WOMEN MEMORIAL PLAN AND LOCAL NOTES
The Garden Club of New Castle announces a plan to erect a granite memorial on the public square with a bronze tablet naming local World War heroes. City students will contribute one to five cents on March 23, the borough’s centennial, to fund the project. The piece mixes notices on the News Company, circulation figures, and political commentary about vice presidents and notable figures, reflecting local civic interest and editorial voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omen
Garden Club
Interallied debts plan again weighed by America
The piece argues the United States should not forgive or settle war loans with France and Britain. It explains past proposals to cancel debts or share payments, notes complex reconciliations of who owes whom, and contends Americans will refuse to fund further settlements as plans shift toward a round robin pooling of Allied expenditures.
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United States
Sam
England
Great Britain
France
A Maligned Office and the Vice Presidency’s Legacy
A terse reflection notes the vice presidency’s reduced political standing while recalling its historic role as the path through which Calvin Coolidge first ascended to the presidency. It emphasizes the office’s long shadow in American politics and its evolving public perception.
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Dawes
Mark Sullivan
iIt
Mr. Sullivan
John Tyler
Millard Filmore
Andrew Jackson
Chester A. Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
George Clinton
Elbridge Gerry
William R. King
Henry Wilson
Thomas A. Hendricks
Garret A. Hobart
James S. Sherman
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Martin van Buren
Aaron Burr
Jefferson
John C. Calhoun
Charles W. Fairbanks
Svice
Roosevelt
Charles B. Warren
Senate
A GOOD NAME Cannot be stolen in hard times
Rev Roy D Smith presents a sentence sermon praising a good name as enduring through business depressions and trouble. It remains the foundation of good credit and public faith, valued over popularity, with the White House noted for mechanical patriotism.
Safety Sam Seys Report on Air Gun Marks
A fragment notes air gun marks and a remark about boys with air guns and marks on a shingle. The text references readers and possible behavior but provides no clear names, dates, or locations for a full report.
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Bostik
The World And The Mud Puddles And Society Tales
An account of New Castle clubs orders and societies centering on the Old Stone Corner and the Sons of Malta. The narrative recalls esoteric rites before Prohibition, describing hazing, the Great Charter, and a prankish revelation over a pony of beer.
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New Castle
Stone Fort
Washington and JeMerson Streets
Y. WC. A
Song of Malta
Knights of Malta
Sons of Malta
Masonry
Volalead
Order
The
Jake Siegel
Bees ready for summer honey in Lawrence County
President Harald W. Hoye of the Lawrence County Bee Keepers Association says bees wintered well and are in good shape for honey making. The note jokes about a queen bee and hair bobbing, a playful scare about mischief in the hive.
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Harald W. Hoye
Lawrence County Bee Keepers Association
Belgium
Prohibition debates and oddities from a local paper
A noisy mix of Prohibition talk urges poultry industry supervision and federal inspection. The piece questions benefits and mocks inspectors while noting shipshape highway prospects, New Castle wagon traffic, tax enforcement contrasts, and political quips. It spars with editorials on honesty, fashion, aviation plans, romance, and operatic ambitions.
March 12 baby birth report offers cash prize
Lawrence county appeals for March 12 births with a $5 reward per baby and a yearly offer. Parents are urged to report any additional births dated March 12 this year or next, and to send in the details to qualify.
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Jon
Lawrence County
Fragmented Odds and Ends from A Distant Page
A jumble of remarks on road building, politics, and society with scattered names and places. It references Mount Jackson Finon Valley New Castle Beaver county Austen Chamberlain and the League of Nations. Several unrelated maxims and quips conclude the fragment.
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Mount Jackson
Finon Valley
New Castle
Beaver County
Counting Tha Babie Poem by Edgar A Guest
A humorous verse listing many playful "little Miss" characters counting children in a lively, old fashioned rhyme. The speaker notes the number of babies is always changing while reflecting on a crowd of fanciful personalities.
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Miss Laughter
Miss Pout
Thera
Miny Scarmperabout
Arrogant Belle
Miss Mischlet
Miss Bold
Miss Whimper
Scold
Miss
Miss Tippy-iac
Crutch
Sticky
Edgar A. Guest
Fragmented Readings From Old Papers On Public Life
A collage of short clippings from various papers notes political talk of remodeling plans, pay debates, pedestrian rights, presidential inaugural rumors, club disbandments, car device claims, social snubbing, and a corrected quote about American theater patronage. Named papers include Evening Post, Public Ledger, Gazette-Times, Baltimore Sun, Ohio State Journal, Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Mind Your Own Business Club
Franklin Avenue Protective Association
Ohio State Journal
Register
Crane Editorial Warns Sleep Keeps Power, Car Talks Hint
Dr Frank Crane argues sleeplessness wrecks nerves and plans in a satirical editorial. He contrasts Ford on wearables with parts and notes fatigue harms daily drive, decision making, and mood. The piece then shifts to Futurist Milan talks praising movement, humor, and the dangers of overwork before noting hydroelectric construction for a Sri Lankan dawn project.
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Henry Ford
United Stas
Ing
Nature
McClure Newspaper
Thosd
Kennett
Ceylon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Little Scorpion’s Club
BY Fontaine Fox
Chus House
Davis
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Sseatin
Fontaine Fox
Hart, Schaffner & Mark
NEW Castle News
News Company
2 Corporation
Fred T. Rentz
A. W. Treadwell
Lucy Treadwell
Jnond
Agat. Treas
James
George Sere
North Mercer
Sbc
Reading
Fun
International News Service
S. G. Lindenstein. Inc
Mad
Ison Ave
Newe York City
Areaa Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ae American Newspaper Pub- Mapers’ Association
America
Roy D. Smith
B. I
Whits
Sam Seys
al Man
Ohio Butter, Egg and Poultry Association
Enoch Valley
Exon
New Castig
New Caxilo
Harrisburg
State Capitol
Mulr Quay
Boies Panrosa
Dunlap
Washington Street
Willo Sc
New Jersey
Jer-' Rey Imoggnitos
Jean Nash
Cupid
New York
Wih Merchantes
Has & Gran’son
Illin
White House
Chisago
Congress
Austen Chamberlain
League of Nations
United States Senate
Edgar
Thig
McGoun
McCallum
Sam H. McGoun
Dr. Frank Crane
Milan
Italy
Maude Royden
Ays
Les
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