New Castle News Details and Staff Highlights
New Castle News issued by The News Company lists Fred L. Rentz as president and editor A W Treadwell, with Lucy Treadwell Ray as vice president and James T Ray as assistant treasurer. Subscription rates include daily 8c single copies and annual mail options, ads by G Lindenstein Inc and bureau memberships noted.
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A. W. Treadwell
Lucy Treadwell Ray
Jacob F. Rentz
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Special Notice Address Instructions
All correspondence including checks drafts and orders must be directed to The News Co New Castle Pa and not to any individual.
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Harrison's keynote speech disappoints as 1924 campaign opens
The summary notes Senator Pat Harrison's Democratic keynote at the New York convention, delivering a vitriolic attack on Republicans. It also covers speculative population projections to 200,000,000 by 1950 and 500,000,000 by 2000, plus social musings and aphorisms from the era.
Best WY season in life parallels summer and growth
The passage compares seasons to life stages from spring to winter, likening spring to youth, autumn to old age, and winter to death, with summer symbolizing life’s accomplishment and ongoing growth. It reflects on surviving hardships and the opening of success as life's crop ripens.
Autumn of Life Comes Quietly for Many Readers
The message warns that aging may arrive suddenly and urges readers to act now for results. It emphasizes urgency and personal timing, comparing life stages to a pivotal moment when action yields outcomes.
Western Writer Dares New York With Fresh Claim
A noted Western novelist declares New York a hick town and must offer a stronger, original angle to capture attention. He argues lasting fame comes from unique perspectives beyond the city’s conventional standing.
Today’s Anniversaries Across Years
Highlights notable anniversaries and obituaries including 1746 birth in Nantes of Julien Poydras de Lalande, 1837 Chicago’s first brick church, 1850 Burlington Vermont railroad jubilee, 1866 US UK France and Holland commercial convention, 1868 eight-hour workday act, and 1899 Bowdoin College president Samuel Harris obituary born 1814 in East Machias.
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Chicago
Burlington
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Vermont
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Great Britain
Holland
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Samuel Harris
Bowdoin College
Litchfield
Conn
East Machias
Europe aims first peaceful business push since 1913
Press commentary notes Europe's new effort toward peaceful commerce and industry since 1913 driven by Dawes. Editorials from the Fort Wayne Sentinel, Kansas City Journal, Washington Post, and Marion Star reference Coolidge Dawes and advocate upholding Constitution and laws, with a third party symbol mocked as a wrecking bar.
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Europe
Fort Wayne
Den ver Prohibition Talk and New England Phone Strike
One year ago President Harding spoke in Denver for prohibition. Telephone operators in New England went on strike.
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Harding
Denver
New England
Safety Sam Says on Pedestrian Street Crossing
A column voices concern about pedestrians assuming cars will stop for them when crossing streets. The piece notes risk and urges caution for both drivers and walkers in shared road spaces.
Fragments of Wisdom and Wit From a Local Page
A long column offers pithy maxims on neighborly conduct, thrift, and social conduct. It cites wheel and street fixes, lampooning pretensions, notes loom of locusts myths, and comments on politics and manners with humorous asides about hats, straw, fashion, and white trousers.
Rhetoric and Rents in Patchwork Observations
Opinion notes mock a voter base for LaFollette and accuse supporters of pro violence while questioning a supposed sugar price peak. The writer laments moral lessons and fashion in hot times, contrasting Adam and Eve era styles with present torrid days.
McAdoo Politics Stir McAdoo Nomination Hopes
Miss Pearl Moots’s hair prank is noted while discussion turns to LaFollette principles and potential Democratic convention action. The piece condemns Republican cowardice over Fall and Daugherty and contemplates McAdoo’s possible nomination amid intra party debates.
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McAdoo
Fall
Daugherty
Lemons Gifted By Fred Sparano Baffle Office
A large lemon with some foliage was left at the office by Fred Sparano. The writer notes it appears grown by him and from respectable parents but provides little information on its origin or how it came to be in the office.
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Fred Sparano
Sayings of Conductor Joe and Telegraph Anecdotes
Conductor Joe of the Virginia Railway and Power Company shares quips about a rainy day umbrella hash in a restaurant and the wrinkles a street car transfer gains. The piece notes a common telephone out of order cue and the bother of an off hook light misfire.
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Joe
Virginia Railway and Power Company
Truth and Trust and Gas Saving Tips in 20th Century Notes
An odd collection of old newspaper fragments discusses telephone etiquette delays caused by switchboard issues and the moral exhortation about truth and trust attributed to Norman Strand. It then presents Popular Science Monthly guidance on reducing gas bills with kitchen range tips from Dr. Mina C. Denton, US Department of Agriculture.
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Popular Science Monthly
Mina C. Denton
Office of Home Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Just Folks Do It. Take the Chance and Do the Work
A compact motivational verse by Edgar A. Guest urges workers to seize tasks assigned by bosses. It argues that being chosen signals trust and capability, and facing new or difficult work proves reliability and builds self confidence.
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Edgar A. Guest
The Fraudulent Investment Problem and U S Wealth
Authorities agree that illegal investments cause about 1 billion dollars in annual losses for Americans. The losses rival total savings deposits and reflect broader risks to legitimate business and higher living costs.
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United States
England
Germany
Dr Herbert E Bolton Named Texas University President
Dr Herbert E Bolton elected president of the University of Texas. He served as history professor from 1901 to 1909 and is 54 years old, a native of Wisconsin. His education centered at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Toronto.
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Herbert E. Bolton
University of Texas
Bolton
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
University of
Noted historian Bolton Elected UC Bancroft Librarian Director
Dr Bolton, a Pennsylvania native, studied then taught as a principal in Wisconsin before becoming professor of history and economics at Milwaukee Normal School. He joined the University of Texas and Stanford before assuming the 1911 post as professor of American history and Bancroft Library director at the University of California. He is recognized as a leading authority on Southwest Texas and California history with numerous works.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee State Normal School
University of Texas
Leland Stanford University
Bancroft Library
University of California
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Southwest
Texas
California
To Oppose a Law That Blocks Making Money
A reflective verse on resisting laws that hinder enterprise, urging citizens to align their actions with economic reality. It calls out labeling critics as undesired, notes interdependence of labor and capital, and recognizes a shared earthly fate beneath divine creation.
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