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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1925
Page
30
Dr. Charlotte Davenport, 101, lectures on longevity and life wisdom. She touts frugal eating, avoiding cosmetics, and argues marriage aids development while noting she has seventeen sons. Davenport juggles travel plans to Canada and the Himalayas while discussing language, gossip, and the Prince of Wales.
Claims Tanlac builds solid flesh on underweight bodies and improves digestion and blood purification. Praises hundreds of thousands of thank you letters and urges immediate use for torpid appetite rheumatism stomach complaints low resistance indigestion and malnutrition with quick relief starting tonight.
Dr Davenport, born to Polish and Russian parents in Petrograd in 1824, speaks German, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, English and Punjabi. She studies Sanskrit and adheres to strict personal disciplines like bathing in cold water and sleeping with feet uncovered.
The Ben Franklin Junior High cabinet making shop is busy as students complete items for the school system. Instructor H L McCurdy says rush orders from various departments keep work steady, with recent projects including four cafeteria tables and more than 300 pieces of furniture built since the term began.
Princeton residents Mr. and Mrs. George Hohmann and son Bobby visited near Plaingrove with her parents Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Henry and family. Hermon Presbyterian church will hold afternoon services at 2 30 with Sunday school at 1 30 led by Rev. John Howarth. Frances Myers, a New Castle high student, spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Myers and family.
Mr and Mrs William Book and others from New Castle visited relatives in Gibsondale on Friday. Mrs Robert McCurdy and son Lester visited Charlie Taylor at Shenango Valley Hospital where he is a patient. Mr and Mrs Arthur Flack of Smiley Stop spent the weekend with N M Young and family. Mrs Floyd Houk and daughter Lois visited her parents in New Castle. Mr and Mrs George Richael of New Castle plan to move to Rose Point soon. Mrs Wm Reeseman of Rose Point, recently ill, is improving. Orris Book, nine weeks in Shenango Valley Hospital, is not improving. Mrs W A Wright and daughters Lauretta and Adah visited sister Mrs Charles Davis in New Castle Friday.
The pressure cooker demonstrations show that lifting the side handles unlocks the top section. Operators caution users to stand back as steam escapes and pressure equalizes after separation.
A historic advert copy promotes a tasteless Epsom salts product claiming the physic is now as pleasant as lemonade, emphasizing improved taste and modern formula.
Pure Epsom Salts praised as a superior laxative for constipation biliousness and headaches with no griping. Epsonade Salts offers a pleasant lemon taste and is marketed as pure Epsom Salts with fruit derivatives.
A March 29 program at Pulaski Methodist Church features the Pulaski and Clinton orchestras under Prof. J W Guy with readings by Guy, Ruth and Hazel McKim, Hazel Rouser, and J W Guy among others. Also notes social events, visits, and upcoming community activities.
Grace Kramer a weekend guest at her parents in New Brighton visits. Mrs S M Ruehle called in New Castle on Saturday. Mr and Mrs H B Miller of New Castle visited son EF Miller. Mr and Mrs W F E Byers of Hillsville called on daughter Mrs Jeff Harmon. Presbyterian church weekly notices mention Y P S C E social plans at city churches to renew acquaintances.
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