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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
18
A local retailer promotes three final June business days with very low prices on staple merchandise. The note claims stock is heavier than a year ago and seeks to reduce it before August 1, highlighting efforts to boost sales during a stock take.
John Cummins, arrested for violating a Sunday sales ban, will appeal after a hearing where witnesses testified Cummins and clerks sold candy cigars and soda on Sunday. Mayor Hainer, advised, may rule guilty as Cummins offered no defense. Cummins plans to challenge the ordinance as illegal.
The committee has arranged the Fourth of July celebration with an afternoon program starting at 2 o'clock. Speeches will be followed by a ball game between two strong teams and several sporting events in the afternoon. Lindner's orchestra will provide music and Mr Le will sing.
A West Long Avenue incident left Jacek, a paper hanger and brother-in-law of the proprietor, badly burned while trying to rekindle a stove with gasoline. A can of fuel touched embers igniting a flash that scorched his arm chest and face. he is still injured but expected to recover.
Ward Mobley, ordered to pay the costs of 81 dollars in an assault and battery case, was released on Tuesday afternoon and arranged to pay in installments. His wife Nellie Mobley remained jailed for assaulting Fire Chiefery.
McComb’s offers sash ribbons at 39 cents as a one day June 27 promotion. The event highlights low prices on decorative items for sewing and gift wrapping.
Minnie Stevenson testified at a hearing on a serious assault charge against J W Conn of Edenburg. Conn posted $500 bail and faced cross examination while denying evidence. others involved included George Campbell larceny case and Bardocz r cases.
Rev C Waldo Cherry of Troy New York will preach Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in New Castle with morning and evening services. He has not yet accepted the call, was notified Tuesday, and will visit at the congregation’s urgent request pending further word on acceptance.
Hagenbeck Wallace combines two big shows for a record sized circus appearance here on July 3. Twenty elephants with saddle blankets and Indian mahouts lead a street parade, while three rings and a cage arena keep audiences engaged with aerial acts, bareback riding, and numerous horses. Two performances will be held in the city on Wednesday, July 3.
Edward Elder a South Jefferson street carpenter fell about 15 feet from a roof on Sheep Hill Wednesday morning and fractured both bones of his leg between the ankle and knee. He was doing work on a new house when the accident occurred.
A petition seeks daily 5 PM closing on Washington Street with exceptions for Saturdays. July and August would enforce the rule. Shoe and jewelry shops are expected to comply while other trades show some opposition though clerks favor the change for summer relief.
An annual donation day will be observed at the Lutheran Orphan Home in Zelienople this Thursday. St Johns Evangelical Lutheran church members will attend and the public is invited. Return trip rates are 70 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. trains leave at 7 10 am and 6 44 pm on the Baltimore and Ohio for a day of picnicking and fundraising with speeches.
The Ohio state board of arbitration is expected to mediate between furnace workers and operators in Youngstown to avert a strike planned for Monday. Workers seek higher wages and an eight hour day, while the steel trust threatens to run plants with non union labor and deny demands. A Pittsburgh telegram cites 10000 to 15000 workers potentially striking, though district furnace employment is reported far lower.
Members of the Woodmen of the World lodge at Butler, roughly a thousand strong, arrived in three special Western Allegheny trains and spent the day at Cascade Park, enjoying the city outing.
A compact sale listing highlights numerous textiles and linens with special prices. items include 27 inch printed floral lawns, light shirting prints, apron ginghams, boys suit fabrics, bleached sheets, honeycomb bath towels, ind ia linens, lace stripe lawns, embroidered Swisses and silk mulls with discount from regular prices.
Mark Downs in dress goods and silks with weekly specials on novelty dress suitings at 19 and 29 cents, wool suitings at 38 inches wide for 2 per yard, $1 suitings at 60 cents per yard, foulard silks at 1 cent, sateen foulard silks at 49 cents per yard, and 57 inch black tafeta silk at 75 cents per yard.
About 20 Shirtwaist Boxes left, all good patterns. High quality vintage box designs offered in limited quantity.
A shop advertises short silk gloves in grey tan and white at 39c while stock lasts. Fine long black silk net gloves sell for 98c, previously 1.25. Long silk gloves in black and white at 1.39, regular 1.50. 12 button black and tan kid gloves 2.59 and 16 button black and tan kid gloves 2.98.
A listing notes a quantity of embroidery trimmed parasols in white color offered at 98e each with special value.
A list of lace and embroidery selections offered at reduced rates including cambric insertions 8c to 12k values, corset cover embroidery 19c, Torchon lace 2c yard, Point de Paris lace 6c yard, and cream Oriental allover lace 20c yard with former higher prices.
One lot of Ladies Dress Skirts brown plaid and grey mixtures were 4.98 and 6.00, special at .98. 4.98 light tan grey striped skirts now 4.08. Silk Jumper Suits discounted to 8.88 9.08 14.98 and White Jacket Suits now 2.48.
A catalog note offers lace trimmed muslin corset covers at 15c regular and 10c on special, plus white muslin underskirts with deep tuck and lace trimmed flounce priced at 39c, sale at 19c.
Curtain Mark downs featured at 5c per yard for 40 inch Swiss striped curtains. 25c per pair for 214 yard ruffled Mull curtains. 69c per pair for fine ruffled Mull curtains with tucks and Battenburg. typical value $1.00, bargain price noted at 6% ec.
Lux corsets and girdles offered with lace trimming and tape versions in sizes 18 to 24. Two models in batiste feature high bust long hips and low bust short hips, with regular values 50c and 1.00, now offered at 39c and 69c respectively.
Bargain list shows 7c for Lakies sleeveless vests, 10c regular price. Boys balbriggan drawers sizes 24–32 now 15c from 25c. Children’s fine white vests and pants sizes 28–34 at 17c from 25c. Infants long sleeve wrappers cut from 25c to 19c, marked down to 1%e.
coupon style sale text lists children and ladies handkerchiefs with colored borders at 2 for 3 cents regular 2 cents special 2 for 3 cents. One lot of ceiling in black gray red and green reduced from 25 cents to 10 cents.
Special in this ad text lists 2 for 3c black and white darning cotton 2 for 5c black and nickel hump hooks and eyes 100 yard silk spools at 5c per spool and Royal Soap 2 cakes for 5c.
Hosiery markdowns list infants plain and lace hose at 7 cents in several colors. Children tan lace hose at 19 cents, broken sizes. Ladies plain black tan lace and dotted hose cut to 124 cents. Boys medium rib black cotton hose reduced to 18 cents from 25 cents.
Next Saturday is payday at Greer and Shenango tin mills and at the steel mill. Norman Eakin, who lost part of a foot in a steel mill accident, is recovering in hospital and cannot return home yet. Bert Gray and Jack Watson, both screw boys at Greer mill, travel to Pittsburg. Frank Davis, a heater at Shenango, has been on the sick list. Frank Jenkins, a tinner at Shenango, visited his brother in Youngstown.
Percy Hayes an employee of the Pennsylvania Engineering works was injured Wednesday when his hand was crushed between two heavy iron pieces. He will be off work for some time.
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