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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1913
Page
7
Ellwood City officials and citizens prepare a quarter century celebration with a historical procession tableaux and open house. A board of trade meeting will form committees to curate district histories and arrange parades and exhibits.
Mrs. James Mc Ginley hosted a large cottage gathering from this city and Pittsburg at North Girard on Lake Erie over Sunday. Guests included Irene McGinley William Riley Doc Sitzler Betty Devine Marian Gelbach Lorin Gelbach and Harry Fisher. They returned to Ellwood Monday where Stella Fisher recently back from Allegheny College joined them before the group headed back to the lake cottage. Harry Reynolds sold Wayne avenue property to Scott Eckles and Eckles plans to move to his new home.
E B McCrea of Pittsburg is guest of friends here. J W Kinney of Pittsburg visited yesterday. Councilman H L Clark left for Pittsburg. Squire Roy E Butler returned from New Castle. J K Stone of Callery returned home from relatives. Arthur Cohen the druggist came back from Johns town. H W Wright returned to Pittsburg after visiting here. Mr and Mrs Chester Hall returned from a prolonged honeymoon and will live with Mr Hall's parents.
One of the largest and prettiest weddings in the city united Dr Belle Drake and Cyrus Cartwright at United Presbyterian church in a pink and green setting. The ceremony featured Dr Drake’s brother J F Drake of Pittsburg and Rev Gamble, with a reception at the hospital and a Harmony Line departure for Pittsburg. The couple will reside in Beaver after August while Cartwright works in contracting. A long list of gifts including silver, cut glass, and hand painted items accompanied the wedding.
Fragment ends with note about veterans and drum corps. limited readable facts. The line hints at a broader group in a local event or celebration, suggesting multiple participants beyond Civil War veterans and the drum corps.
Dayton citizen J H Butz describes his wife’s 35 year rheumatism relief after three months with United Doctors at 109 East Washington Street New Castle institute. He recalls 19 doctors of the past and notes she now attends entertainments and church unaided.
Peter Statman arrested by Chief W. H. Harrison on a disorderly conduct charge for threatening to carve two countrymen. He appeared before Burgess Cunningham Monday evening, was fined $10 and costs, and a large knife found was held as evidence of guilt.
W E McGrath eastern representative of the Hanna Paint Company has returned to Columbus Ohio after spending his vacation at the Duck Run camp. He made many friends during his stay and is a former naval officer and naval academy graduate.
A New Castle Pennsylvania resident Mrs Elmer C Morrow testifies she used Doan’s Kidney Pills and praises them as a splendid kidney tonic. The ad urges readers with back or kidney pain to ask for Dean’s Kidney Pills, backed by home testimony, distributed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The obituary recalls Captain McGrath who served at Annapolis and on the Wainwright during the Spanish American War. He witnessed Hobson’s harbor assault and later traveled widely as a naval storyteller, making many friends during his life and sharing colorful adventures.
A group of foreign workers at the Pennsylvania Power Company walked out Saturday over cleaning the river bed below the dam. They refused extended work in water, prompting a one day vacation from General Supt. Neff. Some have found city factory work, others plan to leave town for better jobs as the company seeks replacements from Pittsburgh.
S Krause will take the examinations for admittance to the bar in New Castle next Tuesday. He is a brother of Attorney Krause of Seventh street and has studied for some time in his office. The examinations are to be held in the county courthouse with a large number of county youths taking them. Two days will be allowed for completing the examinations.
Rochester architect J W Earle designer of Ellwood City fire station met local business leaders yesterday. He discussed plans from the last board of trade meeting for building additional dwellings in the city and explored the feasibility and impact of the proposed housing expansion.
Local business men formed committees to raise funds for erection of a dwelling, aimed at addressing scarce rental housing. No action taken yet. more details to be secured before the next meeting. Mr. Earle was asked to draft plans and was in the city yesterday on this mission.
At the local hospital for the wedding were Mr and Mrs John McKissick an uncle and aunt of the bride from Slippery Rock Mrs Martha Drake mother of the bride and others including Mrs N A Ramsey Mrs W W Drake Mrs Laura Brown and Mr and Mrs J F Drake all of Volant New Castle and Pittsburg Their visit ends as they return home today
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In Battle Creek Michigan a 72 year old Lansing school teacher Miss Helen Simons was found to have all her own teeth with only three tiny fillings. Dentists confirmed her teeth were unusually sound and the fillings were preventative.
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