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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1908
Page
12
Evening edition address lists ownership by Mrs. George P. B. Treadwell and Fred L. Rentz. Wells is manager and editor. Subscription rates shown: daily ten cents, two weeks five dollars, yearly three dollars by mail, weekly one dollar yearly. Notices invite public interest correspondence from the county.
The article argues President Roosevelt can ease the Haytian crisis by mediating among Haitian officials and European powers. It notes ships and marines are being sent to Port au Prince to protect refugees and quell potential uprisings, while cautioning lingering tensions between French authorities and other nations.
Business caller G V Patterson was in Pittsburg last week. James Hogg moved into a new house on Elgin avenue. Mrs Uber slowly recovers from a grip attack. Mrs Wilson of East Palestine Ohio visits Miss Edith Wilson at the Normal. Mrs McCarnes slowly recovers after a long illness. Mr and Mrs Locke of Nebraska visit daughters at the Normal. Mrs Searing and son Verne return from a visit to her daughter Mrs McWilliams of Ligonier. Miss Margaret Bard and niece Miss Thompson of Mercer visited here and then went to New York to see Miss Sarah Bard at Pratt Institute.
A map of Ireland made from real soil will be a centerpiece of Old Home week in Youngstown. Forty five barrels of sod will be brought over for the display, one barrel from each county on the island.
Exhibition and literature display for Oregon, Washington and Idaho hosted by the John company store in Greer creek from March 17 to 20. A7613
A collage of quips on neighbors and public figures, contrasting traits and foibles, followed by a press collage citing boxing show gambling concerns and social warnings. It references Nashville American lines on boxing shows and a future prophecy on ships and ocean growth, and quotes Roosevelt on youth play spaces.
A playful column notes Abe Welsh uses a mule in the rural mail route while a Illinois editor faces a $10,000 breach of promise suit. It also mentions Atlantic City bathers, a Washington Pa barn dance ban, farm labor scarcity, and a Pittsburg man’s half rabbit half cat animal with a sly twist.
A compact local column jabs residents about yard cleanliness, wedding attendance, and dress habits. It riffs on marriages, hats, and the joke of bridesmaids wearing husbands’ clothes, then pivots to a dog nuisance in New Castle and neighbors with chickens. It notes Pennsylvanian chemist Wm Frear’s breakfast-food worm findings and ends with New York dentists forming a union and a union label on false teeth.
The article praises Lottie Blair Parker’s play “Under Southern Skies” as a decades‑long crowd favorite set in the Louisiana area. It highlights a large troupe of over 60 performers, strong comedy music and costumes, and notes the show arrives at the opera house Thursday March 19.
The Cascade presents a well received early week bill with each act earning applause. An extra feature includes a pie eating contest slated for this evening adding local humor to the program.
A vivid stage production praised for craft, dialogue and humanity will be shown at the opera house on Friday March 20 after noon and night. The show promises charm humor and pathos delivered by a master cast and stage crew.
Dan Sully will headline The Golden Rule as the first attraction at the opera house next week. The show, praised as a solid drama on the road, will benefit New Castle Aerie No. 455 F. O. BE. The actor’s name guarantees a capable performance, with Coming Thro the Rye also announced for March 19 as the famed end comedy.
Ten youngsters have signed up for the city pie eating contest. Each participant will be tied with hands behind the back and the first to escape with the pie will win a cash prize.
The Star Family theatre presents a strong bill with packed houses and high praise. Thursday night shifts to new acts led by Cora Swain and her 25 trained cockatoos and the group Nick Conway and Deniuis Sol with The Girl With Many Faces. Showtimes are 7:30, 8:40 and 9:50.
The Tatsu Maru seizure off Macau by a Chinese gunboat triggers warnings of Japan asserting force in the Pacific. The piece argues China is weakened, Japan seeks leverage, and a conflict could push Manchuria under Japanese control unless major powers intervene. Amerika faces risk from unprotected Pacific ports and island holdings.
Charles A. Foster, a well known Oil City railroad man, bought a revolver with proceeds from selling his kitchen store. He returned home on Warren street and shot himself through the head. Dejection over losing his Railway job is blamed for the act.
The article argues U S ports on the Pacific require stronger defense and more troops. It cites Admiral Evans fleet in the Pacific as a partial remedy, questions the White House cruise plan, and warns that Philippines and Alaska need fortification and permanent naval presence to deter Japan. It calls party leaders to focus on the looming crisis and prepare promptly.
A report notes rising demand for horses this spring and geese migrating north as a sign of seasonal change. Mercer county faces a 36 million dollar assessment with a four mill tax. The Odd Fellows plan a 25 thousand hall this summer. A Sharpsville man Runningbrew seeks the legislature on temperance. Ralph Spear is located aboard the gunboat Franklin in Norfolk.
Grace Elmendorf of Titusville, a member of the Yama Opera company, reports from Cortland New York that the troupe was stranded last week. The manager and a principal reportedly clashed, causing the tour to end abruptly.
Fine six room dwelling with furnace and four lots offered at 2300 dollars. Located at Miller avenue stop on the Youngstown line with one fare across the city. For terms and particulars call Clare P. Du Shane.
The Associated Charities of Youngstown operates as a labor bureau seeking employment for men seeking work, coordinating placements and assisting unemployed workers with job opportunities.
The Patterson Stationery Co. advertises rubber stamps with names in 300 styles, facsimile signatures, numbering machines, self ink stamps, daters, stamp pads, rubber type for signs, and complete office outfitting from pens to Oliver typewriters at 65 Fast Wadlington Street.
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