Gasoline Consumers Association Opens New Mill Street Station
The Gasoline Consumers association, formed by 400 local stockholders, opened a brick 14 by 40 foot station at South Mill and County Line today. A buried 12,000 gallon tank feeds an 8,000 gallon line from the refinery via railroad siding, unloading in two hours. A high efficiency pump, free air, and water supply serve car owners, with Weaver Fessler credited as promoter after six weeks of work.
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Gasoline Consumers Association
South Mill
County Line
Weaver F. Fessler
Watermelon price spread prompts reform appeal
Boston resident Stanley Starratt asks why a Florida grown watermelon earns 3.6 cents while the consumer pays up to 1.00. He traces costs from grower to express, commission, wholesale, and retailer, noting a large jump after the commission house. Starratt reports to President Wilson and Hoover seeking action.
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Boston
Florida
Pittsburg
Commission House
Express Company
Starratt
Wilson
Hoover
Good in Listening Dinner Confession
A writer in the American Magazine recalls a free dinner where the guest talked nonstop about his business, ideas, and prejudices. The narrator barely spoke, prompting with questions only when silence arose, calling the evening the easiest work ever.
Curiosity and trade in dialogue from a dinner talk
The text discusses the value of curiosity and reciprocal exchange in conversations. It praises the idea that truly able people ingest others ideas while sharing their own, citing Theodore Roosevelt and Peter Dunne. It notes aging intellectually from lack of curiosity and highlights Willie Collier’s New York show with a line about using one mouth and two ears.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Peter Dunne
Mr. Dooley
New York
Willie Collier
North Beaver Grange met on Friday at Leonard school
The North Beaver Grange will hold its regular meeting on Friday evening July 6 at the Leonard School. All members are urged to attend as special business will be discussed.
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Leonard School
The
Grange
Weekly church services at Presbyterian church
The usual services will be held at the Presbyterian church this Sunday at 11 a.m. Bible school starts at 10 a.m. Christian Endeavors meet in the church parlors at 8 p.m. Rev. Mr. Ordway leads the meeting. All are invited to attend. Pastor Rev. Smith Ordway.
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Mr. Ordway
Smith Ordway
Oil discovery at W. W. Hopper farm reported
The well drilled on the W. W. Hopper farm proved a successful venture and a great producer. Experts declare there is a substantial amount of oil on the farm and in the locality.
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W. W. Hopper
Barris Family Picnic Draws Large Attendance in New Castle Area
Mrs. Bert Jenkins of Ellwood City visits Pittsburg on business. Mrs. David Cambek and Mrs. John Fowler host guests from Struthers. The Barris family plans their annual picnic at R. W. Barris’s home with large crowds expected. Various relatives visit New Castle, Mahoningtown, and East New Castle, including the Wigley and Stevenson families with trips to New Wilmington and nearby homes.
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Bert Jenkins
Ellwood City
W. M. Barris
David Cambek
John Fowler
Struthers
Barris
R. W. Barris
W. S. Wigley
Earl
W. J. Stevenson
Bernetta
East New Castle
Arthur
Miss Nettie Wigley
Ee Mahoningtown
Clyde and
Christina Moltz
New Wilmington
Goldie
Bessie Wigley
George Cameron
Nettie
Arthur Wigley
Mont Seaton
New Castle
Hotels Back Hoover Plan to Conserve Food Supply
Local hotel men are urged to cooperate with state safety measures led by Food Administrator Herbert Hoover. The State Hotel Proprietors' association backs his suggestions and J. M. Frazier presses full compliance. Restaurants should cut immature meat and favor seafood, corn and rye breads, and offer war portions. Patrons urged to avoid over-ordering. Lawrence county safety committee to educate the public and promote hotel saving plans statewide.
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State Committee of Public Safety
Lawrence County Committee of Public Safety
Buffalo Bill’s First Indian Fight Recounted
In his book The Adventures of Buffalo Bill Col William F Cody narrates his 1857 confrontation with Indians at the South Platte river when he was eleven, as cattle herders were attacked and three men were slain before the survivors sought refuge and the boy faced a sudden bank sighting.
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Buffalo Bill
The
Harpers
South Platte River
Fort Kearney
Indian Killer Becomes Local Hero After River Incident
A witness recalls aiming at an Indian and firing, then witnessing about six feet of dead Indian tumbling into the river. He says the moment transformed him into a hero and an Indian killer, marking a pivotal shift in his self perception and status.
Going to extremes in Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
In a paraphrase of a chat between Gotham and his western cousin the men discuss how high costs and strong winds make it hard to maintain a house. The excerpt highlights the tension between rising living expenses and harsh weather impacting homes.
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Gotham
Pittsburg
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