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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1925
Page
4
The New Castle News reports on editors and officers at The News Company with local staff details, advertising reps, and public notices. It discusses Ambrose Bierce criticism of war, and analyzes uniforming day offcers for prohibition enforcement, weighing safety and confrontation concerns for motorists and citizens.
The piece notes that uniformed officers would be prime targets for attack and that proponents argue police take on extraordinary risks. It cites Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania who proposed de uniforming state police to infiltrate bootlegging dens for evidence, arguing uniformed officers would be a political embarrassment for enforcement.
Imagination, the younger brother of genius, fuels romance and mystery in life says a poetic voice. It urges seeing books in running brooks and ton gues in trees, and can be revived by books, music, drama, cinema, or a blue-eyed youngster. Even moneyless paths to imagination are possible, and warns against snobbery toward imaginative people while noting life’s austere grind.
Farmer Jones urges a mid night measure to deter pests along the road. He claims the plan would involve his cows and calls for a specific fuel for red air fights to ensure effective deterrence.
A jumble of phrases from a 1925 column blends social quips and local notices. It touches on aging, marriage trends, political stances, and public mood with stray quotes about Hindenburg, Dope reads thousands astray, and a Scout tree-planting note. The piece includes a reader letter from Alabama about roses and magnolias, plus light humor on fashion, parades, and civic life.
A jumble of critiqued morals, fashion fads, and social commentary spans early 20th century life. Observations touch on loyalty, gender roles, florists, protest of cigarette sales to minors, and nostalgic scenes of public behavior and fear.
Arthur Brisbane argues against Untermyer’s attack on President Coolidge while surveying stock influences. Rubber, oil, and cotton trends shift as Morgan interests and Morrow connections loom large. Legislative prayer censorship in Iowa sparks debate over religious speech and political power.
A Biblical meditation cites Isaiah 61 1 proclaiming the Spirit anointed to bind up broken hearts, proclaim liberty for captives, and open prisons to the oppressed as guidance for today. The passage emphasizes comfort and restoration through divine mission.
The piece mocks excessive fermentation in champagne and notes its deadly risk to drinkers. It claims French makers supply champagne to English, Russian, and American markets and dubs the bootleg trade as energetic. It claims rum smugglers and dry navy officers face danger on government vessels and imagines Britain reacting if American ships aided British lawbreakers.
Dr. Frank Crane uses Maurice Maeterlinck to argue that people crave soul companionship yet fear expressing inner thoughts. The piece urges abandoning small talk, embracing deep emotional sharing to foster lasting friendships and moral action, ending with a witty note on aging and growth.
Russell Lard recounts Charles Van Riper a West born doughboy whose wartime tale turns to farming in California and France. Van Riper travels from Berkeley to a French estate to pursue peach growing while facing cultural clashes as he integrates Italian farming ideas with American methods.
A reflective piece on personal faith and tolerance. The speaker rejects sectarian zeal, emphasizes a private path to God, and values friendships across denominations including Catholics Methodists Baptists Lutherans Scientists and Jehovah's Witnesses. Copyright 1925 Edgar A. Guest.
A distorted passage warns against joking at others expense and starting scandals while urging restraint in censors and change. It notes the fleeting value of songs and questions the logic of damning someone for differences. The text reflects a wary view of weather and personal fortune.
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