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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
12
Flour shows a slight local price dip amid wholesale easing of about 50 cents a barrel while retail holds firm. Some grocers cut large sack prices from 4.50 to 4.35, sugar sells at 10 cents a pound, or 2.35 for 25 pounds. Tomatoes, beans, and berries remain scarce. meat prices stay high with little recent movement.
A comprehensive price list shows per pound, per item, and per dozen rates for groceries including beans, beets, butter, veal, pork, lamb, fruit, vegetables, and fish. It also lists wholesale quotes for corn, hay, flour, and other commodities from New Castle dealers with varied unit measures and prices.
Trading at the opening was quiet but firm with fractional advances. U S Steel opened down to 128 1 2, rose to 129 1 4. Bethlehem rose from 141 to 142 3 8. Baldwin Locomotive up 1 1 8 to 67 3 8, Crucible Steel up 3 4 to 83 3 4. Industrial Alcohol up 13 8 to 164. market closed strong with new highs in late trading. Government bonds unchanged. railways and other bonds weak.
Auction sale of household effects scheduled Tuesday June 26 at 2 30 p m at Sterns department store on the diamond. Party leaving town. Advance notice 27112.
Dora Rodrigues gains five applications as she tours Nixon theatre urging army and navy enlistment. Bugler Neal Mote assists would be recruits inside, while Dora plans to press toward San Francisco and on to Youngstown. The national drive targets 70,000 men in seven days for wartime strength.
In Wisconsin on June 23 authorities questioned Dr. David Roberts about possible plots to remove his wife Grace Lusk and examined veiled phrases in their letters. Miss Lusk, near death from self inflicted wounds, faced a funeral at 2 pm. The Mann Act grounds were reviewed as investigators seek conspiracy evidence.
The passage mixes references to wooden ships versus steel, a Goethals dispute, a Hesiod quotation about wickedness, an auditor's notice from Lawrence County Pennsylvania, and a Plato quote. It also notes the Dominican Republic’s area and population figures, with stray dates and addresses interwoven.
The body of Mrs. A. Louis Schada, 70, missing from Philadelphia for years, was identified in Braddock near Pittsburgh. Her death ends a nationwide search costing thousands. She reportedly grieved when her son married an actress and moved to Swissvale where she worked as a housekeeper. A note directing that her satchel be opened revealed her identity.
Letters from the railroad offices go out inviting 200 men to a Trade Board trip to Butler next Thursday. Car requests are included and responses are generous. No major difficulty is expected in assembling the party. Auto drivers pay 59 cents for luncheon at Butler Community House. passengers fare is $1.00.
The News gratefully received a large basket of pink peonies from J Hennon and Sons florists on North Mill Street. The flowers are unusually large with stems at least 20 inches long. The item is part of a longer page teaser about wartime shipping contracts and political maneuvers involving Denman and Goethals.
Three Italian boys from Ellwood City joined the army here yesterday and entered the field artillery. The recruits are Pasquale Destorla Pearl Cicceilli and Nicolo Morino.
Officer Jones arrested John W. Stambaugh in the Seventh ward this morning on a charge of fugitive from justice. He is charged with escaping from the jail at Keyser West Virginia by digging under the walls.
Hilo, the big city of the island chain, draws fewer visitors than Honolulu but offers tropical scenery, warm languor, and dramatic rainstorms. The town sits near Mauna Kea as residents enjoy mountain breezes and a lush garden landscape. An electric cafeteria has opened in New York for New York Edison employees.
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