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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1908
Page
4
A lighthearted poem riffs on the unwelcome belated blizzard that derails plans for gardening and outdoor chores. It laments snow delays, cough medicine purchases, and the waiting game of spring while humorously noting politics and ambition with a mix of seasonal whimsy.
Citizens facing a debate over city facility needs hear arguments against replacing the present city hall. Proponents urge vault improvements and fireproofing, while opponents warn against costly new construction, noting the current building suffices for decades and rooms remain unused. Supervisors emphasize conservative spending over speculative plans.
The Y W C A finance committee reports partial success in raising funds toward an 1800 goal. Reports show about 700 raised with potential near 1000 as more members contribute. Additional meetings planned to finalize totals and plan opening of new rooms around April 1 with house warming events and possible entertainment fundraiser.
Prof. Vincent Bianchi, director of an Italian band, schedules a public concert on the public square this Saturday evening. The ensemble, formed only a few months ago, aims to perform 30 or more pieces and showcase high quality music to the city. A sacred concert is planned for early April, likely April 12, in the opera house or another venue, with expectations to fill seating.
Murray Moore, longtime head of the Hotel Savoy in Youngstown, has resigned and will move to New Castle to take charge of the New Leslie house.
A mishmash of humorous observations and satirical jabs pieces show social quirks. A Michigan man hides a second wife, an anarchist Emma Goldman addresses graves, and dancing leads to paralysis in New York. A Buffalo bishop preaches prayer for husbands, while a Pittsburg minister urges optimism with a smile.
Aubre O. McFadden of East Sutton Street attends a three day interdenominational missionary convention in Pittsburg as a delegate from the Young People’s Society of the First Christian Church.
An old advertisement from J. C. Wallace sells Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea with claims it cures headaches indigestion and constipation by making the bowels work naturally. Priced 35 cents for tea or tablets.
In a Washington speech Representative Edward L. Hamilton of Michigan delivered a string of epigrammatic lines. He critiqued Roosevelt and political rhetoric, praised democracy and education, and warned about hypocrisy and the reach of money in politics.
Tomorrow marks the last day to pay state and county taxes to qualify for the April 11 primary ballot. Voters must show a receipt proving tax payment at least 80 days before the primary to be eligible for the November election. Aged voters who voted in the last fall must pay taxes before March 11 to vote in the primaries.
A Polish immigrant Jan Zarych dies in a New Castle hospital after a rapid illness. His sister Maggie, visiting on Tuesdays and Thursdays, learns only by chance of his death as hospital staff delayed informing her and the undertaker removed the body to the morgue. A local witness notes the callous remark that the deceased was “only a foreigner.”
Dr. C. H. Lee, long ill with pneumonia at his North Mercer street home, was moved Monday evening to his son's residence on North Beaver street in Dunn and Rice's ambulance.
The Associated Charities is overseeing a new bread line in Youngstown to aid foreigners out of work, with applicants for aid being cared for by the charity organization.
The Cascade de showcases a diverse entertainment lineup drawing large audiences. Highlights include Swedish violinist Laura M. Peterson with an electric violin, the duo J and Mrs Lew Stanley, Charlotte Leslie with an illustrated song, Murphy and Murphy’s colored acts, and Will Mead with his educated dog Sparkle. The musical comedy Playing the Ponies and a Yorke and Adams act with 50 performers are slated for Friday March 13 at the opera house.
Now is the time to have your pictures framed before you clean house. Patterson Stationery Co offers over 14,000 feet of mouldings in stock with good workmanship and reasonable prices. Bring frames in need of repair or new glass to the shop at 6 East Washington Street.
The British demand for American products expands to commercial and theatrical sectors. A generation ago American plays and actors faced little opportunity in England, and American dramatic writing languished. The trend signals renewed interest in U S cultural exports.
The latest Anglo American deal calls for the production of Human Hearts in London starting next June and Mr Nankeville plans to send over the company, with a production seen here on Thursday March 12 at the opera house. The Star Family theatre show drew packed houses and loud encores. Herbert and Vance wowed audiences while I J Miller drew applause for When the Candle Lights Are Gleaming. The Barringtons new comedy and the Star-O-Graph moving pictures capped a strong bill, continuing Tuesday and Wednesday with a Wednesday matinee at 3.
A Chicago woman, Mrs. BE Hegg, reports relief after using D D D Prescription for three years of eczema. She says the treatment stopped the itch, allowed sleep, and cleared her skin, endorsing both the medicine and D D D Soap for skin diseases.
A proposal in Youngstown aims to elevate the city library to county status, seeking broader oversight and funding. The effort indicates intent to reclassify the library’s governance and public support beyond municipal control.
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