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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1925
Page
4
The New Castle News details a Los Angeles plan to train young men as future husbands, claiming a course in budgeting, cooking, etiquette, and childcare. It argues husband training could ease married life and balance domestic duties between spouses.
Rebuilding and modernization of older houses spread across New Castle in Lawrence County and Western Pennsylvania and nationwide. Census shows 20,697,204 U S homes. a bath fixture survey suggests many homes lack sanitary bathrooms, indicating ample remodeling demand to sustain living standards and reduce tire losses as old homes are renewed and improved.
Frame residences gain fireproofing through basement furnace shields and asbestos shingles on roof edges. Attics are made habitable, old weathered exteriors become clean and bright with washable paints and plastics. Modern materials promise inexpensive upgrades and longer lasting homes.
The American Bankers Association through its press bureau urges cashing or depositing checks promptly. Carrying an indorsed check risks loss or illegible signatures, and may trouble banks. Cashing a check promptly prevents such issues and keeps banking records balanced.
A compiled list notes several historic anniversaries and events. Items include Henry Endson’s mutiny era abandonment, Clive’s Plassey victory foundations for British rule, Theodosia Burr’s birth in Albany, Joseph Lane’s nomination on Breckenridge ticket, Polaris crew rescue by Ravenscraig, Toulouse flood damage, a Colorado stripe event, Grant's Tomb completion, plus various personal fragments.
A collage of jokes, observations and snippets from a bygone era covers fashion, trains, courtroom quirks, and the beach season. Wry captions note idle tales of judges, errant etiquette, and everyday life in a restless, bustling United States.
Column mix covers child education limits, a Auburn youth’s suicide, New York population hopes, traffic, and oil politics. Notes speculate Coolidge aims, oil scandals impact, and Egypt’s mosque history, urging modern progress over past glories as Washington remains anxious.
Dr John M Thomas chosen president of Rutgers College, previously led Pennsylvania State College since 1921 and served thirteen years as president of Middlebury College. An active New Yorker, he graduated Middlebury in 1880 and Union Theological Seminary in 1892, was ordained in Presbyterian ministry the same year, and pastored East Orange Presbyterian Church from 1893 to 1908 before assuming Middlebury presidency.
The record notes a chaplain who chaired the State Board of Education in Vermont for years. He accompanied the First Vermont Infantry to the Mexican border in 1874 and later served in the U S Army during World War I with the rank of first lieutenant.
The piece discusses daily editorials by Dr Frank Crane and contrasts faulty conduct with constructive conduct. It urges resisting grumbling and slander while promoting praise and service. The mind is likened to a garden needing weeds removed and virtues cultivated for fruit and fragrance in life.
A poem by Edgar A. Guest from 1925 portrays a landlord, Al Tittle, advertising a brown painted wren house where bluebirds and wrens clash for occupancy. The speaker watches the feud with a grin, hoping the wrens prevail and quiet ends by night.
A compact meditation on money and meaning. It notes that wealth tempts owners to hoard while abundance attracts consumption, then pivots to the endurance of affection beyond pet names, and ends by questioning the value of money itself versus what it enables or erodes.
A historical tabulated statement on Tilted Srit Corporation outlines its 1924 assets and production, noting iron ore, coal, steel, and rails. It highlights rising stock value, shareholder count, and vast iron and rail holdings with Judge Gary and Andrew Carnegie figures referenced.
A short meditation notes that cloudy skies mirror hard times and missed chances. It laments how personal duty, parental responsibility, and youthful sins blur because memories fade and daily meals blur priorities.
One year ago General Jan Smuts resigned as premier of the Union of South Africa. Lieutenant R L Maughan completed a flight from New York to San Francisco in one day. The text also hints at people struggling to endure fatigue and labor.
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