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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
4
The News Company lists partners Mia, George KE. Treadwell, Fred L. Rentz, and L. Rents with combined equity and editorial input. Wells eeereeeeeeweeee: wees appears as a stray line producing uncertain context.
The piece attacks campaigning congressmen and senators who praise Roosevelt for votes while blocking his policies. It predicts vigorous shows of support across the land, with frequent applause breaks as they invoke his name. It accuses leaders like Speaker Cannon and key Republicans of acting as obstacles to Roosevelt's agenda.
The piece discusses marriages ending in divorce as a common pattern and suggests trial divorces could help couples who split and later reunite. It cites cases of repeated marriages and peevish grounds, proposing a harmless trial period to test compatibility.
Congress members reportedly push to enact Roosevelt favored measures amid signs Taft will be nominated despite some allied opposition. Roosevelt's popularity boosts this move as lawmakers align with or resist the president's agenda.
Philadelphia May 2. Fights among University of Pennsylvania students during May Day events left a freshman with a broken jaw and another student knocked unconscious. Two others were carried from Franklin Field as bouts between lower classmen continued after the nightshirt parade, drawing faculty calls for investigation.
Mr and Mrs John Evans of gstown were arrested yesterday on neglect charges involving their four small children.
An old Mahoningtown Pennsylvania ad from Sample Hardware invites readers to improve life with Lawrence style comfort on every house, inside and out, promising a pleasant home improvement boost.
Local ad notes a display at News Studio offering five dollar platinum photos for one dollar. The listing also mentions 21712 Green Seal Paint and New Castle Hardware Co. as related art supplies sources.
A clipped historic voice notes hints about forming a Sunshine society and urges memory of it. It references the O and P moving quickly and mentions cold weather with Jeff Davis in the senate. It also mentions night riders in New Castle and their patrol wagon rides on Saturdays.
A collage of humorous city notices and oddities from May Day musings to a rash of oddball mishaps. references include Hetty Green avoiding telephones Evelyn Thaw reports and a diverging mix of local anecdotes about marriages, weather, transport, threats and culinary curiosities.
John Walsh aged 22 a city bartender died at the hospital after a stray dog in his saloon bit him on the nose and clamped on as he tried to feed the animal. The dog fled biting over a score of bystanders two women included all received Pasteur treatment except Walsh.
Dressed chickens priced at 20 cents per pound offered Saturday by East Side Butter Co located at 70 Pittsburg street. The notice also promotes Hanna's Green Seal Paint.
The text argues that ready made garments imitate real tailoring but cannot match a made to order suit. It invites customers to be measured for clothing of authentic quality, style, and fit, promising skilled tailoring.
A Saturday night sermon challenges readers to fill the blank in Paul’s phrase “To me to live is …” with a word. The piece weighs fame business and pleasure against a Christ centered life, urging a deeper purpose beyond worldly goals and highlighting the sustaining, infinite life found in Christ.
The Central Presbyterian Church announces a Labor Day observance on Sunday May 10 at 730 pm led by Rev A B McCormick. The event seeks to unite pastors and city workers with sermons on labor issues and will be discussed by the Trades Assembly to mobilize union turnout.
Attended by many from across the county, Rev. Clark led services for the deceased. Interment followed at Eastbrook U. P. cemetery with pallbearers Joseph Carr O A Morehead Robert Linder Alex McKee Bert Miles Tyson Alexander. Earlier, Mrs. Mary Gantz Blevins of East North street would be honored with a 2 PM funeral at her residence and burial in Greenwood cemetery.
Piano tuner Jos Ritter of Pittsburg will be here on May 5. Leave orders at Metzler's book store.
Sunday dinner option promoted for pickup at Dan Millers located at 19 East Washington Street.
Funeral services were held for Henry Leslie at Mrs. Harry J. Moore’s residence and his burial followed in Stoneboro. The I O O F lodge sent flowers and pallbearers from Shenango lodge included McClymonds Swan Clark Kerr Allen and Carson. The report also notes Samuel Carr of Washington township and his Friday funeral at Eastbrook United Presbyterian Church.
Mrs Madie Stapf hosted Pittsburg visitors while Miss Alma McMurdy left for Albion after school. Families from New Castle and Ellwood City visited Wampum as Prof Dunlap explored a singing class. Wampum schools closed Thursday with a large, enjoyable program.
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