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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1925
Page
4
The New Castle News Company announces subscription rates and delivery options through the paper serving New Castle and county readers. It lists editorial staff, press affiliations, and advertising rights with International News Service while noting general notices and official communications for public interest.
The piece counters propaganda claiming a retail downturn under Coolidge. It cites a 5 percent March sales rise in Mid Atlantic and New England department stores, record freight loadings and higher bank clearances in the first four months, and argues thrift policies boost, not harm, consumer spending.
Former Secretary of State Hughes argued against imperialism and isolation, claiming the United States avoids government meddling in private investments abroad and does not back foreign ventures with policy aims. He questioned whether imperialism would attract American capital and outlined the broad scope of U S interests.
The passage reflects on the extent of American investments and philanthropy, noting how the nation’s wealth and civic efforts broaden its influence. It emphasizes a sense of connectedness and reduced isolation through collective enterprise and charitable activity.
The article explores how immigration restrictions harmed steamship revenue yet pushed steerage customers into third class travel for higher rates, unintentionally boosting American access to Europe while Europeans seek U S opportunities. It wittily notes social observations about taste, behavior, and judgment, ending with a quip about judging hootch by its label.
A compact survey lists notable anniversaries: 500 pounds of powder taken from the King's Magazine by Georgians in colonial times. Captain Robert Gray's discovery of Gray's Harbor and the Columbia River. the planet Parthenope found by Gasparis. a 1861 San Francisco mass meeting for the Union. 1878 Britain ends public executions. 1875 first International Sunday School convention in Baltimore. Irish unrest deaths. 1923 Pan-American Conference closes in Santiago. a British writer notes America remains a problem and Britain’s challenge to learn to “come across.”
Ty Fil hears a cheerful moral from Safety Sam urging a boy to aim high and seek happiness. The piece blends playful diction with a guidance tone, encouraging positive choices and optimistic ambition through a memorable rhyme.
Arthur Brisbane notes speculation in stocks and easy money, warns lambs in a wolf pasture. Florida legislators oppose foreign land ownership, defending white landholding, while Grand Duke Nicholas plots to end Bolshevik rule from Paris as American views shift on Russia and finance.
A picture postal card from Max Ludwig of this city shows a fine building and carries Italian phrases. Ludwig tours Europe from Firenze Ferrovia and reports a fine time. A Pittsburgh jury incident found a woman juror serving in the same court, causing temporary turmoil and embarrassment.
A long, fragmentary column offers social quips on speed limits, hats, imports, and law. It references W. J. Bryan and President Coolidge, gas and electric bans on stills, straw hat day, and local civic plans for the New Cathedral cornerstone in New Castle. Included are letters from Geo A. Dickson in California praising boosters, and local appeals for road aid and farm hardship.
Between success and failure is the willingness to work. Between the believer and the heretic is the point of view. Between the radical and the conservations the possession of power. Between the Investor and the Speculator the service range. Between American and foreign magicians is the sea they get. Between a prejudice and a conviction is the question of an open mind. Between genius and mediocrity is their respect for perfection.
The piece argues that true usefulness and moral worth stem from paid work, and that money is the foundation of reliable character. It cites Ford’s approach to employment, notes charity’s limits, and asserts that responsibility to repay debts marks reform. A short daily storytte about Mr Rae’s dog collar follows.
The text notes a Mongolian gentleman and others marching westward in the old way. It mentions women at an international convention in the capital assembling to ratify information. Thanks to American women, men and women grow closer to a single moral standard, with broader morality for both sexes and a shift away from double standards.
A financial advertisement questions European debt and markets in Tyrol. It touts a $3,990,900 12 percent first mortgage bonds offering for the Tyrol Hydro Electric Power Company. The note highlights Innsbruck and Achensee as backing guarantors and claims Tyrol’s finances show a strong record. It urges Americans to consider the bond issue as a gateway to winter power supply and regional economic impact.
A lyrical tribute to Kirby as a kind gardener and teacher of roses peonies and stock of flowers. The narrator describes walking his gardens learning planting secrets and feeling a broader vision for life and beauty beyond profit.
Lord Devonport retires after 26 years as chair of the Port of London Authority. From humble beginnings as an errand boy he built a grocery empire, became a baronet then a peer, served 18 years in Parliament, and led as Food Controller in 1926. His tenure was marked by a strong stance against unions and a focus on farming guidance.
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