attention shapes perception.
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