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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1925
Page
12
Washington reports a heated treasury denial disputing congressional charges of widespread duplicate bonds and falsified records. Officials say losses are minor, totaling about 13 million, with some thefts in small denominations but no giant fraud. The committee investigation claims substantial losses and evasive treasury explanations.
Ib ersburg Pa March 4 Tourists donate a half million dollars figures from a Chamber of Commerce meeting show the city plans a heavy advertising campaign. The group will run full page magazine ads erect welcome signs on city outskirts and publish the official Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce book. Melon wrote a letter to President Coolidge denying charges by a congressional investigating committee. The longest inaugural address was Wade in 1837.
Highland United Presbyterian formally dedicated its new pipe organ on Tuesday night March 2 with Dr. Charles P. Heinroth of Pittsburgh giving a recital. The program showcased the organ’s tephons and reeds as the Highland U P quartet Ruth Drescher Margaret Sankey Albert Genkinger and Clinton E Ward assisted. Mrs Jessie Nelean Read named organist for the church.
Governor Inchot announces an appropriations list for hospitals and charitable institutions. Shenango Valley Hospital is funded at 18000, matching 1923, while Almira Home gains 5000, up 1500 from 1924. State bill total rises from 4 million to 5 million with conditions on budget passage.
February 26, 1925 New Castle News prints letters from Highland United Presbyterian Church officials thanking the newspaper for publicity given to dedicatory services. The letter from H. A. Wilkison expresses personal and official thanks for the coverage and notes the publicity was appreciated beyond cost. The page also features a humorous column and a short joke about suspicion and a cross eyed man.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as improving appetite and weight in children and adults. It claims rapid results, cites a nine year old who gained twelve pounds in seven months, and notes the product costs 60 tablets for sixty cents.
An old advertisement urges mothers to give California Fig Syrup to sick babies and children with biliousness and constipation. It praises its pleasant taste and promise to open the bowels, noting a teaspoonful today may prevent illness tomorrow and urging buyers to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with printed directions on the bottle.
Harrisburg dispatch reports C. M. McGuire of Mechanicsburg, father of twelve, killed when a trolley car collided with an automobile near the city. McGuire was seated in the rear of the auto and was thrown from the vehicle. two companions were detained by police. One fragment mentions a stray line about a woman, not connected to the event.
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