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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1913
Page
4
VNEW CASTLE NEWS announces its ownership by The News Company with officers Jah G. Treadwell James T. Ray and W Treadwell as vice president L Rentz as secretary and W Gallant as treasurer and managing editor with city editor duties noted.
The text urges self awareness and internal dialogue to guide life. It cautions against constant self criticism while promoting loyalty to one's highest ideals and using personal power for the benefit of others.
The newspaper laments the adjournment of the Pennsylvania General Assembly bemoaning demagogues and reformers while praising some lawmakers like Walton for their effort. It notes missed temperance legislation and mocks the session’s political theater, concluding readers wonder about lawmakers’ reflections as they return home.
A Gettysburg dispatch in The News last evening reports a Confederate soldier's grief and experiences amid the Civil War battle. The brief item conveys somber reflections and impact on Confederate soldiers.
The piece notes John Francis Key, a Confederate veteran and grandson of Francis Scott Key, could not attend the Blue and Gray reunion at Gettysburg. It laments his betrayal of the flag and his decision to oppose the Union, contrasting with his grandfather's legacy and the nation’s unity.
In New Castle city hall, clerk C Ed Brown answers a call from a woman mistaking his office for a butcher. The same caller then orders a lamb loin, which Brown sent to an East Street butcher, bypassing the mix-up.
A compilation of verse and miscellaneous notes including a humorous pledge of domestic blessings from M. M. Lee, weather data, and quips about fashion, temperance hotels, and local industry. Mentions Wampum farm hands baseball club and critics on dress and manners.
Charles B. Little, a News pressman, writes from Dublin with impressions of Irish travel. He describes Queenstown, slow trains, left side traffic, and visits to a man of war and the Irish Times office, noting upcoming London plans.
A Washington Pa woman killed snakes in her yard while others joke about spells and coffins. A Greensburg Pa woman accuses a neighbor of casting a spell on her cow. New York court limits damages for plane accidents. A Jersey bride faints before her wedding and a Columbus woman defends her late ceremony marriage. Gettysburg soldiers share canteens across colors. Humane Society claims some horse owners blind horses to dull them.
A young woman newly hired by a large city store is placed at a major counter despite knowing little about the merchandise. She meets a hesitant customer seeking crash goods, loses nerve, and runs away in panic toward Clifton Flats, navigating muddy roads.
City councils met in regular session Monday night with three June meeting nights noted. No arrests were made last night and police activity appears quiet for June. A police committee failed to form a quorum. vacation season has begun with Officer Greer on leave. The water company bill of 750 was held by the finance committee pending the city suit resolution. Superintendent Ethridge and the pole removal committee on Butler avenue plan an afternoon street meeting.
The finance and law committee took no favorable action on Callahan's proposal to issue bonds totaling 100 000 for flood prevention work in the Neshannock creek. The resolution was tabled.
Miss Tawney Apple proclaims it a crime to be idle in the twentieth century. Speaking at Melodeon Hall to the Society For the Suppression of Blind Accordion Players, she urges young people to work, avoid idle habits, and seize the era’s opportunities despite hardship.
An article notes a Paris proposal to permit euthanasia for hopeless invalids. It argues wealth and heirs affect outcomes, and suggests politics fuel desires to hold office can drive irrational actions. The piece ends with a remark on blessings in disguise.
A dramatic vignette shows a woman scolding a man as he leaves in shame. The text questions civic notices and a city hall flag at half mast while criticizing July 5th workdays and libel costs to newspapers, ending with a bold defense of The News.
A collection of short, light verse lines notes animals staying cool. The Youngstown Telegram mentions a birdie's home without doors or fans, Denver Republican adds a rabbit in a burrow kept calm by flies, and a snake that sheds its skin while staying bright in the heat.
In Volant Pa on June 28 kinship ties were traced from early Wash ington township settlers Kinsey and John McConnell to a large gathered clan. The piece lists descendants across many farms near the old homestead noting their prominence and continuity of land ownership, with remarks on lineage and regional impact.
The town sees promising prospects to add a new industry and expects rapid progress within weeks, signaling a noticeable local boom. In other notes, visitors include W. H. Stevenson of New Castle and J. M. Graham, while Baxter Anderson is listed sick and Miss Helen McConnell returns home for a family reunion. Paul J. Simison travels on business to Oil City and Franklin. Eulala McCune returns from a two week visit with grandparents.
Rev J H Jelbart announces a Thursday evening lecture. The notice highlights the speaker and timing for parishioners and local readers.
John Sankey of Plain Grove Township and Miss Lina Mackenzie of Slippery Rock visit Mrs. EF M Wilkin. Young people attended a play at Rich Hill church Friday. Rev S T Davison attended Mercer County Sunday School convention in Fredonia. Miss Catherine Graham to leave early next week for Atlantic City and Philadelphia for a weeks outing.
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