Farmers Harvest Humor Stirs County Newsstand
A rural bulletin parodies local affairs with a pantomime of ministers and farmers offering services in fieldwork. The piece satirically urges balance of charity and labor, naming Rev Charles Jordan and J C M Johnston while mockingly praising ministerial reserve forces in agriculture.
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Ourself
Sail
Tabor
Charles Jordan
Valant
Stears
J. C. M. Johnston
Wilmington Township
Dr. Salfl
Sky
Dr. Sniff
Dr Sniff
Unis
Snitt
Fragmented Historic Page Text Mixes Poetry and Commentary
A jumbled OCR fragment blends poems and editorial notes on liberty, governance, and world affairs. It references American ideals, European monarchies, gas utility quips, and a dramatic account of spy reporting in 1910s journalism, with scattered names and dates obscured by type.
Fragmented Wartime Sketches and Local News In New Castle
A reconstructed column reports wartime enlistments and church militia efforts, local business gatherings, and community notes from New Castle. It highlights farmer prosperity, milk and egg shortages, barbers in Wisconsin, a half million legacy for an old men's home, and various civic updates including suffrage, Red Cross campaigns, and jail labor programs. The piece weaves through personal notices, testimonies, and scattered social commentary reflecting the era's daily life and morale.
Locust 17 year cycle grips readers in 1917 plea
Readers recall the 17 year cicada cycle with letters to The News. A 1917 correspondent details past invasions in 1866 1849 and 1862 describing eggs in tree limbs plow damage and orchard losses. The piece mentions the periodical cicada notes its spread in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern states and compares wartime duties with local agrarian impacts. It also notes enlistment efforts in Indiana and Alabama and references “Springfield” politics.
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Father
Ather
Inc Sents
Nolse
Western
Prensylvania
Gbl
Atlantic City
C. M. Johnston
Race Improvement Through Heredity
The article surveys eugenics and the race heredity question, noting debate on nature versus nurture. It warns against overstating practical usefulness and stresses subjecting heredity claims to careful testing while clarifying aims for public opinion standards rather than broad governmental control of marriage.
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Where to Go Tonight At Regent and Strand Theatres
Moving pictures featuring Clara Kimball Young in The Fastest Way at Regent Theatre and Carlyle Blackwell and Jane Rividge in The Price of Pride. Nixon Theatre shows Eileen Sedgwick in Man and Toast and Mollie King in The Mystery of the Double Cross at Strand Theatre. Also Marc Macdermot in The Last Sentence. Also a Baltimore reference about a son in college athletics.
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Come Theatre
Moving Pictures
Clara Kimball Young
Regent Theatre
Carlyle Blackwell
Jine Rividge
Nixon Theatre
Eileen Sedgwick
Mollie King
Strand Theatre—Moving Pictures
Marc Macdermot
Missing youth and car linked in Brighton township incident
A 21 year old, Harey Ing Eckles, son of Mrs. Alice Eckles, left home early yesterday in his mother’s automobile on the Lincoln highway near Brighton township. Police and family conduct searches after reports claim he took clothing and funds, driving away in a new car from a barn. The case hinges on notes of the teaching starting early and involvement of a local driver.
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Brayer Falls
Harey Ing
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Nckles
Alice
Hickles
Lincoln Highway
Brighton Township
Jees
Eckles
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Ter Aggression Swiftly Sways Town Audiences
A fragment from a column notes a daughter’s powerful singing, drawing reactions as Pickton’s theater scene buzzes. The piece hints at a mother failing to recognize her daughter while she performs, reflecting on identity and stage craft in Slickton.
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Slickton
Daugheter
Pickton
Puck
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G. Lindenstein, Inc
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America
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Pictorial Review
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Ship of State
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Providence Journal
Washington
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Germany
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Windermere
Parla
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Winter Avenue
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New Castle Board of Trade
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Canal
Wisconsin
Wilkes-Barre
Redmond
Reading
Newport Bridge
France
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Red Cross
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the News
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Indiana
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United States
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New Caatta
William H. Ellie
Walter J. Kinder
New Castla
James T. Atkinson
Bittles
New Caatlea
Willam C. Smith
New Casta
W. Heckart
N Nett
New Cant
Tl. Mckee
Banthropy
H. White
Will G. Andrews
New Cantra
George E. Montgomery
Plaingrove
Torna
Union Township
S&de
John of Gross
Ware
Fifth Ware
Hane
Romeo W. Muse
New Cathe Republican
SM. White
W.fenton
New Caste
Republican
J. Gorey Kraus
Ellwood City
Mod. Corgublican
Lyle G. Emery
Fifth Ward
William D. Willams, Sr
John P. Aiken
Slipperyrock
Milo Gibson
Taylor Township
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Winter Bros
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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Ns Maina BN
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