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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
8
Rose lovers are warned to expect the rose chafer within a week to ten days. Entomologist T. L. Guyton advises liberal poison applications to roses to stem attacks, detailing spray and dust methods using arsenate of lead, molasses, sulphur, and lime.
A group of American musicians and composers sails for Naples under Pietro Von, Vatican honorary organist. They travel as musical ambassadors authorized by the U S Department of State to foster goodwill and raise respect for American talent in Italian and French music circles. The trip aims to teach organ playing and composition, with a newly emphasized diplomatic purpose.
The German Catholic Society annual convention will be held in Allentown August 23 27 at Knights of St George hall with Cardinal Daugherty of Philadelphia as a speaker. Prof Rev Bruhl of Overbrook will discuss Women as a Social Factor. William Donnelley of Rochester N Y will lecture on The Essentials of Labor Disputes. Herman Hegner of Pittsburgh will speak on Taking Care of the Youth. Delegates from every state will attend, marking the first time a smaller city hosts the event.
Fletcher Buchanan, a Black man, pleaded guilty to murder for the shooting that killed Mrs. Lulu Reed at 916 Greenfield Avenue in Farrell Pennsylvania. He waived a hearing and was taken to Mercer jail after arraignment before Justice Robert Sherwood.
Advertises McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets claiming a ten pound gain in 22 days. Pills touted as sugar coated and tasteless, easy to swallow and stomach friendly. Sixty tablets cost sixty cents with directions on each box and availability at local druggists.
A home bleach claim promotes mixing two lemons juice with Orchard White to create a quarter pint solution. The advertising notes it softens beautifies and whitens skin and claims stage stars use it for clear youthfully rosy skin and freckle sunburn and tan lightening.
Chicago dispatch notes a surge in fluid milk and cream consumption across the United States, with per person daily intake at 1.16 pints and yearly average 53 gallons. The piece cautions about improper handling and urges cleanliness and separation of old and new milk. A separate brief mentions a St. Louis woman seeking divorce over her husband’s vanity and grooming habits.
The Garfield National Bank says the elimination of marginal producers is under way on a large scale as demand and profit margins fall. Many industries cannot sustain profits under present conditions after clearing debris from the 1921 crash.
In Shamokin Pennsylvania on June 26 a discovered payroll dated 1853 issued by the Big Mountain Improvement Co operating the Big Moun mine was found. The document sheds light on early mining era payroll practices and local industry history.
Mrs. Herman Buhl of Denver joins a seven member party to reach the northeast face of Long's Peak. She is the only woman known in the world to have this ascent record.
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