New Castle News About The Daily Publication Details
New Castle News is published every evening except Sunday from 29 North Mercer Street. It lists staff including L Rentz president and manager editor W T Peadwell, Ray Treadwell as vice president, Jack Rentz treasurer, TL Rag as assistant treasurer, George W Conway secretary, and Haven editor. Subscription rates are 3c per copy, 15 per week, five dollars yearly by mail, with various monthly options. It is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation and the American Newspaper Publishers Association.
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Sunday Picnic Vandalism and Political Musings
A column contrasts Sunday picnic vandalism with littering and the keep off signs it inspires. It then riffs on political figure Henry Clay and William Jennings Bryan, noting Bryan’s limited success and the era’s presidential dynamics. The piece ends with satirical lines on modern manners, winter pleasures, business etiquette, and dating customs.
Drowning Unnecessary Urges Caution for Bathers
A provincial reflection urges cautious water use as drownings rise in hot months. Experts say many drownings could be prevented if bathers floated on their backs with arms extended and mouths closed, noting most occur after overheating or eating a large meal.
President-makers in American history and their limits
The article argues that Bryan aimed to be a perpetual president-maker and notes his repeated nominations within his party. It contrasts other figures such as Jefferson, Jackson, and Taft who shaped successors, while most presidents did not name their successors. Lincoln’s potential influence is suggested but cut short by assassination.
Gowns Described As Mother Hubbard’s by Fashion Writer
Fontaine Fox notes that some present gowns resemble old Mother Hubbard styles with all around coverage yet lacking form. He calls the outfits exquisite frocks gowns and simple little pieces and suggests it takes a brave man to label them Mother Hubbard’s.
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Opportunities Abound in Scientific Agriculture Says Educator
Dr John M Thomas president of Pennsylvania State College says agriculture is in early scientific development offering college trained men careers beyond farming Teaching research extension work and county agent roles open in fields like dairying poultry and crop science The US Department of Agriculture and state departments employ many professionals shaping a promising yet competitive future for agriculturists The piece emphasizes trained leaders and practical extension as key paths in agriculture’s growth
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Hints and Hints From A Distracted Era
Various short items mix humor and political jabber from a bygone era. Notes on daily life include garden berries from Lawrence Castle, the promise of a vegetable show, and casual social commentary. Political observations touch on the Dem convention, court cases, and public figures amid light satire.
Congregations Prep Preachers for Rest
Motives vary as many congregations plan to send their preachers on a rest. Clergy across communities consider time off to recharge, with schedules and assignments yet to be finalized.
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Democratic party eyes future chances after convention speech
A convention speaker proclaimed the Democratic party has a great opportunity. He warned the opportunity will be realized only in the future, next November, signaling a long-term strategy four years ahead.
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Democratic Party
Party Lines on National Debt and Dawes Policies
Editorials across several papers discuss the shrinking national debt and the Dawes plan. Opinions vary on Dawes with some praising his impact in Europe for farmers while others criticize him as too conservative or too explosive. A Boston forecast envisions a large Coolidge landslide and margin.
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Circus profits, ads fail as locals shun big events
A columnist cites a circus as unprofitable for locals due to ad scares and excitement. The piece notes the News lost about a thousand dollars in advertising on circus eve as merchants balk at promoting such events. West Middlesex police spotlight speeding motorists and nighttime patrols.
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Psalm Verse Excerpt Religious Call to Worship
A biblical verse invites praise and reverence, calling people to worship and bow before the maker. The passage asserts God as creator and shepherd, emphasizing belonging to a chosen flock.
Safety Sam Says and the fish story at crossings
A dialect note describes braking over horn use as safer at crossings and questions how a Recordin Angel would record a hand story about the one that got away. The piece blends safety, storytelling, and humorous metaphor.
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Germany Faces Mockery Over Financing Plea
Germany’s repeated appeals over budget shortfalls are met with derision as critics joke that the country’s finances remain a running gag. Analysts warn the issue risks damaging credibility and coalitions.
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Golf Lesson Echoes In Lip Service Parable
The writer recalls a golf lesson where the instructor urged holding the club like a golfer rather than a fisherman. The remark is praised as apt and humorous, reflecting on common missteps when learning golf.
Woman Delegate Thrown from Seat at Democratic Convention
A woman delegate was hurled from her seat as a fist fight broke out among roughneck delegates. The Democratic convention is described as unsafe for women amid surrounding vitriol and danger, but some wonders how long fools survive in such atmosphere.
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Supreme Court Rules Beer Not Medicine in Ruling
A court declares beer is not a medicine and questions its therapeutic value. The decision casts doubt on claims of beer as a medical remedy and highlights legal boundaries for such assertions.
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Fireworks and Youth Express Freedom Through Battle Glorification
An editorial argues fireworks remain popular among youths despite bans and condemns ongoing war glorification. It contends outlawing war is unlikely while the young are taught to explode large bombs annually as a display of freedom.
Democratic convention sparring and dry law crackdown in New York
ABE MARTIN comments attack the dry law enforcement in Lawrence County and mock the New York Democratic convention as a style show for women while men discuss Tammany power. He notes Democratic delegates wives and husbands were shut out for ticket access and predicts Pennsylvania Democrats fade in November.
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Pennsylvania Delegates at Democratic Convention Sparks Debate
The piece argues Pennsylvania has little stake in the Democratic convention and rebukes non-essentials focused on candidates and seats. It notes June brides face few roses while July brides will have more, and cites Sam Gompers of the AFL urging a return of light wines and beer as part of labor platform.
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Pouting Indicates Husbands May Lack Insight
A sharp remark asserts that three years of marriage prove little if a husband cannot guess a wife's reason for pouting, implying insufficient judgment for married life. The quote emphasizes perceived gaps in spousal understanding and patience.
Dusting Off the Old Ones
A string of quips and flippant maxims with jokes about morphine, druggists, and travelers, mixing wordplay on poppies and headings about heroes. The tone recalls reflective humor from an older era with cultural references and wry observations.
Just Folks by Life by Edgar A Guest
A brief verse describes life as a song and duty, a baby’s care, a man’s battles won, and a journey through joys and griefs. It reflects on brightness today and changing fortunes tomorrow with words of peace and fading laughter.
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Edgar A. Guest
Sentence Sermons By Rev Roy D Smith D D
The column presents brief inspirations from Reverend Roy D Smith on daily lessons drawn from scripture. The small essays offer concise applications for faith and conduct, framed in a diction reminiscent of traditional sermon sketches.
We are capable of more good than we realize
The author urges temperance and open-mindedness in belief and judgment. People often overestimate their own virtue while underestimating others. The piece cautions against prejudice, hypocrisy, and closing the mind to new ideas, especially in matters of religion and art.
Ancient Egypt and the endless second table tale
A fragment regards long parked in Egypt and a reference to old fashioned children kept waiting for a second table. The text hints at sideshow hosting and nostalgia for bygone entertainments, without clear specifics or outcomes.
Today's Anniversaries
1774 A Plymouth mechanic died in his own submarine invention the first recorded victim of submarine navigation. 1849 Raab Hungary stormed and taken by Austrians. 1863 Confederate advance called back by Gen. Lee to concentrate at Gettysburg. 1874 Grand review of 60 000 French troops at Longchamps. 1904 Steamer Norge lost off the Scottish coast with 646 deaths. 1914 Archduke Francis Ferdinand and wife assassinated at Sarajevo by a Serbian student. 1920 Democratic national convention opened in San Francisco. 1921 Germany paid 44,000,000 gold marks to Allied Reparations Commission.
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Radio Schedule for WG&Y Schenectady June 30 1924
General Electric program lineup lists 5:00 p m stock market and news, 6:15 p m sports review, 7:15 p m lectures on fruit and vegetable distribution and live stock marketing, 7:30 harvest weather forecast, 7:40 baseball scores, 7:45 Salvation Army Band concert led by Geo Andrew with contralto Mrs John Kh Faulkner.
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Radio Features Today From Democratic National Convention
Stations nationwide carry Convention events from Madison Square Garden New York with reports and programs from WOR Newark WEAP WRC WGN WGY WLS WMAQ WJZ WNAC WSB WTAT KDKA and more. Listings note program cancellations if conflicts arise and feature speakers Miss C Williams Mrs Earl Harding and Josephus Daniels with a Marine Band concert in Washington.
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Inveterate Walker Flaunts His Habit Of Going Stateless
The line hints at a quip about a Walker who avoids a walking stick, suggesting a stubborn or habitual traveler who prefers mobility without aid. No concrete event, date, or location is provided.
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