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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1915
Page
4
SPECIAL NOTICE. All payments, money orders, drafts, communications, etc., should be addressed to THE NEWS COMPANY, New Castle, Pa., and not to any individual. Editorial offices show Sycamore Street and Apple Way with Cedar contacts. subscriptions and rates listed. Second Class Matter inscription and International News Service affiliation noted.
R Henry W Temple will be the main attraction at Volant's Independence Day celebration next Monday where he is expected to announce his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Pennsylvania's Twenty fourth congressional district. A ceremony with patriotic displays and a local political push closes with plans for a forthright address on The European War.
Petrograd says Grand Duke Nicholas has re-aligned armies to the Bug front in Galicia. Troops hold the river near Busk and Gnita Lipa as the German and Turkish rulers are criticized for the war.
An editorial imagines Russia Germany and England meeting at the River Bug to curb bloodlust and power greed. It critiques monarchs and rulers and urges peace to rebuild war wrecked homes and cities.
Three Beaver county inmates in the Western penitentiary are recommended for parole and will be released when Gov. Brumbaugh signs papers in Harrisburg. The prisoners are Alice Smith Clarke Smith and Clyde Grayson.
Homer P. Mosley through attorney E F G Harper files for divorce from Jessie M. Mosley on cruel and barbarous treatment. Married December 28 1911, lived together until June 25 1915 when he left due to indignities to his person.
J L Pounds from Slippery Rock Pennsylvania contends June 5 1859 was the frost date not June 8 1859 as cited in a June 24 issue. He suggests checking the 1859 calendar and courthouse records for proof.
A collage of editorial quips and jokes reflect mood during wartime, noting resilience and satire. Items reference Fourth of July plans, Thaw trial prospects, mischief over politics, Black Hand fears, and social norms, with playful barbs about temper and public conduct.
Humorous column items note a mother’s remark about a baptism of ego and a sober visit by Squire Marsh Swallow the dairy commission warns grocers to avoid stale breakfast foods and bugs. Other items mention raided speakeasies, marriage trends in June, and war calls for Italian youths. A chicken thief is slain in Corypolis, Pennsylvania.
New York on June 29 reports no steamers sailing today. Vessels due to arrive include Minnehaha from London Belgier from Genoa Strathspey from Barcelona Moreni from Tunis Sommelsdyk from Rotterdam Knutsford from Havre Drammensfjord from Christiania Chicago from Bordeaux Trento from London.
Rev F W McClelland will deliver a missionary address at the First Free Methodist Church on Arlington Avenue at 8 o’clock this evening. Special singing will be a feature and the public is invited. Rev G A Garrett, pastor.
An advertisement urges women to avoid overdoing domestic duties and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It claims the product restores women's systems to health after years of silent hardship and urges readers to try it.
Police report a stolen seven year old chestnut sorrel horse weighing 1200 pounds with three white feet stolen at Mars on June 27. Fire crews dealt with pole fires at Mill and Division streets."}
Real estate transfers include James B. Abbott to Peter Shoaff in Fifth ward for 1 dollar and Elizabeth Barnes to J Webster Newton in Wayne township for 1 dollar. Other transfers list prices from 1 to 1700 dollars among Webster Shaffer, Richard Hall, Theodore Hayes, Wm K Foster, J Holmes Braden, Emma J Frazier, Cyrus Cartwright and Frank Wolf in Wayne township and North Beaver.
An advertisement touts D. D. D. Wash as a mild soothing remedy for summer rashes ivy poison bites hives and prickly heat. A trial bottle costs 25 cents with a guarantee of instant relief and a full size bottle offered. Drugstores stock D. D. D. with the maker asserting powerful relief.
The Plaingrove Reading Circle gathered June 25 with Mr and Mrs Robert Armstrong hosting. Dr C B Shoaff led devotional exercises and Hazel Moore and Belle Offutt gave recitations. A debate argued that war should be declared only by a majority vote of adults 21 and over. Social hour followed with refreshments. Special guests included Miss Kerr Ed Morrow Short Mason and others. July meeting scheduled with Mr and Mrs J A Pizor.
John Smith begins construction of a bungalow on a four acre plot on Rebe street with W. M. Bender serving as the lumber contractor handling supply and setup for the project.
The News lists candidates subject to the Republican primary on Sept. 21. For Judge of the Court of Common Pleas Lawrence County S Plummer Emery is named. For County Treasurer McGeorge is listed. Other announced races include County Commissioner Sylvester Shafy and County Constable M Moore. Register and Recorder Nef maries and County Auditor J ain J McKee appear with notes on primary decisions.
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