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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1927
Page
4
An editorial urges restricting firecrackers to safe uses and promoting a sane celebration to protect the public on the Fourth of July. It cites past deaths and injuries, laments elder stress, and calls for a nationwide push under a Safe and Sane banner to prevent further tragedies in 1927.
A speaker notes that high pay draws efficient help but salaries do not reflect the quality of office holders. The remark parallels a nearly three year gap since any parent tried to stop a daughter from marrying, reflecting broader concerns about public and private choices.
Artac Brisbanes essay contrasts the winning smile with earnest seriousness, citing John D. Rockefeller and General William Mitchell. It urges balancing friendliness in sales and daily life with focused, serious thinking, noting the Lindberghs two sides and the need for a capable, clear desk in management.
Quips on marriage, divorce, fashion, and everyday life mix with stray jokes about golf and politics. The piece notes a wife’s complaint about a husband’s faults, jokes about a preacher, and light satire on newsboys, newspapers, and modern quirks in New Castle. Strong hints of society chatter and small-town humor frame the column.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions three days notice before marriage in California, a three month notice for divorce, the Prince of Wales turning thirty three, and various European gossip about unattached nobles. It reads like scattered legal and royal tidbits with no clear single event.
A fragmented verse piece decries warts on pickles and crooks in industry while urging readers to value honest work. It contemplates labor’s toil, society’s ridicule of the humble prune, and Mark Twain’s lampooning as decades of mockery recede.
The text references posters in neighborhoods, concerns over handbill peddlers and advertising removal, and mentions indignant citizens, a city council, and licensing. It appears as garbled excerpts about civic duties, campaign material, and possible diplomatic paradoxes with stray phrases about alimony and day references.
The piece weighs options for the 1928 Democratic National Convention venue. NYC is sidelined in favor of rivals Cleveland Detroit Chicago and western cities while ideas range from Charlottesville Virginia to Jackson birthplace themes and even The Hague. It notes responses from Democratic leaders and jokes about publicity and regional pride.
A 1927 Edgar A Guest poem celebrates human progress and unity as barriers fall and distance shrinks. It envisions faster travel and widespread voice communication linking people across the globe, noting how modern tech and mobility shrink the world.
A local street tale recalls Devy Dumps speeding through town leaving dust trails before his front tire burst. Sexton Brown comments on the messy aftermath and humor around the incident.
Consider the poor for they are blessed and the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. Prayer blesses the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount an untimely self proclaimed authority in Portugal with mention of corrosive rhetoric and an angry woman remark. Unclear names and dates limit precise attribution.
The piece lauds Nungesser and Coli as emblematic of courage driving humanity forward, noting how flight and exploration push progress despite fatal risks. It frames adventurers in science, religion, commerce, and war as heroic yet costly, and ends with a bemused remark about a flood district lacking a catfish tale.
A letter from a prospective naturalization applicant in Oakland in 1927 complains of mistreatment during exam by U S officials. He asks the judge to dismiss his case and erase his name, noting officials’ seriousness about granting naturalization and implying a shortage of good citizens with imagination. The piece satirizes immigration processes and citizen tests.
A reflective set of lines questions who suffers poor health yet clings to self pity. It highlights how some burden themselves with troubles, expect the world to sympathize, and fail to seek relief by turning to God or sharing burdens beyond their own.
John W. Garrett, from a prominent Maryland family, would succeed James R. Shef field as ambassador to Mexico. A veteran diplomat, he entered service in 191, served at Le Hague and Ber t in, Rome, Venezuela, and the Netherlands, and was secretary-general of the Washington conference.
Mrs. Judith Miller Witesida of Dupo Illinois writes about the harshness toward people who fail to meet their problems courageously. She urges readers to consider roots in childhood, loving mothers, and the need for charity for those struggling with life’s sorrows.
A columnist reflects on the limits of judging character by inheritance and environment. He urges charity in moral judgments but notes firm action against misconduct, recounting an incident where a passenger’s rude behavior provoked by a misboarded elevator car angered others, while a colored boy acted as a gentleman.
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