New Castle News details and staff listings
The New Castle News is published every evening except Sunday from 29 North Mercer Street. The paper lists Fred L. Rentz as president and manager editor W Treadwell Ray as vice president and treasurer Jacob F Rentz as auditor and assistant treasurer Georg W Conway as secretary and editor. Subscriptions are offered with various daily and annual rates and the newspaper is entered as second class matter in New Castle Pennsylvania. It also notes telegraph and cable service and standard advertising representations.
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Fred L. Rentz
Man
W. Treadwell
Ucy Treadwell Ray
Jacob F. Rentz
Treas
A. Men Soon
Georg
W. Conway
North Mercer Street
Special Notice for Mail to The News in New Castle
All checks money orders drafts communications must be addressed to The News in New Castle Pennsylvania and not to any individual.
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New Castle
Community backs strict law enforcement in New Castle area
A large turnout at the Fathering at the First M E auditorium signals strong support for enforcement of federal law in New Castle and Lawrence County. Speakers condemn anti amendment rhetoric and vow to hunt down bombers linked to the county detective’s home, pledging public backing for city and county officers.
First Rose Show in New Castle Aims for Annual Event
The Rose show in New Castle is the first of its kind here and aims to become an annual exhibition. Organized by the garden committee of the Women's Federated Clubs, it seeks to encourage flower cultivation as part of the city beautiful movement spreading nationwide.
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Women's
Feder
Hints and Dints: Local Boosts and Civic Pride
Thirteen delegates from this city attend the P H C annual convention while New Castle boosters aim to land the 1926 event. A dress up campaign and weed clearance are urged as civic pride grows. Political witticisms and party jests mingle with local praise and a roses gift from J F P Kennelly to the News office.
European loans spark muted reply from creditor powers
The discussion centers on loans to the country by European powers, with the gist that they do not want to be repaid. The matter remains unsettled as critics question repayment terms and future funding.
Press Comment on Cleveland Convention Leaders and Machines
The Marion Star notes sharply partisan papers clash over the Cleveland convention. One paper calls it machine bossed throughout while another claims it was leaderless throughout.
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Cleveland
Marion Star
United States Positioned to Deter Global Conflicts
A Detroit Free Press editorial argues the key to world peace is placing the United States in a position that makes any attempt by other nations to advance their aims unprofitable, deterring aggression and coercion.
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United States
Detroit Free Press
McAdoo Nomination Joke Draws Officials' Attack
The Fort Wayne Sentinel mocks the notion of William Peclksniff McAdoo winning the New York nomination and ridicules Mr Do heny's attorney for accusing officials of corruption tied to Do heny's money.
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William Peclksniff McAdoo
New York
Doheny
Fort Wayne Sentinel
Public Service Pleasures Guided VP Bid
In a public message the president expressed pleasure at joining the candidate for vice president in public service and predicted evident pleasure for the people as they vote for the pair.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Quiet Coolidge leadership dominates national politics discourse
The Atlanta Constitution notes Coolidge's understated yet strong presidency draws more comment than other political features this year. It also covers Walsh's oil lease inquiry report, with Republicans from Harding denouncing all Democrats except McAdoo and Daniels receiving no mention.
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Calvin Coolidge
Atlanta Constitution
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Walsh
Harding
McAdoo
Daniels
Psalm Verse S738 Power Amid Faith and Trust
A devotional line urges readers to commit their way to the Lord and trust in him so their plans may be fulfilled, reflecting a religious instruction and moral guidance often shared in church materials.
Safety Sam Says Try a Job Like Mine
A humorous line of dialogue features Safety Sam noting that a traffic cop quickly learns Bar num was right, implying quick insight from a streetwise perspective. The quote reflects slang and a street setting without broader context.
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Barnum
Iceberg Dreams Cool Heat Parched City
Abe Martin notes Mrs. Em Moots saved a melon and laments hot weather. He jests that a large iceberg might anchor in the clouds above New Castle to send cooling breezes as rains from home-loving icebergs were felt recently.
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New Castle
Bricklayer wages spark college graduate concerns this season
As graduates face job market anxieties, attention turns to bricklayers and their earnings this season, illustrating how skilled trades impact early career prospects and financial planning for new graduates.
Monkey lineage and census quips from a New York feature
A New York man offers to exhibit himself in a cage to show man descends from monkeys. Birds prove the point without cages. Citizens fear anything resembling monkeys would descend, preferring descent from monkeys to fathering one. A small town yields a correct census anywhere. Insanity justifies divorce and some marriages. Mrs. Bryan hopes for the Democratic nomination, loyal despite flaws. Bless her.
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New York
Judge Character by Authority Over Hair Bobbing
An unusual reflection notes that true character is not about a husband’s power to bar his wife from bobbing her hair. The piece argues many loving husbands actually prefer their wives’ freedom to style their hair as they choose.
Peanut politics and a peddler denouement
A middle aged married woman was asked if her mother was home by a peddler at her door in a humorous vignette about the charm of salesmen. The piece then notes the peanut’s mysterious origin and suggests peanut politics began with the first politician.
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Pedders
Promoters Push Gains Amid Cautious Newsroom Warnings
Fragment mentions promoters seeking financial gain and newsroom caution about printing such material. Notes concern over happiness as shallow and warns against sensational promotion. Context hints at editorial stance on sponsored content. No specific persons or organizations identified in readable text.
Bolshevist theory and reform echoes in city chatter
Comments touch on two Russian girls murder case and envy of a new dress, warnings about politics in law enforcement, prohibition effort, peaches crop and city life, gender ratios and leap years, unused farms as parking spaces, walking to cars for exercise, Ellwood City’s third community chest, and Tubes city selling ideas amid political inertia.
Pennsylvania Votes in NYC Democratic Convention
The piece notes Pennsylvania has 75 convention votes but no electors for this fall. It mocks both parties for lacking clear platform protections for jay-walkers and criticizes reckless drivers. It ends with a speculative prank involving Father Knickerbocker.
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Pennsylvania
New York City
Sidewalk Narrowing at Mill and Washington Sparks Debate
The plan to reduce sidewalk width at the Mill and Washington corner aims to limit loitering by shieks and other loafers while spectators watch women. Local opinion split but supporters call it a good move for safety and order.
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Mill and
Washington Street
A Question of Values and An Examination We Might Pass
A whimsical quip about money and status contrasts with a short trivia list. Questions cover dates and figures such as the War of 1812 and the Spanish-American War, plus a mock quiz on history forms and a satirical take on small-town life.
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Macaulay
England
Washington
Valley Forge
Farm prosperity tied to labor costs and policy shifts
President Melvin A. Taylor of the Illinois Bankers association argues against a deep agricultural drop, warning that excess production and rising costs will force adjustments. He predicts cheaper European competition, pressure for labor-cost reductions, and a political shift from farmers as unified sectors brace for economic liquidation and realigned purchasing power.
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Melvin A. Taylor
The
Illinois Bankers Association
United States
A Gate The Home Welcomes A Humble Guest
Edgar A. Guest reflects on returning home to a loving, humble welcome. The speaker notes that social status fades at the gate where family and a small child’s embrace outshine wealth and fame, and true affection comes from those who wait at home for him.
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Edgar A. Guest
A Citizen’s Creed: Duty, Loyalty and Civic Action
This passage extols a citizen who serves willingly, places national good above private gain, keeps faith with the flag through personal loyalty, votes despite inconvenience, tolerates opposing views, values character over creed, and protects ancestral legacy for future generations.
Anniversaries Highlight 1845 to 1899 Events
A set of notable dates including 1845 Spithead naval review before Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1849 Prussian move into Karlsruhe, 1874 US Congress Alabama claims court, 1891 Texas drought trials by USDA, 1892 Democratic nomination of Cleveland and Stevenson, and 1899 death of Robert W. Oliver, KU chancellor, born 1815 in Scotland.
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Spithead
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Karlsruhe
U. S. Congress
Alabama
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Grover Cleveland
New York
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Chicago
Robert W. Oliver
University of Kansas
Philadelphia
Scotland
Smiddy Named First Irish Plenipotentiary to Washington
Prof Timothy A Smiddy to be first minister plenipotentiary of the Irish Free State in Washington. A Cork native and economist he studied in Europe and led Cork University commerce faculty and the fiscal commission. He has served as envoy extraordinary to the U S in 1922 and is 48 with a wife one son and four daughters. A humorous letter from a subscriber about a spider in a newspaper is also printed.
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Timothy A. Smiddy
America
Irish Free State
Smiddy
Cork
Mark Twain Early Days Reflected in Essay and Speech
A brief note outlines Mark Twain during his formative years and early writings, highlighting formative influences, humorous style, and the emergence of his distinctive voice. It sketches how his experiences shaped later satire and public speaking.
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Mark Twain
Harding Talks to Farmers in Hutchinson Kas
A year ago President Harding addressed farmers in Hutchinson Kansas discussing agricultural policy as part of nation wide outreach. The piece notes an Anglo American arbitration treaty extension for five years and mentions a publisher offering a classic set upon immediate full payment for a collection described as trash.
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Harding
Hutchinson, Kas
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